Obituaries

John Jack” Porter Burton
Aug 26, 2017
John “Jack” Porter Burton, age 74, of Moberly, MO passed away surrounded by family following a brief illness, on August 26, 2017 at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. Jack was born on January 10, 1943 in St. Charles, MO to John Waller Burton and Frances Carol Brobst Burton. He graduated from Westran High School and attended college in Kirksville, MO....
James W. Haynie
Aug 25, 2017
James W. Haynie, 60, of Moberly, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, at Moberly Regional Medical Center. James was born November 29, 1956, to Robert Lee and Peggy Jo (Garner) Haynie in Moberly, Missouri. He worked as a self-employed Mechanic for many years. Survivors include his father, Robert L. Haynie of Moberly, Missouri; mother, Peggy J. Garner Haynie of...
Evelyn Fay Baker
Aug 25, 2017
Evelyn Fay Baker, 92, of Higbee passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, at Moberly Nursing and Rehab. Fay was born August 5, 1925 to Arthur and Ola (Bartee) Bradley in Higbee, Missouri. She and Marshall Baker were married on June 15, 1940, and were married for 61 years before he preceded her in death. Fay loved to garden and...
Donal Lee Ehrhardt
Aug 24, 2017
Donal Lee Ehrhardt, 75, of Moberly passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Boone Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. Donal was born October 18, 1941, to Clarence Eugene and Kathryn Irene (Rodgers) Ehrhardt in Clifton Hill, Missouri. He and Virginia S. McCowan were married August 20, 1978, and just celebrated their 39th anniversary. He was a member of Carpenter Street Baptist...
Wilder Faye Montgomery
Aug 23, 2017
Wilder Faye Montgomery, 92, formerly of Huntsville passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Macon Health Care, Macon, Missouri. Wilder was born in Hankamer, Texas on June 19, 1925 to Ester Lee and Catherine S. (Christiansen) Speights. She and Cordus Lenville Montgomery were married on February 24, 1945 and celebrated 50 years together before he preceded her in death...

Waldo Schauperl
Aug 22, 2017
Waldo M. Schauperl, 94, formerly of Cairo, MO, passed away August 22, 2017 in Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa. Waldo was born April 27, 1923 in Excello, MO to William Karl and Hazel Taylor Schauperl. He married Mary Margaret Franke on May 2, 1948 in Excello and they enjoyed 69 years together. He attended Mount Salem Church and...
Betty Lou Ferguson
Aug 21, 2017
Betty Lou Ferguson, 83, of Moberly passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. Betty was born November 19, 1933 to Virgil Lee and Anna Jane (Proctor) Avery in Moberly, Missouri. She married Harley D. Ferguson on May 27, 1950. She worked as an in home caregiver for many years. Betty enjoyed...

Gage Kirkendoll
Aug 21, 2017
Gage Michael Kirkendoll, 14, of Huntsville passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 in Columbia, MO. Gage was born July 3, 2003 in Moberly, Mo to Kenneth John Kirkendoll, Tara Michelle Kimbrough Renfrow and big sister, Kamryn. Gage was a freshman at Westran High School in Huntsville and a member of Gospel Tabernacle in Moberly. He was proud of his position...

Corwin Creed
Aug 16, 2017
Corwin Wayne Creed of Cairo, aged 95, passed away August 16, 2017 in Macon, Missouri. Born in 1922 in the family home east of Jacksonville, Wayne was a fourth generation and lifelong resident and business owner in Randolph and Macon counties, except for his service postings during World War II. Wayne was a long time member of the Cairo Christian...

Richard Hildebrand
Aug 13, 2017
Richard Lee Hildebrand, 72, of Moberly, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at The Neighborhoods in Columbia, Mo after a short hospital stay. Richard was born in Mexico, MO August 18, 1944, to Anna Underwood and Forrest Hildebrand, both of whom have preceded him in death. He married Janice Ann Orton November 27, 1969, at Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church and...

Carlene Mattox
Aug 5, 2017
Carlene Lois Mattox, 80, of Moberly, passed away at her home August 5, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Carlene was born November 4, 1936, in Nemaha, Nebraska to Harold Allen and Helen Millhouse Allen. She married Harley Mattox June 11, 1955, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chillicothe, MO. They moved to Moberly in 1959 and Carlene became very...

Norma Butler
Aug 5, 2017
Norma Maxine Butler, 92, of Cairo passed away August 5, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO. Maxine was born November 27, 1924, in Kimberly, ID to Clinton Ridgeway and Marie (Hulce) Ridgeway. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, two sisters, and one grandson. On November 27, 1942, she married Herman Ray Butler in Twin Falls,...

Bernard Huffman
Aug 4, 2017
Bernard N. “Bunny” Huffman, age 88 of Excello, Missouri, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2017 surrounded by family and friends. Bernard was born on February 20, 1929 in Callao, Missouri to Eva and Dee Huffman and was one of 14 siblings. He graduated from Macon High School in the class of 1947 and married Darlene Dunaway in December of...
Clarence Ames
Aug 2, 2017
Clarence Ames, 68, of Moberly passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. Clarence was born January 26, 1949 to John Edward and Maggie (Garrett) Ames. On June 30, 1978 he married Karen Gravitt, they just celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary together. He worked as a custodian for the Moberly School District...
Charles E. Spotts
Aug 1, 2017
Charles E. Spotts, 80, of Higbee passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Charles was born May 26, 1937 in Huntsville, Missouri to Baylor and Edith Pearl (Dameron) Spotts. He married Karen McWilliams and she preceded him in death in 2014. He worked for Orscheln Truck Line for over 30 years and then worked in the coal...

Charles Davidson
Jul 31, 2017
Charles Wayne Davidson, 80, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Moberly, MO passed away July 31, 2017 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL. Charles was born January 22, 1937 in Moberly, MO to Charles Marion and Esther Mae (Nichols) Davidson. Charles served in the U.S. Army from 1955 – 1957. He was an engineer for the Norfolk Southern...

Jane Marlin
Jul 31, 2017
Jane Faye Marlin, 82, of Moberly passed away on July 31, 2017 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab from natural causes. Jane was born July 14, 1935 in East Prairie, MO to the late William Clovice Latamondeer and Ethel Mae Newcomb Latamondeer. Jane was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Cynthia Lynn Burns; ex-husband, Paul Willard Burns; five sisters, Bernice...

Andrea Thorp
Jul 29, 2017
Andrea Diane Thorp, 47, of Moberly passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at North Village Park in Moberly, MO. Andie was born October 9, 1969 in Columbia, MO to Robert Joseph Thorp and Beverly Ann Hess Thorp. She lived in Moberly the majority of her life and was a Moberly High School Graduate. Andie was a past member of the...
Richard Keith Knedler Jr.
Jul 29, 2017
Richard Keith Knedler, Jr. of Moberly passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home. Richard was born April 14, 1953 to the late Richard and Betty (Worley) Knedler in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was a member of Family Life Fellowship. He spent many years giving and caring for others by serving at the Food Pantry. Richard loved the Denver...

Jerry White
Jul 25, 2017
Jerry Rogers White, 77, of Shelbina, passed away at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO on July 25, 2017. Jerry was born June 14, 1940 in Clark, Missouri to Charles William White and Lorene Barron White. The family moved to Jacksonville when he was young and he spent the remainder of his youth there until he...