Obituaries

Sierra Machelle Andrews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Michael Ray Mcalster

Michael Ray Mcalster

Oct 4, 2010

Michael Ray McAlster Michael Ray McAlster, 57 of Kirksville passed away Monday (October 4, 2010) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Teddy and Leantha Arleene (Dunham) McAlster, he was born February 14, 1953 in Edina, Missouri. On June 26, 1993 in Kirksville he married Barbara DeVolld. Michael is survived by his wife, Barbara; son, Tyson McAlster of...

Charles B. Adams

Charles B. Adams

Oct 4, 2010

Charles B. “Buzz” Adams, 76 of Aventura, Florida, formerly of Kirksville passed away Monday (October 4, 2010) in Aventura, Florida. Buzz was born on January 1, 1934 in Kirksville the son of Charlie L. and Maudie Sarah (McDowell) Adams. On August 19, 1956 in Moulton, IA, he was united in marriage to Shirley Dye who preceded him in death...

Donna Dixon

Donna Dixon

Oct 2, 2010

Donna Dixon Donna Dixon, 73, of Unionville, MO passed away suddenly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. Donna Dixon was born in Unionville, MO on July 13, 1937, the daughter of Jay Gray and Mary (Johnson.) Donna graduated from Putnam County High School in 1955. Donna worked as a bookkeeper for years and then...

Patricia A. Ernst

Patricia A. Ernst

Sep 26, 2010

Patricia A. Ernst Patricia A. Ernst 76 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (September 26, 2010) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Vern and Mabel (Shadle) Quail, she was born March 15, 1934 in Sac City, Iowa. On November 17, 1956 in Blue Earth, Minnesota she married Kenn Ernst. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Karl Lee Klinginsmith

Karl Lee Klinginsmith

Sep 20, 2010

Karl Klinginsmith Karl Lee Klinginsmith, 47, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, on Tuesday, September 20, 2010, due to complications of lung cancer. On August 1st, 2009, he was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. His final days were spent in the loving arms of his family. Funeral services will be at...