Apr 4, 2021

Howard E. “Sonny” Waggoner, 66, of Forest City, Missouri, passed away at the Fairfax, Missouri hospital on April 4, 2021.

Sonny became sick with Covid-19 and was hospitalized on Feb. 25, 2021. He was discharged, and then admitted again on March 4 with pneumonia.

Sonny was born at the family home in Forest City, Missouri...

Mar 28, 2021

Johnnie R. “John” Diggs, 75, of Forest City, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at a St. Joseph, Missouri hospital.

He was born Jan. 28, 1946 near Maitland, Missouri to Marvin E. “Jim” and Velma M. “Susie” (Rauch) Diggs. John graduated from Mound City High School in 1965.

On Sept. 29, 1995 he married...

Mar 24, 2021

Roger L. Brock, 61, passed away at his Forest City home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

He was born on January 13, 1960 in Fairfax, Missouri to Robert and Annetta (Smith) Brock.

Roger married Kelly Monahan on June 9, 1979. She survives of the home.

Roger graduated from South Holt High School, Class...

Mar 21, 2021

Janice Lee Beggs was born on September 8 th of 1952 to Nate and Barbra Clark in Elmo, Missouri. She passed away on March 21, 2021in her home in Mound City, Missouri and went home to be with the Lord.

Before retirement she and her husband enjoyed managing hotels and storage units, as well as being caretakers...

Mar 3, 2021

Catherine G. Mullen, 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Community Hospital in Tarkio, Missouri.

She was born in Lehi, Utah on October 29, 1936 to Benjamin A. and Virginia M. (Sizer) Covel.

In 1953 she married Howard Hershel Koppenol. He passed away in 1973.  In 1983 she married Calvin Sylvester Mullen, and...

Mar 2, 2021

Patricia Ann "Pat" (Richey) Buckles was born on April 22, 1950 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Clifford R. and Mary E. (Gartland) Richey.

Pat graduated from Bishop LeBlond High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. On August 17, 1975 she married George E. Buckles, and they became parents of two daughters.

Pat worked as a CNA at...

Mar 1, 2021

Thomas E. "Ted" Harmon was born in Hamburg, Iowa on September 23 , 1942. He was the only child of Paul and Betty (Rash) Harmon. Ted graduated from Rock Port High School, and then attended Highland College. He served in the United States Army Reserves. Ted's first job was working for George Chamberlain at the Enterprise Manufacturing Company. He later...

Feb 25, 2021

Wayne E. Atkins was born April 11, 1925 in Mound City He was one of eleven children of Earl and Ethel (Smith) Atkins.

A 1943 graduate of Oregon High School, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Helen Graham, on July 26, 1945 in Troy, Kansas. They became parents of four children.

Wayne was a...

Feb 22, 2021

Warren Franklin “Frank” Morris was born September 13, 1953, in Bigelow, Missouri, the son of Warren Wright and Loretta Romaine (Chamberlin) Morris.

He was graduated from Mound City High School and lived in the Mound City area most of his life, except for a few years living in Branson, Missouri.

Frank was an avid hunter...

Feb 16, 2021

Richard “Dick” Leroy Ottman, passed away February 16, 2021 at his home in Oregon, Missouri.

Dick worked for Cargill Elevators from 1970 to 1992. He retired from Cargill in 1992. After retirement, Dick drove the New Point school bus route for the South Holt School District from 2004 to 2015.

He was born October 19,...

Feb 13, 2021

Edgar C. "Eddy" Reynolds was born on April 1, 1943 in Laurel, Montana to Edgar R. and Lura M. (Moorman) Reynolds.

He passed away at his Maitland, Missouri home on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the age of 77.

Proceeding him in death were his parents. He is survived by his wife, Judith, of the...

Feb 9, 2021

Richard Dean O'Connell was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on May 8 , 1952. He was the oldest of four children of Arthur Condon "A.C." or "Red" and Martha May (Riley) O'Connell. Richard graduated from South Holt High School, and while living in Oregon worked for the former Pettijohn-Eiser Funeral Home. Richard had lived in Arizona, California, and Washington, and...

Feb 6, 2021

Debra Ann Bomar was born in Fairfax, Missouri on January 3 , 1960. She was one of six children of Frederick Ray and Betty Jean (Sipes) Bomar.

Debbie grew up and attended school in Mound City. She was currently working as a cook at Quacker's Steakhouse in Mound City. She had also worked...

Feb 4, 2021

Virginia Carol Deeringer, 72, of Falls City, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital.

Virginia was born on December 4, 1948 in Humboldt, Nebraska to Robert R. and Margie Ann (Parker) Deeringer.

Preceding her in death were her parents; sister, Joyce McClintock; and niece, Tonya Kay Deeringer.

...

Jan 25, 2021

David Eamonn Michael Ferguson was born without heartbeat at twenty-six weeks on January 25, 2021.

David is the son of The Rev. Eamonn and Carolyn (Walsh) Ferguson, and brother of Saoirse Ferguson, of Mound City.

David is preceded in death by his paternal great-grandfather and namesake, David Elver Ellestad, with whom he now awaits the...

Jan 24, 2021

Cathryn L. Elliott was born in Huntsville, Missouri on September 2, 1923 to William M. and Elsie R. (Bond) Timmons.

She married Robert Elliott in 1945, and they operated the Elliott Feed store in Oregon, Missouri.

Cathryn passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at her St. Joseph home...

Jan 20, 2021

Anna Lou Webster was born on October 1, 1928 to Guy R. and Clarice F. (Webster) Markt. She graduated from New Point High School.

On September 12, 1946 she was married to A.L. Webster in Hiawatha, Kansas. They became parents of a daughter and a son.

Anna Lou was a member of the New Point...

Jan 19, 2021

Vesta Rose (Moser) Delp was born in Oregon, Missouri on January 29, 1930. She was one of seven children of John Jack and Iva Susanna (Schank) Moser. Vesta attended school in Oregon.

She married Paul Delp on January 25, 1958, and they became parents of four children.

Vesta worked as a CNA at the former...

Jan 15, 2021

Tom Rogers Markt was born on May 16, 1928 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was one of two sons of Lloyd Frederick and Alice Elizabeth (Babb) Markt.

Tom graduated from Oregon High School, and later received a B.S. in Agriculture from University of Missouri, Columbia.

While at college he met June Caroline Ross. They were...

Jan 10, 2021

Karen L. (Herbert) Hinkle was born at Fairfax, Missouri on July 19, 1954. She was one of four children of Paul Max “P.M.” and Frances (Huntsman) Herbert.

Karen graduated from South Holt High School. She married Robert Ripley and they became parents of two children, Brent and Kayla. Karen and Bob later divorced. Karen then married John...