Maxine Wray, 97, Parnell, died Saturday, January 13, 2024, at her home. She was born November 19, 1926, in Pickering, to John and Edith McGuire Lattin. On February 16, 1954, she married Donnis C. Wray, Sr. He preceded her in death August 29, 2020. Mrs. Wray was a homemaker and had worked as an aide
Eulalia Schieber, 92, Maryville, died Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Oak Pointe, Maryville. She was born December 1, 1931, in Guilford, to Patrick J. and Irene A. McLaughlin Merrigan. She was a graduate of Conception High School. On August 9, 1952, she married Leo A. Schieber. He preceded her in death on July 29, 2004.
Sharon Marlene Wilkinson Graham, 74, Fremont, NE, formerly of Stanberry, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, in Fremont. She was born October 19, 1949, in Hatfield, to Rex and Lillie Sweedman Wilkinson. She attended Stanberry High School, the School of the Ozarks and received her master’s at the University of Missouri, Columbia in social work. She
Donald Kirk Bennett, age 87, died in his sleep on December 30, 2023, in Santa Barbara, CA. Born August 25, 1936, in Hopkins, Don was the second and youngest child of Gordon and Margaret (Kirk) Bennett. A few years later, the family moved to Maryville, where Don graduated from Maryville High School and Northwest Missouri
The Elmo Fish Fry scheduled for Saturday, January 13 has been canceled due to cold and inclement weather.
Tammy Kay Holbrook, 62, Guilford, died Monday, January 8, 2024, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born April 20, 1961, in St. Joseph, to Teddy and Nancy Cole Kelso. On October 10, 2000, she married Jackie Holbrook in Savannah. Mrs. Holbrook was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Holbrook’s body has been cremated. There
Thomas Morris Westfall, 75, Kirksville, died Monday, January 8, 2024, at Schuyler County Nursing Home, Queen City. He was born June 29, 1948, in Maryville, to Robert Paul and Roberta Francis Morris Westfall. He was a graduate from Maryville High School, Maryville with the class of 1966. He attended two years of college at Northeast
Diane Adelle Dippel Sederburg, 84, died Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was born October 4, 1939, in Bonapart, IA, to Ernest Sr. and Adelle Dippel. In 1944, the family moved to Shenandoah, IA, where she graduated from high school. She married Duane “Ossie” Sederburg. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Sederburg was a homemaker. After
Darlene Heflin, 80, Pickering, died Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born June 17, 1943, in Ottawa, KS, to Joe Leonard and Edith May Elder McAuley. On July 17, 1987, she married Dean Heflin in Ottawa. Mrs. Heflin worked at an assisting living center while in Sioux Falls,
Wayne H. Pierson, 95, Maryville, died Saturday, January 6, 2024. He was born May 2, 1928, in Pickering, to Bert Elmer and Ona May Combs Pierson, Sr. He graduated from Pickering High School. He lived all of his life in the area. On November 11, 1951, he married Betty Jean Wallace. She preceded him in
