Obituaries

Phyllis Hunt

Phyllis Hunt

May 4, 2016

Phyllis Bloom Hunt, 90, a lifelong resident of Moberly, died early Wednesday morning, May 4th, 2016. She was born on January 2, 1926 to Alva and Helen Bloom in Joplin, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Raymond. Surviving are her son, Gregg Hunt of Moberly and his three children, their spouses and children: Drew...

Gladys Johnson

Gladys Johnson

May 3, 2016

Gladys Virginia Johnson, 76, of Moberly, passed away May 3, 2016. She was born January 7, 1940 in Madison, Missouri to Floyd Barron and Mary Elizabeth Hunt Barron. Gladys was a resident of New Franklin for twenty plus years before returning to Moberly, where she had lived for the past thirteen years. She married Robert Johnson on August 21, 1978...

Bessie Herrin

Bessie Herrin

Apr 30, 2016

Bessie Bea Herrin, 83, of Moberly, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Bessie was born January 22, 1933 to Lewis Ballew and Mary Fizer Ballew. Bessie was a lifelong area of the Moberly and Huntsville areas. She married James Herrin on October 10, 1953 in Huntsville, MO. Bessie was a member of the Ladies Auxilliary of the VFW. She was...

Floyd Rusher

Floyd Rusher

Apr 25, 2016

Floyd Hartsell Rusher, 90, of Huntsville, passed away April 25, 2016. He was born to Roger Rusher and Myrtle Carroll Rusher on June 10, 1925 in Clarksville, Arkansas. Floyd spent the majority of his life in the Randolph County area where he made his living as a logger. He also enjoyed working on cars and equipment of all kinds. He...

Jerry W. Duncan

Jerry W. Duncan

Apr 25, 2016

Jerry Wayne Duncan, 70, of Higbee passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 with family by his side. Jerry was born to Edward Arnold and Letha (Gravitt) Duncan on March 8, 1946 in Higbee, Missouri. He and Virginia Lea Stone were married in 1968 and were married for 38 years before she preceded him in death in 2006. He was...

Linda Ward

Linda Ward

Apr 24, 2016

Linda Ward, 51, of Moberly, passed away at Moberly Regional Medical Center on April 24, 2016. Linda was born June 13, 1964 in Kennett, MO to Johnny Ward and Gwendolyn Darnell Cranford Ward. She lived in Kennett the majority of her life, attending school there, and moved to Moberly about four years ago. Linda loved caring for children and made...

Elizabeth Sullivan

Elizabeth Sullivan

Apr 21, 2016

Libbi Sullivan, 72, of Moberly, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Boone Hospital, after a brief illness. Libbi was born Elizabeth Lee Gurwell on March 20, 1944 in Moberly to Richard and Frances (Hamilton) Gurwell. In October of 1969 she married Jack Sullivan of Moberly. Those preceding her in death are her parents, her husband and her son, Scott...

Naomi Elizabeth Christian

Naomi Elizabeth Christian

Apr 19, 2016

Naomi Elizabeth Christian, 87, of Higbee passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Moberly Nursing & Rehab. Naomi was born to Roy William and Elizabeth Myrtle (Grant) Lee on October 27, 1928 in Salisbury, Missouri. She married Charles Christian and they resided in Higbee for many years. Naomi was a cook for Memorial Hospital, Reed’s Corner and was a...

Robert C. Wright

Robert C. Wright

Apr 17, 2016

Robert Charles Wright, 67, formerly of Moberly passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at his home in Columbia. Robert was born June 11, 1948 in Marceline, Missouri to Forest “Speck” Lee and Mildred Lee (Hedrick) Wright. Robert was a Mizzou fan, loved animals, and enjoyed spending time with his family. He retired from Associated Electric in Thomas Hill after...

Elizabeth James

Elizabeth James

Apr 15, 2016

Elizabeth (Betty) Louise Hedge James was born April 5, 1924 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Martha Elizabeth Jones and Clarence Hedge. As first child to Lilly and Clarence, Betty looked after her younger sister Barbara as a mother and older sister would do when their mother died unexpectedly in 1932. Their father later remarried and had three more children, Harold,...

Norval VanHouten

Norval VanHouten

Apr 10, 2016

Norval Freeman Van Houten, 84, of Moberly passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his home. He was born October 22, 1931 to Norval Farrington and Margaret Fetter Van Houten in Macon, MO. On September 17, 1950 he married Juilane Ann Chevalier and they spent the next 65 years in the Moberly area. Freeman honorably served his country in the...

Laurence Hughes

Laurence Hughes

Apr 9, 2016

Laurence Conklin Hughes, 79, of Huntsville passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at his home. He was born February 7, 1937 to Truman Hughes and Christine Taylor Hughes in Yates, MO. Laurence was a graduate of Lincoln High School and a resident of Randolph County for most of his life. He honorably served his country from 1955 to 1976 during...

Helen Elsberry

Helen Elsberry

Apr 6, 2016

Helen Lorraine Elsberry, 84, of Moberly, passed away April 6, 2016 at her home. Helen was born March 18, 1932 in Moberly, MO to George Clickner and Willa Mae Williams Clickner. She married Bob Earl Elsberry on June 10, 1950 at the First Christian Church in Moberly. Helen worked in retail sales at Smart Wear and Ken’s Menswear in downtown...

Clifford Hughes

Clifford Hughes

Apr 5, 2016

Clifford Lonzo Hughes, 69, Moberly, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at his home. Clifford was born September 13, 1946, in Huntsville, MO, then moved to Paris, Mo where he also attended school. He was the son of Marvin Lonzo Hughes and Mildred Loretta Davidson. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda. He worked for Norfolk and Southern Railroad...

Elizabeth Tindle

Elizabeth Tindle

Apr 4, 2016

Elizabeth Faye Tindle, 93, of Moberly passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Moberly Nursing and Rehabilitation. Faye was born September 14, 1922 in Concordia, KS to Claude and Lena (Dotson) Nelson. On October 28, 1941 she married Dewey Tindle in Hiawatha, KS. They relocated to Missouri in 1949. Faye was a 4-H Leader, school teacher, Sunday school teacher, member...

Dorothy Thelander

Dorothy Thelander

Mar 27, 2016

Dorothy Jean Thelander, 85, of Moberly, passed away March 27, 2016 at the University of Missouri Hospital with family beside her. Dorothy was born February 15, 1931 in Crane, MO to William Rose Brown and Mary Ryan Brown. She was married to Charley Benjamin Coin and they shared 48 years together. After his passing, she married Richard Thelander and he...

Norma Ware

Norma Ware

Mar 25, 2016

Norma Carol Thompson Ware, 80, of Moberly, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Moberly Regional Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1935 in Higbee, MO to Aubrey Cecil Thompson and Mamie Opal Wade Thompson. Norma was a lifelong resident of Randolph County. She worked for several years in dietary services for MRMC. While she enjoyed sewing and traveling,...

Gerald Kroll

Gerald Kroll

Mar 21, 2016

Gerald (Jerry) John Kroll, 78, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Mexico Missouri Veterans Home. He was born in Tebbetts, MO to Lawrence A. and Regina (Groner) Kroll on April 17, 1937. Jerry graduated from Fulton Missouri High School in 1955. He then went on to honorably serve his country in the United States Army for two years,...

Jacqueline Daigle

Jacqueline Daigle

Mar 21, 2016

Jacqueline Rene Fox Daigle, 49, of Moberly passed away March 21, 2016 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab surrounded by her family. Jackie was born May 5, 1966 in Columbia, MO to Edgar Skaggs and Dona Beth Fox. She was a 1985 graduate of Keytesville High School. After school she moved to Lake Havasu City, AZ where she met and married...

Patricia Sims

Patricia Sims

Mar 19, 2016

Patricia Louise Sims, 91, of Moberly, MO, joined her late husband, Will Ben Sims in eternal happiness, on March 19, 2016, in the presence of her family and loved ones. Patsy was born on October 19, 1924 in Moberly, MO to August William and Inez Fields Gordon Merck. She graduated from Moberly High School and was a member of the...

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