Lynn Marie (Jones) Rech
Jun 25, 2012
Lynn Marie (Jones) Rech was born on May 20, 1958 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was one of three children of Dale Eugene and Roberta Lois (Harms) Jones. Lynn graduated from East High School in Lincoln, and attended Lincoln School of Business and University of Nebraska at Lincoln. On May 18, 1996 she married Daniel L. Rech in Columbus, Nebraska....
Doris Virginia Goolsby
Jun 12, 2012
Doris Virginia Goolsby was born June 19, 1914 to Leon Ellsworth and Helen Lucille Markland at the home of her grandparents John C. and Eviza Steel Hinkle which is now the Holt County, Missouri Hinkle Homestead at Fortescue and owned by the Holt County Historical Society. Doris attended Fortescue grade and high school, graduating in 1932. She was a...
Iva Belle Vaught
May 14, 2012
Iva Belle Vaught was born on June 19, 1920. She was one of five children born to William W. and Lizzie M. (Tieman) Hurst. On April 21, 1941 she married Charles W. F. Vaught, and they became parents of one daughter. Iva was a homemaker. Iva passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home...
Dorothy E. Turner
Apr 30, 2012
Dorothy E. Turner was born on April 1, 1930 in Forest City, Missouri to Ernest and Charlene (Dodge) Rasnic. On July 18, 1948 she married James Turner, and they became parents of seven children. He preceded her in death in 1988. Dorothy passed away at her St. Joseph home on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the age of 82....
Robert T. “Bob” Elliott
Apr 28, 2012
Robert T. “Bob” Elliott was born in Holt County, Missouri, on April 16, 1925. He was one of twelve children of John P. “Bob” and Eunice M. (Hughes) Elliott. On January 3, 1945 he married Cathryn L. Timmons in Troy, Kansas. They became parents of two daughters. Bob farmed, drove trucks hauling grain and livestock, and owned and operated...
Alice Erline Nash
Apr 22, 2012
Alice Erline Nash was born on September 28, 1927 in Worth, Missouri. She was the daughter of Clarence Earl “Jack” and Mary Alice (Miller) Hughes. Alice graduated from Grant City High School. On July 7, 1946 she married Lawrence Russell “L.R.” Nash, and they became parents of three children. Alice worked as a bank teller for Citizens Bank in...
Anthony Lewis "Phil" Close
Apr 16, 2012
Anthony Lewis "Phil" Close, one of five children of Beatrice (Huggins) and Charles William Close, was born at his parent's home on the farm, in Atchison County, Missouri on December 9, 1917. Anthony Lewis preferred the nickname of "Phil." He grew up on the farm with his brothers and one sister. He attended Spring Valley school from first grade...
Freddie Gene Liess
Apr 16, 2012
Freddie Gene Liess, 82, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, formerly of Rock Port, passed away April 16, 2012 at a Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital. Freddie was born on April 17, 1929, the son of Smith and Bessie (Cooper) Liess. Freddie graduated from Rock Port High School. He married Dixie Lee Ballanger, and they became parents of two sons. They later divorced. In...
Robert M. "Bob" Quick
Apr 15, 2012
Robert M. "Bob" Quick, age 82, of Oregon, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Oregon Care Center. He was born on April 28, 1929 in Forest City, Missouri, the son of Guinn and Mildred (Jourdon) Quick. On April 26, 1953 he married Dorothy Louise Pullen in Oregon, Missouri. They became parents of three children. Bob...
Betty Jean (Sipes) Bomar
Apr 15, 2012
Betty Jean (Sipes) Bomar was born on July 3, 1935 in Forbes, Missouri to Lester M. and Ella (Hughes) Sipes. She attended Forest City High School. On January 31, 1953 she married Frederick Ray Bomar in Bigelow, Missouri. They became parents of six children. Betty worked for many years at Schoonover’s Café. She also worked at Bammer’s Café and...
Amy M. (Wilfong) Ditmars
Apr 12, 2012
Amy M. (Wilfong) Ditmars was born on September 6, 1927. She was the youngest of four children of Harvey and Amy V. (Shipley) Wilfong. She married Robert C. Ditmars, and they became parents of four children. Amy was a homemaker. Amy moved to Mound City in 2002. She passed away at a local healthcare center on Thursday, April 12,...
Virginia A. “Ginny” (Heifner) Cox
Apr 8, 2012
Virginia A. “Ginny” (Heifner) Cox was born in Maryville, Missouri on July 24, 1930, one of three children of Lloyd Bryan and Alma Fern (Campbell) Heifner. Ginny graduated from Maryville High School and later Christian College, Columbia, Missouri. She was also an alumnus of the University of Missouri. In 1952 she married Hardin C. Cox in Maryville, and they...
Mary Virginia "Ginger" Book
Apr 1, 2012
Mary Virginia "Ginger" Book was born on June 7, 1930 in Forest City, Missouri. She was one of two children of Calvert Glen and Gertrude Mae (Lyons) France. Ginger graduated from Forest City High School in 1948 and Maryville State Teachers College. On August 20, 1950 she married Dale N. Book. They became parents of four children. Ginger taught...
Harold G. "Skip" Fletemeyer
Mar 25, 2012
Harold G. "Skip" Fletemeyer was born on August 7, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the only child of George and Frances (Brodersen) Fletemeyer. Skip graduated from high school in Omaha, and then attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He worked as a nurse at the Douglas County Hospital. He also was a union delegate for the AFL-CIO. On Nov....
Margaret R. “Marguerite” Beggs
Mar 25, 2012
Margaret R. “Marguerite” Beggs was born on February 28, 1914 in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of James Woodford and Cora Isabel (Ulmer) Seals. Marguerite married Howard Chambers Beggs, and they became parents of one son. Marguerite and Howard operated a bar in Craig, Missouri, and also the “Log Cabin” bar in St. Joseph, Missouri. Marguerite also worked at the...
Erle Franklin Cooper
Mar 15, 2012
Erle Franklin Cooper was born on June 14, 1920 in Texhoma, Oklahoma. He was the son of Homer E. and Grace (McAfee) Cooper. Erle graduated from Oregon High School. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was stationed overseas in Africa and Italy. Erle worked as a banker at Citizens Bank of Oregon. On...
Patricia Ann (Collins) Wilcoxson
Mar 13, 2012
Patricia Ann (Collins) Wilcoxson was born on January 12, 1949 in Big Lake, Missouri. She was the daughter of Robert David and Iva Isabell (Worl) Collins. Patricia grew up in Fairfax and attended Fairfax High School. Patricia married James A. Wilcoxson Sr. in 1968, and they became parents of three children. They later divorced. Patricia lived in Oklahoma from...
Dorothy Evelyn Salfrank
Mar 4, 2012
Dorothy Evelyn Salfrank was born to Steven and Sarah Elizabeth (Wood) Lawless in Coatesville, Indiana on February 17, 1912. She was one of eleven children. Dorothy was married to Carl George Salfrank in 1933. they farmed in the Rock Port and Craig, Missouri area. Carl passed away on May 9, 1975 at Fairfax Hospital. Dorothy passed away on Sunday,...
Kathern F. Hurst
Mar 1, 2012
Kathern F. Hurst was born on April 26, 1951 in Oregon, Missouri, one of six children of Beauford and Pauline (Fansher) Steeby. Kathryn graduated from Oregon High School, and had worked at Johnson Controls in St. Joseph, Missouri. On August 31, 1997 she married Mike Hurst in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kathryn passed away on March 1, 2012 at her...
G. Dale Brickey
Feb 28, 2012
G. Dale Brickey, 91, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Mound City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at a Bentonville, Arkansas hospital. Dale was born on August 13, 1920 in Holt County, Missouri, the son of William M. and Vetra O. (Kaufman) Brickey. Dale graduated from Mound City High School. On August 12, 1942 he was...
