Obituaries

Betty Lou Ferguson

Betty Lou Ferguson

Aug 21, 2017

Betty Lou Ferguson, 83, of Moberly passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. Betty was born November 19, 1933 to Virgil Lee and Anna Jane (Proctor) Avery in Moberly, Missouri. She married Harley D. Ferguson on May 27, 1950. She worked as an in home caregiver for many years. Betty enjoyed...

Gage Kirkendoll

Gage Kirkendoll

Aug 21, 2017

Gage Michael Kirkendoll, 14, of Huntsville passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 in Columbia, MO. Gage was born July 3, 2003 in Moberly, Mo to Kenneth John Kirkendoll, Tara Michelle Kimbrough Renfrow and big sister, Kamryn. Gage was a freshman at Westran High School in Huntsville and a member of Gospel Tabernacle in Moberly. He was proud of his position...

Corwin Creed

Corwin Creed

Aug 16, 2017

Corwin Wayne Creed of Cairo, aged 95, passed away August 16, 2017 in Macon, Missouri. Born in 1922 in the family home east of Jacksonville, Wayne was a fourth generation and lifelong resident and business owner in Randolph and Macon counties, except for his service postings during World War II. Wayne was a long time member of the Cairo Christian...

Richard Hildebrand

Richard Hildebrand

Aug 13, 2017

Richard Lee Hildebrand, 72, of Moberly, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at The Neighborhoods in Columbia, Mo after a short hospital stay. Richard was born in Mexico, MO August 18, 1944, to Anna Underwood and Forrest Hildebrand, both of whom have preceded him in death. He married Janice Ann Orton November 27, 1969, at Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church and...

Carlene Mattox

Carlene Mattox

Aug 5, 2017

Carlene Lois Mattox, 80, of Moberly, passed away at her home August 5, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Carlene was born November 4, 1936, in Nemaha, Nebraska to Harold Allen and Helen Millhouse Allen. She married Harley Mattox June 11, 1955, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chillicothe, MO. They moved to Moberly in 1959 and Carlene became very...

Norma Butler

Norma Butler

Aug 5, 2017

Norma Maxine Butler, 92, of Cairo passed away August 5, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO. Maxine was born November 27, 1924, in Kimberly, ID to Clinton Ridgeway and Marie (Hulce) Ridgeway. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, two sisters, and one grandson. On November 27, 1942, she married Herman Ray Butler in Twin Falls,...

Bernard Huffman

Bernard Huffman

Aug 4, 2017

Bernard N. “Bunny” Huffman, age 88 of Excello, Missouri, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2017 surrounded by family and friends. Bernard was born on February 20, 1929 in Callao, Missouri to Eva and Dee Huffman and was one of 14 siblings. He graduated from Macon High School in the class of 1947 and married Darlene Dunaway in December of...

Clarence Ames

Clarence Ames

Aug 2, 2017

Clarence Ames, 68, of Moberly passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. Clarence was born January 26, 1949 to John Edward and Maggie (Garrett) Ames. On June 30, 1978 he married Karen Gravitt, they just celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary together. He worked as a custodian for the Moberly School District...

Charles E. Spotts

Charles E. Spotts

Aug 1, 2017

Charles E. Spotts, 80, of Higbee passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Charles was born May 26, 1937 in Huntsville, Missouri to Baylor and Edith Pearl (Dameron) Spotts. He married Karen McWilliams and she preceded him in death in 2014. He worked for Orscheln Truck Line for over 30 years and then worked in the coal...

Charles Davidson

Charles Davidson

Jul 31, 2017

Charles Wayne Davidson, 80, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Moberly, MO passed away July 31, 2017 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL. Charles was born January 22, 1937 in Moberly, MO to Charles Marion and Esther Mae (Nichols) Davidson. Charles served in the U.S. Army from 1955 – 1957. He was an engineer for the Norfolk Southern...

Jane Marlin

Jane Marlin

Jul 31, 2017

Jane Faye Marlin, 82, of Moberly passed away on July 31, 2017 at Moberly Nursing and Rehab from natural causes. Jane was born July 14, 1935 in East Prairie, MO to the late William Clovice Latamondeer and Ethel Mae Newcomb Latamondeer. Jane was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Cynthia Lynn Burns; ex-husband, Paul Willard Burns; five sisters, Bernice...

Andrea Thorp

Andrea Thorp

Jul 29, 2017

Andrea Diane Thorp, 47, of Moberly passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at North Village Park in Moberly, MO. Andie was born October 9, 1969 in Columbia, MO to Robert Joseph Thorp and Beverly Ann Hess Thorp. She lived in Moberly the majority of her life and was a Moberly High School Graduate. Andie was a past member of the...

Richard Keith  Knedler Jr.

Richard Keith Knedler Jr.

Jul 29, 2017

Richard Keith Knedler, Jr. of Moberly passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home. Richard was born April 14, 1953 to the late Richard and Betty (Worley) Knedler in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was a member of Family Life Fellowship. He spent many years giving and caring for others by serving at the Food Pantry. Richard loved the Denver...

Jerry White

Jerry White

Jul 25, 2017

Jerry Rogers White, 77, of Shelbina, passed away at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO on July 25, 2017. Jerry was born June 14, 1940 in Clark, Missouri to Charles William White and Lorene Barron White. The family moved to Jacksonville when he was young and he spent the remainder of his youth there until he...

Joseph Rychnovsky

Joseph Rychnovsky

Jul 20, 2017

Joseph Francis Rychnovsky, 49, passed away on July 20, 2017, at his home in Toledo, Ohio, after a courageous and heroic battle with cancer. Joe was born on January 18, 1968, in Great Lakes, IL, to Francis and Joyce Rychnovsky. Joe grew up in Moberly. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in broadcasting and spent his...

Roger Ware

Roger Ware

Jul 16, 2017

Roger Lee Ware, 59 of Higbee passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Perryville, MO. Roger was born May 17, 1958 to Vernon and Norma Thompson Ware in Moberly, MO. On June 10, 1978, Roger married his sweetheart Susan Perkins and together they raised 4 daughters who were his pride and joy. Roger was very dedicated to his family. He...

William Dowlin

William Dowlin

Jul 12, 2017

William Lee “Bill” Dowlin, Sr, was born on a farm in Marion County, near Emden, Missouri on October 18th, 1928 to Jess Franklin Dowlin and Naomi Eloise O’Bryan. Raised in Warren, Missouri, he attended Monroe City and Mexico High Schools. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force at age 17 in 1945 because he wanted to become a pilot....

Charles Wilkerson

Charles Wilkerson

Jul 11, 2017

Charles Curtis Wilkerson, Jr., 62, of Holliday, MO passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at his home. Charlie was born November 5, 1954 in Mexico, MO to Charles Wilkerson Sr. and Elizabeth Righter Wilkerson. He grew up in Centralia but relocated to Holliday in 1986. Charlie worked for Wilson Trailer for many years. He loved old hot rods and...

Maurice Dawson

Maurice Dawson

Jul 7, 2017

Maurice (Gus) Giles Dawson, 58, of Madison, MO, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at his home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Gus was born on July 17, 1958, in Elgin, Illinois, to his parents, the late William (Bill) and Darlene Rasmussen Dawson. He married Cindy Lou Johnson on June 13, 1987. One son, Zachary Giles Dawson, was...

Russell Lee Mitchell

Russell Lee Mitchell

Jul 2, 2017

Russell Lee Mitchell passed away at the age of 90 at the Clarence Care Center where he had resided for one and a half years. Over the years he had lived in the Cairo, Kansas City, New Cambria, and Macon communities. He served in WWII. He was a very talented, self-taught person. Over the years he was a farmer, truck...