Recent Obituaries

  Billy Junior Snodgrass “Junior”, 89, of Memphis, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, MO. The son of William Nelson and Anna Maud (Wright) Snodgrass, he was born April 20, 1926 in Scotland County. He attended country schools. Junior served during World War II in the […]

Carlos W. Overfield – known to his friends and family as “Pete” –, 56, of Williford, Arkansas died after a prolonged illness on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. He was born the son of Cecil and Rosa Overfield on October 9, 1959. Pete worked for Dowell trucking for years and enjoyed life out on the road with […]

Eugene Clifford (Gene) Bowdish, 80, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away on June 7, 2015, at the Genesis Medical Center-West campus. The son of the late Steve and Dorothy (Hartman) Bowdish, he was born in Valentine, Nebraska, on June 18, 1934. Gene served in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carriers USS Kearsarge, USS Bennington […]

Cecil Overfield, 80, of Glencoe, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Baxter Regional Hospital in Mountain Home, AR. He was born the youngest child of Carl and Rilla Faye (Adams) Overfield on November 2, 1934 in Memphis. Cecil was a farmer’s son and graduated from the Memphis High School. He married the former […]

Noah Fehr Clatt, 93, of Canton and Memphis, died Sunday morning March 29, 2015 at the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton, MO. Noah Clatt was born on July 5, 1921 in Scotland County, Missouri, the youngest son of John Henry and Ella (Fehr) Clatt. He outlived his brother and sisters. He graduated from eighth […]

Justice G. Hoover, stillborn son of Mark and Melinda Hoover, was born on January 7, 2015 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He is survived by his parents; a sister and brother, Makaylee R. Hoover and Kylen L. Hoover, both of the home; grandparents, Alvin and Rosanna Garman of Memphis and Carl and Esther Hoover […]

Mary Louise Abernethy, 84, of Marion, IA, formerly of Granger, MO, and Cantril, IA, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Crestview Acres in Marion. She was born the daughter of John and Mabel (Moore) Phillips on May 29, 1930 in Granger. Upon graduating from Granger High School, Mary received her degree in education from Northeast […]

Max S. Slocum 96, of Memphis, MO, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Memphis. He was born February 28, 1918, on a family farm west of Greensburg, MO, to Bert and Donna (Evans) Slocum. Max attended school at Bible Grove, MO, and after graduating he attended a […]

Ora Albert Armstrong, 92, of Memphis died Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Scotland County Care Center. He was born the son of Jesse Lindsey and Addie M. (Jennings) Armstrong on August 25, 1922 in Bible Grove. He attended schools in Scotland County. Ora served his country in World War II by joining the Army […]

Waldo Weston Smith, 91, of Wyaconda, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Keokuk Area Hospital. He was born the son of William H. and Ethel Maye Carter-Smith on February 1, 1923 in Scotland County, Missouri. Waldo was a life-long farmer of Scotland and Clark Counties, only leaving to join the service. He graduated from Granger […]