Obituaries

Nov 25, 2014

Nov 19, 2014

Nov 6, 2014

Dorothy Sprague Rodgers McCarty, 90, of Kahoka, Missouri passed away at the Clark County Nursing Home on Thursday evening, November 6, 2014, where she had resided. The daughter of LeVern and and Lorene Fordney Sprague, she was born September 3, 1924, on her mother’s 19th birthday, in Scotland County, Missouri near Gorin.In her younger days, Dorothy remembers riding a horse...

Oct 15, 2014

Sep 29, 2014

Sep 12, 2014

Mary L. Atkinson,   Memphis, MO     1928 - 2014Mary Lucille Atkinson, 85, of Memphis, MO passed away Friday morning, September 12, 2014, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. The fourth of eight children of Hobert and Edith (Henry) Purvis she was born October 15, 1928 at Jefferson, Iowa.She graduated from high school at Wayland, Iowa and joined the church...

Sep 4, 2014

Aug 30, 2014

Luopa and Kadie Nolte of Murfreesboro, TN;  his parents, Roy and Margaret Watson of rural Memphis, MO; two brothers, Terry Watson (Debbie) of Canton, IL and Jeff Watson of Canton, IL, along with aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.VisitationVisitation will beTuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 from 12 to 8 p.m. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis, MO...

Aug 19, 2014

Tuesday morning, August 19, 2014, at the Blessing Medical Center in Quincy, IllinoisAs per her wishes cremation was accorded. There will be a memorial graveside service at the Harness Cemetery near Mt. Sterling, Iowa later.Memorial Graveside ServiceHarness Cemetery near Mt. Sterling, IowaInurnmentFamily lot at Mt. Sterling laterMemorial ContributionsIn lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family for their discretion.

Aug 18, 2014

More information later.Graveside Committal ServicePrairie View CemeteryRural Scotland County, Missouri near AZENSaturday Morning, August 23, 2014,9:30 A.M.

Jul 30, 2014

Jul 15, 2014

Jul 12, 2014

Richard Keith Briggs peacefully departed this world the evening of July 12, 2014 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.Richard Keith Briggs was born October 7, 1934 to Thomas Wayne Victor Briggs and Mary Ellen “Alrichs” Briggs at Strickler Hospital in Kirksville, Missouri.  Richard was born the second of four boys and attended school at Prairie View in Scotland County, graduating...

Apr 25, 2014

Apr 9, 2014

Patricia Reed passed away Wednesday evening, April 9, 2014, at her home in Cedar Creek, Texas,  a suburb of Austin, Texas.The daughter of Ray W. and Emma Balfour Hamlin, she was born January 20, 1954, in Kirksville, Missouri. Her early years she went to school in Edina, Missouri, and later moved to Mendon, Illinois where she attended High School. She...

Apr 2, 2014

.IllinoisVisitationFriday 4/5/2014 from 12 to 8 p.m.  Family Hour 6-8ServiceSaturday, April 5, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in MemphisIntermentwill be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery north of MemphisMemorial ContributionsRobert Benton Memorial % of the funeral home

Feb 11, 2014

Bernard J. “Bernie” Gerber Jr., 75, of Memphis, MO passed away Tuesday evening, February 11, 2014, at home with family and friends at his side.  The son of Bernard Sr. and Elizabeth Hasson Gerber he was born November 2, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA.He attended school through the 9th grade and shortly after that he enlisted in the Marine Core for...

Feb 5, 2014

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Nov 30, 2013

Leona “Bambi” Edwards passed away Saturday morning, November 30, 2013, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. The daughter of Jay Thomas and Alice Miller Edward , she was born November 29, 1968 at Van Buren County, Iowa.She attended the Van Buren school system during the time she was in school and lived in the Van Buren and around Memphis...