Nov 30, 2015

Doyle Willard Stull was born in Forbes, Missouri on June 29, 1929 to George and Josephine (Stansbury) Stull. He attended school in Mound City.

Doyle served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1952. On June 4, 1951 he married Marjorie Lucille Barker, and they became parents of a son, Jeffery.

Doyle worked as a...

Nov 28, 2015

Kenneth F. Browning, 66, of Craig, Missouri passed away November 28, 2015 at a Fairfax, Missouri hospital. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April  10, 1949, one of five children of Frank C. and Tressa L. (Curry) Browning. Kenneth's father served in the military, and Kenneth grew up in many parts of the country. He married Kaaren in Wyoming....

Nov 27, 2015

Billy Scott “Bill” Springer was born in Oregon, Missouri on March 4, 1926. He was one of two children of Emmett and Blanche (Hodgin) Springer. Bill graduated from Oregon High School and also held a Bachelor of Science degree from Tarkio College. He later took graduate coursework at the University of Missouri. In 1944, at the age of 18,...

Nov 13, 2015

Kenneth D. Gordon, 70, passed away in Stark City, Mo. on Nov. 13, 2015. He was born in St. Joseph, Mo. and graduated from Forest City High School. Kenny served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.

He worked in construction in Holt County before retiring and moving to Carthage in 2011. He had also served as Holt...

Nov 4, 2015

Joseph H. Noellsch, 81, passed away Nov. 4, 2015 at a St. Joseph hospital. Joseph was born on Feb. 21, 1934 in Oregon, Mo. He graduated from Oregon High School and then from the University of Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959. Joseph married Elisabethe Veil, and they became parents of four children. They later...

Nov 1, 2015

Harold V. “Bud” Macrander, 60, Forest City, passed away unexpectedly on November 1, 2015.

He was born in St. Joseph and graduated from Benton High School. Following high school he served in the United States Air Force.

Harold worked as an automobile mechanic. He also worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections, St. Joseph, and...

Oct 24, 2015

Terry L. Edwards, 58, passed away at his Mound City home on October 24, 2015. Terry was born in Fairfax, Mo. and graduated from Craig High School. In 1982 he married Dana Heits, and they became parents of two children.

Terry worked as a truck driver and then became a deputy sheriff. He was elected as Holt County Sheriff,...

Oct 18, 2015

Jeanie Deich, 82, of St. Joseph, died Oct. 18, 2015 at her home. She was born Nov. 21, 1932 in Forbes, Mo., the daughter of Floyd and Agnes (Schank) Childers. Jeanie graduated from Oregon High School in 1950. On May 30, 1950 she married Harold Schultz, formerly of Corning, Mo. They later divorced. On May 26, 1984 she married...

Oct 18, 2015

A.L. Webster, 89, of Oregon, passed away Oct. 18, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care hospital in St. Joseph. He was born in Brush, Colo. on Jan. 9, 1926. A.L. graduated from Mound City High School. He then served in the U.S. Air Force during WW II as a staff sergeant. On Sept. 12, 1946 he married Anna Lou Markt...

Oct 3, 2015

Erma L. (Haist) Burnett was born Aug. 25, 1925. She graduated from Graham High School. On October 11, 1945 she married Robert Burnett in Troy, Kansas. They lived and farmed in Holt County. Robert passed away in 2009. Erma passed away on Sat., Oct. 3, 2015 in Oregon, Missouri at the age of 90. She was preceded in death...

Sep 24, 2015

Otis Eugene George was born March 17, 1934 in Oregon, Mo. to Carl Otis and H. Cathryn (Crider) George. A lifetime resident of the Oregon community, Otis married Nina Elder on July 8, 1953. They became parents of one son, Michael Eugene. Otis worked as a mechanic and he and his son farmed together. Otis passed away at the Oregon...

Sep 22, 2015

C. Melvin Hayzlett was born on Feb. 10, 1927 in Graham, Mo., one of eight children of Carl W. and Mady (Bomar) Hayzlett. Melvin served overseas during WWII in the U.S. Army. He was retired from the position of Holt County Sheriff after serving 19 years. Melvin also farmed and worked as a carpenter. On June 10, 1951 he married...

Sep 21, 2015

Robert Dale Taylor was born on August 14, 1930 to William and Vida (Combs) Taylor. He served in the United States Army with Company B 6th Tank Battalion from 1952 to 1954. Dale served part of that time overseas in Korea and Japan. On December 23, 1955 he married Frances Marie Burgess at the Christian Church parsonage in Mound City,...

Sep 12, 2015

Opal Irene (Doebbeling) Mowry was born in Forest City, Missouri on May 6, 1915. She was one of seven children born to Fred Henry and Orpha Mae (Arnold) Doebbeling.

Irene graduated from Forest City High School in 1933. On April 14, 1940 she married Dan H. “Bud” Mowry in Maryville, Missouri. They lived in Tampa, Florida for...

Aug 18, 2015

Patricia Louise “Pat” Hughes was born in Oregon, Missouri on January 13, 1933. She was one of two children of Earl Herbert and Leora Catherine “Lee” (Carlton) Cooksey.

Pat graduated from Oregon High School in 1950. Later that same year, on December 11, Pat married Hershel Hughes in St. Joseph, Missouri. They became parents of five children....

Aug 7, 2015

Thomas I. McIntire, 75, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Aug. 7, 2015 at his home.

Tom was born on May 20, 1940 in Oregon, Mo., one of four children of Harry L. and Violet M. (Holstine) McIntire.

Tom graduated from Oregon High School and received his Master’s degree from the University of Kansas.

Jul 3, 2015

Colene M. White was born in Craig, Missouri on December 24, 1920 to Jesse O. and Bessie L. (Goolsby) Yount. Colene graduated from Mound City High School in 1938, and on July 3 of that same year married Granville J. White in Troy, Kansas. Colene passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 in St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of...

Jun 29, 2015

Dr. Donald Hunziger passed away June 29, 2015 at his Humboldt, Kansas home. He and his wife, Annamarie, had recently moved from Oregon, Missouri. Don was born to John and Doris Hunziger on Jan. 7, 1942 in Oregon. He attended White School and graduted from Oregon High School in 1960. After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1964 with...

Jun 27, 2015

John L. Quimby was born March 19, 1924 in Craig, Missouri, the son of William F. “Frank” Sr. and Lida (Kilgore) Quimby.

John was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and fought during WW II. He was also a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, and served for over 20 years.

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Jun 18, 2015

Tressa L. Powell-Crozier was born on Feb. 1, 1928 in Barnabus, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Harley T. and Ethel M. (White) Curry. Tressa graduated from high school in West Virginia. She worked for Boeing Aircraft as a punch press operator, retiring in 1980. She married Frank Browning, and they were the parents of five children. After Frank’s...