Obituaries

Una Mae Bunnell

Una Mae Bunnell

Aug 23, 2015

Una “Mae” Bunnell, 83, of Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on August 23, 2015. Mae was born in Unionville, MO, on July 16, 1932, the daughter of Jarret Brandon and Una Bell (Cotton) Carson. Mae spent her entire life in Putnam County graduating from Unionville High School. Mae was a gentle person who...

Janet Sue Head

Janet Sue Head

Aug 18, 2015

Janet Sue Head Janet Sue Head 58 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (August 18, 2015) at her home in Kirksville. The daughter of John and Eva Dale (Jones) Forrester, she was born October 17, 1956 in Kirksville, MO. On June 2, 1974 in Pure Air, MO she was united in marriage to James Head. Sue is survived by her...

Alice Cooley

Alice Cooley

Aug 17, 2015

Alice Cooley, 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Unionville, MO, surrounded by her loving and caring family, on Monday, August 17, 2015. Zeltha Alice Cooley was born in Unionville, MO, on January 5, 1920, the daughter of Frank Lee and Annis Bell (Robb) Fitzwater, who preceded her in death. She was reared in Unionville and on June...

Martin E. Alexander

Martin E. Alexander

Aug 17, 2015

Martin E. Alexander Martin Alexander, 80, of Queen City passed away Monday (August 17, 2015) in the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. The son of Monerable and Ova Lee (Utt) Alexander, he was born April 29, 1935 on the family farm in rural Queen City. He grew up in the rural Queen City area and attended the...

Richard Kinney

Richard Kinney

Aug 12, 2015

Richard Kinney Richard Kinney, 60, of rural Kirksville passed away Wednesday (August 12, 2015) at his home. The son of Edsel and Juanita (Secord) Kinney he was born August 15, 1954, in Jerome, Idaho. He grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho and attended the Twin Falls schools. He enlisted in the United States Army when he was seventeen and...

Richard Painter

Richard Painter

Aug 12, 2015

Richard Wayne Painter Richard Wayne Painter, 64 of Queen City passed away August 12, 2015. The son of Loyd and Hazel (Parsons) Painter, he was born March 7, 1951 in Maywood, Missouri. He was married to Rebecca Hargrave on November 24, 2007. Richard is survived by his wife, Rebecca; two sons, James Painter of Gulfport, FL and Ronald Painter...

Georgia Walter

Georgia Walter

Aug 8, 2015

Georgia Ann Walter Georgia Ann Walter, 91, passed away on August 8, 2015 at Northeast Regional Medical Center. She was born May 30, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. Maxwell D. and Tina M. Holland Warner. On August 7, 1943, she married her dancing partner for life, Francis M. “Bucky” Walter. She was preceded in death...

James "Bud" Keim

James "Bud" Keim

Aug 4, 2015

James “Bud” Keim Bud Keim, 79, of Queen City passed away early Tuesday morning (August 4, 2015) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home. The son of Jacob & Iva (Peavler) Keim, he was born August 17, 1935 in rural Kirksville. On September 5, 1953, in Harrison, Arkansas he was united in marriage to Margaret Barnes, who preceded him in...

Donald Lee Rouse

Donald Lee Rouse

Aug 2, 2015

Donald Rouse, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Sunday, August 2, 2015. He had been a patient there for about a week. Donald Lee Rouse was born in Sullivan County, MO, on September 23, 1934, the son of Conrad and Iona (Campbell) Rouse, who preceded him in death. Donald...

Ezra Stamm

Ezra Stamm

Jul 27, 2015

Visitation for 7 month old Ezra Stamm, infant son of Robert and Brianna (Riley) Stamm of Kansas City, MO, (Brianna is formerly of Unionville, MO) will be at Playle and Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO, at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 1, 2015. A graveside service will follow at noon at the Unionville Cemetery. Ezra passed away...

Novle Jones

Novle Jones

Jul 24, 2015

Novle Layne Jones Novle Jones, 78, of Queen City passed away Friday (July 24, 2015) in the Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Mo. The son of Birney and Ethel (McCormick) Jones he was born February 8, 1937 in Queen City. On September 7, 1957 in Queen City he was united in marriage to Roberta Wheeler and to this union two...

Malinda Lynn Garr

Malinda Lynn Garr

Jul 22, 2015

Malinda Garr, 39, passed away unexpectedly at her home in rural Unionville, MO, on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. She had been in declining health for several months. Malinda Lynn Garr was born in Unionville, MO, on November 6, 1975, the daughter of Donald Garr and Debbie Smith. She was reared in Unionville and attended Putnam County R-1 schools. Malinda...

Marla Colleen Eckel

Marla Colleen Eckel

Jul 21, 2015

Marla Colleen Eckel Marla Eckel (née Osborn), 58 of Brashear, MO, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The daughter of Avery Sidney and Peggy (Clark) Osborn, she was born September 13, 1956 in Kirskville, MO. She graduated from Brashear High School in 1974 and attended Truman State University, where she was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma...

Judith Maxine Smith

Judith Maxine Smith

Jul 20, 2015

Judith Smith Judith Smith, 69, formerly of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA, on Monday, July 20, 2015. Judith Maxine Smith was born in Centerville, IA, on February 1, 1946, the daughter of Howard and Dorothy (Johnson) Smith, who preceded her in death. Judith was reared in the Mendota area of Putnam...

Marvin Risher Sr.

Marvin Risher Sr.

Jul 20, 2015

Marvin Lowell Risher Sr. Marvin Lowell Risher Sr., 69 of Novinger passed away Monday (July 20, 2015) at Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. The son of Carlos Jack and Mary (Lotz) Risher, he was born March 25, 1946 in Annapolis, MO. He was married to Carol Radford in February of 1982 in Novinger, MO and to...

Forrest Vincent

Forrest Vincent

Jul 20, 2015

Forrest Dean Vincent Forrest Dean Vincent, 81 of Trenton, MO passed away Monday (July 20, 2015) at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The son of Bill and Erma (Suiter) Vincent, he was born October 27, 1933 in Button Ridge, Putnam County, MO. On May 24, 1958 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Ruby Briggs. Forrest is survived...

Beverly Kaye Quick

Beverly Kaye Quick

Jul 19, 2015

Beverly Quick, 52, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 19, 2015. There will be no services. Beverly is survived by husband Ben Quick and two sons, Andrew and Buddy, and a daughter, Marcinda Giese.

Wayne Gregory

Wayne Gregory

Jul 18, 2015

Wayne E. Gregory Wayne Eldon Gregory, 80 years old, passed from this life to a much better place on July 18, 2015 at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. Wayne was the son of Otto (Jack) and Clair (Hinerman) Gregory, born February 9, 1935 in rural Schuyler County, MO. He attended school in Livonia, MO. Wayne was...

Mauretta West

Mauretta West

Jul 17, 2015

Mauretta Claire West Mauretta Claire West age 88 of Queen City passed away July 17, 2015 at her home with her daughter in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The daughter of John William and Iva Blanche (Shupp) Cornell, she was born on August 11, 1926 in Kirksville, Missouri. On May 20, 1949 in Kirksville she was married to Jack Leon Dooley...

Lucille Colene Hamilton

Lucille Colene Hamilton

Jul 17, 2015

Lucille Hamilton, 95, formerly of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO, on Friday, July 17, 2015. Lucille Colene Overstreet was born in Putnam County, MO, on December 24, 1919, the daughter of Clell and Eva (Herndon) Overstreet, who preceded her in death. She was reared in the Dodson School District of...