Earl D. Kapfer, 81, of Memphis, MO, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in the Scotland County Care Center.

Ruby Pauline Prather, age 91, of Edina, Missouri, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Emma Lucille Overstreet Keiser, 89, of Palmyra, Missouri, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, Missouri.