Mar 30, 2015

Nina Belle Boyd was born on August 10, 1933 in Fortescue, Missouri to Loyd Earl and Pearl Alva (Ramsey) Buckles. Nina graduated from Craig High School. Nina married William Harold Boyd and they became parents of five children. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was also preceded in death by her parents; brother, George Buckles; and son-in-law, Joe...

Mar 23, 2015

Daniel C. Ramsay was born on Nov. 1, 1941 in Buffalo, New York, the son of William C. and Doris C. (Hamm) Ramsay. Daniel graduated from Oregon High School, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged in 1962. Daniel married Laura Hicks, and they became parents of two daughters. They later divorced. Daniel worked at Sutherlands...

Mar 21, 2015

Madeline (Hamm) Derr was born June 15, 1921 in New Point, Missouri to Bert and Alice (Hardin) Hamm. She graduated from New Point High School.

On December 17, 1941 she married Robert Derr, and they became parents of two daughters. Robert passed away in 2005.

Madeline passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at a...

Mar 20, 2015

Margaret Ruth “Billi” Bahler was born Oct. 31, 1952 in El Reno, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gerald and Irene Scott, and sister of Lola Marie Scott and Gary Lee Scott.  Billi grew up in Oklahoma City. She was an Oklahoma Christian graduate, later getting her Masters in Special Education. On June 6, 1975 she married Terry Neil Bahler. She was...

Mar 18, 2015

Robert Lee “Bob” Smith was born near Mound City, Missouri on November 21, 1921. He was one of two children born to Foster L. and Blanche M. (Hays) Smith. Bob graduated from Mound City High School in 1939. He was employed at Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in the...

Mar 12, 2015

Robert W. Rother was born on December 16, 1940 in Graham, Missouri to Edward P. and Hazel M. (Barker) Rother. Robert graduated from Craig High School in 1958. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy, serving from 1958 until 1967. On August 4, 1962 he married Linda Kay Hempstead, and they became parents of five children. After serving in...

Mar 10, 2015

Harry Emmett “Bud” Whitnah was born near Forbes, Missouri on June 1, 1929. He was the only child of Ralph McKee and Alice Elizabeth (Fultz) Whitnah. Bud attended school at Forbes.

He married Jean Gillenwater in 1951, and they became parents of six children.

Bud passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his Oregon...

Feb 20, 2015

Pauline Frances “Polly” Wilson was born on December 12, 1917 in Oregon, Missouri to Guy Harold and Onie (Baker) Plummer. After graduating from Oregon High School she graduated from Platte Business College in St. Joseph, Missouri. She moved to California where she met and married Rudolph Wilson. She became a real estate broker and investor both locally and in California....

Feb 18, 2015

Betty Jean (Graves) Dick was born in Harrison, Arkansas on Nov. 10, 1924. She was one of five children of Alfred and Jewell (Jones) Graves. Betty grew up in Arkansas and attended nursing school in Kansas City. In 1958 she moved to Mound City and worked as the Holt County school nurse for several years. She helped operate Dick's Rexall...

Feb 14, 2015

Peter Keith Fluitt was born in Asheville, North Carolina on February 9, 1949. He was one of three children of Robert Keith and Betsy (Boggess) Fluitt. Peter graduated from East Henderson, North Carolina High School, and then entered the United States Army in 1969. Sergeant First Class Fluitt retired from the service in 1989, and began his career as a...

Feb 13, 2015

Georgina “Gina” Marie Curtis was born on June 27, 1954 at Fort Belknap, Montana. Gina was a member of the Gros Ventre Indian tribe.

On December 8, 1996 she married John A. Curtis in Cameron, Missouri. They moved from Falls City, Nebraska to Maitland, Missouri in 2000.

Gina worked as a CNA, and also as...

Feb 11, 2015

Marjorie P. Polaski was born in Savannah, Missouri, one of three children of Lee and Bessie (Millholen) Wandfluh.

On December 2, 1950 she was married to John R. Polaski in Savannah, Missouri.  He passed away in 1995.

Marjorie was an active member of the Oregon United Methodist Church. She coordinated the local Meals-on-Wheels program for...

Feb 2, 2015

Julia E. (Walden) Gilland was born in Bigelow, Missouri on July 14, 1917. She was one of four children of James Nathaniel and Vina Elizabeth (Smith) Walden. Julia attended Bigelow school through the tenth grade, and went on to complete her GED at about age 70. She married Carroll Gilland on August 13, 1934, and they became parents of...

Jan 30, 2015

Patricia A. Fox, 81, St. Joseph, formerly of Mound City, Mo., passed away Jan. 30, 2015 at a St. Joseph hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1933 in Westboro, Mo., and graduated from high school at Braddyville, Iowa. She later attended beauty college.

On Jan 1, 1961 she married Robert L. Fox. He preceded her in death....

Jan 28, 2015

Earl E. “Babe” Frederick was born November 25, 1936 to Paul W. and Norma R. (Simmonds) Frederick in Rulo, Nebraska. He died peacefully at LaVerna Village Nursing Home in Savannah, Missouri on January 28, 2015 under the wonderful care of Kendallwood Hospice. He is survived by numerous family, friends, acquaintances and wife Shirley, of the home. Celebrate his life, each...

Jan 25, 2015

George L. Slusher was born in Forest City, Missouri on Feb. 6, 1938 to Lee Junior and Naomi (Burrier) Slusher. George graduated from Forest City High School. In 1957 he married Wanda A. Buckles. They later divorced. George served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Teamsters union and worked as a truck driver. George...

Jan 21, 2015

Shirley O’Barsky was born in Watson, Mo. on Jan. 11, 1940, and graduated from Watson High School. She served in the Woman’s Army Corps from 1959 until 1961. On Dec. 2, 1960 she married Charles E. O’Barsky. He preceded her in death.

Shirley passed away Jan. 21, 2015 at her Hamburg, Iowa home at the age of...

Jan 9, 2015

Franklin Albertson was born in Lathrop, Missouri on May 12, 1935. He was the son of William Franklin and Julia Leota (Stone) Albertson. Frank attended school in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1960 he married Loretta "Mickey" Hall. They lived in Maitland and Big Lake before moving to Mound City in 2011. Frank worked as a painter for Northwest Missouri State...

Dec 20, 2014

Robert Francis Malick was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 10, 1927.  He was one of six children of Harold and Nell Malick.

He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and then joined the U.S. Air Force in 1945, serving as a photographer for the 91 st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.

He married Bettie Jean...

Dec 17, 2014

Galen Iven Miller was born on Nov. 4, 1919 in Oregon, Missouri. He was the second of four sons born to Iven B. and Ida F. (Burrier) Miller. Galen attended Oakland rural school. On Sept. 1, 1945 he married Merle Bender, and they became parents of two daughters. The Millers farmed in the Oregon area, raising hogs, cattle and grain....