Recent Obituaries

Richard Fern Allen, 68, of Bible Grove died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Harvey Junior and Darlene Labay (Smith) Allen on October 6, 1949 in Fairfield, Iowa. The family moved from Iowa when Rick was an infant, settling on a farm west of Bible […]

Sue Ann Murphy, 79, of Fulton, formerly of Wyaconda, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. She was born the daughter of Eric L. and Della Mae (Parker) Reeser in Louisville, KY on November 23, 1937.   Sue was a 1954 graduate of the West Point (KY) High School and a graduate […]

Florin Eugene Durham, 96, of Arbela, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake, Iowa. He was born the son of Sherman William and Alma Gladys (March) Durham on June 27, 1921 in Bancroft, Iowa. Gene grew into a brave, young man who served in the United States Navy […]

James Warren Hocker, 96, of Memphis died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of George Edward and Mary Cecil (Caldwell) Hocker on May 13, 1921 in rural Scotland County. Warren attended the Lowes School and graduated from the Downing High School. He was on […]

Bruce Kenneth Tague, 88, of Wyaconda, formerly of Gorin, died Sunday morning, July 23, 2017 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Charley Evert and Elsie L. (Boltz) Tague on February 26, 1929 in Gorin. He graduated from the Gorin High School in 1947.   Bruce served in the U.S. Army […]

James David Hayes, 53, of Fairfield, IA, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at his home. He was born the son of David and Bonnie (Thomson) Hayes on April 28, 1964 in Kirksville. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school and was stationed in Germany. He moved to Fairfield and was employed in many […]

Roberta Faye “Cookie” (Buford) Small, 81, of Memphis died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born near Downing on September 11, 1935 to Roy Russell and Margaret Kathleen Blessing Buford.  She lost her mother at the age of 2 months and was raised by her aunt, Cleo Zaerr, until she […]

Patricia Joan “Pat” West, 81, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Memphis, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Grand Strand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach. She was born the daughter of Carl Rex and Bessy Opal (Couch) Olson on August 28, 1935 in Wyaconda. Pat married Orva West on August 26, 1983.   He […]

Vivian Lucille Hartley, 80, of Memphis, formerly of Lomax, IL, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was born the daughter of Floyd Everett and Helen Lucille (Bowlyou) Spiker on May 21, 1936 in Burlington, Iowa. Vivian married Harry Hartley on January 15, 1953.   He preceded her in death […]

Dixie Kay Parrish, 53, of Gorin died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Scotland County Hospital. Dixie was born July 8, 1963 in Kirksville, the daughter of Eli “Buster” and Mildred (Morrison) Parrish. Dixie was an employee of Industrial Opportunities in Kahoka for over 30 years and enjoyed her special friendships there. She never knew a […]