Obituaries

Leona Curtis

Leona Curtis

Apr 19, 2014

Leona Anna Curtis, 90, of Lock Springs, MO went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her home, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Leona was born October 5, 1923 in Lindy, NE the daughter of Andrew C. Clausen and Augusta K. Nabor Clausen. On March 30, 1946 Leona married C. D....

Shirley Fifer

Shirley Fifer

Apr 16, 2014

Shirley Mae Fifer, 79, of Chillicothe passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Boone Hospital, Columbia, MO. Shirley Mae Fifer was born January 26, 1935 in Springhill, MO the daughter of Ross Cooper and Pearl Hughes Cooper. She was a 1953 graduate of Chillicothe High School. On May 26, 1953 Shirley married, her husband of 60 years, Robert Allen Fifer...

Dorothy Capps

Dorothy Capps

Apr 12, 2014

Dorothy Lorraine Capps, 89, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Morningside Nursing Home in Chillicothe. Dorothy was born July 12, 1924 in Sturgis, MO the daughter of Spurgean and Charlotte (Hert) Crowe. On September 5, 1942 she married Ray (Doc) Nelson Capps. Dorothy retired from Morningside Nursing Home in 2004. She was a member of Chula...

William Crosser

William Crosser

Apr 3, 2014

William (Bill) Crosser, 59, of Bassett, Nebraska, a former resident of Chillicothe, MO, left this Earth for his Heavenly Home, after a long battle with cancer, on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Rock County Hospital in Bassett. William Henry Crosser was born April 30, 1954 in Box Butte County, Alliance, Nebraska the son of Eugene Crosser and Dorothy Walker Crosser....

Annielee Williams

Annielee Williams

Feb 28, 2014

Annielee Grace Williams “Grammy”, 80, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Annielee Williams was born April 4, 1933 in Wheeling, MO the daughter of Elmo Gordon Burton and Melvia Lucille Seek Burton. She was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. On January 12, 1965...

Jaylynn Eckert

Jaylynn Eckert

Feb 20, 2014

Jaylynn Marie Eckert, 2 years old, of Chillicothe, MO. passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her home in Chillicothe. Jaylynn was born October 1, 2011 in Trenton MO the daughter of Randy Daniel Eckert and Tiffany Lynn Craft Eckert. She always had a sunny disposition and loved anything to do with Mickey Mouse. Jaylynn is survived by her parents,...

George Hightower

George Hightower

Feb 19, 2014

George Walter Hightower, 101, a life-long resident of rural Mooresville MO passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his home, under the care of his family and St. Luke’s Hospice. George was born November 15, 1912 in Mooresville, the son of William Walter Hightower and Bertie Fritz Hightower. He was a graduate of Mooresville High School. He married Hazel Lucille...

Scott McKay

Scott McKay

Feb 17, 2014

Scott Joseph McKay, 49, of Chillicothe MO passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence in Chillicothe. Scott was born May 23, 1964 in Park Ridge, IL the son of Joseph McKay and Judith Ann Sherman McKay-Burkey. Scott became a cook and worked in various area restaurants. He particularly enjoyed cooking and trying new recipes on his father and...

Twila Boulware

Twila Boulware

Feb 12, 2014

Twila Mae Boulware, 86, of Liberty MO, formerly of Chillicothe, passed away February 12, 2014 at North Care Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri Twila was born December 5, 1927 in Quincy, IL the daughter of William Harris Ayers  and Blanche Verlee Leeper Ayers. She was a graduate of Canton  High School and Culver-Stockton College in Canton, MO receiving a Bachelor of...

Gladys Flemming

Gladys Flemming

Jan 26, 2014

Gladys Marie (Weitzel) Flemming, 74, of Chillicothe, MO, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty MO after a battle with colon cancer. Gladys was born in Linn County on March 12, 1939 to William (Bud) Weitzel and Dicy Mae Swihart Weitzel.  She was a 1957 Graduate of Chillicothe High School. After High School she enlisted in the...

Edith Pritchett

Edith Pritchett

Jan 16, 2014

Edith Rollene Pritchett, 86, of Trenton, MO passed away Thursday January 16, 2014 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe. She was born March 25, 1927 in Hamilton, MO. to Rollie Alexander and Edna Hadena Daniels. She was graduated from Jamesport High School and St Joseph Beauty School. She operated her own beauty shop for many years in Trenton, MO. Edith married...

Tonda Eckert

Tonda Eckert

Jan 7, 2014

Tonda Eckert, 64, of Chula, MO passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at her residence in Chula, under the care of her loving family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Tonda was born in Trenton, MO on November 17, 1949 the daughter of Dale Lee Brown and Laura Jane Eaves Brown. She was a 1968 graduate of Trenton High School and went...

Kevin Bowling

Kevin Bowling

Jan 1, 2014

Kevin Ray Bowling, 55, of Chillicothe MO passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his residence in Chillicothe. Kevin was born July 2, 1958 in Chillicothe, MO the son of Samuel Brown Bowling and Betty Chloe Helm Bowling. He was a 1976 graduate of Hale High School. He attended the Hale Baptist Church Kevin worked for Chillicothe Plumbing Supply for...

Bobby Hogan

Bobby Hogan

Dec 29, 2013

Bobby Lee Hogan, 71, of  Lock Springs, MO passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his residence, under the care of his family and Hospice Advantage of Gallatin. Bobby was born January 30, 1942 in Gallatin MO, the son of Clifford Leroy Hogan and Bertha Ethel Tucker Hogan. He attended Gallatin schools. Bobby was a farmer most of his life and...

Frances Shirley

Frances Shirley

Dec 27, 2013

Frances Ann Shirley, 65, of Chillicothe MO passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Liberty Hospital, Liberty MO. Frances was born March 15, 1948 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of Irvin William Haley and Helen Lee Cooper Haley. She was a 1966 graduate of Chillicothe High School. Fran started working as a key punch operator and later became a computer...

Joan Gilbert

Joan Gilbert

Dec 20, 2013

Joan Lou Gilbert, 74, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Indian Hills in Chillicothe. Joan was born December 1, 1939 in San Francisco, CA the daughter of James Danny Rockwell and Dorothy Violet Clark Rockwell. She attended schools in California and after moving to Missouri 21 years ago, she attended North Central Missouri College in Trenton....

Lyle Paris

Lyle Paris

Dec 9, 2013

Lyle Wayne Paris, 92, of Chillicothe MO passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Lyle W. Paris was born October 31, 1921 in Dawn, MO the son of Paul Lee Paris and Vanna Verlene Hall Paris. He was a life-long farmer in Livingston County, he had farms in Dawn then Pumpkin Center, Blacksmith’s Corner and...

Vera Mathews

Vera Mathews

Nov 30, 2013

Vera Veneta Mathews, 85, of Chillicothe MO passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Indian Hills in Chillicothe. Veneta Mathews was born January 3, 1928 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of Manzel England and Vernia Bate England. On August 18, 1943 Veneta married George Eugene Mathews in Tacoma, Washington. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1987. Veneta worked...

Dale Wood

Dale Wood

Nov 24, 2013

Wanda Dale Wood, 80, of Dawn MO, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his daughter’s residence in Lebanon MO. Dale Wood was born October 21, 1933 in Mooresville MO the son of Wanda Bryan Wood and Emma Melvina Moorshead Wood. He was a  graduate of Dawn High School and attended Warrensburg State Teachers College. Dale served state-side during the Korean...

Otis "Junior" Ireland, Jr..

Otis "Junior" Ireland, Jr..

Nov 22, 2013

Otis “Junior” Monroe Ireland, 61, of Utica, MO passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty MO. Junior Ireland was born July 12, 1952 in Chillicothe MO the son of Otis M. Ireland Sr. and Ola Alma Juanita Merryfield Ireland He was a 1970 graduate Chillicothe High School. On November 4, 1972 Junior married Linda Jeane Dykes...

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