Ruby D. Clay
May 13, 2013
Ruby Dee Clay, age 96 of LaBelle, MO passed away, Monday evening, May 13, 2013 at the LaBelle Manor Care Center. Born February 7, 1917 near Taylor, MO she was a daughter of Arthur William"Doc" and Luella Hendreds Manley. She was united in marriage with Otto S. "Toad" Clay on September 6, 1934 at Monticello, MO. He preceded her in...
Nellie Jane Mccoy
May 2, 2013
Nellie Jane Horton McCoy, age 93, of Brashear, MO, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO. She was born December 19, 1919, at Brashear, MO the daughter of Clarence and Mary Shanks Robertson. She was married in 1940 to Dr. Robert Horton D.O. and to this union one son (Dr. Robert Horton,...
David A. Hall
Apr 27, 2013
David A. Hall went Home Saturday, April 27, 2013, and Heaven now has another angel. Born September 15, 1959, David left a forever lasting impression on every person he met in his 53 years. He was born in Kirksville, raised in Novelty, and became a significant contributor to the people of Adair and Knox County. Professionally, David was the Kirksville...
Anna Cecelia Burkhardt
Apr 20, 2013
Anna Cecelia Burkhardt, age 86 of Edina, MO passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, in the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO. She was born October 5, 1926, at Hannibal, MO, the daughter of James Alexis and Anna Lucinda Yates Montgomery. She was united in marriage to Sanford Rodney (Sam) Burkhardt on May 31, 1945, in Monroe City, MO...
Melburn Eugene (Mel) Melton
Apr 15, 2013
Melburn Eugene (Mel) Melton, age 87, of Hurdland, MO, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, in the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. He was born September 27, 1925, at Qulin, MO, the son of Jess and Beulah Agnes Gunnel Melton. He was united in marriage to Lessie Marie Cordell and she preceded him in death in 1965. Mel...
Kenneth William Ritter
Apr 6, 2013
Kenneth William Ritter, age 80 of rural Steffenville, MO, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home. He was born August 27, 1932, at Shelbyville, MO, the son of William Frederick and Juanita Beatrice Steffen Ritter. He was united in marriage to Bertha Laquita Glenn at Steffenville, MO on July 27, 1954; she preceded him in death on December...
Brock C. Baker
Mar 25, 2013
Brock C. Baker, 41 of Brashear passed away Monday (March 25, 2013) at 11:58 a.m. at University Medical Center in Columbia, MO. The son of Charles W. and Anne Sue (Ambrosia) Baker, he was born March 17, 1972 at Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital. On September 11, 2001 in Baring, MO, Brock was united in marriage to Sarah Campbell who survives. Also...
Marjorie Louise "Marge" Parton
Mar 22, 2013
Marjorie Louise "Marge" Parton, age 74, of Marshall, MO, formerly of Edina, MO, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, in Marshall, MO. She was born on December 31, 1938, in Edina, MO the daughter of Elmer Cecil and Gladys Pauline Anderson Duggins. She was united in marriage to Bernard Cleo "Barney" Parton on July 19, 1955, at Edina, MO and...
Leon Clifford Blake
Mar 18, 2013
Leon Clifford Blake, age 55, of Edina, MO, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born on July 4, 1957, in Newton, MA, the son of Leon and Harriet Mae Whitmire Blake. Cliff is survived by two children, Amanda Blake of Oklahoma and Misty Blake of Edina, MO, two brothers, Nicholas Wayne...
Will Barnes
Mar 17, 2013
Will Barnes, age 46, of Edina MO passed away unexpectedly March 17, 2013. Will was born April 13, 1966, in Waynesboro, Ga to Marie Barnes and Willie Simpson, who preceded him in death. He was united in marriage to Wendy Lee Darrah, April 29, 2002, in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Surviving are his wife Wendy Barnes of Edina and his bother...
Lavonda Elizabeth Mansfield
Mar 12, 2013
Reverend Lavonda Elizabeth Mansfield, 83 Born January 30, 1930?--Hanes City, Florida Went to be with The Lord on March 12, 2013 Lavonda lived a full life. Having served 67 years in the ministry, beginning at the early age of 16 as a powerful speaker and teacher, she was an inspiration to many. She dedicated her heart to proclaiming the Gospel....
William Lawrence "Bill" Early
Mar 6, 2013
William Lawrence "Bill" Early passed away at home with his family on March 6, 2013, after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. He was born on November 17, 1942, the third of eight children, at his family home in Baring MO to Donald Lawrence "Bill" Early and Mary Agnes Delaney Early. He married Linda Sue Couch (daughter of Bud and...
Minnie Roselyn Mckay
Feb 24, 2013
Minnie Roselyn Hettinger McKay, 86, life-long resident of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, at her home. Minnie was born on February 1, 1927, the daughter of Franklin Henry and Rose Mary Miller Hettinger. She married James Baker McKay on December 23, 1945, who preceded her in death on January 12, 2006. She was also preceded in...
Alma May Kelley
Feb 23, 2013
Alma May Kelley, age 94, of Hurdland, MO, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013, in the Kirksville Manor Care Center. She was born August 9, 1918, in Knox County, MO, the daughter of Edwin Penman and Callie Louise Pruett Mayer. She was united in marriage to Woodrow E. Kelley on July 18, 1936, at Edina, MO and he preceded her...
William Lee Gravitt
Feb 15, 2013
William Lee (Bill) Gravitt, age 81, of Edina, MO, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, in Liberty, IL. He was born in Quincy, IL on September 6, 1931, the son of Eulis Aubry and Willa Scharelottie Welch Gravitt. In his earlier years he was married and to this union four children were born. On January 6, 1964 at Quincy, IL...
Mary Elizabeth Willey
Feb 11, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Willey, 94, formerly of Cameron, IL, died peacefully in Fort Myers, FL on February 11, 2013. Daughter of the late Rev. Fey and Leona Huston Willey, she was born in Greensburg, MO on August 19, 1918. Miss Willey graduated from Blandinsville High School and attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers' College. After teaching school for several years, she continued...
Clarence Edward Corman
Feb 10, 2013
Clarence Edward Corman, age 101, of Edina, MO, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, in the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. He was born in Atlanta, MO, on April 12, 1911, the son of John J. and Bessie Weaver Corman. He was united in marriage to Jessie Bell Mallavish and to this union two children were born. He...
Betty Karen Thompson
Feb 10, 2013
Betty "Karen" Thompson Betty "Karen" Thompson 69, of Brashear, MO passed away Sunday, February 10th, 2013, at the University Medical Center in Columbia, MO. The daughter of James Hugo and Gussie Lou (Brooksher) Branham, Karen was born August 17, 1943 in Elsberry, MO. On October 14th, 1961 in Edina, MO she was united in marriage to Donald L. Thompson, who...
Bonnie Lou Ashford
Feb 4, 2013
Bonnie Lou Ashford, age 73, of LaBelle, MO, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013, in the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. She was born July 13, 1939, in LaBelle, MO, the daughter of Joseph D. and Jennie Mabel Byers Hirsch. She was united in marriage to Gary Ray Ashford on January 26, 1957, at Knox City, MO and...
Mary Jane Mckenzie
Jan 25, 2013
Mary Jane McKenzie, age 74, of Knox City, MO, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013, in the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle, MO. She was born December 18, 1938, in Knox County, MO the daughter of Harry Benjamin and Mary Evelyn Rouner Simpson. She was united in marriage to G.W. Baltzelle in 1957 and to this union two children...
