Obituaries

Lois Elaine Williams

Lois Elaine Williams

Mar 14, 2015

Lois “Elaine” Williams Lois “Elaine” Williams, 75, of Unionville, MO passed away peacefully at her home on March 14, 2015. Elaine Williams was born on September 27, 1939 in Lucerne, MO the daughter of Elbert and Beulah Houston (Ingersoll). She attended the Hillcrest Rural School as a young woman and later married Dorsey Shahan who preceded her in death....

James Ames

James Ames

Mar 9, 2015

James S. Ames James S. Ames 55, of Kirksville, MO passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO. The son of Herbert and Ivie (Cooper) Ames, James was born April 6, 1959 in Muskogee, OK. On August 8, 1995 in Kirksville, MO he was united in marriage to Janet Rick who survives. Also...

Glenn Dale Wilson

Glenn Dale Wilson

Mar 6, 2015

Glenn Wilson Glenn Dale Wilson, age 72, passed away on March 6, 2015, at his home on the family farm. Glenn was born in Lebanon, MO, on December 3, 1942, the son of Gordon and Vivian (Gregory) Wilson. Glenn married Sylvia Capps in Omaha, MO, on December 24, 1996. Glenn grew up working at Bramers manufacturing cabinets, for 32...

Charles Branscomb

Charles Branscomb

Mar 3, 2015

Charles Branscomb Charles Branscomb, 71 of Unionville, MO passed away Tuesday (March 3, 2015) at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital. The son of Virgil and Eva (Reeves) Branscomb, he was born November 7, 1943 in Livonia, MO. In 1963 he was united in marriage to Marsha Sue Erikson. Charles is survived by a step daughter, Tammy Merrysield; a granddaughter,...

Helen Keedy

Helen Keedy

Feb 25, 2015

Helen Keedy Helen Keedy, 90, of Unionville, Mo., died peacefully at home Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. She is remembered fondly by family, friends and neighbors as a true friend and genuinely caring person who relished any opportunity to visit. Helen was born March 25, 1924 in Kenosha, Wisc., the fourth daughter of Welsh immigrants William and Hannah Jane (Rees)...

John Earl Cole

John Earl Cole

Feb 24, 2015

Earl Cole John Earl Cole, 91, of Powersville, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born July 24, 1923, in Newtown, MO, the son of Albert Earl and Alpha Marie (Chandler) Cole. Earl gave his life to Christ and was baptized at a young age; he was a member of the Newtown...

Isiaha Stewart

Isiaha Stewart

Feb 24, 2015

Isiaha Austin Stewart Isiaha Austin Stewart the son of David and Amanda (Pettit) Stewart was born and passed away on February 24, 2015. He is survived by his parents, four brothers, Samuel Stewart, Lucas Stewart, Timothy Stewart all of O’Fallon, MO, and David Stewart of Kirksville; a grandmother, Eathel Pettit of Kirksville; five aunts, Becly Stufflebean, Theresa Longano, Regina...

John Earl Cole

John Earl Cole

Feb 24, 2015

Earl Cole John Earl Cole, 91, of Powersville, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born July 24, 1923, in Newtown, MO, the son of Albert Earl and Alpha Marie (Chandler) Cole. Earl gave his life to Christ and was baptized at a young age; he was a member of the Newtown...

Debra Miller

Debra Miller

Feb 22, 2015

Debra Jo Miller Debra Jo “Debbie” Miller, 55 of Greentop, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at her home in Greentop. Debbie was born on August 29, 1959 in Kirksville, MO, the daughter of Larry and Thelma Maxine Rude Boggs. She attended the Queen City School, graduating with the class of 1977 from Schuyler County High School in Lancaster....

Billy Sayre

Billy Sayre

Feb 20, 2015

Billy June Sayre Billy June Sayre, 82 of Kirksville passed away Friday (February 20, 2015) at his home. The son of Walter Rosevelt and Neva M. (Glidewell) Sayre, he was born May 23, 1932 in Sullivan County, Missouri. Billy was cremated and no service will be held.

Jeremy James Steele

Jeremy James Steele

Feb 20, 2015

Jeremy Steele Jeremy Steele, 33, of Kansas City, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, February 20, 2015. Jeremy James Steele was born in Kansas City, MO, on July 8, 1981, the son of Clarence Morgan and Dianna Steele. He was reared in Kansas City. Jeremy enlisted in the United States Navy and began his service to...

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Feb 17, 2015

Sarah Clark Sarah Clark, 88 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (February 17, 2015) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of R. Hubert and Sarah (Keesling) Russell, she was born in Belleview, MO on October 9, 1926. On November 8, 1953 in St. Louis, MO she was united in marriage to Ongle “Red” L. Clark. Sarah is survived...

Marian V. Lindquist

Marian V. Lindquist

Feb 14, 2015

Marian V. Lindquist, 96, a long-time Kirksville resident, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. Marian was born February 28, 1918, in Newtown, Missouri, to Zebadee and Stella (Widner) Johnson. She married Harley A. Lindquist on November 24, 1936, at Edina, Missouri. She is survived by a daugher, Phyllis McElhinney and husband Gary,...

Ann L. Dufresne

Ann L. Dufresne

Feb 10, 2015

Ann L. DuFresne Ann L. DuFresne (nee Lois Anne Hedberg), Ph.D, age 84, chemist and educator passed away Tuesday (February 10, 2015) in Cleveland, OH. Beloved mother of Ann Sarah DuFresne (husband Edward Mozdzen); loving grandmother of Michael Mozdzen, all residing in Cleveland, OH; the daughter of the late Walter J. and Nellie E. (nee Witte) Hedberg former residents...

Donna Fink

Donna Fink

Feb 9, 2015

Donna Fink Donna Fink, 68 of Novinger passed away Monday (February 9, 2015) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Floyd and Dolly (Stanley) Billington, she was born February 22, 1946 in Shibleys Point, MO. She was united in marriage to Richard Sells and to this union three children were born. She was united in marriage to...

Melvan Carroll Hackney

Melvan Carroll Hackney

Feb 8, 2015

Carroll Hackney Melvan Carroll Hackney, 90, of Unionville, MO passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Carroll Hackney was born in Lemons, MO on February 7, 1925 the son of Leo and Bertha (Schnelle) Hackney. He attended the Triumph rural school and Lemons High School. On September 19, 1944 he was inducted into...

Jeannette Rosalie Service

Jeannette Rosalie Service

Feb 5, 2015

Jeannette Service Jeannette Service, 46, of Lucerne, MO, passed away suddenly at her home on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Jeannette Rosalie Meinecke was born in Smithville, MO, on November 22, 1968, the daughter of Timothy R. Meinecke, Sr. and Linda McGiver. She grew up in Princeton, MO, and she married Jim Service in Ridgeway, MO, on February 21, 1998....

Hattie Ellen Hamilton

Hattie Ellen Hamilton

Feb 4, 2015

Hattie Hamilton Hattie Hamilton, 90, of Princeton, MO, passed away at Pearls II in Princeton on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. She had been a resident there for less than a year. Hattie Ellen Hamilton was born in Oklahoma on December 14, 1924, the daughter of Frank Andrew and Nellie Elizabeth (Ward) Shippy. She was the second oldest in a...

Byron Cooper

Byron Cooper

Feb 1, 2015

Byron Cooper Byron (Pee-Wee) Cooper, 66, passed away unexpectedly Sunday (February 1, 2015) at his home in Greentop, Missouri. The son of Walter and Dorothy Ann (Lay) Cooper, he was born March 8, 1948 in Queen City. In October of 1966, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Losey and to this union two children were born, Rodney and...

Donald Fry Jr.

Donald Fry Jr.

Jan 29, 2015

Donald Fry Jr. Donald G. Fry, Jr. 56 of Kirksville, MO passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at he University Hospital in Columbia. Donald was born on October 27, 1958 in Chicago, IL the son of Donald G. Sr. and Rosalie B. (Jablowicz) Fry; both survive. Also surviving are his brother, David Glenn Fry and wife Christina of Kirksville,...