Recent Obituaries

Orva Clarence West, 74, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Memphis, MO, passed away in his home at Bickford Cottage on July 21, 2012,  following a short illness with cancer. The son of Orva O. and Marguerite (Perkins) West, he was born on August 7, 1937 in Viola, Idaho. At an early age he moved with […]

Wilma June Garrett, 89, of Downing died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born the daughter of William Newton and Edith Elnora “Nellie” (McDaniel) Dalton on November 4, 1922 in Scotland County, MO. Wilma married Herbert Glen Garrett on November 16, 1939.  He preceded her in death. To this […]

Wilma June Nussbaum, 85, of Kirksville, formerly Memphis, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was born the daughter of Peter Gordon and Eva Myrtle (Saulsbury) Garrett on March 8, 1927 at Downing, MO. Wilma married Harvey Loring McElroy on July 2, 1949. On June 17, 1978, Wilma married […]

  Alvin E. Ayer, 87, of Kahoka, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at his home in Kahoka with his family by his side. He was born the son of Herley and Lena Ayer on May 7, 1925 at Bloomfield, Iowa. Alvin spent his childhood in the Bloomfield and Lancaster, MO, area.  He was drafted into […]

Private family memorial services for Bill Tull, 64, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Rutledge, will be held at the Keokuk National Cemetery at a later date. Bill Tull died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home in Grand Island, NE. He is survived by his sisters, Marilyn Garman and husband Richard of […]

Gravesite services for Richard R. Ferguson, 94, of rural Memphis, MO, will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Memphis Cemetery. Reverend Charles Hammack will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the Wallace W. Gillespie Memorial Post #4958 of Memphis. Richard R. Ferguson passed away Sunday morning, May 27th, […]

Memorial services for Frank Russell, 69, of Memphis will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 24, at the Gerth Funeral Chapel in Memphis. Frank Russell died Friday evening, May 11, 2012 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m., on Thursday, May 24, at the […]

Wynona Elsie (Bourn) Howard, 85, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. She was born the daughter of George L. and Elsie E. (Boyer) Bourn on June 24, 1926, on a farm south of Gorin, Missouri. Wynona attended elementary school at the Price School of rural Gorin.  After graduation […]

Loretta Nolene Cheney, 87, of Memphis, formerly of Kirksville, died Saturday evening, March 31, 2012. She was born the daughter of Omer Lawrence Douthitt and Loyce Charity (Crawford) Douthitt on February 6, 1925 in Fruitvale, TX. Loretta, affectionately known as Fat Granny, graduated from eighth grade, and then received some military training in nursing. She […]

Betty Jo Robbins, 82, of Jefferson City, formerly of Memphis, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at her home. She was born the daughter of Delmar and Kathryn Saxton on March 26, 1929 in Kansas City, MO. Betty graduated from the Memphis (MO) High School in 1947. She married Donald E. Robbins on June 22, 1949.   […]