Obituaries
Terry Lee Painter
Sep 21, 2014
Terry Lee Painter, 63, of Higbee passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at his home. Terry was born to Vernon Oscar “Bob” and Eva Mae (McElhiney) Painter on March 30, 1951 in Paris, Missouri. Terry married Rita Hamilton on October 23, 1970. He worked for the Boonville Correctional Facilities as the Stationary Engineer and loved his position there. He...
Elvin Rhodman
Sep 20, 2014
Elvin Kermit Rhodman, 83, of Moberly, passed away, Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. Elvin was born April 6, 1931, in Laurel NE to Kermit and Zora Mae (Isom) Rhodman. He was a man of many talents. He worked at a packing house in Sioux City, IA, was a farmer in Oto, IA and Yates, MO,...
Alyssa Hellensmith
Sep 14, 2014
Alyssa Rose Hellensmith, 12 weeks, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 14, 2014 with the sun on her face, in the loving arms of her mom and dad and surrounded by her family. Alyssa was born June 21, 2014 in Columbia, MO to Eric and Donnell (Gerry) Hellensmith. During her short time here, she touched the hearts of many and was...
Francis Cox
Sep 6, 2014
Francis Fay Cox, 83, of Moberly, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO. Francis was born in Presho, South Dakota on April 8, 1931 to James Waller and Alice North Waller. She married Merle Cox on December 30, 1947 in Winner South Dakota and the family moved to Missouri in 1977. Francis...
Robert Dunseith
Aug 28, 2014
Robert Wayne Dunseith, 84, of Moberly, passed away August 28, 2014 at his home. Robert was born October 23, 1929 in Elmer, Missouri to Robert H. Dunseith and Mary M. Patrick Dunseith. Robert served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. On January 15, 1994 he married Sherry Blattel and she survives of the home....
Susie Reed
Aug 24, 2014
Born January 20, 1938 in Kinderhook, Illinois, she was the daughter of Clarence and Maxine (Tilley) McGlauchlen. She had lived in Clark for the past fifty years and was a retired nurse. Susie was a member of the Clark Full Gospel Church. Those preceding her in death are her parents; her husband Pete McMorris and husband James Reed, whom she...
Brenda Hunter
Aug 24, 2014
Brenda Katherine Hunter, 57, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Macon, MO. Brenda was born June 23, 1957, in Edina, MO to Leo Smith and Reta Goodwin Smith. She relocated to the Macon and Moberly area in 1964. She worked for many years as a teacher’s aide for special needs children. Brenda enjoyed flowers and...
Betty Jean Hamilton
Aug 21, 2014
Betty Hamilton, 67, of Moberly died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the Moberly Nursing and Rehab following a short hospitalization. She had been a resident of the nursing facility for 13 years. She was born May 11, 1945 in Fulton, Missouri. Betty was the youngest of nine children. At approximately eight years old, she was adopted by Roy and Doris...
Albert Ray Whitacre
Aug 17, 2014
Albert “Ray” Whitacre, 63, formerly of the Madison area passed away at his residence in Columbia. Ray was born to Delbert and Frances (McNeely) Whitacre on August 29, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Madison High School and later earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Truman State College. Ray recently retired from the United States Postal Service after 23...
Max C. Meals
Aug 10, 2014
Max Cottingham Meals, 91, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 10, 2014. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Services will be at 2 pm, Thur. at Million-Taylor Funeral Home in Moberly, MO with Brother Kevin Keeling officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service in Moberly. Interment with...
Gary R. Derboven
Aug 9, 2014
Gary R. Derboven, 53, of Higbee passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, MO. Gary was born to James Victor and Loretta (Kennis) Derboven on May 16, 1961. Gary loved to be surrounded by family and friends and fishing. He had the Derboven sense of humor and loved to joke around. He previously worked for...
Elmer L. Hogarth
Aug 8, 2014
Elmer Hogarth, 82, of Moberly passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Elmer was born to Claude and Irma (Blume) Hogarth on August 1, 1932 in Lamar, Colorado. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Elmer married Martha Ellen Andreae on November 27, 1955. He was so proud of the...
Lana Hagedorn
Aug 7, 2014
Lana (Stoecklein) Hagedorn passed away August 7, 2014 at Barnes Jewish Hospital due to liver complications. She was born November 23, 1952 to Bernard and Reba (Conner-Stoecklein) Osborne. She was married to Mike Ancell on June 3, 1972 until he passed away on August 14, 1977. On June 23, 1979 she married Bill Hagedorn. He survives of the home. Lana...
Christy Mitcham
Jul 31, 2014
Christy Lea Mitcham, 40, of Madison, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. Christy was born January 25, 1974 in Independence, Missouri to Harold and Darlene Meals. She moved to the Madison area seven years ago. On September 15, 2013 she married Joseph Mitcham and he survives of the home. Christy was a lifelong homemaker. She liked to hunt, fish and...
Edith Catherine Eisenstein
Jul 24, 2014
Edith C. (Dennis) Eisenstein, 94, of Moberly passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Macon Healthcare Center in Macon. Born on February 17, 1920 in rural Randolph County, she was the daughter of Thomas Samuel and Ethel (Ferguson) Dennis. On June 21, 1942 she was married to Albert Sterling Eisenstein who in 1953 preceded her in death. Others...
D.E Huddleston
Jul 21, 2014
D.E Huddleston of Higbee passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 21, 2014. He was born January 2, 1942 to Gene and Capitola (Dougherty) Huddleston in Howard County, MO. He married Janice Atkins on February 23, 1963. She survives him of the home. D.E was a past member of the rural volunteer fire department, the Higbee R-8 school...
Zoah Smith
Jul 20, 2014
Zoah Smith, 42, of Moberly, passed away at her home July 20, 2014. Zoah was born April 17, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri to Richard Smith and Edna Bone Smith. She moved to the Moberly area 15 years ago from St. Louis. One of her favorite pastimes was spending time with her daughter, “Sam” Samantha. Those preceding her in death...
Hazel Law
Jul 18, 2014
Hazel Ann Law, 73, of Moberly, passed away July 18, 2014 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO surrounded by her family. She was born November 7, 1940 in Atlanta, Missouri to Ernest Olen Downey Sr. and Mary Ann Shears Downey. Hazel had lived in the Moberly area for over forty years. On December 20, 1968, she married George...
Ruth Chaloupka Sullivan
Jul 12, 2014
Ruth Mary Chaloupka Sullivan, 50, of Indianola, Iowa, formerly of Higbee, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 9, 1964 to George Chaloupka and Anna Tolbert Chaloupka. Ruth graduated from Higbee High School in 1983. Ruth was a doll collector and enjoyed writing poetry....
Joseph Grace
Jul 11, 2014
Joseph Howard Grace, 71 of Moberly MO. Joined the Lord on July 11th 2014. Joe was born to the late Charles and Mary Grace of Kahoka MO 2/11/1943. Joseph was best known for a fantastic feat of accomplishment he achieved at the tender age of 6; wherein he successfully managed to walk himself 10 miles to school, uphill, against the...
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