Obituaries

May 14, 2017

B.D. “Bud” Hunter was born on February 28, 1930, raised in Wilson Town, Missouri, near Kirksville, and attended high school in Brashear, MO. The first job he held was working for the Jack Sprat grocery store where he delivered groceries in a 1929 Chrysler. After graduating from high school, Hunter went on to attend college at Truman State University....

May 14, 2017

Madison Roberts, 2, died in a vehicle accident south of Unionville, MO, on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Madison Ann Roberts (named after her Grammy) was born in Kirksville, MO, on January 8, 2015, the daughter of Joseph and Emily (Villarreal) Roberts.  She joined big sister Mia who is five years older.  Maddie was a bright, loving, and...

May 13, 2017

Coe Ann Bailey, age 82, of Kirksville, MO, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. She was born January 11, 1935, in Centerville, IA the daughter of Floyd B. and Velma E. Shankster Bailey. She was married to David D. Conyers and to this union five children were born. Surviving are five sons, Mark...

May 13, 2017

Roberta Gleason, 81 of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Stonebridge Senior Living in Maryland Heights, MO.

The daughter of Robert “Bob” Scobee Jr. and Esther (Bennett) Scobee, she was born August 27, 1935, in Kirksville, MO. On April 10, 1954, in Kirksville, MO, she was united in marriage to Meredith “Pete” Gleason....

May 5, 2017

Russell Crawford, 66, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, May 5, 2017. Russell Neal Crawford was born in Centerville, IA, on May 17, 1950, the son of Victor Neal and Dorothy Irene (Law) Crawford, who preceded him in death. Russell was reared in Putnam County and graduated from Unionville High School in 1968. He...

May 3, 2017

Marie Lenore (Pensis) Reasbeck, passed away at 7:17 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Warrensburg, MO.  She was born March 31, 1937 in Dillonvale, Ohio, to Henry and Josephine (Ooms) Pensis.  She married Jack Reasbeck on March 21, 1958, and he survives in Warrensburg.

Also surviving are their children, Tina (Mike) McCormack of Unionville, Kenny (Suzanne) Reasbeck...

Apr 27, 2017

Wilma Jean (Gilworth) Hill, 79, passed from this earth on April 27, 2017, at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO. Wilma passed peacefully with family surrounding her after a short battle with cancer. Wilma was born in Unionville, MO, on February 10, 1938, the daughter of Dwight Benjamin and Mary Marie (Shaver) Gilworth, who preceded her in...

Apr 25, 2017

George Leon Stufflebean, 66 of Kirksville died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

George was born January 1, 1951 in Anchorage, Alaska. He moved around a lot as a child, being his dad was in the Military. His family settled down in Unionville, Missouri. As an adult, George worked as a Respiratory Therapist and...

Apr 17, 2017

Larry Hunter age 77, of Kirksville passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO.

The son of Melvin and Ruby (McKay) Hunter, Larry was born September 23, 1939 in Ravanna, MO.  On June 17, 1960 in Princeton, MO, he was united in marriage to Jerri Thogmartin who survives.

Also surviving...

Apr 16, 2017

Ed loved life and people and doing family things, whether fishing, making molasses or maple syrup or giving away bushels of sweet corn.  He had a wealth of knowledge and could sit down and visit with anyone.  His grandchildren loved to hear him tell stories about the many hunting and fishing trips he went on. He was quite a...

Apr 13, 2017

Lola Snider, 84, of Queen City passed away Thursday (April 13, 2017) in the Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

The daughter of Boyd and Beulah (Deierling) Wheeler she was born January 15, 1933 in Queen City. She attended the Green Valley rural school through the eighth grade and graduated from the Queen City High School with the...

Apr 11, 2017

James Hercel Alexander died at the age of 98 at the Putnam County Care Center on April 11, 2017.

Hercel was born on March 22, 1919, to William and Courtney (Hendrix) Alexander. He attended Mt. Vernon school. Hercel married Emma Viola Scalf on December 21, 1939. To this union four children were born: Patricia (Tom) Wilcox of...

Apr 11, 2017

Lois Munden, 87, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Wednesday, April 11, 2017, after a brief stay. Lois Ann (Smith) Munden was born in Mason City, IA, on July 18, 1929, the daughter of Pearl A. and Geneva G. (Geist) Smith, who preceded her in death. Lois moved with her...

Apr 10, 2017

Margaret Louise (Wellman) Western, age 99 of Kirksville passed away at Boone Hospital in Columbia on April 10, 2017 after a brief illness.

Margaret was born June 15, 1917 in Putnam County near Sidney, MO, to Clyde Homer and Mabel Edna (Cowan) Wellman, Margaret was the eldest of seven children.

On November 30, 1942 she...

Apr 8, 2017

Curt Murphy, 38, of Powersville, MO, passed away suddenly at his farm in rural Powersville on Saturday, April 8, 2017

Curt Lee Murphy was born in Corydon, IA, on May 10, 1978, the son of Wayne and Wilma (Garten) Murphy, who preceded him in death. Curt was reared on the family farm near Powersville, MO, and graduated...

Apr 7, 2017

Edna Mae Small Welsh Edna Mae Small Welsh age 98, passed away very peacefully on April 7, 2017 at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Harry and Carrie (Nelson) Berg, Edna was born October 24, 1918 in Denver, CO. In September, 1939 in Denver, CO she was united in marriage to Faye Small...

Apr 5, 2017

Orville Lloyd Ayers 73, of Kirksville, MO passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Grain Valley, MO.

The son of Orval and Beulah (Bray) Ayers, he was born June 1, 1943 in Kirksville, MO. He was united in marriage to Alma Smith on March 18, 1963 in Kirksville, MO.

He is survived by two sons,...

Mar 31, 2017

Donald Eugene “Gene” Pickens passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2017, at the age of 95. The son of William Wesley and Grace (Elliott) Pickens, he was born March 6, 1922. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William, Jr. and Charles Pickens; sister, Anna Lou (Pickens) DeWitt and one daughter, Diane Jean (Pickens) Burns....

Mar 30, 2017

Kathryn Nadine Dunham, 91 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (March 30, 2017) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center.

The daughter of Peter Quinten and Francis Arizone (Erwin) Dunham, she was born October 21, 1925 in Queen City, MO. She attended the Pleasant Hill School outside of Willmathsville and graduated from Brashear High School in 1943....

Mar 30, 2017

Shirley Ann (Haines) Clinkenbeard, 78, died at the Putnam County Care Center with her daughters at her side in Unionville, MO, on March 30, 2017.

Shirley was born in Putnam County, MO, on August 16, 1938 to Orin and Ruby (Ledford) Haines. She attended and graduated from Unionville High School in 1957. Shirley married Jimmy Clinkenbeard at...