Obituaries
Sharon I. Schesvold
Mar 12, 2011
Sharon Isabel Schesvold, 72, of Kirksville, passed away Saturday (March 12, 2011) at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. She was born January 20, 1939, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Wilbert and Matilda (Lillion) Stone. In 1958, she was united in marriage to Earl Bridges in Rockford, who preceded her in death October 8, 1980. On June 20,...
Richard Booth
Mar 12, 2011
Richard Franklin Booth, 50 of LaPlata, MO passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The son of James and Delores (Cox) Booth, Richard was born June 28, 1960 in Kirksville, MO. On August 20, 1988 in LaPlata, MO he was united in marriage to Jacqueline Williams who survives. Also surviving are his...
Don Myre
Mar 10, 2011
Don Myre Don Myre, 77, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO, on Thursday, March 10, 2011. He had been a patient there for about five days. Donald Francis Myre was born in Pontiac, MI, on April 1, 1933, the son of Francis Emmanuel and Ferne Madeline (Course) Myre, who preceded him in death. Don was reared...
Katherine Bowman
Mar 10, 2011
Katherine Bowman Katherine Bowman, 82, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Viola Katherine Bowman was born in Unionville, MO, on September 9, 1928, the daughter of Charles Orval and Eva (Davis) Bowman, who preceded her in death. Katherine was a person with a warm and helpful personality. She helped with funeral...
Evelyn A. Pauley
Mar 9, 2011
Evelyn A. Pauley On March 9, 2011, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, wrapped His arms around our mother and grandmother, Evelyn Pauley, and carried her to glory. She was 93 years of age. Born August 14, 1917, in Lake City, IA, Evelyn Alsie Doty was the daughter of Dorus V. Doty and Mertie May (Ellis) Doty-Crockett. At six...
Ruth Brown
Mar 8, 2011
Ruth Brown Ruth Brown, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Ruth (Hart) Brown was born in Chariton, MO, on May 24, 1930, the daughter of Paul and Olive (Neagle) Hart. She was reared in that area of Putnam County and graduated from Livonia High School. On...
Esther Conley
Mar 7, 2011
Esther Conley, age 98, of Independence, MO and formerly of Kirksville, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Rosewood Health Center in Independence, MO. The daughter of John Reuben and Eva Lena (Hanlin) Bowers, Esther was born July 9, 1912 in Novinger, MO. On June 9, 1935 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Clifford Ross...
Maxine Casto
Mar 6, 2011
Maxine Casto Maxine Casto, 96, of Excelsior Springs, MO, (formerly of Pollock, MO) passed away March 6, 2011. She was born January 26, 1915 in Pollock, MO, the daughter of Lawrence and Birdie (Morlan) Tucker. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Henry Casto, her parents, her brother Ardis Tucker and her sisters Arlean Lull and Bernadean...
Helen Jo Larson
Mar 5, 2011
Helen Jo Larson, age 67, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Dr. Joseph R. and Marian (Pickell) Hunt, Helen Jo was born July 16, 1943 in Kirksville, MO. On September 1, 1968 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Donald E. Larson. She was preceded...
Tina Marie Deierling
Mar 4, 2011
Tina Marie Deierling, age 50, of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Casper Stephen and Shirley May (Howser) Shears, Jr., Tina was born December 26, 1960 in Kirksville, MO. On November 22, 1980 in Greentop, MO she was united in marriage to Clifford Deierling, who survives....
Leonard Johnson
Mar 3, 2011
Leonard Johnson Leonard Johnson, 95, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, March 3, 2011. He had been a resident at the Care Center for about a year. Leonard Miller Johnson was born in Newtown, MO, on September 25, 1915, the son of Alfred Webster and Louisa (Miller) Johnson, who...
Thomas Tommy Lewis
Feb 27, 2011
Thomas Franklin (Tommy) Lewis 75, of Greentop passed away unexpectedly Sunday (February 27, 2011) at his home. The son of Russell and Leola (Bruner) Lewis, he was born November 4, 1935 at Downing, Missouri. On October 31, 1964 at St Charles, Missouri he was united in marriage to Beatrice Aldridge who preceded him in death on November 22, 1993....
Dorothy M. Welte
Feb 20, 2011
Dorothy M. Welte, age 75, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011, at her home in Kirksville. She was born June 21, 1935, at LaPlata, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest John and Grace Marie Nihiser Cribb. She was the fifth of six children. She had many aunts, uncles and cousins which were very important to her. She...
Harry E. Schuster
Feb 20, 2011
Harry Schuster Harry E. Schuster, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died February 20, 2011 at his home. Memorial services will take place at Playle and Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be held at Lone Pine Cemetery, Martinstown,...
Patricia Ann Hart
Feb 19, 2011
Patricia Ann Hart Patricia Hart, 69, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, IA, on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Patricia Ann Hart was born in Graysville, MO, on May 31, 1941. She grew up in Graysville with her grandmother, Lucy Ann Sparks and uncles Clifford Sparks, Doyle (Doc) Sparks and Junior (Bill) Sparks who preceded her in death....
Bobbie Jean Keener
Feb 12, 2011
Bobbie Jean Keener Bobbie Jean Keener, 66, of rural Livonia, MO, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, February 12, 2010. Bobbie Jean (Gibson) Keener was born in Hopkins County, KY, on December 21, 1944, the daughter of Neely and Opal (Ipoc) Gibson, who preceded her in death. She was reared in Kentucky. On November 28, 1977 she...
Phyllis Barnes
Feb 8, 2011
Phyllis Barnes, 72 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (February 8, 2011) at her home. The daughter of Thomas and Nellie (Day) Tippett, she was born April 26, 1938 in Kirksville. In 1981 in Edina, MO she was united in marriage to Richard Barnes and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one...
Betty Lou Stamper
Feb 8, 2011
Betty Lou (Speak) Stamper originally of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on February 8, 2011 in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1939 and married Wesley “Bud” Stamper on March 22, 1943. They never had children, but were fortunate enough to see many parts of the world because of Bud’s job of over thirty five...
Mary Kathlyn Cochran Propst
Feb 4, 2011
Mary Kathlyn Cochran Propst, 89, wife of the late Harold R. Propst, entered into her heavenly home on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Okeechobee, Florida at the Hamrick Home, Hospice of Okeechobee. She was a long time resident of Kirksville. Upon Harold’s death in November, 2000, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then on to Florida to live with...
Victor "Neil" Slaughter
Jan 28, 2011
Victor Neil Slaughter, 55 of Queen City passed away Friday (January 28, 2011) at his home in rural Queen City. The son of Victor Junior and Janice (Muff) Slaughter, he was born July 30, 1955 in Kirksville. Neil is survived by one sister, Linda Bowers and husband Richard of Jefferson City, MO; one brother, Larry Slaughter and wife Karen...