Obituaries

Jun 27, 2019

Jane Elizabeth (Scruby) Phillips passed away at her home on Thursday, June 27, 2019.  Jane was born in a blizzard on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1934, to Stanley Reed and Elsie Adella Minghini Scruby, in Chillicothe.  She attended Chillicothe schools, graduating in 1952.  Jane played the piano for many events in school, and was in the band, where she...

Jun 26, 2019

Sherman Garst, 81, of Ludlow, Missouri, passed away at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe, under the care of his family and St. Luke’s Hospice.

Sherman Garst was born February 24, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Rufus Montgomery Garst and Carrie Emmaline Snider Garst. He was a graduate of Mooresville High School. On January 24, 1959 he...

Jun 12, 2019

Patricia Louise Kinnison, 73, of Chillicothe passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 under the care of her family and St. Lukes Hospice at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe.

Patricia was born October 4, 1945 in Chillicothe to parents Herman C. Childs and Norma L. Jones Childs. She worked many years as an Administrative Assistant at Citizens Bank &...

Jun 6, 2019

Wanda Jean Stottlemyre, age 81 of Chillicothe, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, MO. Wanda was born August 5, 1937 in Chula, MO to Ray Swagerty and Sylvia (Frizzell) Swagerty. She married Chester Paul Stottlemyre in Arkansas, while he was in the service. He preceded her in death on October 29, 1971.

May 29, 2019

Mary Christine (Bower) Clemens died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Mary was born June 08, 1958 to Helen A. Potter and Robert O. Bower in Perry, Iowa. She was the youngest of the three children; older siblings Barbra Anne and Richard Thomas. Mary graduated from Ames High School, Ames, IA, and attended...

May 26, 2019

Allen Moore III, of Chillicothe, MO, Green Valley, AZ, and Carolina Meadows, NC, died May 26, 2019 at age 95.   Allen was born on August 17, 1923 to Allen Moore II and Helen Huey Moore.  He was preceded in death by his parents and by his two sisters, Martha Amma Hamshaw and Mary Ann Arneson Liddell.   He is survived...

May 26, 2019

Elbert Allan Timmons, 76, of Meadville, Passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Allan was born on March 30, 1943 in Chillicothe the son of Jesse Hosler Timmons and Velma Lotus Clarkson Timmons. He was a graduate of Meadville High School. Allan married Janese Kilburn November 15, 1964 at Calvary Baptist in...

Apr 30, 2019

Carol Jean (Brookshier) Dupree, age 62, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her home in St. Joseph, MO. She was born December 21, 1956 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of Russell Dean and Jean Gertrude (Gann) Brookshier. On August 28, 1976 at the Hale, MO United Methodist Church she married Victor McCracken, they divorced in 1981. On November 27,...

Apr 30, 2019

Michael B. Schoonover, 53, of Dawn, Missouri, passed away on April 30th, 2019 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family, after a hard-fought battle against gastric cancer.

Michael was born on August 18, 1965 in Kirksville, Missouri to Emily Pauline Probasco and Jerry Mitchell Southern.  Mike is survived by both of his parents and stepmother,...

Apr 18, 2019

Terry Lee Lewis, 72, of Braymer passed away Thursday April 18, 2019 at the Kansas City Hospice House.

Terry was born August 2, 1946 in Brookfield the son of William Lewis and Mary Ella Mace Lewis. He graduated from South West High School. Terry married Marti Crookshank August 14, 1965 at the Utica Baptist Church.

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Apr 18, 2019

Barbara (Sprague)  Kunzer, 78 of Chillicothe, MO. passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Indian Hills Nursing Home.

Barbara was born February 25, 1941 in Utica MO., the daughter of Arnold Ora (Ted) Sprague and Vivian Ilene (Bigelow) Sprague.

She was a graduate of Mooresville High School and attended Gard Business College in St. Joseph....

Apr 17, 2019

Jackie Steele Shull

Jackie Steele Shull 76, of Trenton, passed away Wednesday April 17, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Jack was born on March 23, 1943 in Tindall, the son of Roy E. Shull and Vivian M. Steele Shull. He graduated Trenton High School in 1962 and later earned an Associates...

Mar 30, 2019

Marilyn Joyce (Moore) Callighan, 82, of Chillicothe, MO died on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Liberty Hospital, Liberty MO surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Heritage Funeral Home, Chillicothe, MO with burial to follow in the Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, MO.  The family will receive...

Mar 7, 2019

Ruth Nadine Oakes Taylor, 87 of Chillicothe passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe.

Ruth was born on May 14, 1931 in Hutchison, Kansas, the daughter of James Oakes and Maude Shipp Oakes. She married Donald Lee Taylor July 22, 1948 in Chillicothe.

Ruth attended the Church Of Christ in Chillicothe....

Mar 3, 2019

Nathan passed from his mortal life and returned home on March 3rd. Son of Dick and Doe Sperry, his siblings are TJ (Tyneka), Indianapolis, Indiana; Alex (Hillary), Bella Vista, Arkansas; Jesica (Jason), Kaui, Hawaii; Jon (Anna), Mansfield, Texas; and Suzanne (Keenan), Cameron, Missouri.

He was loved and cared for by each of his attentive siblings and loved...

Feb 25, 2019

Susan Joy Boehner (Winkelmeyer), age 73, of Chillicothe passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. She graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1963, received her BS in Business from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1968, and attended the New York School of Interior Design for one year. After college she joined her mother in the family business, Winkelmeyer...

Feb 23, 2019

Mishell W. Blomenkamp Frazier, 71, of Mooresville, Missouri passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Cameron Veterans Home in Cameron, Missouri.

Mishell was born in Lincoln, Nebraska December 30, 1947 to parents Robert William and Vivian Elaine Urwiller Blomenkamp. Mishell retired from the United States Army with twenty years of service to our Country, achieving the rank...

Feb 17, 2019

Georgia Jean Lower, 92, peacefully passed away Sunday, February 17th at 7:20 PM. She battled bravely against pancreatic cancer for the past 6 months.  She died at her home in Chillicothe, Mo. with friends and family in attendance.

Georgia has been a standing member of Grace Episcopal Church in Chillicothe, since moving with her now deceased husband...

Feb 12, 2019

Bonnie Lea Minnis Thompson, 81, of Cameron, formerly of Mooresville, Missouri, passed away Tuesday February 12, 2019, at Quail Run Health Center in Cameron, Missouri.

Bonnie was born March 28, 1937 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Clyde Minnis and Edith Wheelbarger Minnis. Bonnie married Clarence Thompson on August 26, 1954. She was a lifetime member of Breckenridge...

Feb 7, 2019

Lynn "Dee" Cunningham, 68, of Chillicothe, passed away Thursday February 7, 2019 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe.

Dee was born April 12, 1950 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Jack Nelson Schultz and Patricia Ann Bace Schultz. She was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. Lynn married Wayne Cunningham December 17, 1977 at the First Christian Church in Chillicothe....