Sep 19, 2017

Ramona Lee "Winnie" Scott, 87, passed away peacefully September 19, 2017 at Tiffany Heights Care Center. She was born in Bigelow, Missouri on November 9, 1929 to Clarence and Alpha (Boyd) Mann. Winnie married Melvin L. Scott in 1946, and they later divorced. Winnie was well known as a wonderful waitress in the Mound City area. She was preceded in...

Sep 15, 2017

Larry N. Craig was born on October 6, 1940 in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from Hiawatha High School in Hiawatha, Kansas in 1958. Larry married Lucile M. Blanton. He owned and operated the L & L Drive-Inn in Hiawatha, and was a member of the Hiawatha Christian Center. Lucile passed away in 1995. In 1998 Larry moved to Forest City,...

Sep 13, 2017

Hershel G. Hughes was born on September 17, 1929 near Oregon, Missouri, the youngest of five children of Mitchell and Celia (Carr) Hughes. Hershel was a 1947 graduate of Fillmore High School and a lifetime area farmer. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On December 11, 1950 Hershel married Pat Cooksey. She preceded him in death...

Sep 10, 2017

Donald Dean Wright was born on Dec. 13, 1940 in Maryville, Missouri. He graduated from Bellevue High School. Donnie entered the U.S. Navy in 1960 and served until his discharge in 1964. He then served in the 139 th Air National Guard until his retirement. Donnie married Delores Douglas, and they became parents of four children, Robert, Joseph, Douglas...

Sep 8, 2017

Barbara R. Hardy was born on April 12, 1925 in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of three children of Leonard and Mary (Shaw) Brown.

After her mother’s death in 1934 she and her siblings were raised by a family in Derry, New Hampshire.

On July 28, 1944 she married Ernest Hardy, and they became parents of two...

Aug 21, 2017

Alta Ruth Greene died Aug. 21, 2017. She was born May 13, 1918, in Oregon, Mo., the youngest child of Alta and Phillip Markt. Ruth graduated from Oregon High School in 1936. She worked at various jobs and served as the first librarian of Oregon Public Library, which was started by the A.A.U.W. Society of Oregon. Ruth and Robert B....

Aug 13, 2017

Ronald Leroy “Roy” Light was born August 20, 1932 in Sidney, Iowa, the son of William and Mildred (Sumner) Light. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1950. Roy served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He lived most of his life Iowa and Missouri. Roy was a man of many talents and trades throughout his lifetime....

Aug 12, 2017

Dr. Gary Roger Powell was born in Hamburg, Iowa on August 1, 1942. He was one of two sons of Oren Morrel and Alma Eletta (Gardner) Powell. Gary graduated from Riverton, Iowa High School. He then joined the United States Navy and served in the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps as a surgical tech. He remained in California and continued...

Aug 11, 2017

Dale Gene Meyer, 62, of Oregon, Missouri, formerly of Cortez, Colorado, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 at a St. Joseph hospital. Dale was born in Fairfax, Mo. on July 14, 1955, the third of four sons of Robert J. and Jerry Lee (Patterson) Meyer. Dale graduated from South Holt High School in 1973, where he was active in...

Aug 9, 2017

Charlott Madeline “Peg” Parsons, 89, of Forest City, Mo., passed away August 9, 2017 at an Oregon, Missouri healthcare facility. She was born in Forest City on Jan. 26, 1928, the third of four children of Joseph Oswald and Margaret Lois (Arnold) Munyon. Peg graduated from Forest City High School in 1946. On June 25, 1947 she married Charles W....

Aug 8, 2017

Joseph R. “Jody Bob” Dodson was born in Fortescue, Mo. on Nov. 17, 1949 to Dennis A. and Dorothy (Minton) Dodson. Jody graduated from Craig High School in 1967, and then attended Northwest Missouri State University. He farmed in Holt County. Jody married Phyllis Bryan on June 30, 1989. She survives of their Bigelow home. Jody passed away on...

Aug 7, 2017

Larry E. Miller, 70, of Oregon, passed away August 7, 2017 at his Oregon home.

Larry was born March 14, 1947, one of three children of Fred and Diona (Dillon) Miller. Larry graduated from Oregon High School in 1965.

On August 3, 1968 he married A. Sue Gordon, and they became parents of one daughter....

Aug 2, 2017

Lynnetta M. Meng was born in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado on October 18, 1921, the youngest of four daughters of Ulysses Grant and Anna Sophia (Kramer) Weigel.

Lynnetta graduated from Oregon High School, and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri.

On April 14, 1946...

Jul 31, 2017

Lillian Violet “Vi” Paxton was born on April 13, 1924 in Kansas City, Kansas, the oldest of four children of Harvey and E. Annie (Owens) Kilgore.

Vi married Emil Lee Paxton on January 3, 1942 and they moved from Kansas City to Oregon, Missouri in the late 1940’s. They became parents of five children.

Vi...

Jul 19, 2017

Agnes Moulder, 95, passed away on Wed., July 19, 2017 at a Rock Port care center. She was born Dec. 3, 1921 on the Scamman farm near Rock Port. After moving to South Dakota her family returned to Rock Port to farm. Agnes attended school at Langdon, Mo., and then graduated from the Nishnabotna school. She then attended Grand...

Jul 13, 2017

Barbara Ellen Loins was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on June 25, 1978. She was one of three children of Lee Andrew Loins and Phillis Ellen Hayes. Barbara attended Benton High School in St. Joseph, and later attended college. She worked at RGIS, a Kansas City company; BMS in Elwood, Kansas; and Triumph Foods in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was...

Jul 7, 2017

Clarence Abraham "C.A." Miller, 83, of Craig, Mo., went to his eternal home on July 7, 2017.

He was born at home on a cold morning on February 15, 1934 weighing only 2 lbs and 8 ounces in Fairfax, Mo. to Clarence Cecil and Edee Naomi (Showalter) Miller.

C.A. had some of his favorite childhood...

Jun 5, 2017

Peggy Ann (Nelson) Caputo, age 65, of Big Lake, Missouri, passed away at her home on June 5, 2017, surrounded by her family. Peggy was born July 16, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Elmer V. and Ruth M. (Swoboda) Nelson. A 1969 graduate of Marian High School in Omaha, Peggy was united in marriage on May 29, 1970, to...

Jun 3, 2017

Johnny J. Hutchison, 65, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at his Wathena, Kansas home. He was born on August 7, 1951 to John W. and Irene (Vertin) Hutchison.

Johnny worked as a mechanic for Wire Rope Corporation for 40 years, retiring in August of 2016. He was a member of the Steelworkers Union, Local #5783, and served...

Jun 3, 2017

Del A. Stoltenberg was born April 17, 1935 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of Adolf and Cora (Gerdes) Stoltenberg. Del was a graduate of Nebraska City High School class of 1953. Del received his bachelor’s degree from Peru State College; he later received his Master’s Degree from Wayne State College. He married Dolores Smith in 1956 in Nebraska...