Obituaries

Oct 17, 2020

Paul Brian Purkeypile, 58, of Unionville, MO passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 17th, 2020, of natural causes.

Paul Purkeypile was born at Scott Air Force Base, IL on September 24th, 1962, the son of Donald and Maria (Rigo-Hernandez) Purkeypile. Paul then decided he wanted to join the Air Force to become an aviation mechanic. Having his...

Oct 16, 2020

Vicky Butler, 71, of Milan, Missouri, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Vicky Lynn Butler was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on December 17, 1948, the daughter of William and Betty (Thompson) Butler who preceded her in death.  Vicky was later adopted by Gerald Hiner at age seven...

Oct 12, 2020

Steve Dickerson, 64, of Lucerne, Missouri, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, October 12, 2020.

Steven Sheely Dickerson was born in Unionville, Missouri, on February 14, 1956, the son of Willis and Faye (Sheely) Dickerson.  He was raised in rural Unionville and graduated from Putnam County R-1 High School in 1974.  After a year in...

Oct 11, 2020

Patty Baldwin, 82, of Battlefield, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home in the company of her family on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

Patty Sue Baldwin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 23, 1938, the daughter of Ernest Witherspoon and Annie Dehoma (Norman) Hamilton, who preceded her in death.  She graduated from Livonia (Missouri) High...

Oct 11, 2020

Rollie Mike “Buddy” Parcel, 73, of rural Unionville, Mo., passed away Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2020, at his home.

Buddy was born February 1, 1947, in Livonia, MO, the son of Loyd Junior and Luella Pauline (Walter) Parcel, both of whom preceded him in death. Two brothers, Richard and Robert Parcel, and a brother-in-law, JR Minard, also...

Oct 10, 2020

Ricki Bargman Trosen, 69, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at The Arbors at Highland Crest in Kirksville, MO. Born May 20, 1951, at Mercy Hospital in Burlington, Iowa, she was the beloved daughter of the late John Edward Bargman and Helen Dorothy (Poggemiller) Bargman. On June 9, 1973, she married Wallace Warren Trosen Jr. who survives...

Oct 8, 2020

Connie Allen, 68, of Livonia, Missouri, passed away of kidney failure at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, on Thursday, October 8, 2020.

Connie Sue (Douthart) Allen was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, on April 22, 1952, the daughter of William and Verna (McCartney) Douthart, who preceded her in death.  She was reared near Bonaparte, Iowa, and married Paul...

Oct 6, 2020

Rami Lou Douglas

Our mother, Rami Lou Douglas was born in Leonard, Missouri on June 1,1932 and died on October 6, 2020. She was 88 years old.

Rami was the third child of Leon Lester Rogers and Grace (Campbell) Rogers. Her beloved siblings were Ruby Perry (Howard), and Arlene Larson (Guy) who are...

Oct 5, 2020

Kay M. Sallade

August 31st, 1939 - October 5th, 2020

Kay (Miller) Sallade passed away peacefully on October 5th, 2020 in Kirksville, Missouri at the age of 81 with her daughter by her side and the love of her family surrounding her.  Kay was born August 31st, 1939 in Kirksville, MO,...

Oct 1, 2020

Calvin Dee (Ben) Johnson

September 6, 1949- October 1, 2020

Ben Johnson, 71 of Kirksville, passed away Thursday (October 1 , 2020) unexpectedly while gathering wood with his grandson, Riley.

The son of John L. and Lois (Burton) Johnson, he was born September 6, 1949 in Kirksville, Missouri. He...

Oct 1, 2020

Bennie Leon Hinton

On October 1, 2020 the world lost a true cowboy when Bennie, aged 81, died at home in Hurdland, Missouri surround by family.

Bennie, who most knew as Ben, is survived by his wife of 49 years Claudette; his children, Chad and wife Susan of Fayetteville, AR, Kelley Veach and...

Sep 29, 2020

David William Clark, 80 of Brashear passed away Tuesday (September 29, 2020) in his home surrounded by family.

The son of Roy and Mae (Ratliff) Clark, he was born July 16, 1940 in Sperry, MO.  On August 4, 1962 in Downing, MO he was united in marriage to Jeanne Kay Jackson.

Dave is survived by...

Sep 28, 2020

Linda Smith, 72, formerly of Queen City, MO, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2020, in the Hannibal Missouri Hospital.

The daughter of Albert and Helen (Garreau) Parcel she was born May 27, 1948, in the Livonia, Missouri area.   She grew up and attended elementary school in the Livonia area.  She attended the Lancaster high school graduating...

Sep 28, 2020

Robert Shelby Daniels, 84 of Kirksville passed away, Monday, September 28, 2020 at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Missouri.

The son of Clark C. and Mildred (Gillespie) Daniels, he was born October 28, 1935 in Glenwood, Missouri. On June 15, 1958 in Brashear, Missouri he was united in marriage to Beverly Pinkerton.

Robert is survived by...

Sep 26, 2020

John Oliver Wiss, 89 of Kirksville passed from this life on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in Kirksville.

He was born March 13, 1931 in High Hill, Missouri to John Paul and Virginia Lee Lee Whitman Wiss and had ten brothers and sisters. He attended Northeast Missouri State University where he obtained Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business...

Sep 25, 2020

Robin Lynn Beeman, age 64, passed away September 25 th , 2020 at Northeast Regional Medical Center after a long struggle with COPD. She was born March 1st, 1956 in Albia, IA to Ruth Hargrave (Evans) and Dale Evans, who both preceded her in death.

She earned her Associate Degree in Nursing at Indian Hills Community College...

Sep 24, 2020

Terrence Earl Hawkins, 77 of Kirksville, MO passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Terry was born on March 23, 1943 to Marguerite (Cleary) Hawkins and Earl Hawkins in Kirksville, MO and grew up with brothers Tommy and Wayne. He was educated in Kirksville through high school, Truman State University, and ultimately...

Sep 23, 2020

Patrice Kennedy Coughlin, 65 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Kirkwood, Missouri.

The daughter of James Patrick Kennedy Sr. and Ruth M. McClean Kennedy, she was born March 26, 1955 in Yonkers, New York. She spent her early years in the Yonkers area among a large and loving extended Irish-American family whom she loved...

Sep 21, 2020

Teddy Lee Ingersoll, 87, of Unionville, MO passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on September 21, 2020. Ted Ingersoll was born in rural Putnam County, the son of Oscar and Lelah (Scalf) Ingersoll. Ted married Delores Randallon August 23, 1952 and 9 children were born to this union. Ted engaged in multiple adventures, including farming, but mostly...

Sep 20, 2020

Richie Kaestner, 67 of Chillicothe, Missouri formerly of Kirksville passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Grand River Health Care in Chillicothe, Missouri.

The son of Clyde and Frances (Salsbury) Kaestner, he was born August 7, 1953 in Fulton, Missouri.

Richie is survived by one brother, Larry Kaestner and wife Shirley of Kirksville, Missouri; one...