Obituaries
Michael Keith Grime
Aug 22, 2016
Michael “Mike” Keith Grime, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 22nd 2016, in Marceline, Missouri. Michael was born on January 10, 1959 in Macomb, IL to proud parents Patricia “Pat” Ann (Gillette) and Edmund “Ed” Granvil Grime. Mike was a proud Meadville Missouri Eagle, and graduated from High School in 1977. He had one daughter, named Rachael Michelle, with...

Sharon Skinner
Aug 22, 2016
Sharon Lou Martin Skinner of Bevier, MO, was born June 14, 1939 to George (Babe) & Dorothy Phipps Martin south of Callao at her Grandmother Tensie Britt Phipps farm. According to the chicken scales Dr. Raines used, she weighed 7 lbs. She died August 22, 2016 at 4:50 p.m. with her daughter as her side. In 1957 she was united...

Doris Block
Aug 21, 2016
Doris Block, 84, of Jacksonville, MO, passed away in Big Fork, Montana on August 21, 2016. Doris was born August 10, 1932 in London, England to Charles Dean Thomas and Emma Victoria Saward Thomas. After Doris’s father was killed in the war, her mother later remarried and the family moved across the pond to America. Doris graduated from Madison High...
Marie Elizabeth Lewis
Aug 18, 2016
Marie Elizabeth Lewis, 78, of Moberly passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Moberly Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Marie was born on December 13, 1937 to Clemont and Grace (Jacoby) Griffin. Marie and Ronald Lewis were married on June 6, 1958. Ronald and Marie owned and operated Lewis Furniture for many years. Marie also...

Mary Chester
Aug 15, 2016
Mary Chester was born July 11, 1949, in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde Million and Louise Isabelle Bowman Million. She died Aug. 15, 2016. Mary traveled throughout her childhood and settled with her family in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where she graduated in 1967. Mary had four children: Christine, Joe, Sheila and Dawn. She moved her family to Missouri in 1984....

David Kamplain
Aug 14, 2016
David Michael Kamplain Sr. 65, of Clifton Hill, Mo passed away on August 14, 2016 at his home. His heart finally wore out loving his family and friends. He was born July 6, 1951 to Wesley Kamplain and Pauline Coleman Kamplain in St. Louis, Mo. David devoted his first career to the US Navy as an Electronics Technician, retiring after...

Lee Welch
Aug 11, 2016
Lee Roy Welch, 82, of Moberly, passed away August 11, 2016 at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO. Lee was born July 9, 1934 in Houston, MO to Arthur Welch and Opal Lea Welch. He was a graduate of Huntsville High School. After graduation he joined the Air Force where he honorably served his country from 1951 to 1957 as...
Pattie Jo Martin
Aug 9, 2016
Pattie Jo Martin, 83, of Moberly passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at her home. Pattie was born to Joe and Albia (Bernand) Martin on March 10, 1933 in Moberly, Missouri. She enjoyed sewing, making blankets, doing word puzzles, and loved watching old westerns. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughters: Abby Couch and Dena See. Survivors...

Marjorie Creed
Aug 9, 2016
Marjorie Stone Creed, 89, of Macon, passed away August 9, 2016 at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO. Marjorie was born in Atlanta, MO on August 9, 1927 to Lauren Powell and Ola Johnson Powell. She married Charles B. Stone in 1946 and he preceded her in death in 2000. In 2008 she married Wayne Creed and he survives of the...

Roy Hess
Aug 7, 2016
Roy (Rocky) William Hess, 56, of Huntsville, passed away at his home August 7, 2016. Roy was born July 11, 1960 in Moberly, MO to Roy Albert and Frances Ann Hess. He attended Moberly public school and graduated from Moberly Community College, where he maintained a 4.0 grade average. Roy was employed at Mackpro in Moberly. He enjoyed collecting coins,...
Edna F. Johnson
Aug 1, 2016
Edna F. Johnson, 72, of Moberly passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Edna was born to George Martin and Edna Faye (Hess) Gravitt on March 24, 1944 in Moberly Missouri. On December 23, 1965 she and Billy Ray Johnson were married. During her working career, she worked for the Maid...

Joyce Rice
Aug 1, 2016
Joyce Rice 74, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Moberly, passed away in Kansas City, MO on August 1, 2016. She was born March 11, 1942 in Moberly to Nadine and Tommy Kitchen. She was united in marriage to John Raymond Rice on April 24, 1969 in Oklahoma, and to that union three children were born. Johnna Renee Rice, Jennifer...
Julia Leora Willard
Jul 30, 2016
Julia “Judy” (Hickam) Willard, 92, of Moberly passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at The Bluffs in Columbia, Missouri. Judy was born to Lonnie and Mildred (Vaughan) Hickam on August 16, 1923 in Moniteau County, Missouri. She and Rev. W. Harold Willard were married on June 16, 1946 in Blevins, AR at the Marlbrook Presbyterian Church by Rev....

Frances Graves
Jul 29, 2016
Frances Graves, 88 of Moberly, passed away at her home July 29, 2016. She was born November 19, 1927 in Moberly, MO to Mary Althera and Stephen Graves, the second of six children. Frances presided in Moberly her entire life. She was a member of Grant/Lovell Chapel AME for over 70 years before joining Trinity United Methodist Church. She attended...
Birney L. Dwyer
Jul 27, 2016
Birney L. Dwyer, 76, of Moberly passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Boone Hospital in Columbia surrounded by his family. Birney was born to the late Harold and Elizabeth (Allen) Dwyer on October 19, 1939 in Hannibal, Missouri. On December 17, 1960 he married Barbara Ann Rickey and they celebrated over 55 years together. He was the owner/operator...
James "Crickett" Wallace
Jul 25, 2016
James “Crickett” Kelley Wallace, 53, of Moberly passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at his home. Crickett was born to Jerry S. Sr., and Leona (Baisley) Wallace on October 21, 1962 in Moberly, Missouri. He worked as a Driver for Central Concrete for 12 years. Crickett enjoyed fishing, bowling, golf, and Mustang cars. He loved his animals, especially his...

Annie Douglas
Jul 23, 2016
Annie Marie Douglas, 73, of Moberly, passed away at her home July 23, 2016. Annie was born August 6, 1942 in Jacksonville, MO to Albert Ray and Mollie Mae White Oliver. She was a graduate of Cairo High School. On June 2, 1962 she married Lawrence Nelson Douglas in Cairo. Annie worked as a quality control inspector for AT&T prior...
Donna F. Ward
Jul 23, 2016
Donna Fern Ward, 66, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Donna was born to Charles and Kathleen (Sears) Fainter on February 21, 1950 in Boonville, Missouri. She and Ronald Lee Ward were married in October of 1967 and were married for 33 years before he preceded her in death. Donna worked for the...

David Brown
Jul 23, 2016
David Glenn Brown, 91, died at Ravenwood Terrace in Moberly, Missouri. David was born February 12, 1925 in Ivanhoe, Oklahoma, the firstborn of E. Glenn Brown and Georgia B. Owens Brown. He was 10 years old when the Dust Bowl brought devastation to the family farm in Oklahoma. His family then moved to El Dorado Springs, Missouri where David graduated...
Mildred Louise Foster
Jul 4, 2016
Mildred Louise Foster passed away Monday, July 4th 2016 . She was born July 15, 1931 to Andrew and Ethel (Utterback) Martin in rural Randolph County. She grew up helping her father on the family farm and was active in 4H club and won many achievement awards. She encouraged her sister and cousins to become involved in 4-H work. She...