Obituaries

Murle DeWeese
Jul 9, 2019
Murle G. DeWeese, 79, of Higbee, passed away July 9, 2019 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born north of Clarence, MO on October 17, 1939 to Ambrose and Rita (Mote) DeWeese. Murle was a lifelong member of Randolph County and member of West Park United Methodist Church. He graduated from Moberly Area Junior College and began working...

Dustin Potts
Jul 5, 2019
Dustin Lee “Deco” Potts, age 30, of Moberly, Mo, passed away July 5, 2019. He was born January 16, 1989 in Springfield, MO to Helen Catherine “Cathy” McSparren Guyton. Dustin was a graduate of Moberly High School. A loving and caring soul; he enjoyed fishing, hunting, skateboarding, bike riding, swimming and hanging out with family and friends. He will always...

Victoria Blaise
Jul 2, 2019
Victoria “Lynn” Blaise, 59 of Moberly passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Brook Cherith Assisted Living. She was born October 8, 1959 in Columbia, MO to Tom Britt and Oreta Powell Britt. Lynn was a graduate of Moberly High School. She was a dedicated worker, working for Orscheln for twenty years, Dura for twenty plus years and at Dollar...
Michael Fredrick Walstead
Jun 30, 2019
Michael F. Walstead, 67, of Higbee Missouri died June 30, 2019. Mike was born on August 13, 1951 in Renick, the son of Melvin Carl and Bertille Catherine (Rupp) Walstead. He married Virginia Grapes on July 31, 1987. Mike was an employee of Everlast for 35 years, retiring in 2015. He enjoyed restoring and custom-re-building Ford trucks, which he entered...
Donna Wolfe
Jun 28, 2019
Donna Wolfe, 59, of Jacksonville, Missouri, passed away on June 28, 2019, at her home. Donna was born August 28, 1959, in Moberly, Missouri, to Danny and Marilyn (Kemper) Bowden. She worked for Orscheln’s for years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter, Kimberly Yvonne Wolfe. Survivors include her husband, Larry Wolfe of Jacksonville, Missouri;...

Esther Bishop
Jun 26, 2019
Esther Levita Bishop, 78, of Moberly, MO. Passed away June 26th, 2019 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab. She was born November 28th, 1940 in Moberly, MO. to Charles Guthrie and Sophia (Lewis) Guthrie. Esther was a resident of Moberly for most of her life. On April 22, 1961 she married James H. Drewery and of that union they were blessed...
William Everett Cox
Jun 24, 2019
William "Speck" Everett Cox, 71, of Huntsville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. Speck was born on April 7, 1948, to Israel Richard and Mildred (Coleman) Cox in Brookfield, Missouri. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and during his career he worked in construction. Survivors...

William Lewis
Jun 22, 2019
William Edward Lewis, 58, of Madison, Mo, lost his hard-fought battle with cancer on June 22, 2019. He passed away at his home surrounded by his family. Ed was born on September 15, 1960 in Lake Charles, LA to Clifford and Lela (Janssen) Lewis. He was a 1979 graduate of Higbee High School. After graduation, he accepted a position as...

Harold Beal
Jun 21, 2019
Harold Eugene “Junior” Beal, Jr., 49, of Macon, MO passed away June 21, 2019 at his home. Junior was born October 15, 1969 in Moberly to Alice and Harold Eugene “Gene” Beal, Sr. Junior was a lifelong resident of the Moberly area. He was baptized at the Immanuel Baptist Church and had recently been attending Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist Church...

Jasper Harrill-Schoen
Jun 17, 2019
Jasper Daimon Harrill-Schoen, passed away surrounded by his family at Women and Children’s Hospital in Columbia, MO, on June 17th, 2019. Jasper was born to Derek Schoen and Cherie Harrill, of Moberly, MO, on June 17th, 2019. He was a treasure to them; they waited for his birth with joyful expectations. Despite his brief time here, he was loved so...
Orville Lee Chick
Jun 12, 2019
Orville Chick, 83, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday,June 12, 2019, at Valley View Health and Rehabilitation. Orville was born July 5, 1935 to Lewis and Lucy (Perkins) Chick in Columbia, Missouri. Survivors include his spouse, Vivian Black; daughter, Linda Kay Chick; brothers: David Chick of Rush Hill, Missouri and Bobby Chick of Moberly, Missouri; sisters: Betty Jone of...

Elsa Creed
Jun 9, 2019
On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Elsa Ann Creed, 76, of the Cairo and Jacksonville communities, passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Elsa was born May 29, 1943 in Ray County, MO to Melvin and Violet (Peacock) Dishman. On February 1, 1963, she married Gerald Allen Creed in her hometown of Lexington, MO. They raised two sons, Rusty...
Shirley Jean Sears
Jun 9, 2019
Shirley Jean Sears, 83, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Valley View Health and Rehabilitation. Shirley was born July 27, 1935, to Earl and Harrie (Turner) Morris in Moberly, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Morris and Harrie Davis; husband, Leslie Sears; daughter, Mary Sears; brothers: Bill Morris and George Davis....

Don Fletcher
Jun 7, 2019
Don Taylor “Fletch” Fletcher, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 7, 2019. He was born in Boulder, CO on May 19, 1962 to Curtis and Ann (Dixson) Fletcher. The community came to know and love Don through his family’s former Moberly business – The Skateland. He went on to serve his country in the United States Navy. On October...

Joshua Berney
Jun 4, 2019
Joshua Lee Berney, age 31, went to the Lord on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home in Palmyra, MO. He was born December 8, 1987 to Christopher Berney and Lynn Dooley in Moberly, MO. Josh attended St. Pius and Westran Schools, graduated from Westran in 2006. He studied turf management at Linn State Technical College and following that, he...

Sharon House
Jun 3, 2019
Sharon Kay House (Ray of Sunshine), 67 of Macon passed away June 3, 2019 at Macon Health Care. Mrs. House was born March 13, 1952 in Austin, Indiana to George W. and Viola Davidson Noble. She will be lovingly missed by all who knew her. Surviving are her two sons, Michael Warner of Sturgeon MO and Clinton House of Macon,...
Linda Joyce Furgason
Jun 2, 2019
Linda J. Furgason, 64, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 2, 2019, with her family by her side. Linda was born to John Thomas and Nora Mae (Goldie) Gravitt on March 22, 1955, in Moberly, Missouri. On January 16, 1971, she and Richard "Dick" Furgason were married and shared 49 years together. She was a...

Glenn Fox
Jun 1, 2019
Glenn Edward Fox, 75, of Moberly passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. He was born May 19, 1944 in Chariton County to Fountain and Milda (Kothe) Fox. Glenn was a graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia, MO and later attended college in Kirksville. He served his county honorably in the United States Navy...
Harvey Buschkoetter
Jun 1, 2019
Harvey Buschkoetter, 73, of Huntsville, Missouri, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Harvey was born to Lawrence Bernard and Olga (Helmick) Buschkoetter on December 29, 1945, in Howard County, Missouri. He married Carol Marie Pierce Buschkoetter and she survives him. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Harvey Buschkoetter please visit our...
Carroll Lynn Woods
May 30, 2019
Carroll Lynn Woods, 67, of Mexico, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Carroll was born September 10, 1951, in Decatur, Illinois, to Jesse Paul and Anna Mae Woods. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. A private inurnment will take place at the Missouri State Veteran's Cemetery in...