Recent Obituaries

Mary Louise Abernethy, 84, of Marion, IA, formerly of Granger, MO, and Cantril, IA, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Crestview Acres in Marion. She was born the daughter of John and Mabel (Moore) Phillips on May 29, 1930 in Granger. Upon graduating from Granger High School, Mary received her degree in education from Northeast […]

Max S. Slocum 96, of Memphis, MO, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Memphis. He was born February 28, 1918, on a family farm west of Greensburg, MO, to Bert and Donna (Evans) Slocum. Max attended school at Bible Grove, MO, and after graduating he attended a […]

Ora Albert Armstrong, 92, of Memphis died Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Scotland County Care Center. He was born the son of Jesse Lindsey and Addie M. (Jennings) Armstrong on August 25, 1922 in Bible Grove. He attended schools in Scotland County. Ora served his country in World War II by joining the Army […]

Waldo Weston Smith, 91, of Wyaconda, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Keokuk Area Hospital. He was born the son of William H. and Ethel Maye Carter-Smith on February 1, 1923 in Scotland County, Missouri. Waldo was a life-long farmer of Scotland and Clark Counties, only leaving to join the service. He graduated from Granger […]

Garland Ray (Dale) Brock, 72, of Gorin, MO, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at his home. He was born July 7, 1942 in Kansas to Harold and Sadie (McIntosh) Brock. Dale moved to Gorin in 2005, and on May 26, 2005, he was married to Patricia Petrisch , his companion since 1988, in the Scotland […]

Howard Stanley Hamilton, 93, of Arbela died Sunday morning, August 3, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital. He was born the son of Rhoda Sumner and Nira Delta (Guy) Hamilton on December 28, 1920 in Prosser, Washington. Howard served in the United States Army from July 1, 1942 to October 14, 1945, serving in Africa and […]

A celebration of life for Robert M. Carpenzano, 73, 0f Memphis, formerly of Ft. Myers, FL and Pittsburgh, PA will be at a later date. Bob Carpenzano died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.

Eva Mae (Hobbs) Ahland, 84, of Memphis, died July 13, 2014, at Scotland County Hospital. She was born October 15, 1929, in Elgin, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin O. and Dorothy M. Hobbs. Eva Mae Hobbs married James Lee Campbell, Sr. in 1947, and to this union two children were born. James Lee Campbell, Jr., […]

Norma Faye Kigar, 76, of Bible Grove died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital. She was born the daughter of Elza Ellery and Mary Lula (Shultz) Swearingen on November 17, 1937 in rural Scotland County. Norma graduated from the Bible Grove High School in 1955. She married Leo Richard Kigar on April 30, […]

Esther L. Swearingen, 79, of Springfield, IL, died Wednesday morning, June 11, 2014 at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born the daughter of Cecil and Helen (Gilbert) Ensor on March 6, 1935 in Holliday, MO. She married Henry (Hank) Swearingen on May 6, 1958 in Quincy IL. He survives. Esther worked as […]