Recent Obituaries

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, 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, 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, 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 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, […]

Vicki L. Clark, 64, of Lancaster died Saturday morning, May 10, 2014 at her home. She was born the daughter of C.D. and Betty Jean (Leckbee) Burrus on May 21, 1949 in Kirksville. Vicki married Lester Clark on July 24, 1976 at the old Baptist Church in Memphis. He survives. Her grandchildren were very special […]

Wanda LaVaughn Lester, age 63 of Belvidere, Tennessee died on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Southern TN Medical Center in Winchester. She was born May 11, 1950 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of the Dude Orton and Zella Muir. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Minnie Petersen. Surviving are daughter, […]

Iris Ilene Armstrong, 79, of Plano, TX, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Medical Center of Plano, TX. She was born the daughter of Margret Ann Wright Armstrong and Ora Earl Armstrong on December 18, 1934 near Memphis, Missouri. Iris attended grade school in Arbela, Missouri and graduated in 1953 from Sparland High School […]

Jim L. Johnson, 72, of Memphis died Saturday afternoon, April 12, 2014 at Scotland County Hospital. Per Jim’s wishes, there are no services planned. He was known around the area as Trader Jim.

Nettie Ellen Duke, 87, of Memphis, MO, died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Conway, MO. The daughter of Harvey Harold and Audrey Oletha (Russell) Sedore, she was born on April 18, 1926, in Milton, IA. On October 9, 1943, she married Gordon Russell Duke. He preceded her in death September 13, 1979. In the past, […]