Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nodaway County, Missouri.

William Lavern Straughn

William Lavern Straughn

Aug 18, 2018

William Lavern Straughn, 6, Grant City, MO passed away unexpectedly on August 18, 2018.

William was born in Joplin, MO. William enjoyed riding his scooter with Papa Dean, recently learned to ride his bike without training wheels and playing checkers, playing video games, playing T-Ball, protecting his family with a wooden hanger tucked into his shirt as...

Martha Jane Wyer

Martha Jane Wyer

Aug 13, 2018

Martha Jane Wyer, 68, of Parnell, MO passed away August 13, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Martha was born January 31, 1950 to parents Victor Adams and Anna Jean (Maxwell) Adams.

She was united in marriage in 1983 to Terry Wyer at the Parnell Methodist Church, who passed...

Billie Jean Anderson

Billie Jean Anderson

Aug 9, 2018

Billie Jean Anderson, 74, Graham, MO passed away August 9, 2018 at the Parkdale Manor in Maryville, MO. Billie was born June 19, 1944 to parents Billy and Roberta Logan.

Billie was united in marriage to Roger Anderson on July 1, 1967 at the Graham Methodist Church. He survives of the home.

Billie was a...

Velma A. Messbarger

Velma A. Messbarger

Aug 4, 2018

Velma Addaline Messbarger, 95, of Burlington Junction, MO passed away August 4, 2018 at Maryville Living Center with family at her side.

Velma was born February 26, 1923 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of Perry Ellsworth-Cassel and Viola Elizabeth (Berry) Cassel.

She married Maurice Ceddell Messbarger on Christmas Day 1939. He passed away July 2,...

Gene W. Wester

Gene W. Wester

Jul 31, 2018

Gene Wesley Wester, 89, Maryville, MO passed away July 31, 2018 in Maryville, MO.  Gene was born December 3, 1928 in Shenandoah, IA.

Gene was a graduate of Tarkio High School and attended Tarkio College.   He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War.  He was a self-employed farmer all his adult life....

Darin Samuel Judd

Darin Samuel Judd

Jul 4, 2018

Darin Samuel Judd, 47, of Pickering, MO passed away July 4, 2018. Darin was a member of the Pickering United Methodist Church in Pickering, MO. He was born on February 18, 1971 in Maryville, MO to Larry David and Juliana Judd.

Darin graduated from North Nodaway High School in 1989. He enjoyed playing football and was a...

Joseph S Sommers

Joseph S Sommers

Jul 3, 2018

Joseph S Sommers, 46, born in Shelbyville, TN on June 20, 1972 to Seth and Mable (Miller) Sommers. He peacefully passed away on July 3, 2018 at his son Jerry's home in Burlington Junction, MO after a courageous 6 ½ month battle with kidney failure.

He accepted Christ as his Saviour, was baptized in his youth and...

Dorothy Kay Manning

Dorothy Kay Manning

Jul 1, 2018

Dorothy Kay Manning, 74, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Sunday, July 01, 2018, at the SSM/St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.

Dorothy was born on October 1, 1943, at the Old St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, her parents were John Edgar and Addie Perigo Heard

She was a 1960 graduate of the West Nodaway...

Marie Grasty

Marie Grasty

Jun 28, 2018

Marie Grasty, 96, of Richmond, MO, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the Shirkey Nursing Home of Richmond.

Visitation will be from 3:00-4:00 PM, Monday, July 2, 2018, at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.  The graveside service will be at 4:00 PM, Monday, July 2, 2018, at the Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville.

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Cleo Wesley Sherry

Cleo Wesley Sherry

Jun 24, 2018

Cleo Wesley Sherry, 84, of Maryville, MO passed away June 24, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO. Cleo was born in Guilford, MO on June 5, 1934 to parents Carl and Alma (Cook) Sherry, who have preceded him in death.

Cleo was united in marriage to Shirley Maxine Froyd on August 24, 1953 at...

Patricia Ann Bixler

Patricia Ann Bixler

Jun 22, 2018

Patricia Ann Bixler of Maryville, MO, 92, passed on after a long illness on June 22, 2018. She was born on June 21, 1926 in Stanberry, MO, the daughter of William and Edith Bosch.

Patti graduated from Maryville High School in 1944 and Northwest Missouri Teacher’s College in 1948. She taught school locally at Rose Hill Country...

Lowell Laverene Hull

Lowell Laverene Hull

Jun 22, 2018

Mr. Lowell L. Hull, 99, of Elmo, MO passed away on June 22, 2018, at the Parkdale Manor Care Center in Maryville, MO.

Lowell was born northeast of Elmo, MO, on June 13, 1919. His parents were Glenn Robert and Lucy Murriel (Hurst) Hull. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded by an infant sister,...

Eugene A. "Gene" Deptuch

Eugene A. "Gene" Deptuch

Jun 21, 2018

Eugene Aloysius Deptuch, 88, of Elmo, MO passed away June 21, 2018 at the Community Living Center in Leavenworth, KS.

Gene was born June 21, 1930 to parents, John and Anna (Tensa)   Deptuch. They have preceded him in death.

Gene was united in marriage to Angie Deptuch. She preceded him in death in 1995. Gene...

Carol Sue Alloway

Carol Sue Alloway

Jun 19, 2018

Carol Sue Alloway,72, of Graham, MO passed away June 19, 2018, in Maryville, MO. Carol was born November 23, 1945, to parents William Logan and Roberta (Medsker) Logan who have preceded her in death.

Carol was united in marriage to Bill Alloway on August 9, 1969 at the Graham Methodist Church. He preceded her in death in...

Frances Rosalie Jackson

Frances Rosalie Jackson

Jun 14, 2018

F. Rosalie Jackson, 91, Bolckow, MO, passed away June 14, 2018, at her home. Frances was born November 29, 1926, to parents Frank W. McCartney and Mary Delilah (Ellicot) McCartney who have preceded her in death.

Rosalie was united in marriage to Lloyd T. Jackson, Sr. who has also preceded her in death. She was a homemaker....

Franklin Lee Bantz

Franklin Lee Bantz

Jun 9, 2018

Franklin Lee Bantz, Laughlin, NV, formerly of Maryville, died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Legacy Rehab, Bullhead City, AZ

Lee was born August 27, 1927, to Helen Chapman Bantz and William F. Bantz, Auburn, NE.

Lee served in the US Navy during WWII.

He was a heavy equipment operator. He owned and operated...

Paul Henry Smith

Paul Henry Smith

Jun 8, 2018

Paul Henry Smith, 89, Maryville, passed away June 8, 2018 at his home.   Paul was born in College Springs, Iowa on June 1, 1929, to Vivian and Alice Arendsee Smith and attended Amity Schools from which he graduated in 1946.

On May 15, 1948, he was married to Laura Gertrude Smith, of Clearmont, Missouri. The couple spent...

Carolyn Lee Theas

Carolyn Lee Theas

May 24, 2018

Carolyn Lee Theas, 75, Maryville, MO passed away May 24, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO. Carolyn was born March 6, 1943 to parents Richard Mallon and Betty Lee (Cook) Mallon.

Carolyn was united in marriage to Earl Dean Theas on June 24, 1961 in Craig, MO.

Carolyn worked at the Hardees...

Rose Marie Vance

Rose Marie Vance

May 20, 2018

Rose Marie Vance, 74, Maryville, MO passed away at her home on May 20, 2018. Rose was born February 21, 1944 to parents; Lester and Bernice (Sinak) Hass, who have preceded her in death.

In 1985, in Maryville, Rose was united in marriage to Larry Vance.

In 2007, Rose retired from the Nodaway County Senior...

John Theodore Byland

John Theodore Byland

May 15, 2018

John T Byland, 75, Maryville, MO. passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital. John was born in Old Monroe, MO to adopted parents, Dr. Benjamin and Lillian “Giboney” Byland who have preceded him in death. ?

John was united in marriage to Paulette Himenez in San Lorenzo, California, in 1966. They divorced...

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