Obituaries

Steven Holman

Steven Holman

Jan 2, 2021

Steven Dwayne Holman, age 66, of Huntsville, passed away on January 2, 2021, at Boone Hospital in Columbia surrounded by his wife and two children. He was born in Moberly on March 10, 1954 to Wayne and Dorris Ann (Cleeton) Holman. Steve was united in marriage to Tempy Lou (Ryals) on June 21, 1975, in Huntsville. He retired from Norfolk...

Rocky L. Wilbanks

Rocky L. Wilbanks

Dec 31, 2020

Rocky Lynn Wilbanks, 66, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on December 31, 2020. Rocky was born August 9, 1954, in Marshall, Missouri, to George Elliott and Marlee Gaye (Gilliam) Wilbanks. He married Terri Gates and they spent 46 years together. Rocky worked as a welder. He loved the outdoors, mushroom hunting, fishing, throwing knives, and target practice with riffles. He...

Jayden Wilhelm

Jayden Wilhelm

Dec 31, 2020

Jayden Michael Scott Wilhelm, age 9, of Moberly, passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2020 at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was surrounded by family when he went home to the Lord. Jayden was born on August 4, 2011 in Moberly, to Lauren Ellington and Jacob Wilhelm. He attended Sweet Springs Baptist Church and was a member...

Melvin Gravitt

Melvin Gravitt

Dec 30, 2020

Melvin Douglas Gravitt, 79, of Moberly, MO passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Moberly Regional Medical Center. Melvin was born on April 17, 1941 in Moberly, MO to Herschel Gravitt and Mildred (Brooks) Gravitt. Melvin was a lifelong resident of the Randolph County area. He attended Moberly Public Schools. After graduation, he worked for the City of Moberly’s Sanitation...

Ann Orscheln

Ann Orscheln

Dec 27, 2020

Ann Powers Orscheln, 84, of Columbia, MO, formerly of Hermitage, TN and Moberly, MO passed away December 27, 2020, in Columbia, MO. She was born November 7, 1936, in Kansas City, MO and was the youngest of 2 children of Lawrence and Imogene Herndon Powers. Ann grew up in Kansas City, MO where she graduated from Bishop Hogan High School....

Sylvia Novotney

Sylvia Novotney

Dec 27, 2020

Sylvia “Sue” Novotney, 78, of Mexico, MO passed away, Sunday, December 27, 2020 at King’s Daughters Home in Mexico, MO. Sue was born November 14, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Raymond and Sylvia (Benton) Anderson. Sue grew up in a military family, moving around quite a bit. Her family moved to Gerald, Missouri where she spent most of her...

Kimberly Kay Mueller

Kimberly Kay Mueller

Dec 27, 2020

Kimberly Kay McKee Mueller saddled Maiden Doll and rode away into the sunrise on December 27th, 2020. Kim was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 23rd, 1961, to Keith and Rosalee McKee. Joining a pony club at a young age led to her lifelong love of all things horse, a passion that only dimmed with the onset of Frontotemporal...

Laura Belle Kathryn Darwent

Laura Belle Kathryn Darwent

Dec 27, 2020

Laura Belle Kathryn Darwent, 85, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away at Ravenwood Terrace on December 27, 2020. Laura Belle was born November 11, 1935, to Frank and Loretta (Weggs) David in Moberly, Missouri. She married Walter Bentley Darwent. Laura Belle loved life and her family. She enjoyed bird watching and reading up on the different types of birds. She loved...

Norris Specie

Norris Specie

Dec 25, 2020

Norris Dwayne Specie, 80, of Moberly, MO passed away on Christmas Day with family at his side. He was born on November 4, 1940 in Moberly to Howard Specie and Lenora Mitchell Specie. Norris was a lifelong resident of Randolph County and a devoted member of North Park Baptist Church where he helped serve as usher. He was always happy...

Clarence Brandow

Clarence Brandow

Dec 25, 2020

Clarence “Skeets” Brandow, 96, of Huntsville, formerly of Clark, passed away on Christmas Day surrounded by his family. He was born in Clark, MO on November 27, 1924 to William Brandow and Florence Andrews Brandow. Clarence honorably served the United States Army from 1946 to 1948. On July 15, 1946 he wed Rosena Bonuchi. The two spent close to 57...

Mary "Susie" Sue Harrison

Mary "Susie" Sue Harrison

Dec 23, 2020

Mary Sue "Susie" Harrison, 83, of Fulton, Missouri, passed away on December 23, 2020, at Moberly Nursing and Rehab. Susie was born October 10, 1937, to Elgie Paul and Ruby Rae (Gilmore) Wallace in Fulton, Missouri. She and Floyd Ray Harrison were married in 1954, and celebrated 66 years together. Susie drove the school bus in Fulton for 17 years....

Sheila Jean Williams

Sheila Jean Williams

Dec 18, 2020

Sheila Jean Williams age 69 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. She was born September 26, 1951 to a coal miner Ambrose Elbert Bentch and a houser for strangers Trilbia Nola Bentch. She was a graduate of...

Deborah Fry

Deborah Fry

Dec 17, 2020

Deborah “Debbie” Lynne Fry, 60, of Moberly, MO went home to be with the Lord and is resting in peace and comfort on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at University of Missouri Hospital. Debbie was born on February 22, 1960 in St. Louis, MO to Charles and Joan (Christian) Stroud. She graduated from Hazelwood West, Class of 1978 and from there...

Debbie White

Debbie White

Dec 17, 2020

Deborah (Debbie) Ann White, of Moberly, MO passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020. She was born in 1953 in Edina, MO, the daughter of Leo Smith and Reta Goodwin Smith. Debbie married George White in 1988. She is survived by her daughter, Catherine Ryan Ferguson and grandchildren, Cameron Ferguson and Sydney Ferguson all of Cairo; son, David (Bridget) Ryan and...

Pamela Nauerth

Pamela Nauerth

Dec 13, 2020

Pamela Gale Nauerth, 65 of Clifton Hill, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was born to Francis Howard and Edith Willsie Howard on December 11, 1955 in Moberly, MO and just celebrated her 65th birthday. After attending Moberly High School, Pam married Dennis Nauerth in Clifton Hill on July 16, 1972. She became a devoted...

Joseph Franklin McDaniel

Joseph Franklin McDaniel

Dec 12, 2020

Joseph Franklin "Frank" McDaniel, 88, of Madison, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Monroe Manor, Paris, Missouri. Frank was born April 1, 1932, in Paris, Illinois, to Pearly Vern and Thelma (Martin) McDaniel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary A. McDaniel; sister, Betty Harris; and brother, Phil McDaniel. Survivors include his children: Joe (Nancy)...

Edwin Jarman

Edwin Jarman

Dec 12, 2020

Edwin Norman Jarman, 78 of Huntsville, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Moberly Regional Medical Center. On May 24, 1991 he married Janice Hughes in Macon, MO. The two shared 29 years of adventures. Norman was a crane operator for the railroad and a wonderful mechanic. He could fix anything! People called him Stormin Norman and Charmin...

Pauline Louise Kirchhoff

Pauline Louise Kirchhoff

Dec 10, 2020

Pauline Louise Kirchhoff, 93, of Renick, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020, in Pierce City, Missouri. Pauline was born October 11, 1927, in Nilwood, Illinois, to Coy Herschel and Mary Elizabeth (Draper) Lair. She and Delmar John Kirchhoff were married, March 9, 1946. She was a farm housewife, a dairy farmer, and raised and trained Judas goats. Pauline...

Reta Mae Yates

Reta Mae Yates

Dec 10, 2020

Reta Mae Yates, 94, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on December 10, 2020, at Moberly Nursing and Rehab. Reta was born December 26, 1925, in Schuyler County, Missouri, to Albert and Allie E. (Seamster) Hofen. During her working years, she was a cashier for Wal-Mart for 20 years. She was a member of Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church and a former...

Theresa Pepin

Theresa Pepin

Dec 7, 2020

Theresa Marie Pepin was born September 7, 1969 and is the daughter of the late, Andrew J. Pepin of Quincy, IL, and Lori Vitt of Moberly. She is preceded in death by her father, Andrew J. Pepin, and brother Gregory Vitt. Theresa is survived by her son, Alex Pepin (Carissa Stanfield) of Moberly; mother, Lori (Joe) Vitt of Moberly, MO;...