Obituaries
Velma Lorraine Barkley
May 7, 2015
Lorraine Barkley Lorraine Barkley, 96, formerly of Lucerne, MO, passed away at Brookdale Senior Care Solutions in Overland Park, KS, on Thursday, May 7, 2015. Velma Lorraine Barkley was born December 5, 1918, to Benjamin Henry Yardley and Delka Marie Pierson Yardley. When she was two months old, her father Henry died during the influenza epidemic. When she was...
Vernon Gillespie
May 3, 2015
Vernon R. Gillespie Vernon R. Gillespie 74, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at his home in Worthington, Missouri. The son of Ray and Odessa (McKim) Gillespie he was born April 25, 1941 in Putnam County. He grew up in Putnam County and attended the Worthington Elementary School. Vernon is survived by four brothers: Arthur Gillespie, Michael Gillespie and...
George Oakley Brundage
Apr 25, 2015
George Brundage George Brundage, 90, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, MO, on Saturday, April 25, 2015, after suffering a stroke. George Oakley Brundage was born south of Lucerne, MO, on February 2, 1925, the son of Virgil Leonard and Tressie Opal (Oakley) Brundage, who preceded him in death. He attended rural schools...
Oda Beall
Apr 20, 2015
Oda Beall Oda Effadema Blanche Beall, 93 of Queen City passed away Monday (April 20, 2015) at Schuyler County Nursing Home. The daughter of Aaron Grover and Mary Belle (Savage) Followwill, she was born May 4, 1922 in Putnam County. Oda grew up in Putnam County and attended area rural schools. She and her family moved to Cummings, Iowa...
Bob A. Libby
Apr 20, 2015
Robert Atkins Libby Robert Atkins Libby, 76, of Kirksville MO, died unexpectedly in the loving arms of his wife, Kathleen Riley Libby, on April 20, 2015, at their condo in Sugar Camp, Wisconsin. He was born November 25, 1938 in Shelbina, MO to June and Muriel Libby, who predeceased him. Robert was an accomplished analytical chemist, as a research...
Laveta Dorine Garland
Apr 17, 2015
Laveta Garland Laveta Garland, 78, of Powersville, MO, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the home of her son in Sewal, IA, after a battle with cancer. Laveta Dorine was born in Corydon, IA on December 25, 1936, the daughter of Lloyd D. and Wilma Ava (Stoker) Todd, who preceded her in death. She was reared in...
Loran Lewis "Blue" Hoover
Apr 13, 2015
Blue Hoover Blue Hoover, 66, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Monday, April 13, 2015, after a brief stay. Loran Lewis “Blue” Hoover was born in Green City, MO, on July 12, 1948, the son of William Forrest and Mary Elizabeth (Lane) Hoover, who preceded him in death. He was reared in...
Richard Desselman
Apr 12, 2015
Charles “Richard” Desselman Charles “Richard” Desselman 86, of Kirksville, MO passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Charles B. and Anita H. (Bartels) Desselman Richard was born on September 14, 1928 in Farmington, MO. He was united in marriage to Alice “Betty” Louise Brunson on September 12, 1953 in St. Louis, MO....
Kodi Knight
Apr 10, 2015
Kodi Knight Kodi Knight, 47, of Unionville, MO passed away suddenly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on April 10, 2015. Kodi Knight was born on September 10, 1967 in San Diego, CA, the daughter of Robert and Wanda Dale. Kodi’s family traveled a lot when she was young due to her father’s service in the Marine Corps. Kodi...
Bobby Lee Collins
Apr 4, 2015
Bob Collins Bob Collins, 82, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Bobby Lee Collins was born in Unionville, MO, on February 15, 1933, the son of Ogle Burt and Ruby Francis (Minear) Collins who preceded him in death. He was reared as a youngster in the Lone Star area...
Marjorie Mcelroy
Apr 2, 2015
Marjorie Irene McElroy Marjorie Irene McElroy, 88 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (April 2, 2015) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Willard and Nellie (Jones) Lewis, she was born July 22, 1926 in Downing, MO. On December 24, 1946 in Kansas City, KS she was united in marriage to Lester McElroy and to this union seven children...
Elveta Waddill
Apr 1, 2015
Elveta Waddill Elveta Altha Waddill 93, of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, MO, where she had been a short term resident. The daughter of Millard and Rosalla Walters (Hills) Bradshaw, Elveta was born February 27, 1922 in Sullivan County, MO. On December 15, 1941 she was united in...
Eugene Joseph Croarkin, Sr.
Mar 31, 2015
Eugene J. Croarkin, Sr., of Kirksville, Macon and Edina, MO left this world at 94 years of age on March 31, 2015. He was born February 25, 1921, in Fort Worth Texas, the son of Ralph and Ruth (Wright) Croarkin. At the age of 5 by court decree he was given to Aunt Emma Corine Croarkin, who lovingly raised...
Raymond Black
Mar 30, 2015
Raymond Arnold Black Raymond Arnold Black, Age 91 years & 1 month of Tempe Arizona passed away on March 30, 2015. He was born February 4, 1924 to Paul and Georgia Mae Platz Black near Brashear MO. He was united in marriage to Geneva Stanley, May 28, 1950 at Kirksville MO. They had a happy marriage for 63 years....
Richard Dean Lewis
Mar 30, 2015
Richard Lewis Richard Lewis, 87, formerly of Lucerne, MO, passed away at the Corydon Nursing and Rehab Center in Corydon, IA, on Monday, March 30, 2015. He had been a resident there for two years. Richard Dean Lewis was born in Milan, MO, on November 18, 1927, the son of Edward and Beulah (Cassity) Lewis who preceded him in...
Pauline Adams
Mar 28, 2015
Pauline Adams Pauline Adams 86, of Kirksville passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home with loved ones by her side. The daughter of Everett Pearl and Gertrude B. (Ertel) Adams, Pauline was born August 8, 1928 in Greentop, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Everett Pearl Adams, Jr., who died while serving...
Shirlene Killday
Mar 23, 2015
Shirlene Killday Shirlene Irene Killday 81, of Kirksville passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Northeast Regional Medical Center, Kirksville, Missouri. She was the daughter of Marvin and Maude (Payne) Morehead. Shirlene was born January 16, 1934 in Adair County Missouri. On May 18, 1952 in Edina, Missouri she was united in marriage to Robert Killday, who survives. Shirlene...
Dora "Maxine" Bailey Duncan
Mar 22, 2015
Dora “Maxine” Bailey Duncan Maxine Duncan went home to be with her Savior and Lord on March 22, 2015. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Duncan Jr., her father Rolla B. Johnson, mother Effie Jane Johnson, Brothers Glenn, Frank, Melvin, and Burton Johnson, sisters Mary Shearer, Isabelle Coffman, Josie Anders, Myrtle Grimm, and Maxine’s first...
Larry Brenizer
Mar 21, 2015
Larry O. Brenizer, 65 was taken by God Monday, March 21, 2015 in Kirksville, MO. Larry was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen; loving father to Jeff Brenizer of St. Louis, MO, Janelle Levy and husband Bob of Kirksville, MO; grandfather of Madalyne, Jordan and Peyton Brenizer and Reagan and Rowna Levy; brother of Kay Krieg and husband Frank...
Naomi Blythe
Mar 18, 2015
Naomi M. Blythe Naomi M. Blythe, 94 of Jacksonville, AR and formerly of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (March 18, 2015) at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Jacksonville, AR. The daughter of Irvin and Viola (McClennen) Sanders, she was born August 30, 1920 in Stahl, MO. She was raised and attended school in the Stahl area. She worked in a...
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