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...
Marilyn A. Gravitt
Jan 23, 2013
Marilyn Ann Gravitt age 70 of Edina, Missouri passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 23, 2013 at her home in Edina. On May 25, 1942 in Novelty, MO she was born to Arthur Vernon and Frances Virginia Pitzer Garnett. On January 6, 1964 in Quincy, IL she was united in marriage to William "Bill" Lee Gravitt and they recently celebrated forty-nine...
Ruth May Waggener
Jan 21, 2013
Ruth May Waggener, age 94, of Edina, MO, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013, in the Knox County Nursing Home at Edina, MO. She was born May 29, 1918, at Bible Grove in Scotland, County, MO, the daughter of Oscar and Tonia Cruse Kigar. She was united in marriage to Howard Waggener on September 6, 1935, in Edina, MO, and...
Mary Jane Hamlin
Jan 9, 2013
Mary Jane Hamlin, age 63, of Novelty, Missouri passed away early Wednesday morning, January 9, 2013, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina where she resided a few days. On July 8, 1949, in Keytesville, Missouri she was born as a twin daughter to Perley Francis and Mary Rachel Smith Brenizer. On July 8, 1967, she was united in...
William Eugene "Bill" Walter
Jan 8, 2013
William Eugene "Bill" Walter, age 53, of LaBelle, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Canton, MO. He was born February 14, 1959, at Kirksville, MO, the son of Leo Ellis and Loretta Ruth Balfour Walter. He was united in marriage to Lisa D. Miller, on June 9, 1979, in LaBelle, MO and she preceded him in death on...
David Wayne Clay
Jan 5, 2013
David Wayne Clay, age 59, of Lewistown, MO, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013, in Country Aire Retirement Estates in Lewistown, MO. He was born at Canton, MO on February 8, 1953, the son of Harold and Floretta Tate Clay, Sr. He is survived by his mother Floretta Clay of Canton, MO, three sons, Lamont Jones and his wife of...
John Will Nicol
Dec 29, 2012
John Will Nicol, age 79, of Knox City, MO passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012, in the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born September 6, 1933, in Knox County, MO, the son of Howard M. and Nellie Leona Pulse Nicol. He was united in marriage to Judy Leigh Bachmann on March 17, 1963, at...
Harold James (Casey) Lowe
Dec 27, 2012
Harold James (Casey) Lowe, age 75, of Edina, MO, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, in the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. He was born September 27, 1937, at Rutledge, MO, the son of Kenneth and Isabelle Kintner Lowe. He was united in marriage to Betty Lay on October 1, 1960, in Edina, MO. Surviving are his wife...
Ronnie D. "R.D." Pierce
Dec 24, 2012
Ronnie Dean Pierce "R.D.", age 74, of rural Maywood, MO passed away Monday, December 24, 2012, at his home. He was born October 19, 1938, in Adair County, MO, the son of Dee R. and Jennie Idell Dalton Pierce. He was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Sears on July 5, 1959, at Downing, MO, and she preceded him in...
