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Recent Obituaries

  • Ora A. Armstrong
    August 25, 1922 - October 31, 2014

    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 W. Smith
    February 1, 1923 - October 23, 2014

    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 […]

  • Garland Ray “Dale” Brock
    July 7, 1942 - September 7, 2014

    Garland Ray (Dale) Brock, 72, of Gorin, MO, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at his home. He was born July 7, 1942 in Kansas to Harold and Sadie (McIntosh) Brock. Dale moved to Gorin in 2005, and on May 26, 2005, he was married to Patricia Petrisch , his companion since 1988, in the Scotland […]

  • Howard Stanley Hamilton
    December 28, 1920 - August 3, 2014

    Howard Stanley Hamilton, 93, of Arbela died Sunday morning, August 3, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital. He was born the son of Rhoda Sumner and Nira Delta (Guy) Hamilton on December 28, 1920 in Prosser, Washington. Howard served in the United States Army from July 1, 1942 to October 14, 1945, serving in Africa and […]

  • Robert Michael Carpenzano
    December 6, 1940 - July 25, 2014

    A celebration of life for Robert M. Carpenzano, 73, 0f Memphis, formerly of Ft. Myers, FL and Pittsburgh, PA will be at a later date. Bob Carpenzano died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.

  • Eva Ahland
    October 15, 1929 - July 13, 2014

    Eva Mae (Hobbs) Ahland, 84, of Memphis, died July 13, 2014, at Scotland County Hospital. She was born October 15, 1929, in Elgin, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin O. and Dorothy M. Hobbs. Eva Mae Hobbs married James Lee Campbell, Sr. in 1947, and to this union two children were born. James Lee Campbell, Jr., […]

  • Norma Faye Kigar
    November 11, 1937 - June 28, 2014

    Norma Faye Kigar, 76, of Bible Grove died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital. She was born the daughter of Elza Ellery and Mary Lula (Shultz) Swearingen on November 17, 1937 in rural Scotland County. Norma graduated from the Bible Grove High School in 1955. She married Leo Richard Kigar on April 30, […]

  • Esther L. Swearingen
    March 6, 1935 - June 11, 2014

    Esther L. Swearingen, 79, of Springfield, IL, died Wednesday morning, June 11, 2014 at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born the daughter of Cecil and Helen (Gilbert) Ensor on March 6, 1935 in Holliday, MO. She married Henry (Hank) Swearingen on May 6, 1958 in Quincy IL. He survives. Esther worked as […]

  • Helen R. Baker
    January 19, 1925 - June 6, 2014

    Helen R. Baker, 89, of Memphis died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born the only child of Earl R. and Amy M. (Puntt) Cone on January 19, 1925 in Milton, Iowa. Helen attended the Cone school and then went to the Memphis High School for 2 years. Helen […]

  • Vernon T. Yoder
    April 21, 1925 - May 28, 2014

    Vernon Titus Yoder, 89, of Memphis died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his home. He was born the son of John Miller and Nannie (Hershey) Yoder on April 21, 1925 in Cherry Box, MO. Vernon served in the United States Navy from 1944-47. He married the former Dotolene Fetters on October 28, 1947 in Peoria, […]

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