Recent Obituaries

Donald James “Jimmy” Norton, 63, of Gorin, passed away June 18, 2025 at his home. He was born June 3, 1962, the son of Donald G. Norton and Betty J. (Archer) Norton in Columbia, Missouri. Jimmy grew up in Gorin, where he also attended school. In his free-time you could find Jimmy in the woods […]

James Lee Fincher, 95, died on May 22, 2025, at his home in Fountain View Village in Fountain Hills, AZ. He was born on October 29, 1929 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Wilma and Elton Fincher of Downing. He lived in Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee before moving to Scottsdale Arizona in 2017 and then […]

Norma (Brown) Fincher was born on May 18, 1933 and passed away on January 11, 2024, at her home in Fountain View Village in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Norma was born in Memphis to Lena Belle (Jeffrey) and Calvin Brown. She lived in Ottumwa & Agency, Iowa and Memphis, Tennessee, before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona in […]

Phillip C. “Bud” Cone, 83, of Memphis died Sunday, April 27, 2025 at the Oak Ridge Assisted Living in Richmond, MO. He was born the son of Raymond Thomas and Lois Helena (Stabler) Cone on September 28, 1941, at their home in rural Scotland County. Phil graduated from Memphis High School in 1959 and then […]

Private family services will be held for Michael Jay Smith, 57, of Memphis. Michael Jay Smith died Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at his home.

Terry Leon “Bear” Simerl, 74, of Melbourne, FL, formerly of Memphis, died March 13, 2025 at Holmes Regional Hospital in Melbourne. He was born the son of Eldon Lee and Lillian Florence (Stone) Simerl on November 11, 1950 in Scotland County. Terry graduated from Memphis High School in 1968 and the Quincy Technical School at […]

Doris Marie (Priebe, Tague) Day, 86 passed away March 15, 2025, at her home with her sons, Dale and Larry Tague by her side. Doris was born to Harold and Leora (Judy) Priebe on October 23, 1938. She was born in her grandparents’ log home near West Point, Iowa. She was united in marriage to […]

Hazel Anne (Frederick) Unglesbee, 92, of Burlington, IA passed away on March 3, 2025 at her home. She was born on March 13, 1932 in Scotland County, the 8th of 12 children, to Erastus Dorwin and Elsie Jane (Smith) Frederick. Hazel was a member of the First Christian Church. She attended Scotland County and Bible […]

Ralph Duane Erickson, 81, of Gorin passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina. He was born the son of Everett E. and Vivian Lorena (Scifres) Erickson on January 30, 1944 at the family farm in Gorin. Years later, Ralph paid $175 at the sale to purchase the bed that […]

Carol Sue Cunningham, 79, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Memphis, Missouri, died February 19, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospice Home in Kansas City. She was born the daughter of Kyril Kenneth and Mildred Iris (Lane) Cunningham on August 13, 1945. Carol was a 1963 graduate of Memphis High School. She attended one year of college […]