Obituaries
Blanche Lavera Scott
Dec 20, 2015
Blanche LaVera (Motter) Scott of LaPlata, Missouri passed away Sunday (December 20, 2015) at the LaPLata Nursing Home. The daughter of Samuel and Blanche (Dear) Motter, she was born August 26, 1924 in Kirksville, MO. She married Lando E. Scott in Queen City, MO on March17, 1946. He preceded her in death on July 18, 2007. Surviving are her...
Zachari T. Sands
Dec 15, 2015
Zachari Terrance Sands, 29 of LaPlata, MO passed away at his home on December 15, 2015. The son of Linda Diveley and Ricky Sands, he was born February 2, 1986 in Unionville, MO. He grew up in Unionville until age 10 when the family moved to Van Buren, AR where he was saved and found the Lord. They moved...
Linda Twining
Dec 13, 2015
Linda Carol Twining passed away on December 13, 2015, at Boone Hospital, Columbia, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Lin, as she preferred to be called, was born on July 8, 1952, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Elmer Robert and Mildred Weeks Twining. She received a B.A. in biology from William Paterson College, and a M.S. in zoology from...
Dale Alan Osborne
Dec 12, 2015
On May 14, 1960, Dale Alan Osborne was born at Bitburg, Germany. Dale comes from an Air Force family background. The family settled in Oneonta, NY, when Dale was two years of age. Dale’s parents were divorced when he was five years of age. Dale grew up with his mom. One time his mom put him in foster care...
Belva Jean Pratt
Dec 8, 2015
Jean Pratt Jean Pratt died December 8, 2015 at Putnam County Care Center where she was under care for Alzheimer’s dementia. Belva Jean Wickless was born August 29, 1923 in Sharpsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Oscar Anthony and Grace Marie Warner Wickless. Soon after her birth the family moved to Weldon Iowa where Jean was raised, graduating from Weldon...
Evelyn Jean Strobel-Deis
Dec 8, 2015
Evelyn Strobel-Deis Evelyn Jean was born in Putnam County, MO, on September 3, 1931, the daughter of Darl & Erma (Ratliff) Steele, who preceded her in death. She passed away at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Evelyn was the first in her family to graduate from High School. She joined the army...
Edward Stacy Barnhart
Dec 8, 2015
Edward Stacy Barnhart, 56 of Greentop passed away Tuesday (December 8, 2015) at his home. The son of Clyde Rondal and Leanna (Ledford) Barnhart, he was born January 21, 1959 in Kirksville, MO. Edward is survived by one daughter, Krista Barnhart; four brothers, Ronnie, Larry and Paul Barnhart of Greentop, MO and Jeff Barnhart of Craig, CO; one sister,...
Eva Buck
Nov 28, 2015
Eva Buck age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Jacob W. and Bessie B. (Magers) Morris, Eva was born November 1, 1946 in Gifford, MO. On December 26, 1964 in Gifford, MO she was united in marriage to Jerry Lee Buck who preceded her...
Curtis Burdette Mikels
Nov 26, 2015
Curtis Burdette Mikels, 80, of Unionville, MO went to be with the Lord Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015 while a resident at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital. Curtis was born to Perry Curtis Mikels and Freeda Jewell Smith Mikels on December 9, 1934 during a huge snow storm. He was delivered by his Aunt Faye Smith in rural Exline,...
James Campbell
Nov 25, 2015
James Campbell, 78, of Centerville, IA (formerly of Unionville, MO), passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA, on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, after a brief illness. James Lee Campbell was born in Livonia, MO, on April 4, 1937, the son of Clarence and Iva (Lasley) Campbell, who preceded him in death. James was reared in the east...
Frank Gruber
Nov 24, 2015
Frank Gruber, 89 passed away Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO. The son of Conrad and Mary Grace (Schmidlkofer) Gruber, he was born January 17, 1926 in Florence, AL. Frank was united in marriage to Agnes Beumer and she preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents;...
Judith Mcfarland
Nov 21, 2015
Judith McFarland, 68 of LaPlata, MO passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Eugene and Thora (Groenbeck) Hanna she was born on February 7, 1947 in Pleasant Valley, IA. On January 16, 1967 in Stockport, IA she was united in marriage to Harold Lee McFarland, Sr. who survives. Judith is...
Lurene Adams
Nov 16, 2015
Lurene F. Adams, 91 of Kirksville passed away Monday (November 16, 2015) at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The daughter of Louie E. and Emma F. (Ryals) Shively, she was born August 30, 1924 in Moulton, IA. On March 8, 1957 in Lancaster, MO she was united in marriage to Theodore J. “Ted” Adams Jr. Lurene is survived by four...
Thomas Grant Parks
Nov 14, 2015
Thomas “Tom” Grant Parks, 75, of Unionville, MO passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, IA. Tom was born on his Dad’s birthday, November 10, 1940, the son of Albert S. Jr. and Hortense (Routh) Parks at Witham Hospital in Lebanon, IN. He moved from Indiana to Powersville, Missouri in 1976. He was...
Marie Wood
Nov 9, 2015
Marie M. Wood, 89 of Kirksville passed away Monday (November 9, 2015) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Thaddeus and Leona (Moore) Clark, she was born November 17, 1925 in Adair County, MO. On October 12, 1946 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Floyd C. Wood. Marie is survived by two daughters, Shirley Morgan...
Lois Ruggles
Nov 3, 2015
Lois Irene Hurley Ruggles, 89 of Worthington, MO passed away Tuesday morning (November 3, 2015) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center where she had been living since July 30, 2010. The daughter of Freddy Hinderman and Maude Hurley, she was born on May 2, 1926 in Putnam County, MO. On June 4, 1970 in Centerville, IA she was married...
Freda Fries
Oct 31, 2015
Freda Fries, 102 of Kirksville, MO passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Highland Crest Assisted Living Center. The daughter of Frank and Henrietta (King) Huber, she was born May 25, 1913, one of eight children, in Ellis, Kansas. On May 14, 1935 she was united in marriage to Harold Fries. Freda is survived by her daughter, Connie Ledford...
William Miller
Oct 30, 2015
William Miller, 64, passed away Friday night (October 30, 2015) at Moberly Regional Medical Center. The son of William and Viola Mae (Taft) Miller, he was born March 6, 1951 in Monroe County, Iowa. He grew up in Monroe County and attended and graduated from the Oskaloosa High School. William worked for Pepsi Cola and also in the Des...
Dennis Jones
Oct 29, 2015
Dennis E. Jones Dennis E. Jones, 71 of Novinger, MO passed away Thursday (October 29, 2015) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The son of Nile Eugene and Gladys Oletha (Schillie) Jones, he was born December 24, 1943 in Pure Air, MO. On May 26, 1963 in Novinger he was united in marriage to Janice K. Hocker. Dennis is...
Thelma Humphrey
Oct 29, 2015
Thelma Humphrey Thelma Fern (Ryan) Humphrey 89 of Kirksville passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015. The daughter of Ira and Bertha (Ruby) Ryan, she was born October 19, 1926 in Ottumwa, IA. On September 1, 1946 she was united in marriage to Henry “Keith” Humphrey and to this union five children were born. Thelma is survived by her husband,...