Obituaries
Robert Daniel Feese
Mar 29, 2016
Robert Daniel Feese, 66 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (March 29, 2016) at his home. The son of Lincoln R. and Ann (Scarborough) Feese, he was born April 17, 1949 in Springfield, MO. Danny is survived by his sister, Sue Lobina of Kirksville; two nephews, Sam Lobina of Raymore, MO and Danny Lobina of St. Joseph, MO; two great...
Loretta Cowles
Mar 26, 2016
Loretta Mae Cowles, 77 of Novinger, MO passed away Saturday (March 26, 2016) at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. The daughter of Virgil L. and Rose Lea (Gillispie) McFarland, she was born November 17, 1938 in Connelsville, MO. On December 17, 1960 in Novinger, MO she was united in marriage to Donald Cowles. Loretta is survived by her husband,...
Joann Baughman
Mar 26, 2016
Joann Baughman, 87, passed away unexpectedly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. Sara Joann (Cook) Baughman was born near Omaha, MO, on August 24, 1928, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Newland) Cook, who preceded her in death. She grew up around Omaha, attending the Abbott School and graduating from Livonia...
Lawrence Earl Riggs
Mar 24, 2016
Lawrence Riggs, 94, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Thursday, March 24, 2016. He had been a resident there for about four years. Lawrence Earl Riggs was born in Princeton, MO, on March 15, 1922, the son of Orda and Hazel (Clapham) Riggs, who preceded him in death. He was reared...
Austin D'Souza
Mar 24, 2016
Austin Eugene D'Souza, fondly known as the" PIANO MAN" by his family and friends died unexpectedly on March 24, 2016 in California, at age 57. He had been ill, yet in spite of his incredible pain worked as much as he could. His friends and co-workers loved him and he was the top seller at his employment. He is...
Cleta Ruth Altiser
Mar 22, 2016
Cleta Ruth “Babe” Altiser was born to Ernie and Thelma (Yardley) Altiser on June 13, 1928 at the family farm house east of Newtown, MO. She passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on March 22, 2016, at the age of 87. Cleta attended country school until transferring to Milan High School and graduating there....
Clifford Garrett
Mar 22, 2016
Clifford Wayne Garrett, 61 of Brashear, MO passed away Tuesday (March 22, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Charley Elson and Juanita Fern (Long) Garrett, he was born July 1, 1954 in Kirksville, MO. On December 4, 1977 in Downing, MO he was united in marriage to Jane L. Binkley. Clifford is survived by his children:...
Cynthia Rea Blankenship
Mar 17, 2016
Cindy Blankenship, 51, of rural Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Cynthia Rea (Klingsmith) Blankenship was born in Unionville, MO, on December 2, 1964, the daughter of Floyd and Linda (Rowland) Klingsmith. She was reared south of Hartford, MO, until moving with her family to the Omaha...
Robert Slaughter
Mar 17, 2016
Robert Slaughter, 78, of Queen City passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The son of Irene (Figge) and Eugene Slaughter Jr., he was born March 2, 1938 in Queen City. He grew up in Queen City and attended the Queen City School, graduating with the class of 1956. He attended KSTC, now...
Jerry Dean
Mar 11, 2016
Jerry Dean, 86, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 11, 2016. Jerry Dean was born on April 11, 1929, in Brazil, IA, the son of Clyde and Sarah (Watts) Dean, who preceded him in death. Jerry worked with Wilbert Vault Company in Rock Island, IL, after High School. He married Margery...
Austin Wayne Vanhoutan
Mar 11, 2016
Austin VanHoutan, 20, of Unionville, MO, died in a vehicle accident in Grundy County, MO, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Austin Wayne VanHoutan was born in Kirksville, MO, on August 30, 1995. He attended schools in Putnam County, MO, where he participated in baseball and football. Austin married Vanessa Snyder at Hartford Baptist Church on March 29, 2014, and...
Donald Wayne Veirs
Mar 4, 2016
Don Veirs, 79, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, on Friday, March 4, 2016, after an extended illness. Donald Wayne Veirs was born in rural Keytesville, MO, on March 19, 1936, the son of Raymond Edward “R.E.” and Georgia Erma (Smith) Veirs, who preceded him in death. Don grew up in...
Doris Edna Galbreath
Mar 2, 2016
Doris Galbreath, 94, formerly of Powersville, MO, passed away the Corydon Nursing and Rehab Center in Corydon, IA, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She had lived there for eight months. Doris Edna Granger was born in Sargent, NE, on December 4, 1921, the daughter of Zera and Nan Edna (Seidel) Granger, who preceded her in death. She was reared...
Recil Mae Sayre
Mar 1, 2016
Recil Sayre, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, 2016. Recil Mae was born near Green City, MO, on August 10, 1930, the daughter and only child of Cecil L. “Sam” and Edith (Harding) Wallace, who preceded her in death. Recil received her education at the...
Carmelita Madden
Feb 24, 2016
Carmelita Madden, 74 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (February 24, 2016) at her home. The daughter of Kenneth Russell and Leota Fern (Osborn) Booth, she was born February 2, 1941 in Kirksville, MO. In 1960 she was united in marriage to James Madden. Carmelita is survived by her husband, James; one son, Douglas Todd Madden of Topeka, KS; one...
Teresa Pagliai
Feb 22, 2016
Teresa O’Brien Pagliai, age 55, lifelong resident of Kirksville, Missouri passed away February 22, 2016 surrounded by many of those she loved most. The beloved daughter of Leland and Crystal Terrell O’Brien was born on October 14, 1960. Teresa was united in marriage to Daniel Richard Pagliai on September 15, 1984. They are the parents of two children. Teresa...
Adrian Ernest Lewis
Feb 21, 2016
Adrian Lewis, 88, of rural Putnam County, MO, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Adrian Ernest Lewis was born near Stahl, in Putnam County, MO, on June 17, 1927, the son of John Herman and Margaret Ellen (Cowan) Lewis, who preceded him in death. He was reared in Putnam County and was part of the graduating class of...
John William Guffey
Feb 20, 2016
John William Guffey entered this world on August 3, 1969 in Macomb, IL, the oldest son of Jack William and Marilyn Joyce (Skipper) Guffey. John spent his childhood on the family farm in Powersville, MO. He started hunting and fishing as a young boy with his father on Grandpa James Skipper's ponds. John enjoyed life and lived it to...
Jaciel Pearson
Feb 19, 2016
Jaciel D. (Taylor) Pearson passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Heisinger Bluffs, Jefferson City MO, where she had lived since 2007. A former resident of Kirksville MO, she was the daughter of Garry and Bess (Collop) Taylor. Jaciel was born in Kirksville on December 26, 1928. Jaciel was a life long member of First Presbyterian Church, Kirksville. She...
Boyd Halford
Feb 18, 2016
Boyd Halford Boyd Halford, 73 of Greentop passed away Thursday (February 18, 2016) at his home. The son of Ervin and Pauline (Rhoades) Halford, he was born January 10, 1943 in El Paso, TX. On September 9, 2004 he was united in marriage to Connie Pinkerton. Boyd is survived by his wife, Connie; one sister, Judy Bradshaw and husband...
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