Recent Obituaries

Jimmy Ellis, 78, of Memphis died Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of James Logan and Pearl Marcella (Frew) Ellis on July 28, 1935 in Canton, IL. Jimmy attended school in Canton before the family moved in 1954 to settle in Memphis.  He traveled […]

Lila M. Mellott, 89, of Memphis,MO, formerly of Gorin, MO, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, in the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. The daughter of William Daniel and Clara Pearl (Hill) McKinney, she was born February 14, 1924 in Knoxville, IA. She accepted Jesus as her savior at an early age. Lila graduated from […]

James A. Thomas, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Gorin, died Monday morning, December 9, 2013, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of Glynn B. and Nelli Elgene (Morris) Thomas on May 18, 1928 at Gorin, MO. He was one of seven children in the Thomas family. Jim lived […]

Dorcas Juanita (Caldwell) Mohr, 88, of Lynchburg VA, formerly of Canton, died Saturday, November 2, 2013. She was born the daughter of Elzey R. and Zella F. (Alderton) Caldwell on August 8, 1925 in Knox County. Dorcas married Delbert H. Mohr on December 21, 1947 in Wyaconda. She was preceded in death by her husband […]

Elvis Lucille Gundy, 93, of Memphis died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Scotland County Care Center’s Residental Care Facility. She was born the daughter of Glen and Lena Elvis (Arnold) Lancaster on Christmas Day, 1919, at the home of her grandparents, Core and Emerald Arnold. Elvis said she and the animals on her family […]

Lucille Hooper, 98, of Wyaconda, died October 24, 2013, in the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. She was born the daughter of James and Artie Mae (Raine) Benge on November 20, 1914, in Clark County. On April 2, 1930, she married Charles Owen Hooper at Kahoka, MO.  He preceded her in death on […]

Katherine Madeline (Monroe) Ewing, 92, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away in her home on August 14, 2013. She was born June 2, 1921, near Gorin, Scotland County, Missouri, the daughter of Fred D. and Ethel Blanche (Raine) Monroe. Madeline attended grade school and high school at Gorin, and graduated in 1939.  Following graduation, she worked […]

Lee Ann (Wullbrandt) Russell died July 25, 2013 at Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born September 27, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri, the eldest child of Harold William and Lois Louise (Crabaugh) Wullbrandt. She attended school in Liberty, Missouri, eventually earning her GED from Maple Woods Community College in 1976. […]

Cathy (Brown) Thomas, 55, of rural Memphis died early Friday morning, June 14, 2013 at her home. She was born the daughter of Harold Dale and Leta (Barnes) Brown on March 4, 1958 in Keosauqua, Iowa. Cathy married Randy Thomas on May 19, 2012 at the Rutledge Christian Church.  He survives. She loved her family, […]

Albert Commadore England, Jr. 84, of  Keokuk, IA, formerly of Canton, MO, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at Lexington Square in Keokuk. The son of Albert C., Sr. and Ethel Marie Straw England, he was born on January 1, 1929 in Red Oak, IA. He was married to Charlotte Nicol on March 20, 1948 […]