Recent Obituaries

Paula Ann (Kelly) Thomson, 54, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident in Scotland County. She was born the daughter of Frank J. and Reba I. (Mercer) Kelly on January 31, 1961 in Palatine, IL.  Paula graduated from Cook County High School in 1979. Paula married Michael Thomson on July […]

Charles Blanchard “Chip” McQuoid II, 66, of Kirksville, Missouri, died on April 2, 2015 of natural causes, resting peacefully in his sleep. He was born on September 19th, 1948 in Greenwich, CT, the son of Charles “Chuck” and Jane McQuoid. He spent his childhood in Cincinnati, OH.  He was a 1967 graduate of Culver Military […]

Irvin Z. Garman, 76, of Milton, IA, died August 4, 2015, at his home. He was born December 9, 1938 in Lancaster Co, PA, the son of Henry S. and Susie Mae (Zimmerman) Garman. Irvin married the former Laura S. Zimmerman on December 16, 1961.  She survives. He was preceded in death by his parents; […]

Roy Lee Hooper, 81, of Wyaconda died Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Harry S. Truman Memorial V.A. Hospital in Columbia. He was born the son of Charles Owen and Lucille (Benge) Hooper on July 15, 1934 in Kahoka. Roy Lee joined the United States Army in January 1953. He was discharged in December 1954, […]

Susan Kaye Schultz, 59, of Bible Grove died Sunday, July 19, 2015 in the emergency room at Scotland County Hospital. She was born the daughter of Raymond Mason and Mary Anne (Stephens) Dryden on August 19, 1955 in Newton, KS. Susie married to Charles “Pete” Schultz on May 13, 1980 in Memphis.   He survives. The […]

Isabel Sue (Price) Peterson, 83, of Wyaconda died July 9, 2015 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born the daughter of Owen Powell Price Jr. and Thelma Beryl (Heath) Price on October 29, 1931 in Clark County. Isabel graduated from the Wyaconda High School in 1949.   She was the Wyaconda Fall Festival Queen in 1947.   […]

Robert Lee Greenley, 61, of Gorin died Friday, July 3, 2015 at his home. He was born the son of William Smith Greenley, Sr. and Cora Louise (Killen) Greenley on August 4, 1953 in Dover, Delaware.  Mr. Greenley served in the United States Marine Corps from 1971-73 followed by a stint in the reserves until […]

  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 […]