Obituaries

Oct 8, 2013

Teddy Lee Stewart Teddy Lee Stewart, 72 of Connellsville, MO passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at his home. Teddy was born on September 6, 1941 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Robert and Della (Potter) Stewart. In 1960, Teddy was united in marriage to Wilda Craig and to this union three children were born Eddy, Lenny and Joanna....

Oct 4, 2013

Thomas Robert Wallace Jr. Thomas Robert Wallace, Jr. 59 of Kirksville passed away Friday (October 4, 2013) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Thomas R. and Vera Irene (Wever) Wallace Sr., he was born December 14, 1953 in Kirksville, MO. On July 3, 1980 in Edina, MO he was united in marriage to Pat Leckbee. Tom is...

Oct 3, 2013

Alma M. Hatter

Alma M. Hatter, 96 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (October 3, 2013) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center.

The...

Oct 2, 2013

Dorothy E. Rummerfield

Dorothy E. Rummerfield, 85 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (October 2, 2013) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center surrounded by her family.

The...

Sep 27, 2013

Kenneth Eldon Maize

Kenneth Eldon Maize, 81 of Kirksville passed away Friday (Sept. 27, 2013) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Albert and Etta...

Sep 27, 2013

Mary Susan Staggs passed away peacefully Friday, September 27, 2013, at the Putnam County Care Center where she had been a resident for the last five years after having suffered a debilitating stroke. Mary Susan was born in January of 1930, in Centerville, Iowa, to Murl E. and Martha J. (Crumpacker) Husted. She lived and attended school in Unionville,...

Sep 20, 2013

Cathy Williams Cathy Williams, 60, of Marceline, MO, (formerly of Unionville, MO) passed away of natural causes at her home in Marceline on Friday, September 20, 2013. She had been in declining health for some years. Cathy Ann (Anders) Williams was born in Unionville, MO, on March 12, 1953, the daughter of Kenneth and Helen Ilene (Buckallew) Anders. She...

Sep 18, 2013

Shirley Sprehe Shirley C. Sprehe 78 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday September 18, 2013. Shirley was born in Paxton, IL and had one older sister and one younger brother (both deceased).  Shirley is survived by her husband, Bob, two daughters, Chris and Linda and three grandchildren Mandy, Ashley and Ryan. Shirley graduated from Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal, IL,...

Sep 18, 2013

Gail (Schmidt) Tucker

Gail Tucker, 78, of Kirksville passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013.

Gail was born in St. Louis, MO, to Herbert Schmidt and Claudine...

Sep 15, 2013

Edward B. “Casper” Christman

Edward Basil “Casper” Christman, 65 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (September 15, 2013) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Basil T. and Marion Geraldine (Summers) Christman, he...

Sep 14, 2013

Kenneth Alger

Kenneth Alger, 89 of Kirksville passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his home.

Kenneth was born on September 28, 1923 in Lewistown, MO, the son of Nile and Mary Ellen...

Sep 12, 2013

Helena Piper, 79 of Kirksville, MO passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the South Hampton Place in Columbia, MO. Helena was born on July 13, 1934 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Ernest Melvin and Freda Faye (Bradford) Sloop. Helena was reared in the Queen City area and graduated from Schuyler County High School. She worked for...

Sep 9, 2013

Vickie Lee Osborn

Vickie Lee Osborn, 60 of Kirksville passed away Monday (September 9, 2013) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of Harold and Vivian (Whittom) Osborn, she was born November 21, 1952 in Kirksville, MO. On September 27, 1980 she was united in...

Sep 7, 2013

Lavern Mathes

Lavern Mathes 86, passed away unexpected late Saturday (September 7, 2013) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City.

The son of Delbert and Cleta (Partin) Mathes, he was born on February 9, 1927, in the Graysville community. On November 24,...

Sep 6, 2013

John E. Witte III

John Edwin Witte III, age 79 passed away Friday, September 6, 2013, at the Arbors in Kirksville.

The son of John E. and Pauline E. (Riley) Witte III, John was born December 3, 1933 in Edina, MO. On August 7, 1965...

Sep 6, 2013

Thelma Baldock Thelma Baldock, 95, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Friday, September 6, 2013. Thelma Lucille (Bacus) Baldock was born in Connelsville, MO, on July 19, 1918, the daughter of Claud and Goldie (Dooley) Bacus, who preceded her in death. The family moved to Appanoose County, IA, soon after...

Sep 5, 2013

Ruth Webb, 70, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO, on Thursday, September 5, 2013, after a brief illness. Ruth Marie (Cook) Webb was born in Kansas City, KS, on March 15, 1943, the daughter of Leroy and Ruth (Cannon) Cook, who preceded her in death. She was reared in...

Sep 5, 2013

Clifford Lay

Clifford Lay 93, of Greentop passed away Thursday (September 5, 2013) in Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.

The son of James A. and Grace E. (Morton) Lay, he was born June 9, 1920 in rural Greentop on the farm where he...

Aug 31, 2013

Charles D. Rhoads Charles D. Rhoads 70, of Queen City passed away unexpected Saturday (August 31, 2013) in Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The son of Kenneth Edward and Anna Marie (Beary) Rhoads, he was born October 21, 1942, in Queen City, Missouri. On December 25, 1964 he was united in marriage to Patsy Starbuck and to this...

Aug 30, 2013

Hershel Newcomer

Hershel Newcomer, 84 of LaPlata, MO passed away Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO.

The son of David E. & Alta F. (Glaspie) Newcomer, he was born on April 9, 1929 in Adair County, MO. In 1959 he...