Carolyn V. Hinds
Mar 19, 2025
Carolyn V. Hinds, 90, of Memphis passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 19, 2025, at her home under hospice care with her family by her side. She was the daughter of Chan & Velma (Dietrick) Bull and was the first born of twin daughters on November 11, 1934, at Ottumwa, Iowa. Their mother died of complications of child birth. The twins...
Loren Wickert
Mar 12, 2025
Loren Iford Wickert, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and longtime resident of the Memphis community, passed away peacefully in hospice care at the Schuyler County Nursing Home on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the age of 92. Born September 14, 1932, to Ralph Roosevelt Wickert and Bertha Lee (Jones) Wickert, Loren's life was a testament to the values of hard...
Janet Lee Holton
Mar 1, 2025
Janet Lee Holton, 73, of Downing, MO, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 1, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 9, 1951, in Milton, IA to Gerald and Josephine (Kent) House at the family home. Janet lived a life full of love, kindness, and devotion to her family...
Dennis C. Kraus
Feb 27, 2025
Dennis Calvin Kraus was born to Calvin and Melba Cletus (Hopp) Kraus on December 22, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa. He died on February 27, 2025 in the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. Dennis attended Arbela School until the 8th grade and then graduated high school from Scotland County High School in 1963.
He was married to Mary Lou (Tague) Cline...
Phil Aylward
Feb 21, 2025
Philip Eugene Aylward, 87 of Memphis, MO passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15, 1938 in rural Memphis to Lee and Marjorie Aylward. He married Joyce Elaine Kiddoo on May 21, 1955. The couple lived and farmed north of Memphis for nearly 70 years where they raised three children; Scott,...
Robert "Dynamite" Owings
Feb 12, 2025
Robert Owings, 86, of Memphis, MO was the son of Lorin and Dixie L. (Bear) Owings. He was born in ReedsVille, MO in Callaway County, Missouri, February 18, 1938, and passed away at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO February 12, 2025.
In 1954 the whole Owings family moved to Memphis.
He enlisted with the U.S. Air Force, in November of...
James M. Hudson
Feb 6, 2025
James M. Hudson, 42, of Memphis, Missouri passed away Thursday evening, February 6, 2025 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. The son of Richard Hudson and Rebecca A.Braden, he was born February 18, 1982 at Oskaloosa, Iowa. James graduated from Scotland County High School with the class of 2000.
Before his health declined he worked doing different jobs, the...
Ruth Elaine Ludwick
Jan 28, 2025
Ruth Elaine Ludwick, 90, of Gorin, Missouri passed away January 28, 2025 at her home.
She was born September 20,1934 in Memphis, MO, the daughter of Wilford Claude and Mabel Hilda Watkins Ludwick.
She worked many jobs throughout her life including factory, restaurant and insurance work, farming, horse training, and truck driving.
Ruth was an avid equestrian who thoroughly enjoyed riding any chance...
Mary C. Ketchum
Jan 26, 2025
Funeral services for Mary C. Ketchum, 97, of Kirksville will be held Wednesday morning, 1/29, at 11:00 A.M. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis, Missouri with David Holton and Sam Burkholder officiating. Interment will follow in the Memphis Cemetery.
Mary passed away Sunday morning, 1/26, under Hospice Care at the Northeast Regional Medical Center at Kirksville.
Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday...
Nelda Jean Kirkpatrick
Jan 23, 2025
Nelda Jean Kirkpatrick, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 23, 2025, at the Clark County Nursing Home. Born on March 19,1927, near Downing, MO, daughter to Hazel Smith, and step-daughter to Edward Smith, Nelda lived the majority of her life in N.E. Missouri. She married WWII veteran and farmer, Elmer Kirkpatrick, in December, 1947, residing at their...
Kay Eggleston
Jan 21, 2025
Carolyn “Kay” Eggleston, 85, of Arbela, Missouri passed away Tuesday morning, January 21, 2025 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. Kay was born on September 10, 1939 in rural Scotland County to Robert Harold “Bud” and Flora Madge (Jones) Daggs.
Kay attended a one-room school house called Prairie View near her family farm. She graduated from Memphis High School...
Terry Johnston
Dec 31, 2024
Terry Michael Johnston 65, of Memphis Missouri, died December 31, 2024, at his home.
He was born September 11, 1959, in Bloomfield, Iowa, the son of Gerald Barr (Jerry) Johnston and Darlene Rae (Koons) Johnston.
He married Angela (Howlett) Wollam in Kahoka Missouri on January 30, 1993. They were the parents of two daughters: Kirsten (Corvin) Drummond of Memphis Missouri and Kylee...
Gary D. Briggs
Dec 9, 2024
Gary Dale Briggs ,87, of Memphis passed away on December 9, 2024 at Scotland County Hospital. He was born on January 14, 1937 in Kirksville MO. He attended Prairie View Rural School and was a 1954 graduate of Memphis High School. On June 3, 1956 he married Adrianna Jean Black and to this union 3 children were born: Deborah Jo,...
Shirley Clatt
Nov 18, 2024
Shirley M. Clatt, 88, of Memphis, MO passed away on Monday, November 18th, 2024, at Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. The daughter of William H. & Ivy (Fox) Dennison, Shirley was born on January 23rd, 1936, in their Alexandria, MO home. She was a 1955 graduate of Knox City High School in Knox City, MO.
Shirley was united in...
Johanna Steele
Nov 13, 2024
Johanna Alice Steele died November 13, 2024 at Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. She was born November 17th, 1933 in Kirksville, MO and was the only child of Bill and Anna Belle Fehr Peterson. On August 22nd, 1951 Johanna married Joseph Orville Steele two weeks before he was deployed for the Korean War. While he was overseas, she...
Carol West
Nov 10, 2024
Carol R. West, 89, of Kahoka, Missouri, formerly of Memphis, passed away on November 10, 2024, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois with her three children by her side. The Daughter of Kermit and Callie (Ogden) Rose, Carol was born December 15, 1934 at Ottumwa, Iowa and grew up in Memphis. She graduated from the Memphis High School and...
Angie Ward
Nov 5, 2024
Angie Faye Ward, 47, of Memphis, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on November 5, 2024, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis.
The daughter of Steve and Deborah (Fischer) Bradley, Angela Bradley was born on July 12, 1977, in Memphis, Missouri at the Scotland County Hospital.
Angie and her loving husband, Kelly Ward were united in marriage on June 28, 2003, and together...
Caroline (Clatt) Dennison
Oct 20, 2024
Caroline Kay (Clatt) Dennison, 79, of Memphis, MO, passed away on October 20th, 2024 at University Hospital in Iowa City.
The Daughter of Paul Henry and Ruth (Grubb) Clatt was born on Sunday, May 13, 1945 in Arbela, MO.
Caroline was a 1963 graduate of Scotland County R-1 Schools.
She was untied in marriage on August 14, 1965 to Henry L. "Bud"...
James (Jim) Hugh Nicoli
Oct 20, 2024
James Hugh Nicoli, 73, of Downing, Missouri passed away at Scotland County Hospital, Memphis, Missouri, on Sunday October 20, 2024 surrounded by his family.
James was born January 24, 1951 at home, in Union Township in Scotland County, Missouri, the son of Bobby Lee and Mary Evelyn (Mincks) Nicoli. He grew up in Scotland County and attended school at Elm Grove...
Betty Clair
Aug 7, 2024
Betty J. Campbell Clair, 91, formerly of Memphis, Missouri passed away on August 7, 2024 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born on the 23rd day of June 1933, She was a hard and dedicated worker throughout her life. She worked as a factory worker for many years. She then started working as a CNA at nursing...
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