Obituaries
Raymond Laverne Skipper
Nov 20, 2010
Raymond Skipper Raymond Laverne Skipper, age 79, passed away Saturday, November 20, at Northeast Missouri Regional Hospital. Raymond Laverne Skipper was born in Putnam County, MO, on November 9, 1931, the son of John Leroy and Laura Mahala (Cullor) Skipper. On June 10, 1953 he married Lois Louise Deeds in Pennville, MO. Raymond and Louise spent all their married...
Nellie Voncille Vance
Nov 18, 2010
Nellie V. Vance, 89 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (November 18, 2010) at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center. Mrs. Vance was born on December 23, 1920 in Novelty, MO, the daughter of Edgar E. and Mary (Leckbee) McCarty. She was united in marriage to Leo Carl Smith Sr. on May 9, 1939 in Edina, MO and he preceded...
Judith Lynn Devlin
Nov 17, 2010
Judith Lynn Devlin Judith Lynn Devlin 67 of Kirksville passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Charles and Zella Guinn, she was born July 5, 1943 in Olney, Illinois. A graduate of the Flora Community High School class of 1961, Judith worked as a bookkeeper for General Motors dealerships in Flora,...
Betty Lou Grimes
Nov 14, 2010
Betty Lou Grimes Betty Lou Grimes, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville on Sunday, November 14, 2010. Betty Lou (Smith) Grimes was born near Leon, IA, on September 14, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Opal (Bennet) Smith who preceded her in death. She was reared in southern Iowa and on...
Michael Tyrone Fulbright
Nov 8, 2010
Michael Tyrone Fulbright Michael Tyrone Fulbright was called to rest on November 8, 2010 at the age of 44. Michael was born in Paris, Texas, on June 23, 1966. He graduated from Van Horn High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael was a Veteran in which he served in the United States Army. Preceding him in death are his...
Sierra Machelle Andrews
Nov 4, 2010
Sierra Machelle Andrews Sierra Machelle Andrews was delivered at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, at 12:20 pm on Thursday, November 4, 2010. She was lovingly carried by her mother for a full six months as she was delivered exactly three months before her due date of February 4, 2011. Sierra was loved deeply by her parents,...
John White
Nov 4, 2010
John White John Dean White, 83, Bettendorf, Iowa, died Nov 4, 2010 at ManorCare Nursing Home, Bettendorf. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Nov 8th at St. John Cemetery, Livonia, Missouri. Playle & Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, Missouri is in charge of the service. Mr. White was born on September 9th, 1927 to Ernest & Elva...
Dennis Gene Dunlap
Nov 2, 2010
Dennis Dunlap Dennis Dunlap, 60, of rural Unionville, MO, passed away at this home on November 2, 2010, after a three year battle with various health issues. Dennis Gene Dunlap was born in Kirksville, MO, on November 16, 1949, the son of Eugene and Janice (Guy) Dunlap. He grew up in Green City, MO, and graduated from Green City...
Opal Bernice Gordon
Oct 27, 2010
Opal Berniece Gordon Opal Berniece Gordon, age 90, left this world peacefully to be with Jesus on October 27, 2010 at the Neighborhoods of Quail Creek Skilled Nursing Home in Springfield, MO. Surviving are her children, Opal Ann (Gordon) McKim and husband Richard from Kansas City, MO, Wanda Lou (Gordon) Martens and husband Walter from Ozark, MO and Carl...
Joseph "Joe" E. Morton
Oct 25, 2010
Joseph (Joe) E. Morton Joseph (Joe) Morton, 73, of Kirksville died Monday, October 25, 2010 at the University Hospital in Columbia. The son of Orville and Ruby (Clark) Morton, born January 23, 1937 in Greentop, MO. On March 31, 1962 in Kirksville, he was united in marriage to Karreon Selby who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Todd Morton...
Earl Patton
Oct 25, 2010
Earl Patton Earl Patton, 86, of Lucerne, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO on Monday, October 25, 2010, after a three year battle with cancer. Earl Leroy Patton was born in La Monte, MO, on February 17, 1924, the son of William Joseph and Prudie Pearl (Robinson) Patton who preceded him in death....
Marval Mae Yearns
Oct 23, 2010
Marval (Simbro) Yearns Marval Mae (Simbro) Yearns 90 of Queen City, formerly of Glenwood passed away Saturday (October 23, 2010) at Schuyler County Nursing Home where she had been a resident the past five and one half years. The daughter of Jake Lawrence and Ruth Ann (Hamilton) Simbro, she was born March 24, 1920 in Runnels, IA. She moved...
Dorothy Bloskovich
Oct 20, 2010
Dorothy Ione Bloskovich, age 88, of Kirksville, MO passed away October 20, 2010, at Twin Pines Adult Care Center, surrounded by her family. Born October 4, 1922, in the Porter School community north of Kirksville, she was the daughter of Fred Albert and Lottie (Hart) Brenz. On January 10, 1942, she married Jack Bloskovich in Kirksville. She is survived...
Billie Sue Sisson
Oct 17, 2010
Billie Sue (Stuckey) Sisson Billie Sue Sisson, 83, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Sunday, October 17, 2010. She had been a patient there for about a week. Billie Sue was born on the family farm west of Unionville on April 3, 1927, the daughter of Ira D. and Orah E....
Clara Alice Wheeler
Oct 17, 2010
Clara Alice Wheeler Clara Alice Wheeler, 83 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (October 17, 2010) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Ralph and Cecil Alice (Felker) Nicol, she was born March 7, 1927 in Kirksville, MO. On December 21, 1946 in Edina, MO she was united in marriage to Donald Wheeler. Clara is survived by her husband...
Eileen Marie Fowler
Oct 15, 2010
Eileen Marie (Welsh) Fowler Eileen Fowler, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on October 15, 2010. Eileen Marie (Welsh) Fowler was born October 20, 1924 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of William & Lelia (Hollingshead) Welsh. She was united in marriage to Robert (Bob) Fowler on September 26, 1943 and to his...
Steven Mayer
Oct 13, 2010
Steven Mayer Steven Mayer, 84, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on Wednesday, October 13, 2010. He had been a resident there for less than two months. Steven Leroy Mayer was born in Baring, MO, on February 12, 1926, the son of Stephen Gary and Mary Louise (Schlepphorst) Mayer who preceded him in death....
Lura A. Linder
Oct 12, 2010
Lura A. Linder Lura A. Linder, 99, of rural Novinger, passed away Wednesday (October 12, 2010) at the LaPlata Nursing Home. The daughter of Charlie and Nettie (Shoop) Schillie, born August 20, 1911, in Adair County, MO. On May 15, 1933, in Kirksville, she was married to Russell Linder, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were her...
Frances Cornelison
Oct 11, 2010
Lavella Frances Cornelison, 92 of Kirksville passed away Monday (October 11, 2010) at the Kirksville Manor Care Center. Frances was born on October 5, 1918 in Memphis, MO, the daughter of Joe and Stella Sparks Heavlin. On June 8, 1936 in Memphis, MO she was united in marriage to David Gurney Cornelison who preceded her in death. She was...
Margie L. Snyder
Oct 7, 2010
Margie Louise Ingram Colvin Snyder, 90 of El Dorado Springs, MO passed away Thursday (October 7, 2010) in El Dorado Springs, MO. Margie was born June 6, 1920, in Harrisonville, Missouri, to James W. and Laurel Ladean Fry Ingram. When she was four years old, her parents moved to Parsons, KS, where she was raised and attended school through...