Phil Hagen, 90-years old and longtime resident of Utica passed away on April 18th, 2025 and went to heaven to join his wife, Marlys, who passed away April 5th, 2025. Phil was born on August 5th, 1934 in Nidaros Township in Otter Tail County, MN. to Othar and Hannie Hagen. He was one of eleven children. Phil lived...
Clifford Wayne Rupe, age 82, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025 at Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri. He was born September 25, 1942 in Chillicothe, Missouri, a son of Ray Linden and Vera Ruth (Hutchison) Rupe.
Clifford was a graduate of Hale High School and after graduating, he enlisted in the United...
Nylie Eugene Williams, 72, of Chillicothe, Missouri, slipped away to be with the Lord on April 11, 2025, at home surrounded with love. Nylie (Gene) was born on February 15, 1953, in Kiblah, Arkansas to Eugene Williams and Leo (Mathis) Williams.
Gene was a faithful member and trustee of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. He...
Jayona “Jay” Rader, age 68, of Queen City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2025. She was born on February 17, 1957, to the late Robert Junior Searcy and Marjorie Lee (Newman) Searcy.
Jay graduated from Southwest High School in Ludlow, Missouri, in 1977. She was united in marriage on November 30, 1979 and from this...
Marlys Hagen (Johnson) age 87, longtime resident of Utica, died Saturday, April 6, 2025 surrounded by her family.
Marlys Jean Johnson was born June 1, 1937 in Elbow Lake, MN., to James Oscar Johnson and Agnes (Ostlund) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Elbow Lake. Marlys married her husband of 66 years, Philip Hagen on August 30th, 1958. They...
Ronald Dean Herring, of Trenton, MO. Passed away on March 30th, 2025 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1946 to loving parents George Evertt Herring and Mary Francis Curtis Herring in Trenton, MO. Ronald graduated from Trenton High School then went on to serve in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968. After his serves...
Terryl Annette Robinson gained her angel wings on Saturday, March 29 2025.
She was born on September 5 1962 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to John and Delores Barclay, where she joined one sister, Cherri Wardel.
Terryl worked many years for Imperial Hotel and Casino in Cripple Creek, CO as an auditor, before then moving on to work as a Regional Manager for...
Marjorie Elaine Plowman 87, of Liberty, MO passed away on March 22, 2025 at Liberty Hospital. She was born on February 5th, 1938 to loving parents Dave and Bessie Keith in Chillicothe, MO. Marjorie graduated from Chillicothe High School and went to work as the school’s library clerk for many years. She went on to marry her childhood...
Penny Sue Patterson, age 55, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on March 21, 2025 at her residence.
Penny was born in Chillicothe to loving parents, Leon Nolan Merrill Sr., and Cheryl Ruth Roney on May 25, 1969. She later married Tracy Patterson in August, 1992 and lived a happy life together. After Tracy’s passing in November 21,...
Grace “Granny” Irene Jones
April 6, 1944 - March 21, 2025
Grace Irene (Ross) Jones of Dawn, Missouri, went to dance in Heaven with Jesus on Friday, March 21st, 2025 at the young age of 80. She went to be with her Savior at her home, under the care of her children and St. Luke’s Hospice. She battled with cancer, but that...
Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Taylor 66, of Chillicothe, MO. Passed away on March 14, 2025 in Kansas City, MO. She was born on April 4, 1958 to parents Harvey and Margaret (McCune) Booth in Kirksville, MO. Cindy graduated from Kirksville High School then went on to work at Midwest Glove in Chillicothe, MO. She was a member of the...
Mary Elizabeth O’Dell Plowman was born June 2, 1943, the only child of Marshall Andrew O’Dell and Elizabeth Mary (Moorshead) O’Dell. She was the devoted wife of Darrell Eugene Plowman and loving mother of Ernest Eugene and Sherri Lynn. Mary lived in Chillicothe her entire married life. She and Darrell cherished close friendships with Diane and Wendal Kerns, Joe...
Geneva May Pemberton, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Bosworth, Missouri on Sunday, March 2, 2025. She was born outside Dawn, Missouri on March 8, 1930 to parents, John Harris & Margaret E. Warren.
Geneva was united in marriage to Lester Brooks Reid of Dawn on September 26, 1947 at the Linwood Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. After...
Leta Irene McNally 97, of Chillicothe, MO passed away at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, on February 24, 2025. Leta was born to parents Frank Stilabower and Stella Miller on September 18th, 1927 in Golden City, Missouri. She worked many years at the Livingston County Courthouse in the County Clerk and Treasurer’s Office. Leta also spent many years...
Ida Lorene (Jones) Thomson, 77, of Chillicothe, MO., passed away Thursday February 13, 2025 at Stonebridge Senior Living in Chillicothe, MO, under the care of Three Rivers Hospice Inc.
Ida was born February 9, 1948 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of William Franklin Jones and Willadean (Hayes) Jones. On February 23, 1974 Ida married Kenneth Leroy Thomson...
Edward "Shorty" Lee Barron, a lifelong resident of the Dawn community, passed away on February 2, 2025, in Cameron, Missouri. A graveside memorial service will be held at Enon Baptist Church on Saturday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m.
Shorty was born on January 14, 1947, to Nelson and Una "Wooden" Barron in Carroll County on his family's...
Larry Dean Ward 77, of Chula, MO passed away at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, MO on January 29th, 2025. Larry was born to loving parents, Norman Ward, and Betty Ward on August 19, 1947. He attended Chillicothe High School and joined the Marine Corps soon after. Larry married Sherry King on June 10, 1968 in independence and...
Billy Jack Rist, 70, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Life Care Center in Brookfield, MO. Billy was born on August 3th, 1954 to loving parents, Jack Harvey Rist and Mildred Jean McNally Rist. After graduating from high school Billy served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Upon returning home...
Patsy Sue Jenkins 80, of Wheeling, Missouri, passed away on January 2, 2025 at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe, MO. Patsy was born on December 2nd, 1944 to parents, Pearl Robert Simpson and Mary “Louise” Simpson who loved her with all their hearts.
Patsy married Gary Gordon Jenkins and shared a beautiful life together until his passing in...
Sheila Ann Readon 62, of Breckenridge, Mo. Passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024 in her home with surrounded by her family. She was born on November 13, 1962 to her parents Martha Pratt and L.J. Wayman. Sheila work at Star Quilt for several years she then went on to married Timothy Reardon on September 8, 2006 in...