Apr 28, 2017

Robert Lee “Bobby” Meyer, formerly of Oregon, Missouri passed away after a battle with cancer on April 28, 2017 at his home in Alpine, California at the age of 64. Bobby was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on July 9, 1952 to Robert James and Jerry Lee (Patterson) Meyer. Bobby graduated from South Holt High School in 1970 and then...

Apr 14, 2017

Floyd E. “Jake” Steeby was born in Rosendale, Mo. on Oct. 20, 1934. He was one of eight children of Ammon Richard and Zelma Faye (Palmer) Steeby. Jake graduated from Savannah High School. On Oct. 30, 1955 he married Mary E. Fansher in Savannah. They became the parents of four children. Jake worked at both Swift’s and Armour’s packing...

Apr 10, 2017

Maurice Alan Knowles was born on February 22, 1946 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Maurice H. and Martha A. “Abbie” (McMillan) Knowles.

Alan served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1966. He then attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Alan worked as CPA at Pratt & Whitney aerospace manufacturing company. He was...

Mar 31, 2017

Lisle E. Meers, Jr. was born on August 8, 1952 to Lisle and Edith (Mullins) Meers in Amazonia, Missouri. He graduated from Savannah High School.

On July 7, 2007 Lisle married Sheri Hastings in Fairfax, Missouri. She survives of their Mound City home.

Lisle passed away on March 31, 2017 at a Kansas City, Missouri...

Mar 24, 2017

Dema Jo Noellsch was born May 21, 1928 in Forest City, Mo. to John and Marjorie (Brooks) Prussman.  She graduated from Oregon High School in 1945. Upon graduation, she attended Maryville Teachers College. After that she taught country school and then worked for the county superintendent of schools. On March 5, 1951 she married Myron Noellsch in Topeka, Kan.,...

Mar 14, 2017

Kenneth N. Bowman, 88, of Rock Port, Mo., passed away March 14, 2017. He was born Oct. 12, 1928 in Fairfax, Mo., one of seven children of Clifford and Beulah (Harmon) Bowman. Kenneth served in the U.S. Marines. Following the military Kenneth worked at Bell and Howell in Chicago for several years before returning to Rock Port. He then worked...

Mar 14, 2017

Harold Hines, 88, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away March 14, 2017. He was born Nov. 2, 1928 on a farm near Fortescue, Mo. to Percy and Alta Maye (Bryan) Hines. He graduated from Watson High School. Harold lived in Holt County during his adult life and enjoyed farming, especially raising cattle. He married Norma Fergison in 1951. She survives...

Mar 1, 2017

Fern L. Carmean, 88, passed away in her Oregon home on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. She was born on April 20, 1928 to Isaac and Bertha Mae (Keller) Watson. Fern graduated from New Point High School, and then from Platte Business College. In 1952 she married Forrest Carmean, and they became parents of two children. Forrest preceded her in death...

Feb 24, 2017

Charlotte (Lease) Eastman, 97, formerly of Bigelow, Missouri passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017 at a Shawnee, Kansas care center. Charlotte was born in Bigelow on May 9, 1919, one of two children of Charles and Louise (Siekmann) Lease. Charlotte graduated from Fortescue High School in 1937. She worked as a nurse in several healthcare settings, in several...

Feb 21, 2017

Opal Gorman, 96, of Mound City, Mo. passed away on Feb. 21, 2017 at a Mound City care center. She was born in Madrid, Iowa on July 30, 1920, and attended school in Rulo, Neb. Opal worked at a Maryville, Mo. nursing home for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Boyd and Sylvia May (Adams) Lock;...

Feb 13, 2017

Marie Elaine Hurtig, 69, of Rock Port, Missouri passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home. She was born on Jan. 22, 1948 in Rockland, Maine to Lawrence E. and Elizabeth A. (Fisher) Blake. Marie graduated from Union High School in Union, Maine. Marie moved to Missouri with her husband, Robert Hurtig, who lost...

Feb 12, 2017

Jean A. Masters, 62, of Belton, MO, passed away on February 12, 2017 at her home following a lengthy illness. Jeanie was born in Fairfax, MO to Bob and Evelyn Doebbeling on Dec. 18, 1954. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy from Northwest Missouri State University, she worked with disabled and disadvantaged children, first at Nova Center, then...

Feb 11, 2017

O. Darwin Keaster, 88, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at his Maitland, Mo. home.

Darwin was born Nov. 25, 1928 in Bigelow, Mo., the only child of Fred and Mable (Wild) Keaster.

Darwin worked as a construction foreman for Idecker Construction.

In 1949 he married Gloria Miller, and they became parents...

Feb 9, 2017

Kenneth W. Caton, 74, passed away Feb. 9, 2017 at his Forest City home.

He was born near Oregon, Mo. on July 18, 1942. Kenneth graduated from Oregon High School and farmed in Holt County. He also served in the Air National Guard in St. Joseph for several years.

On June 18, 1967 he married...

Jan 28, 2017

Maxine Narans Frieze of Columbus, Nebraska died Sat., Jan. 28, 2017 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Maxine was born Feb. 24, 1926 in St. Joseph, Mo. to Clifton and Mary Ethel (Moore) Russell. She lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Columbus. Maxine worked in the Iowa School Dietary Departments and at Dale Electronics. She married Leonard Narans in 1943...

Jan 25, 2017

Guinnedeane (Quick) Brown, 90, passed away peacefully at the Oregon Care Center on Wed., Jan. 25, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on Aug. 7, 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Guinn and Mildred (Jourdon) Quick.

Guinnedeane graduated from Forest City High School in 1943. On Sept. 28, 1944 she...

Jan 17, 2017

Bonnie came into this world on Jan. 8, 1942 as Ruby Joe Finney in Blossom, Texas, the daughter of Eugene and Mildred Finney. At the age of nine she was adopted by Floyd and Myrtle Showalter of Fairfax, Mo., and gained a brother along with the new name of Bonnie Jo Showalter. She attended school in both Fairfax and...

Jan 13, 2017

Dorothy E. Hartmann, 95, passed away peacefully at Tiffany Heights Care Center, Mound City, Mo. on January 13, 2017.  Before locating to Tiffany Heights she was a resident of Wallington, New Jersey for 94 years. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; son, Mark; daughter, Karen Smith; and sister, Vina Bush. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Robert and...

Jan 12, 2017

Betty J. Acklin, 86, of Weston, Missouri, formerly of Mound City, Missouri, passed away on Thurs., Jan. 12, 2017 at a Platte City, Missouri care center. Betty was born on May 14, 1930 in Maitland, Missouri, the only child of Joseph and Frankie (Worley) Boring.

On October 14, 1948 she married Donald L. Acklin, and they owned...

Jan 8, 2017

Thelma D. McKenzie was born in Holt County, Missouri on May 5, 1932. She was the youngest of seven children of Samuel L. and Mina M. (Patton) Gelvin. On April 8, 1949 Thelma married Charles McKenzie in Red Oak, Iowa, and they became parents of six children. The McKenzie family lived in Mound City and Fairfax. Charles passed away in...