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...

Jan 6, 2021

Alice Juanita Stegall, 82, of Troy, Kansas, formerly of Mound City and Kansas City, passed away Jan. 6, 2021 at a St. Joseph hospital.

Alice was born Nov. 29, 1938 to Estelle L. and Mildred E. (Smith) Diggs in Mound City. She graduated from Maitland High School, and then attended Platte Business College.

She was...

Jan 4, 2021

Bette Jean Williams, 96, of Oregon, Missouri passed away January 4, 2021 at the Oregon Care Center.

She was born on Nov. 7, 1924 to Hollis and Nora (Eads) Pile, Sr. in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Highland Country School and graduated from Oregon High School.

On June 12, 1942, she was married to Russell...

Jan 2, 2021

Evelyn Kay (Noland) Reynolds was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on November 25, 1947. She was the only child of Denzil Newell and Anna Mae (Leach) Noland.

Evelyn graduated from Mound City High School. On October 20, 1979 she married Jimmie D. “Jim” Reynolds in Forest City.

Evelyn worked in several area healthcare facilities, sometimes...

Jan 1, 2021

Wilma Josephine “Billie Jo” (Reynolds) Ripley, 89, Forest City, passed on to eternal life at the Oregon Care Center on Friday, January 1, 2021.

She was the daughter of Henry E. and Josephine L. (Turney) Reynolds and was born September 8, 1931.

She was educated at Brush College Country School and Forest City High School,...

Dec 30, 2020

Gene Edward Miller, 82, of Mound City, MO passed away peacefully on December 30, 2020 surrounded by his family.

Born July 9, 1938 to Kenneth and Viletha (Miles) Miller, Gene was a lifelong resident of the Mound City/Bellevue School community.

He married his Bellevue High School sweetheart Beverly (Robbins) Miller on April 20, 1958, who...

Dec 28, 2020

Carrol M. "Mert" Bruntmyer, 80, of Mound City, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at a Fairfax, Missouri hospital. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa on July 29, 1940, one of nine children of Oscar and Ilene (Johnson) Hendrix. Mert provided daycare to many children growing up in Holt County. She also cleaned houses for others. She was...

Dec 26, 2020

Albert E. Munyon, 89, of Oregon, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at a St. Joseph, Missouri hospital.

Albert was born on April 30, 1931 in Forest City, Missouri to Joseph O. and Margaret L. (Arnold) Munyon. On September 3, 1950 he married Mary Lee Polaski, and they became parents of five children.

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Dec 26, 2020

Jeffrey Lee Beggs was born on Aug. 26, 1961 in Fairfax, Missouri to Herbert and Mary Ann (Henning) Beggs.

Jeffrey graduated from Tarkio High School in 1979.  On December 12, 1986 he married the love of his life, Janice Lee Clark. Jeffrey served in the U.S. Navy for two years.

Jeffrey passed away on Saturday,...

Dec 25, 2020

Norma Ruth Hines, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Mound City, Missouri, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at a Kansas City, Missouri hospital.

She was born on June 16, 1931 in Oregon, Missouri to William Henry and Katie Nettie (Kramer) Fergison. She married Harold Allen Hines in 1951, and they became parents of two...

Dec 24, 2020

Addie A. Burtnett, 102, of St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Oregon, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 at an Oregon, Missouri care center.

She was born Jan. 20, 1918 in Harvard, Illinois to Park H. and Kate (Beardsley) Wood. Addie graduated high school in Kit Carson, Colorado in 1936.

Addie was a member...

Dec 21, 2020

Mitch Davis, 63, of Forest City, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by close family and friends on Monday, December 21, 2020.

He was born in Atchison, Kansas to Gerald "Jerry" and Geraldine...

Dec 19, 2020

Franklin E. Kendall, 72, of Maryville, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at a Maryville care center.

He was born on May 26, 1948 to Paul and Rosalie (Brickley) Kendall. Franklin had resided at the Village Care Center in Maryville since August of 2012.

Survivors include his wife, Juanita Kay (Wooten) Kendall, Maryville....

Dec 18, 2020

Larry Eugene Stone was born in Fortescue, Missouri on September 27, 1947 to Roy H. Stone, Sr. and Marie (Lundy) Stone. He was one of nine children.

Larry attended school in Fortescue. He served in the United States Army and the Kansas National Guard.

On August 27, 1967 Larry married Sharon L. Gordon, and they...

Dec 10, 2020

Edna M. (Snider) Buckles was born in Fortescue, Missouri on September 13, 1933, one of 10 children of George and Louisa (Bledsoe) Snider.

She married Donald Paul Buckles, Sr. on August 3, 1952, and they became parents of six children. Donald passed away in 2000.

Edna passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter...

Dec 6, 2020

Terry Bane Drewes was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on August 13, 1954, one of two children of Bane M. and Lois (Thomas) Drewes.

Terry graduated Nodaway-Holt High School in Graham Missouri, class of 1972. He farmed after high school while working to get his pilot license.

He opened an aerial application business, Drewes Agriculture...

Dec 3, 2020

Linda Gail Derr was born in Maryville, Missouri on November 2, 1943, one of three children of Clinton L. and Ina Mae (Frazier) Fink.

Linda graduated from Oregon High School and later attended beauty college.

She married James “Jim” Luce and they became parents of two children. They later divorced. Linda then married Lyle Derr....

Dec 2, 2020

Irene Fern Carroll was born on September 6, 1917 in Rinard, Iowa to Charles and Cassie (Stephenson) Hogan. They later moved to Maysville, Missouri where she graduated from the Maysville High School.

After graduation she moved to Oregon, Missouri, and there met her husband-to-be, Russell Carroll. They married on June 11, 1936. To this union were born...

Nov 30, 2020

Clarence Dean Hall was born June 3, 1936, near Forbes, Missouri, and was the fourth of seven children born to Clarence and Hazel (Brock) Hall.

Dean, as he was known, graduated from Oregon High School in 1954, and attended Northwest Missouri State before returning to join the family farming operation.

Dean joined the US Army...