Obituaries

Richard Stitzer

Richard Stitzer

Mar 16, 2015

Richard (Dick) Stitzer Richard (Dick) Stitzer, 72 of Kirksville passed away Monday (March 16, 2015) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The son of John and Dorothy (Sullivan) Stitzer, he was born November 24, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Barbara Duffey. Dick served in the US Army in Germany...

James Rae

James Rae

Mar 16, 2015

James Rae James Rae, 69 of Kirksville passed away Monday (March 16, 2015) at his home. The son of Ralph and Betty (Goodwin) Rae, he was born June 8, 1945 in Kirksville, MO. On June 11, 1965 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Judith L. Whittom and she preceded him in death on April 12, 2013. He...

Janice Ellene Doolin

Janice Ellene Doolin

Mar 15, 2015

Janice Doolin Janice Eileen (Fowler) Doolin, of Unionville, Mo. passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri after a lengthy illness. J Janice was born on November 19, 1948 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Robert "Bob" and Eileen (Welsh) Fowler. She was raised in Putnam County just south of Unionville. Her parents preceded...

Bobbie Dale Busby

Bobbie Dale Busby

Mar 14, 2015

Bobbie Dale Busby, 68, of Lucerne, MO passed away at the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, IA on March 14, 2015. Bobbie Busby was born on October 4, 1946 in Newtown, MO, the daughter of Robert and Methwee Coddington. She attended grade school in Worthington and high school in Jennings, MO. Later in life she married Keith Busby and...

Susan Riegle

Susan Riegle

Mar 14, 2015

Susan Slaughter Riegle Susan Slaughter Riegle, 64 passed away March 14, 2015 in Orting, Washington. The daughter of Harold and Marjorie Deierling Slaughter, she was born October 31, 1950 in Queen City, MO. Susan is survived by her husband, Richard Riegle; son, Nathan Arthur and wife Theresa of New Sharon, IA; daughter, Shara Slaughter Knieriem and husband Robert of...

Thelma Spainhower

Thelma Spainhower

Mar 14, 2015

Thelma M. Spainhower Thelma May Spainhower 90, of Kirksville passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of John William and Myrtle Francis (Petree) Craig, Thelma was born January 24, 1925 in St. Clair, MO. On March 21, 1951 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to John...

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...