Obituaries
Gilbert L. Bailey
Dec 30, 2018
Gilbert (Gib) Bailey, 87, of Clark, passed away Sunday, December 30,2018 at his residence. He was born September 21, 1931 in Cairo,Missouri to A.T. and Grace Whitehead Bailey. On June 22, 1952 he married Ossie Mae Houchins. Gib is survived by three sons Kenneth and Rosie Bailey of Clark, Terry and Donna Bailey of Cairo and Bruce and Gina Bailey...

Susan Wilson
Dec 27, 2018
Susan Renee” Sue” Wilson, 57, of Huntsville, MO passed away December 27, 2018 at Boone Hospital surrounded by her children, husband and close family. Sue was born on September 13, 1961 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Clarence Edward Asher and Hazel (Barnett) Asher. Sue graduated from Fayette High School in 1979. A year later she moved to Moberly, where she...
Sandra K. Emert
Dec 26, 2018
The Lord called a wonderful woman home on December 26, 2018. Born on March 6, 1941 to Courtney Eugene Brown and Mary Louise (Grady) Briles in Louisiana, MO. Sandra loved working at her job at Hardee's. She had many wonderful friends from work. Sandra is survived by her children Melissa McDermott of Moberly, Rhonda Maxey (Bruce) of Broken Arrow, OK,...

Lynna Miller
Dec 21, 2018
Lynna Leiker Miller, 69, of Moberly passed away December 21, 2018. Lynna was born on January 7, 1949 to Alvin Leiker and Betty Thorp. In 1997 Lynna married Frank Miller of Montreal, MO, where she has lived for the last 21 years. Lynna is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Stephen Leiker and James McKinney. Survivors include...

Roy Hale
Dec 18, 2018
Roy Eugene (Butch) Hale Jr., 64, of Moberly, passed away December 18, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Butch was born July 9, 1954 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Roy Hale Sr. and Joyce McClary Hale. He was a graduate of the class of 1972 from West Plains High School and from there began working for the University of Missouri,...
Douglas Earl Brockman
Dec 16, 2018
Douglas Earl Brockman, 45, of Moberly, MO passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. He was born September 13, 1973 in Moberly, the son of Aubrey Frank and Janette May (Kenton) Brockman. Douglas was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He had a big heart and filled every room he entered with laughter. Survivors include, his wife Carrie of Moberly;...
Hannah Rose Coulson
Dec 8, 2018
Hannah Hackward Coulson, 62, of Higbee, Missouri, died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at her home. Hannah was born on Dec. 1, 1956, to Thomas L. Hackward, former news editor of The Moberly Monitor-Index, and Marjorie Moore Hackward. Hannah is survived by her husband, Mike Coulson; her brother, Tom W. Hackward and wife Janet, of Jacksonville; her sister, Anna Hackward Clark...

Norma Bell Orscheln
Dec 7, 2018
Norma Jean Bell Orscheln, 89, passed away December 7, 2018, at home in Horn Lake, MS. She was born May 21, 1929 in Carrollton, MO to Elbert and Bessie Bell. On February 2, 1948, she married the love of her life, Gene, who preceded her in death earlier this year. She leaves one son, Gary (Sheryl) Orscheln of Columbia, MO;...
Gregory Stanley "O'Neal" Tolson Sr.
Dec 3, 2018
Gregory Stanley O'Neal Tolson Sr., 63, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on December 3, 2018. Gregory was born July 5, 1955 in Huntsville, Missouri, to Ralph and Nettie M. Tolson. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tina Tolson; and son Gregory Stan Tolson Jr; brothers: Ralph Tolson Jr., Lloyd, Ronnie, and Oscar. Survivors include daughter, Trina...

Donald McCreery
Dec 1, 2018
Donald (Don) Ray McCreery entered into rest on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Don was the son of Ralph McCreery and Lorene Wilson McCreery. He was born on Christmas Day in 1936. Don was a retired Boilermaker and an avid Dallas Cowboy and St. Louis Cardinal fan. He is survived by his son, Daren (Debbie) McCreery; daughters, Donna (Billy) Yates and...
William Henry "Jr." Rogers
Nov 30, 2018
William Henry "Jr" Rogers, 93, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018, at Macon Health Care Center. Jr was born March 14, 1925, in rural Randolph County to Henry C. and Elma (Halterman) Rogers. He graduated from Macon High School in 1943. During WWII, Jr served in the U.S. Navy, surviving the sinking of the USS Johnston...

Presley Hill
Nov 24, 2018
Presley Elizabeth Hill, 3 months, of Moberly passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Moberly Regional Medical Center. She was born August 20, 2018 in Columbia, MO to Brittany Nickerson and Travis Hill. Presley brought joy into many lives. She loved her feet being tickled, she loved to smile, and she had the best chubby cheeks for all the kisses...
Jerry Martin Dougherty
Nov 23, 2018
Jerry Martin Dougherty, 81, of Clark, Missouri, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Jerry was born February 9, 1937 in Renick, Missouri, to John Martin and Edith (Brandow) Dougherty. He and Emma Joan Ridgeway were married on March 16, 1972. He served in the United States Army. Jerry retired from the Kansas...

Robert Gruenloh
Nov 22, 2018
Robert H “Bob” Gruenloh, 77, of Jacksonville, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at his home. Mr. Gruenloh was born November 4, 1941 at the family farm in Florissant, Missouri to Joseph Anthony Gruenloh and Ethel Marie Ebbesmeyer Gruenloh. He married Janet I. Riley on January 4, 1964. Bob was a lifelong farmer which necessitated his moving the family from...

Cheryl Wilson
Nov 20, 2018
Cheryl Ann (Hart) Wilson, 67-years-old, of Moberly passed away on Tuesday morning, November 20, 2018 at Ravenwood assisted living in Moberly. Cheryl was born at Woodland Hospital in Moberly on October 18, 1951 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank William Hart, but spent the majority of her childhood living with her beloved grandparents, Catherine Kelly Hart and Paul Hart; all of...

James Heddinghaus
Nov 18, 2018
James Albert Heddinghaus, 77, of Ballwin, MO passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home with family at his side. He was born February 5, 1941 in Moberly, MO to Albert & Amelia Sander Heddinghaus, Mr. Heddinghaus was a longtime partner in the former Heddinghaus Lumber Co and graduated from the lower level of Moberly Area Junior College in...

Viola Nickerson
Nov 16, 2018
Viola Mae Nickerson, 65, of Moberly passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 3, 1953 in West Plains, MO to Alford Welch and Vida Jones Welch. In 1971, she married Clifford Nickerson in Moberly, MO and they spent 48 wonderful years together. Viola received an accounting degree from State Technical...
John Carl Redelfs
Nov 15, 2018
John Carl Redelfs, 39, of Moberly, Missouri passed away on November 15, 2018. John was born to Kirk Alend and MaryAnn (Samson) Redelfs in Crystal City, Missouri, on November 15, 1979. John worked for K.J.'s Quick Lube in Moberly, Missouri, as a Lube Tech. He enjoyed fishing, automotive work, and loved time with his beloved family. John loved the outdoors,...

Susan Teffs
Nov 11, 2018
Susan Josephine (Smith) Teffs, 56 of Moberly, MO completed her story on November 11, 2018. She was a veteran, an accomplished knitter, spinner, seamstress, mother, homemaker and nurse who enjoyed reading and writing. She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey Allen Teffs, Moberly, MO; four children, Jeffrey Daniel Teffs, Screven, GA, David Chauncy Robert (Angel) Teffs, Hueytown, AL, Jacob Joseph...
Sharon "Sherry" Benny
Nov 10, 2018
Sharon "Sherry" Angus Benny, 73, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away on November 10, 2018. She was born August 10, 1945, to Russell and Dorothy (Kirby) Weathers in Henning, Illinois. She married James Benny who preceded her in death. She enjoyed gardening, golf, bowling, and doing jigsaw puzzles. During her career, she worked as a receptionist for the Orscheln Company. Sherry...