Obituaries

Jan 7, 2015

Goldie Pearl Hamilton, 98, of Higbee passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 surrounded by family, 19 days short of her 99th birthday. She was born January 26, 1916 to John Henry and Annie Lou (Terrill) Harris in Higbee, Missouri. On April 4, 1936 she married Russell Hamilton, they were married 53 years when he preceded her in death. She was...

Dec 30, 2014

Donna Sue Rennolds, 77, of Higbee passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Boone Hospital in Columbia. Donna was born to John Clifton and Mary Alice (Fenton) Bailey on October 19, 1937 in Harrisburg, Missouri. She and Larry F. Rennolds were married on December 13, 1953 and shared 61 years together. Donna Sue was a member of the Higbee...

Dec 21, 2014

Frederick Rowe Gibler, 80, was born January 10, 1934 in Blue Springs, Missouri. His family soon moved to the Higbee area which he called home until he passed away Sunday, December 21,2014. His parents were Clifford Valentine Gibler and Hannah Catherine Snedeker Gibler. Two sisters survive, Catherine “Sis” Jones, Moberly and Mary Ellen Roberts of Shelbina, Missouri. As a young...

Dec 15, 2014

Geneveve Tallen, 92, passed away on December 15, 2014 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab Center. She is survived by her sister, Koula Blake of Albany, Georgia, her nephew, Chris Tallen & wife Terri, and their two sons, Sean and Erik of Thousand Oaks, California, cousins Jenny Tallen Salas of Plano, Texas and John Perihoritis of Kansas City, Missouri along with...

Dec 11, 2014

Patricia (Anno) Laurence, 68, of Moberly passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Moberly Nursing and Rehab in Moberly. Pat was born to the late Jesse and Hazel (McMullin) Anno on January 5, 1946 in Orrick, Missouri. She married Richard Laurence on December 15, 1963. She began her career at the Randolph County Health Department in 1993. She worked...

Dec 10, 2014

Dec 9, 2014

Melvina Annette Blew, 98, of Macon passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Loch Haven in Macon, Missouri. Melvina was born August 26, 1916 to Leo Ernest and Marie Louise (Claussen) Heath in Clarion, Iowa. During her career, she was a school teacher in the Kaseyville, Missouri area and an Assistant Librarian in Salisbury. She was a kind and...

Dec 8, 2014

Aileen Susan Kroner Riley, 63, of Moberly, passed away December 8, 2014 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Susan was born November 13, 1951 at the Woodland Hospital in Moberly, MO to Donald Kroner and Mary Rothman Kroner. On June 1, 1968 in Moberly, she married Lester Lee Riley. Susan was a very selfless, caring person. The most...

Dec 1, 2014

Frances Louise Patterson, 90, of Moberly, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at Valley View Nursing Home. Louise was born January 21, 1924 in Lewisville, AR to Ola Chandler and Gertrude Black Chandler. She enjoyed quilting, reading, sewing clothes for her children and vegetable gardening. Those preceding her in death include her parents; her husband, Archie Patterson; sisters Elizabeth Gahan,...

Nov 28, 2014

Herschell Sumpter, 82, of Higbee passed away on Friday November 28, 2014 at Boone Hospital in Columbia. Herschell was born to Rollin Foster and Edna Maurice (Kirby) Sumpter on September 16, 1932 in Moberly, Missouri. He married Barbara Purdy in June of 1951 and recently celebrated 63 years of marriage. Herschell was a truck driver for A.B Chance in Centralia...

Nov 27, 2014

Alice Virginia “Ginny” Lorton, 57, of Macon passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at her home. Ginny was born May 5, 1957 in Fort Dix, New Jersey. She married Ernie Lorton on January 17, 1975. She worked for many years at North Village Park as a CMT. She loved spending time with her grandkids and her family. She enjoyed...

Nov 23, 2014

Lloyd D. (PeeWee) Jones, 80, of Moberly, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the Veterans Home in Mexico, MO after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Lloyd was born June 16, 1934 to Lloyd and Louella Soloman Jones. On August 29, 1958 he married Virginia L. Harrison in Moberly, MO. Lloyd served his country honorably in the United States...

Nov 23, 2014

Patricia L. Richards Brown, born October 10, 1934 in Greenfield, Massachusetts passed away on November 23, 2014 in Columbia, Missouri at the age of 80. Pat is preceded in death by her parents, Adelaide (Ayer) and Harry Blackington Richards and brother, Harry B. Richards, Jr., and sister, Letty Amber Richards Snow. Pat’s great love was her family. She attended every...

Nov 22, 2014

Stephen “Steve” K. Wright, 67, formerly of St. Louis passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at his home in Moberly, Missouri. Steve was born June 3, 1947 in Moberly, Missouri to Woodrow Wallace and Rita Mae (Birdsell) Wright. Steve proudly served the United States Army from 1966 until 1969 where he received the National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service...

Nov 20, 2014

John Stanley Pollard, 56, of Moberly, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Moberly Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 24, 1957 to Stanley and Shirley (Jones) Pollard in St. Louis, Missouri. John graduated from Lindberg High School in St. Louis, MO and attended UALR in Little Rock, AR. He relocated to Moberly 12 years ago...

Nov 17, 2014

Karen L. Spotts, 75, of Higbee passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Boone Hospital in Columia, Missouri. Karen was born to Waymon and Freda (Hershey) McWilliams on June 25, 1939 in Leonard, Missouri. In her early years, she was best known for her accomplishments in sports, especially basketball where she and a team mate scored over one hundred...

Nov 15, 2014

Elsie "Lorna" Walch, 88, of Moberly passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at North Village Park in Moberly. Lorna was born to Thomas and Francis (Chandler) Grundy in Caernarvon, Wales on January 15, 1926. She was a Welsh rose, proud Veteran of WWII in the British Navy, devoted mother, grandmother and loving wife of 36 years to Larry. She will...

Nov 14, 2014

Roland Reffett, 77, of Moberly, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home. Roland was born July 13, 1937 in Moberly, MO to Clara Ramsey and Clarence Reffett. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1957, and was a lifelong truck driver. Roland married Martha Alexander on February 12, 1990. Roland is survived by his wife...

Nov 9, 2014

Nathan E. Ronimous, 29, formerly of Madison passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Nathan was born October 30, 1985 to Russell and Stephanie (Purvis) Ronimous in Columbia, Missouri. His schooling included the Moberly school district where he graduated high school, and Lincoln Tech University in which he graduated in 2006. Nathan honorably served in the United States Air Force...

Nov 9, 2014

Gary Duane Campbell, 77, of rural Moberly, died in his home Sunday morning in his sleep. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Million Taylor Funeral Homes in Moberly, Mo. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Million Taylor Funeral Homes with Pastor Richard Clouse officiating. The family asks that any memorial gifts be...