Recent Obituaries

Lena Rebecca Martin, 104, of Memphis died Wednesday, July 13, 2015 at her home. She was born the daughter of George and Lillie (Harbison) Snodgrass on March 22, 1912 in Scotland County, near Downing. Lena married Glen Franklin Martin on November 3, 1934. He preceded her in death on December 6, 1979. The Martins lived […]

Chester Eugene Robinson, 18, of Memphis died May 24, 2016 as the result of a motor vehicle accident north of Memphis. The son of Michael Eugene Robinson and Patricia Ann (Nolan) Yardley, he was born September 30, 1997 in Memphis, MO. Chester attended Scotland County schools and was a 2016 graduate of the Scotland County […]

Tommy Ray Billings, 65, of Arbela, MO, died at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, on April 21, 2016. He was born The son of Ross and Stella Margaret (Davis) Billings on February 9, 1951 in Kirksville. He graduated from high school at Wyaconda C-1. He married Linda Roberts in Luray on January 9, […]

Helen Elaine Cone, 72, of Memphis died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. She was born the daughter of Walter and Carmen (Petez) Tovar on May 25, 1943 in Johnstown, CO. Helen graduated from Loveland High School in 1962. She was an accomplished saxophone player and received […]

Rev. Ernest Lee Deatrick, 92, of Wyaconda, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Scotland County Care Center. He was born the son of John J. and Lena Mae (Hawkins) Deatrick on May 27, 1923 at home on Deatrick Hill, south of Wyaconda. He grew up in the Liberty Baptist Church and was saved when […]

Carl William Farris, 74, of LaBelle, MO, formerly of Scotland and Schuyler counties, passed away April 4, 2016, in LaBelle Manor Care Center, surrounded by loved ones. Carl was born October 11, 1941, in Greensburg, MO, the son of Sterling Eugene and Eva Neese Farris. He married Mona Roselee Groseclose on October 7, 1961, who […]

Reta Violet Kittle, 82, of Arbela died Tuesday evening, March 29, 2016 at her home. She was born the daughter of Vernie Boyd and Rue Mina (Corwin) Phillips on September 24, 1933 in Bible Grove. Reta attended a small rural school in Scotland County called Center Point. She also attended Froge and Bible Grove schools, […]

William Paul “Bill” McRobert, 74, of Memphis passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Scotland County Care Center. He was born the son of Leland and Irma (Burrus) McRobert on August 14, 1941 in Scotland County. He attended Ft. Donaldson, Jayne Schools, and Memphis schools during his elementary years. Bill graduated from Memphis High School […]

Esther Mae (Robinson) Baker, 94, of Memphis died January 17, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born December 21, 1921, in Scotland County, the daughter of Everett and Gladys (Arnold) Robinson.  She married Wayne Baker on October 25, 1939, in Luray.  To this union, four children were born: Louise, Wayne Jr., Wanda, and […]

Christopher James Herring, Jr., the infant son of Christopher James Herring, Sr. and Tiffany Leanne Stacy died Sunday, January 3, 2016 in the emergency room at Scotland County Hospital. He was born on November 10, 2015 in Memphis. Christopher was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Pamela Brown and Sarah Simmons; great grandmother, Loretta Slape, […]