Obituaries

Lewis Patton
Jun 22, 2016
Lewis Edwin Patton, age 88, of Overland Park, KS, passed away surrounded by his family on June 22nd, 2016 at University of Kansas Hospital. Lewis was born on December 23rd, 1927 in Moberly, MO to Edwin Guy Patton and Mary Margaret (Wagner) Patton. He graduated from Moberly High School in 1945, Moberly Community College in 1947, and from the University...

Donna Warren
Jun 18, 2016
Donna Lou Warren, 82, of Moberly, passed away June 18, 2016. Donna was born November 24, 1933 in Lakenan, MO to James and Mary Hobbs Newkirk. On January 28, 1956 in Macon, MO she was united in marriage to Charles Basil Warren, who precedes her in death. Donna loved flower gardening, crocheting and making yo yo quilts. She was an...
Kenneth L. Hendren
Jun 18, 2016
Kenneth L. Hendren, 93, of Madison passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Moberly Nursing & Rehab. Kenneth was born to John and Myrtle (Darst) Hendren on July 12, 1922 in Madison, Missouri. He married Alva Lee Wilson March 25, 1952 and were married 55 years before she preceded him in death. Kenneth was a hard worker. He spent...
Mary Jane Apel
Jun 16, 2016
Mary Jane Apel, 93, of Madison passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri. Mary was born June 12, 1923 to Mahlon and Nettie Mae (Lepper) Powell in Evansville, Missouri. She was to married Charles S. Apel. Mary spent her life as a farm wife and loved the outdoors. In her later years she loved to...
Anna Marie Miller
Jun 16, 2016
Anna Marie Miller 95 of Moberly, MO, went to be with her Lord June 16, 2016. She was born September 8, 1920, in Darksville, MO to Clarence and Esther (Summers) Heifner. Anna Marie graduated from Huntsville High School in 1938. She went on to Moberly Junior College and received an Associate’s degree. In 1940 Anna Marie moved with her sister...

Donald Benner
Jun 15, 2016
Donald E. Benner, 90 of Moberly went home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2016 surrounded by his family. Donald Eugene Benner was born July 25, 1925 in Columbia, MO to Arthur and Willie Bell (Durnil) Benner. He moved to Moberly in 1939 and resided there the rest of his life. On July 16, 1949 he married Betty...

Karen Robnett
Jun 13, 2016
Karen S. Robnett, age 65, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away surrounded by family and friends on June 13, 2016, at Valley View Health and Rehabilitation in Moberly, Mo. Karen was born on August 16, 1950 in St. Louis, Mo the daughter of Mabel and Kenneth Robnett. She graduated from Hazelwood High School and from Central Methodist University in Fayette in...

John Morgan
Jun 10, 2016
John Edward Morgan, 53, of Fulton, passed away June 10, 2016. John was born August 5, 1962 in Rochester, Indiana to James Morgan Sr. and Deloris Fisher. On November 17, 1984 in Huntsville, MO he was united in marriage to Deborah Owings, who survives of the home. John had spent the majority of his life in Moberly but had moved...
Margaret "Peggy" Ancell
Jun 10, 2016
Margaret L. “Peggy” Ancell, 50, of Moberly passed away on June 10, 2016 at the University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri after a tough fight with Leukemia. Peggy was born to Jim and Mary Lou (Ritter) Love on October 18, 1965 in Mexico, Missouri. She married Lynn Ancell on May 26, 2006 and just celebrated their 10 year anniversary. She was a...
Marjorie Lucile Christian
Jun 9, 2016
Marjorie Lucile Christian, 103, of Moberly passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Ravenwood Terrace in Moberly. Lucile was born to Vernon and Wilda (Hopkins) Lehman on June 12, 1912 in Linneus, Missouri. She attended school at North Park Grade School in Moberly in 1926. In 1928 she married David Arthur storm in Moberly and had four children. In...

John Robinson
Jun 8, 2016
John (JROC) Robinson, 39, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Moberly, passed away June 8, 2016 at his home. He was born January 14, 1977 to Clifford Robinson and Faye “Jean” Daughtery. John grew up in the Moberly area and had relocated to the Springfield area in past couple of years. He was a member of the Crossways Baptist Church and...

Edwenia Hargis
Jun 7, 2016
Edwenia “Dee” Rebecca Tilden Hargis, 72, of Moberly, passed away June 7, 2016. Dee was born in Duncan’s Bridge, MO on June 20, 1943 to Don William Tilden and Juanita Fern Sears (Woodward). Dee resided in Moberly the majority of her life but was a member of the MPBC Church in Georgetown, Kentucky. Most recently she was a resident of...

Edward Miller
Jun 4, 2016
Edward “Eddie” W. Miller, 84, passed away June 4, 2016 in Columbia, MO. He was born August 17, 1931 to Ivan Miller and Jesse Hannah Evans Miller and spent most of his life in the Randolph county area. Eddie was a graduate of the Huntsville class of 1949 and a member of Sweet Springs Baptist Church. He joined the Navy...

Randy Ames
Jun 1, 2016
Randy Ames, 55, of Moberly passed away at his home June 1, 2016. Randy was born in Moberly, MO April 15, 1961 to Floyd and Marjorie Kirkendoll Ames. After graduation from Moberly High School, he joined the United States Marine Corp where he honorably served his country from 1979 to 1983. Randy enjoyed fishing, hanging out with his family and...

Patricia Raybrook
Jun 1, 2016
Patricia Ann (Pat) Raybrook of Moberly, MO passed away June 1, 2016 at the University of Missouri Hospital from complications following open heart surgery on May 5, 2016. She was born November 20, 1943 in St. Louis, MO to Henry L and Lora Mae (Smith) Raybrook who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were a younger sister, Sandra Kaye...

Bill Bernand
May 31, 2016
Bill “Gunny” Bernand, 73, of Moberly, passed away May 31, 2016. He was born July 14, 1942 in Moberly, MO to Roland Bernand and Cecelia Bledsoe Bernand. In November of 1982 in Bettendorf, IA he married Barbara Hotle who survives at home. Bill entered the Navy directly after high school and served his country honorably for eight years. Bill enjoyed...

Katie Darr
May 31, 2016
Katie Ann Darr passed over to the other side on May 31, 2016. She was born on August 31, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri to Joan and Norman Oehrle. She fought a hard, courageous fight against brain cancer for over a year. Her parents were both teachers in the Parkhill School District in Kansas City. They moved to Waverly, Missouri...
Bonnie Jean Fisher
May 29, 2016
Bonnie Jean Fisher, 73, of Higbee passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her home. Bonnie was born to Archie and Viola (Jesser) Nash on December 16, 1942 in Denver, Colorado. She married Henry L. Fisher in October of 1960 and were married for thirty-four years before he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by...

William Gravitt
May 25, 2016
William Daniel “Wick” Gravitt, 83, of Moberly passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Cameron Regional Medical Hospital. He was born May 29, 1932 in Moberly, MO to Eddie Gravitt and Helen Gibson Gravitt. Wick was a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and talking on the CB radio. His handle was “Bald Eagle”. Wick even owned a...
Michael E. McCann
May 22, 2016
Michael E. “Mike” McCann, 74, of Madison passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Monroe Manor in Paris, MO. Mike was born to Raymond D. and Juanita (Haley) McCann on January 24, 1942 in Middle Grove, MO. For over 50 years, Mike worked at what he loved, being a barber. He ran his own shop in Madison for over...