Recent Obituaries

Leland Guy (Lee) Oliver, 91, passed away on January 24, 2020 at his home in rural Arbela, Missouri with family present. He was born the son of Adelbert and Mary (Gower) Oliver on January 8, 1929 in Scotland County. Leland graduated from Memphis High School in 1948 and joined the United States Army. He served […]

Raymond Lee Blake, age 79, of Gatesville, Texas, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Waco, Texas. He was born April 14, 1940 in Laconia, NH to Clyde D. Blake and Gladys E. (Grant) Blake. He was born into a large family whose brothers and sisters loved him. He worked in Laconia, NH for a foundry, […]

Lloyd Arps, 92, of Memphis, died Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of Fred Jacob and Mabel Justena (Peterson) Arps on May 9, 1927 in Arcadia, Iowa. Lloyd graduated from Woodbine High School and enlisted in the United States Army on July 2, 1945. […]

Mary Carol Downing, 77, of Memphis, died Friday, September 27, 2019 at her home with family and friends. She was born the daughter of W. Harold and Violet Irene (Asher) Murphy on October 11, 1941 in Kirksville. Phillip Pinkerton was Mary’s stepfather in her early teens. The family included Mary, her brother, Gary Murphy, stepsisters, […]

Alice Fern Caviness, 70, of Memphis died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born the daughter of Merle Sherman and Virginia Lea (Lewman) Miller on December 26, 1948 in Van Buren County, Iowa. Alice married David S. Caviness in 1978. He preceded her in death on June 5, 1983. […]

Kevin Alan Goosey, 56, of Memphis died Friday morning, June 7, 2019 as a result of injuries in an automobile accident. He was born the son of Jackie Lee Goosey and Mary Ann (Crawford) Williams on January 18, 1963 in Kirksville. Kevin spent the majority of of his youth in Memphis where he enjoyed everything […]

Luella Mae Jones, 82, of Memphis, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born the daughter of Alva Marion and Martha Rosa (Clatt) Sears on March 21, 1937 in Scotland County. She graduated from Granger High School in 1955. Luella married Wendell Elbert Jones. For many years […]

John Ray Poe, 64, of Cantril, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home He was born the son of Virgil Ray and Maddie Jean (Hillman) Poe on August 26, 1954 in Decker, MI. John graduated from high school and entered the United States Army on November 30, 1973. Upon release from the service, John […]

Joan DeRosear, 88, of Memphis died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born Kathryn Joan Fetters, the daughter of John & Mary Cecelia (Delaney) Fetters on December 22, 1930 in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Joan married Dwight A. DeRosear on August 8, 1952 in St. Mary’s Church in Adair, MO. […]

Arlo Leroy Trueblood, 83, of Arbela died Monday, March 25, 2019 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Glenn and Margaret Jenny (Finch) Trueblood on September 16, 1935 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Arlo married the former Carolyn Stamp on December 23, 1960 in Clarence. The Truebloods settled in Arbela where they […]