Obituaries

Nov 21, 2018

James Howard Forquer, 68 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (November 21, 2018) at his home. The son of Howard and Mary (Carder) Forquer, he was born June 18, 1950 in Kirksville, Missouri. He grew up in Kirksville and graduated from Kirksville High School with the class of 1968. He attended Truman State University. He worked in the insurance industry as...

Nov 15, 2018

Shirley A. Asher, 69 of LaPlata, MO passed way Thursday (November 15, 2018) at the LaPlata Nursing Home.

The daughter of Lloyd Robert and Wanda Lee (Daniels) Dupree, she was born November 6, 1949 in Green Castle, Missouri. On November 25, 1966 in Green Castle, Missouri she was united in marriage to Larry Asher.

Shirley...

Nov 12, 2018

Paul F. Marquardt Paul was 89 when he passed away on Monday (November 12, 2018) at his home in Kirksville. The son of Herman J. and Hattie M. (Kennedy) Marquardt, he was born December 3, 1928 in Leonard, Missouri. Paul served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict from October 26, 1948 until his discharge on...

Nov 12, 2018

Eldred E. Palmer passed away Monday (November 12, 2018) at 101 years of age in Fairfield, Iowa. He moved to The Oaks, an assisted living in 2013 to be close to his youngest grandson. He had spent all of his life in Greentop, Missouri, until moving to Iowa. He was the son of Virgil and Addie Mae (Sawyer) Palmer. Eldred’s...

Nov 9, 2018

Don Pierce, 77, passed away early Friday morning, November 9, 2018, in the Schulyer County Nursing Home.

The son of Carlos and Alice Corrine (Martin) Pierce he was born August 21, 1941, in Kirksville, Missouri.  He grew up in Kirksville and attended school there, graduating with the class of 1959.

On September 9, 1959, in...

Nov 7, 2018

Kenneth E. Hayes, 88 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (November 7, 2018) at his home.

The son of Howard and Willette (Darby) Hayes, he was born April 5, 1930 in Pleasant Hope, Missouri. On December 2, 1951 in Beloit, Kansas he was united in marriage to Shirley Strawn.

Ken is survived by his wife, Shirley;...

Nov 7, 2018

Barbara Jeane “Bobbie” Given Madsen entered into the fullness of grace on November 7th, 2018 in Kirksville, Missouri. Bobbie was born on January 15th, 1927 to Ruth and Everett Given in Paxton, Illinois. She is survived by her husband Robert, brother Everett (Gig), five children, Molly, Julie, Kurt, James, and Jennifer, 11 grand children, and 23 great-grand children. She is...

Nov 7, 2018

Vesta Morrissey, 65 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (November 7, 2018) at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Spurgeon Thomas and Ruth (Hannan) Norman, she was born October 12, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Southeast High School. She graduated from beauty school and was a hairstyles for 40+ years....

Nov 2, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/932346 Hubert Truitt age 98 of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at his home. The son of Charles and Ella (Miller) Truitt, Hubert was born on October 10, 1920 in Pure Air, MO. On May 22, 1948 he was united in marriage to Margaret Evelyn Kimberly who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were...

Oct 29, 2018

Russell Douglas Wells, 79 of Florissant, MO passed away Monday, October 29, 2018. The son of Russell Trigg Wells and Thelma Louise Brenz, he was born September 9, 1939 in Kirksville, Missouri. Russell is survived by his wife, Sharon Carole Wright; his daughters, Christine Carole Wells Eason, 48, of Ballwin, Missouri, and son-in-law, Richard Eason; and Rebecca Diane Wells-Albers, 43,...

Oct 28, 2018

Lori Lynne Robertson, 50 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (October 28, 2018) at her home. The daughter of Larry Lee and Darlene Ann (DeHart) Thompson, she was born July 8, 1968 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Lori is survived by her children, Jessica Pollard and Dennis Robertson of Gilman City, MO; three brothers, Mark McClure of Brimson, MO, Matt McClure of Trenton,...

Oct 26, 2018

Michael D. Gill, 67 of Kirksville passed away Friday (October 26, 2018) at his home. The son of Dean C. and Arlene (Fix) Gill, he was born February 6, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois. Michael graduated from High School in Chillicothe, Illinois. He served in the United State Air Force from February of 1972 until his honorable discharge in February of...

Oct 25, 2018

Keith Smith, 91, of Unionville, MO (formerly of Lucerne, MO), passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Keith had lived at PCCC for about three years. Keith Whiteley Smith was born in Lucerne, MO, on September 22, 1927, the son of George Emmett and Mary Edith (Whiteley) Smith, who preceded him in...

Oct 25, 2018

Billy Dale Davis passed into the joy of heaven on Oct 25, 2018 after a full and blessed life. Billy was born on July 30, 1926 to Everett and Daisy (Pendergraft) Davis. Billy graduated from Kirksville High School in 1944, and then was very proud to be a member of the US Navy in World War II (as a gunman...

Oct 21, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/929808 Sarah Catherine (Cathy) Baldwin, 82, of Kirksville passed away Sunday (October 21, 2018) at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

The daughter of John Junior and Freeda Christeen (Peterson) Evans, she was born September 11, 1936 in Kirksville, Missouri. On October 29, 1959 in Kirksville at First Baptist Church, she was united in marriage to...

Oct 19, 2018

Brian Fowler, 42, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Unionville on Friday, October 19, 2018. Brian Willard Fowler was born in St. Mary’s, Idaho, on October 5, 1976, the son of Lawrence Calvin and Marilyn (Hatfield) Fowler. He grew up in Centerville, IA, and Unionville, MO, and last attended high school in Moravia,...

Oct 19, 2018

Loretta Brundage, 87, of Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 19, 2018, after a year-long battle with cancer and kidney failure.

Loretta Jeanne Templeton was born in the West Liberty area of Putnam County on May 10, 1931, the daughter of Arthur and Lillian (Fitzwater) Templeton, who preceded her in death.  She...

Oct 18, 2018

Marjorie McNeece, 89, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Thursday, October 18, 2018.  She had been a resident there less than two weeks.

Marjorie Lavern Butler was born in Sidney, MO, on February 9, 1929, the daughter of Benjamin Blaine and Clara Mae (Frost) Butler, who preceded her in...

Sep 29, 2018

Regena Shepherd, 64, of Bethany, MO, (formerly of Unionville, MO) passed away at Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehab in Savannah, MO, on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Regena Faye (Brown) Shepherd was born in Unionville, MO, on May 22, 1954, the daughter of Charles Olen and Margaret (Kelley) Brown, who preceded her in death. She was reared in Unionville and graduated...

Sep 28, 2018

Dolores Mae Davis, of Newton, IA, (formerly of Unionville, MO) passed away her home in Newton, IA, on Friday, September 28, 2018.  She had resided there for about two years.

Dolores Mae (Ross) Davis was born in Cincinnati, IA, on April 30, 1935, the daughter of Lee & Velma (Burns) Ross, who preceded her in death.  She...