Obituaries
Carmela Barnes
Oct 31, 2016
Carman Barnes age 65, of Kirksville, MO passed away Monday (October 31, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO The daughter of Martiniano Pagot and Edith Almazon Limary, Carmen was born on January 11, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii. On November 3, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii she was united in marriage to Herman "Al" Barnes, who survives. She...
Walter Rude
Oct 28, 2016
Walter Rude, 75, of Greentop went to be with his Heavenly Father, Friday, October 28, 2016. The son of Ernest and Lizzie (Aldridge) Rude he was born July 25, 1941 in rural Queen City. He grew up in the rural Queen City area, attending rural schools and graduating from the Queen City High School with the class of 1959....
Barbara Lehr
Oct 28, 2016
Barbara Lehr, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away October 28, 2016, with her daughters by her side. Barbara was born January 16, 1937 in Kirksville, MO to Tom and Lavena Higgins. Barbara grew up in Kirksville where she attended school, met and eventually married her high school sweetheart, George Lehr. George and Barbara moved to Kansas City where...
Lena Margaret Lane
Oct 22, 2016
Lena Margaret Lane, age 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away October 22nd, 2016 at The Arbors Colony Pointe in Columbia, MO. Lena was born May 29th, 1931, on a farm in Princeton, MO, the daughter of Marion and Thelma (LaFevers) Summers, who preceded her in death. Lena Lane became a member of the Hunter’s Baptist Church of Princeton, MO,...
Vicki Janine Bunch
Oct 22, 2016
Vicki Janine Bunch 42, of Kirksville, MO passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 21, 2016, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, after an auto accident. Vicki was born on October 12, 1974, the daughter of Bill and Marjorie (Pointer) Gosney. On July 28, 2010 she was united in marriage to William "Billy" Bunch who survives. Also...
Melba Maxine Blue
Oct 20, 2016
Melba Maxine (West) Blue, age 89, of Livonia, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on Thursday, October 20, 2016. She had been a resident there for two years. Melba was born in Glendale, MO, on April 14, 1927, the daughter of Oscar and Octa (Abbott) West who preceded her in death. She married Clifford Basil Blue...
Keith Novinger
Oct 20, 2016
Keith L. Novinger CPO Keith L. Novinger (ret.) 71, of Columbia, MO passed away October 20, 2016 at the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, MO. The son of Floyd and Marjorie (Pipes) Novinger, he was born July 19, 1945 in Pure Air, MO. He was united in marriage to Peggy S. Bean, August 25, 2003, who survives...
Max Hoskin
Oct 20, 2016
Max Hoskin, 78, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, IA, on Thursday, October 20, 2016. He had been a resident there for only brief time. Max was born in rural Hartford, MO, on May 4, 1938, the son of Donald and Vivian (Mullenix) Hoskin, who preceded him in death. Max was raised by...
Robert Moots
Oct 19, 2016
Robert Norman Moots 74 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (October 19, 2016) at his home. The son of Robert Henry Moots and Helen Gladys “Whittom” Moots Ratliff, he was born on November 7, 1941 in Kirksville, MO. On November 25, 1966 in Kirksville, he was united in marriage to Mildred Lucille “Rogers” McCarty. He was preceded in death by...
James Westmoreland
Oct 19, 2016
James Westmoreland, 75 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (October 19, 2016) at his home. The son of Carl and May (Grisham) Westmoreland, he was born October 26, 1940 in Mountain Grove, MO. He was united in marriage to Patricia Hannan and to this union one daughter was born, Barbara Sue. He was united in marriage to Shirley Mullenix and...
Jennie Sue Ross
Oct 18, 2016
Jennie Sue Ross, 80 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (October 18, 2016) at her home. The daughter of Norvell Christian and Ruth Ellen (Hostler) Allen, she was born July 9, 1936 in Kirksville, MO. On June 9, 1956 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Sydney Phillip Ross, DO. Sue is survived by her husband, Sydney; one...
Marcia Rae Vangenderen
Oct 18, 2016
Marcia Rae Kaiser VanGenderen died peacefully surrounded by her children on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was born on March 8, 1944 in Earlham, Iowa to June Medlin and Leon Kaiser. Her childhood was spent in Iowa where she began school early at the age of four. Most of Marcia’s school years were spent in Unionville, Missouri where she...
Ralph Lewis
Oct 18, 2016
Ralph Lewis Ralph C. Lewis, 75 of rural Greentop, MO passed away Monday, October 18th at his home. Ralph was born August 17, 1941 in New Boston, MO, to Russel and Leola (Bruner) Lewis and they preceded in death; Russel on Sept. 20, 1944 and Leola in Jan. of 2002. He was also preceded in death by one sister,...
Bernadette Delaware
Oct 14, 2016
Bernadette Delaware, 87, finished her walk of life on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of James and Esther Gilson, she was born April 27, 1929 in Gardiner, Maine. On November 15, 1947, she married Lewis Delaware at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gardiner, and to this union, six children were born. She is survived by...
Jesse Lee Klinginsmith
Oct 11, 2016
J Lee Klinginsmith J Lee Klinginsmith, 88, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Jesse Lee Klinginsmith was born in the Lucerne area of Putnam County, MO, on April 30, 1928, the son of Jesse Jacob and Emma Ann (Newell) Klinginsmith, who preceded him in death. He was reared in that part...
Norma Mathes
Oct 9, 2016
Norma Mathes, 84, of Queen City passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Herbert and Goldie (Bowen) Kramer, she was born February 28, 1932, in Mexico, Missouri. On January 12, 1952 in Lancaster, MO, she was united in marriage to Harold David Mathes who preceded her in death on November 13,...
Dorothy Lucille Breeding
Oct 6, 2016
Dorothy Lucille (Hoyt) Breeding, 91, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, October 6, 2016, where she had been a resident for several years. Dorothy was born in Unionville, MO, on August 12, 1925, the daughter of George and Mary (Carter) Hoyt, who preceded her in death. She graduated from...
Sterling G. Reindel
Oct 2, 2016
Sterling G. Reindel of Kirksville, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016. The son of John C. and Lena Pearl (McElhinney) Reindel, Sterling was born May 5, 1927 on the family farm two and three quarter miles northeast of Queen City. He is survived by one niece, Jan Rauscher of Phoenix, Arizona and one nephew, Roy Crewz of Las...
Martin Cecil Hackney
Oct 1, 2016
Martin Cecil Hackney, 81, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Martin Hackney was born July 11, 1935, in rural Putnam County the son of Austin and Pearl (Alexander) Hackney who preceded him in death. Martin attended the Triumph Rural School in Putnam County and graduated from...
Criss Len Robertson
Sep 25, 2016
Criss Len Robertson, age 62, of Fulton, MO, formerly of Brashear, MO, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, surrounded by his family. The son of Clarence L. Jr. and Marjory (Cowan) Robertson, he was born October 21, 1953 in Kirksville, MO. On May 23, 1975 in Novelty, MO, he was...