Obituaries
Henderson Jacob (Jake) Crane
May 17, 2011
Henderson Jacob (Jake) Crane, 89 of Columbia passed away Tuesday (May 17, 2011) at The Bluffs in Columbia. The son of Les and Opal (McCoy) Crane, he was born December 13, 1921 in Boone County, MO. On January 19, 1963 in Kirksville, MO he was united in marriage to Betty Treasure. Jake is survived by his wife, Betty of...
Jerry Duane Brandenburg
May 17, 2011
Jerry D. Brandenburg, 72, of Novinger, passed away Tuesday (May 17, 2011) at Northeast Regional Medical Center, in Kirksville surrounded by family and friends. The son of Charles B. “Buddy” Brandenburg and Ruby L. (Stewart) Brandenburg Mulanix Worthington, he was born on July 29, 1938 in Kirksville. On January 14, 1967 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to...
Keith W. (Bill) Hoffman, Jr.
May 16, 2011
Keith W. (Bill) Hoffman Jr., 60 of Kirksville passed away Monday (May 16, 2011) at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The son of Keith W. and Dorothy M. (Anding) Hoffman, he was born May 24, 1950 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He spent his childhood in Venezuela, South America before moving to Kirksville where he graduated from the Kirksville High School...
Virginia Fechtling Guffey
May 13, 2011
Virginia Fechtling Guffey age 82 of Kirksville passed away Friday (May 13, 2011) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Pearl and Wanda (Sanders) Fechtling, she was born January 3, 1929 near Martinstown, MO in Putnam County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl and Wanda Fechtling and one brother, Howard Fechtling. Virginia is survived...
Anetta Maxine Shores
May 13, 2011
Anetta Maxine Shores, 94 of Clarence passed away Friday (May 13, 2011) at the Clarence Nursing Home. The daughter of Henry L. and Zetta (Foss) Heather, she was born September 16, 1916 in LaPlata, MO. On November 18, 1963 in Centralia, MO she was united in marriage to Francis Shores, and he preceded her in death on August 9,...
Helen Loraine Jones
May 10, 2011
Helen Loraine Jones, 99 of Queen City passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at the home of her daughter in St Joseph, MO where she had been residing since September of 2004. Loraine was the daughter of Arval and Laura (Followell) Johnson, born December 27, 1911 in Livonia, MO. On August 13, 1932 she was united in marriage to...
Eugene Hill
May 9, 2011
Eugene Hill, 75 of Kirksville, MO passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO. Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Kirksville, MO.
Edith Rose Antonel
May 7, 2011
Edith Rose Henry Antonel, 90, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 7th at home just outside of Kirksville. The daughter of Hazel Jones Henry and Paul M. Henry, she was born in Chillicothe, Missouri on June 10, 1920. Edith graduated from Kirksville High School in 1938. She possessed a beautiful mezzo soprano voice and was...
Betty Lou Bleything
May 5, 2011
Betty Lou Bleything, 82 of Brashear passed away Thursday (May 5, 2011) at her home. The daughter of Joseph Pearl and Mildred Marie (Scott) Smith, she was born May 26, 1928 in Kirksville, MO. On May 10, 1953 in LaPlata, MO she was united in marriage to Frank Edward Bleything. Betty grew up in Kirksville where she attended school...
Wanda Dale
May 3, 2011
Wanda Dale Wanda Dale, 67, formerly of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Genesis Medical Center in Moline, IL, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, after a year-long battle with cancer. Wanda Caroll (Schoonover) Dale was born in Jefferson, IA, on December 1, 1943, the daughter of Francis and Mary LaVetta (Liberknecht) Schoonover, who preceded her in death. She moved...
Rita Johnson
Apr 28, 2011
Rita Johnson , 87, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, April 28, 2011. She had been a resident there for about five years. Rita Lorene (Bonebright) Johnson was born in Unionville, MO, on September 28, 1923, the youngest of Elmer Adolphus and Stella Mae (Harryman) Bonebright, who preceded her...
Jason Orval Aldridge
Apr 21, 2011
Jason Orval Aldridge, 25 of Queen City passed away late Thursday afternoon (April 21, 2011) at his home in Queen City. The son of Allen and Sandi (Lewis) Aldridge, he was born in Queen City on October 16, 1985. Jason is survived by his parents, two brothers Shane Aldridge and wife Bonnie of Queen City, and Adam Aldridge and...
Bonita Romaine Casady
Apr 19, 2011
Bonita Romaine Casady, 66 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Kirksville Manor Care Center. The daughter of Walter Romaine and Betty Ruth (Toland) Hartsock, Bonita was born August 9, 1944 in Long Beach, CA. On October 9, 1967 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Glen W. Casady, Jr. Bonita is survived by her...
Robert Cleo Blanchard
Apr 18, 2011
Robert Blanchard, 87, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO, on Monday, April 18, 2011. He had been a resident there for three years. Robert Cleo Blanchard was born in Unionville, MO, on November 27, 1923, the son of Charley and Eliza (Miller) Blanchard, who preceded him in death. Robert was...
Darrell E. Lloyd
Apr 17, 2011
Darrell E. Lloyd, 84 of Kirksville passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The son of Vernie and Lela (Vance) Lloyd, Darrell was born September 27, 1926 in Kirksville. On February 23, 1949 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Hallene Capps and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage. Surviving are his...
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Apr 16, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Jones Mary Elizabeth Jones, 93, of Lucerne, Missouri passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on April 16, 2011. She had been a resident for 3 weeks. Mary Jones was born on June 2, 1917, the daughter of Otto Edgar Weir and Edith Edna (Hamilton) Weir. Shortly after high school Mary Elizabeth married Orval Noah Jones...
Rudolph "Rudy" Schaff Jr.
Apr 14, 2011
Rudolph "Rudy" H. Schaff Jr., 75, of rural Ethel, MO passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at his home. He was born March 14, 1936 in Batesville, AK, the son of Rudolph Herbert and Pauline Laura (McNett) Schaff Sr. On May 6, 1956 in Waverly, IA he was united in marriage to Beverly Hoins who survives. Also surviving are...
Pamela D. Smith
Apr 11, 2011
Pamela D. Smith, 61 of Kirksville passed away Monday (April 11, 2011) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Howard Earl and Mildred Evelyn (Gillespie) Gross, she was born February 23, 1950 in Kirksville, MO. In June of 1966 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Charles Lyle Anderson. On May 13, 1972 in Kirksville she...
H.D. Harrison
Apr 11, 2011
A much loved and respected man, Harold Davis Harrison, Jr., age 59, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at his home in Kirksville, Missouri. H.D. was the loving son of Harold Harrison, Sr., and Lillian Wade Harrison, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Sandra Harrison Dixon, who passed away in October of...
Lewis Roberts Binford
Apr 11, 2011
Lewis Roberts Binford, age 79 of Kirksville, Missouri passed away Monday evening (April 11, 2011) at his home. Lewis was born on November 21, 1931 in Norfolk, Virginia the son of Joseph Lewis and Eoline (Roberts) Binford. His marriage to Jean Mock produced two children, Martha Riley and Lewis Clinton. On June 29, 2002 in Roan Mountain, N.C. he...



