Obituaries

Jul 4, 2017

Kenneth Brooks Miller, 93 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (July 4, 2017) at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The son of Sheldon and Fayetta Mae (Brooks) Miller, he was born January 30, 1924 in Knoxville, Iowa. On June 30, 1946 he was united in marriage to Fern Alberta Wynn and she preceded him in death on April 6, 1990. On...

Jul 4, 2017

Murl Buefford Guffey, age 95 of Kirksville, MO passed peacefully into God’s arms on July 4, 2017 at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. He died of the gift of old age. Murl was born July 26, 1921 in Pennville, MO, the son of Frank and Stella Guffey. He lived most of his life in the Pennville area and attended...

Jun 30, 2017

Forrest T. “Tommy” Bowen, Jr. age 54, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The son of Forrest Thomas and Byrnice Eleanor (Pulse) Bowen, Sr., Forrest was born July 10, 1962 in LaPlata, MO. Forrest is survived by two sisters, Shirley Ogle and husband, Rick of Macon, MO and Barbara Bowen of Chandler,...

Jun 28, 2017

Shirley Myers, 72, of Unionville, MO passed at the Putnam County Care Center on June 28, 2017.

Shirley was born on February 1, 1945 in rural Putnam County, MO, the daughter of George and Mary Ann Sheehan.  Shirley graduated from Unionville High School in 1962, and on October 23, 1964 she married Robert Myers at the Church...

Jun 27, 2017

Trevia Jones, 91 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (June 27th, 2017) at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The daughter of Abbie and Edna (Kephart) Bragg, she was born November 7th, 1925 in Novinger, Mo. On August 7th, 1941 in Macon, Mo she was united in marriage to Ellis "Bob" Jones and he preceded her in death on April 10th, 2011. She...

Jun 27, 2017

Virginia Sue Nagel, 94, of Kirksville, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The daughter of Ross and Edith Lyle (Jones) Warden, she was born on September 16, 1922, in Kirksville, Mo. On July 15, 1943, she was united in marriage to Roland Frank Nagel and this union celebrated 71 years before Roland's...

Jun 21, 2017

Shirley Joanne Kruger, 79 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (June 21, 2017) at her home in Kirksville, MO.

The daughter of Lawrence and Eileen (Nelson) Wacholtz, she was born July 14, 1937 in Chicago, IL. On January 16, 1954 in Fairmount, MN she was united in marriage to Jerry A. Kruger and he preceded her in death...

Jun 19, 2017

Uarda Quint, 96, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on Monday, June 19, 2017. She had been a resident there for six months. Uarda Rennells Quint was the only child of Glen and Rossie (Arnaman) Rennells who preceded her in death. She was born in Putnam County on March 18, 1921. She attended the...

Jun 19, 2017

Evelyn McDannald, 95, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Monday, June 19, 2017. She had been a resident there about a month. Evelyn Mae (Adams) McDannald was born in Pennville, MO, on November 27, 1921, the daughter of Thomas B. and Hattie Louise (Bebout) Adams, who preceded her in death. She...

Jun 17, 2017

Bill Morris, 92, of Lucerne, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. He had been a patient there about a week. Billy Merl Morris was born in Lucerne, MO, on October 24, 1924, the son of Jasper Ota and Harriet Jane (Hill) Morris, who preceded him in death. He...

Jun 14, 2017

George Ray Clinkenbeard, 58, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. George Clinkenbeard was born on October, 26, 1958, in Unionville, MO, the son of George Edward and Margie Marie Clinkenbeard. On June 5, 2005, George married Marsha Louise Rea in Omaha, Missouri. George began his lifelong love of the outdoors by...

Jun 12, 2017

Betty Rowland 86, of Queen City passed away Monday (June 12, 2017) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home where she had been for about a week. The daughter of John and Marie (Guffey) Shrake she was born May 7, 1931, in Stahl, Missouri. She attended the Graysville Elementary and the Unionville High Schools. On May 5, 1951 she was...

Jun 12, 2017

Alan Rowland, 58, of Worthington, Missouri, passed away Monday (June 12, 2017) at his home in Worthington, Missouri. The son of Marvel “Trigger” and Dorothy (Gregory) Rowland he was born August 13, 1958 in Kirksville, Missouri. Alan grew up and spent his whole life in Worthington. He attended the Schuyler County Schools. He worked as a hired farm hand...

Jun 5, 2017

Hallie Robbins, 63, passed away early Monday morning June 5, 2017 in her home at Worthington, Missouri. The daughter of Elgie Lusher and Mary Bellamy sapp was born January 8, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois. At a very young age she moved with her parents to Missouri. She lived in the Schuyler and Putnam County areas all her life. She...

Jun 4, 2017

Gary R. Knotts Jr, 60 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (June 4, 2017) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. Gary was born March 2, 1957 in Chulavista, CA, to Gary R. Knotts Sr. and Alberta M. (Schultz) Knotts. On May 26, 2001 in Kirksville Gary was united in marriage to Nancy Porter who survives. Gary is also survived by...

May 31, 2017

Thomas Higgins, 71 of Kirksville passed away after a brief illness, Wednesday (May 31, 2017) at his home. Born March 8, 1946 in Kirksville, MO, Tom was the son of the late Thomas Patrick and Lavena Fay (Knight) Higgins. On May 29, 1971 Tom was united in marriage to Suzanne Marie Smith. Tom is survived by his wife, Suzanne;...

May 30, 2017

Velma Ruth Johnson, 59 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (May 30, 2017) at her daughter’s home in Kirksville. The daughter of Billy June and Beatrice Viola (Booth) Sayre, was born February 27, 1958 in Newton, Iowa. Velma is survived by her husband, Rick Johnson of Kirksville; her mother, Beatrice Harger of Kirksville; one daughter, Angela Jill Danielson and husband...

May 27, 2017

Charles Atkinson, 87, of Queen City passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, in the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The son of Arthur and Clorene Atkinson he was born November 11, 1929, in Winterset, Iowa. At two years of age he moved with his parents to Glenwood, Missouri and was raised in the Schuyler County area...

May 27, 2017

Stella Imogene Sevits, age 88 of Kirksville passed away, May 27, 2017, at her home under the care of Hospice of Northeast Missouri. The daughter of Elmer and Sylvia Slaughter Steele, she was born October 9, 1928 in Adair County, MO. She was united in marriage to Harold L. Sevits in 1947. Imogene is survived by two daughters, Janice...

May 25, 2017

Robert “Skeeter” Myers, 77, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

James Robert Myers, a direct decedent of Henry Clay Dean, was born in Centerville, IA, on February 10, 1940, the son of James Junior and Eugenia Francis (Dean) Myers, who preceded him in death.  He was reared near Rebel’s...