Recent Obituaries

Richard Wayne Billings, 70, of Gorin, died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Ross “Shorty” and Stella Margaret (Davis) Billings on August 23, 1946 on a hill in Scotland County. Richard graduated from Wyaconda C-1 High School. He joined the United States Army, attaining the […]

John E. Mills, 82, of the Farmer’s Lake area in Scotland County died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of Elihu and Hazel P. (Turner) Mills in Jasper, MI, on September 28, 1934. John married the former Eileen Clark on August 22, 1953 in […]

Mona Tague, 91, of Quincy, formerly of Gorin, died Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born the daughter of Garland and Laura (Witt) Trent on June 4, 1925, in Rutledge. Mona graduated from Memphis High School in 1942 and taught the next five years in country schools, attending Northeast Missouri […]

Memorial services for Leslie Ruth Downing, 79, of Memphis will be held at a later date. Leslie Downing died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Scotland County Care Center.

Hazel Adell Jeffries, 80, of Sweeny, TX, died August 17, 2016 in Houston. She was born the daughter of Pearl Everett and Arline (McFaden) Morrison on July 29, 1936 in Knox City. Hazel married Daniel Felix Jeffries on April 11, 1953. He preceded her in death on January 4, 2001. She and Daniel settled in […]

Gravesite services for Dennis Joseph Hoffarth of Dancing Rabbit, north of Rutledge, MO, will be at 9 a.m. Monday morning at Dancing Rabbit. Dennis Hoffarth died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital.

Lena Rebecca Martin, 104, of Memphis died Wednesday, July 13, 2015 at her home. She was born the daughter of George and Lillie (Harbison) Snodgrass on March 22, 1912 in Scotland County, near Downing. Lena married Glen Franklin Martin on November 3, 1934. He preceded her in death on December 6, 1979. The Martins lived […]

Chester Eugene Robinson, 18, of Memphis died May 24, 2016 as the result of a motor vehicle accident north of Memphis. The son of Michael Eugene Robinson and Patricia Ann (Nolan) Yardley, he was born September 30, 1997 in Memphis, MO. Chester attended Scotland County schools and was a 2016 graduate of the Scotland County […]

Tommy Ray Billings, 65, of Arbela, MO, died at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, on April 21, 2016. He was born The son of Ross and Stella Margaret (Davis) Billings on February 9, 1951 in Kirksville. He graduated from high school at Wyaconda C-1. He married Linda Roberts in Luray on January 9, […]

Helen Elaine Cone, 72, of Memphis died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. She was born the daughter of Walter and Carmen (Petez) Tovar on May 25, 1943 in Johnstown, CO. Helen graduated from Loveland High School in 1962. She was an accomplished saxophone player and received […]