Obituaries

Jun 28, 2023

Charles Clark (Cork) Franklin, 87 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Hartwell and Verda (Pipes) Franklin, he was born June 14, 1936 in Milan, Missouri. On August 25, 1957 in Kirksville he married Janet Snyder and to this union two children were born, Brenda and Brent. On...

Jun 26, 2023

Charles Andrew (Andy) Hilgartner, 1932 – 2023

Andy Hilgartner passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023, after a short illness. Andy attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Amherst College, and Johns Hopkins Medical School. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Martha Bartter, a member of the English faculty at Truman State University. Andy loved classical music...

Jun 20, 2023

Bonnie Bell Jewell, 81, of Raymore, Missouri passed away on June 20, 2023. She was the eighth of nine children.  Bonnie was born on a farm in Lucerne, Missouri, on June 9, 1942, the daughter of Paul and Ethel (Hamilton) Valentine. She attended Putnam County High School through her junior year when she met Larry Jack, and they soon...

Jun 20, 2023

Mary Merritt, 93, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at her home on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.  She had been in failing health.

Mary Louise Merritt was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 1, 1930, the daughter of Clarence E. and Lydia Burt (Davis) Merritt.  She was reared in Wichita, Kansas, where she graduated from high school and...

Jun 19, 2023

Robert Lewis Henselman, 75, passed away peacefully at The Pines in Kirksville, MO on Monday June 19th, 2023.

Robert (Bob) was born Sunday, July 20th, 1947, in Clinton, MO to James and Nola Henselman of Lowry City, MO.  Robert had one son, Tyler Henselman, born to him and Marilyn Fetters in September of 1980.  Robert spent the...

Jun 18, 2023

Donald Eugene Sidwell, 94, of rural Queen City, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, in University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

The son of Irvin and Icye Mullanix Sidwell, he was born August 31, 1928 at the old home place in rural Queen City. Don was raised on the family farm and received his education at the...

Jun 9, 2023

Doris Anita (Thurman) Alexander of Kirksville, MO passed away June 9, 2023, in Tomball, TX.

The daughter of Elmer Thomas and Eula Mable (Bledsoe) Thurman, she was born at LaCrosse, MO, near LaPlata on January 31, 1927.  On August 10, 1947 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Willard Alexander who preceded her in death January l,...

Jun 2, 2023

Josephine A. Allen, 88 of Kirksville passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 at Milan Health Care in Milan, Missouri.

The daughter of Angelo and Maria (Pachi) Gabucci, she was born July 10, 1934 in Shaw, Mississippi. On August 6, 1952 in Shaw, Mississippi she was united in marriage to Joe Allen.

Josephine and her husband...

May 31, 2023

Angela McKay, 55, of Centerville, Iowa, passed away of natural causes at her home on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Angela Renee McKay was born in Centerville, Iowa, on November 12, 1967, the daughter of Lora and Connie (Seals) McKay. She grew up in Centerville and graduated from Centerville High School. Angela continued her education at Indian Hills Community College...

May 19, 2023

Carroll Roof, 76, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the age of 76 on Friday, May 19, 2023.

Carroll Eugene Roof was born in Unionville on May 17, 1947, the son of Leon and Pauline “Polly” (Crouse) Roof. Carroll grew up on rural farms attending rural schools until his freshman year when he attended Milan High School.  ...

May 18, 2023

Sharon E. Robinson, 81, passed away on May 18, 2023. Sherri was born on August 11, 1941, in Sullivan County, Missouri, to Genevieve and Delbert Shaver. She was born at the home of her grandparents, Eva and Ernest Downing, on the family farm. It should be noted that she was born in the same room as her mother, 19...

May 11, 2023

Warren Woodson Aeschliman known as Woody was born in 1930 and died in 2023. He thought his full name was unwieldy so he gave his two surviving children the briefest of names Alan (NMN) and Julie (NMN).

His wife of almost 70 years...

May 7, 2023

Darlene L. LaCore, 81 of Melissa, Texas passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 in Plano, Texas.

Darlene was born on July 22, 1941 in Cameron, Missouri. On August 3, 1961 in Moberly, Missouri she married William “Bill” LaCore. Darlene and Bill moved back...

May 5, 2023

Roger D. Wessel, 63, of Hartford, MO, died Friday, May 5th, 2023, in a farm-related accident.

Roger was born July 6th, 1959, to Joe and Wilma (Lewis) Wessel at the Monroe Hospital in Unionville MO. Roger was the third of four children.

Roger spent all his life in the Putnam County area,...

May 4, 2023

Wayne Everett May age 90 passed away Thursday, May 4 th at the VA Hospital in Columbia.

The son of Everett Clifton May and Bernice Evelyn Eaton was born on the farm near Harris, MO in Sullivan County on January 19, 1933. He...

May 4, 2023

Tommy Ludington, 71, of Powersville, Missouri, died in an accident at his home on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Thomas Glen Ludington was born in Sewal, Iowa, on March 23, 1952, the son of Robert James and Erma (Gatrel) Ludington.  He attended school in Sewal and graduated from Seymour (Iowa) High School.  Tommy began driving a truck at the age...

May 1, 2023

Mary Schnelle, 91, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Twin Pines Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri, on May 1, 2023, after being a resident there for two years.

Mary Lois (Montgomery) Schnelle was born in Unionville, Missouri, on January 9, 1932, the daughter of Harry and Blanche (Bruce) Montgomery who preceded her in death....

Apr 28, 2023

Bernice Bea F. Starks, 95 of Kirksville passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at The Pines in Kirksville.

The daughter of John Henry and Mary Ellen (Davis) Osborn, she was born March 20, 1928 in Adair County, Missouri. On February 9, 1946 in...

Apr 26, 2023

Eleanor Nichole Anne Smith, the daughter of Darien Cole and Falisha Dawn (Couch) Smith passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 shortly after birth.

Eleanor is survived by her parents, Darien and Falisha; two brothers, Liam and Levi Smith; grandparents, Lewis Couch, Kelly Schaffer,...

Apr 23, 2023

Jim Tipton, 79, of rural Newtown, Missouri, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 23, 2023.

James Earl Tipton was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on July 24, 1943, the son of Orland L. and Fay (Yardley) Tipton. He attended grade school at the rural Centergrove school near his home and graduated from Newtown-Harris High...