AREA OBITUARIES
ANITA MARIE (ATCHISON) ARMSTRONG
Anita Marie (Atchison) Armstrong, 76, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026 at her home. She was born March 16, 1949 in Benson, Minnesota, Anita was the daughter of the late Charles Leo and Dorothy Lorraine (Wilson) Atchison. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Joely Bachman; one grandson, Gage Bachman;…
Read MoreJOELY DENISE (WROBLESKI) BACHMAN
Joely Denise (Wrobleski) Bachman, 54, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Boone Hospital in Columbia Missouri. Joely was born December 10, 1971 in Benson, Minnesota to Dennis Wrobleski and Anita (Atchison) Armstrong. She was united in marriage on September 4, 1993 to Donnie Bachman who survives. Joely was preceded in death…
Read MoreRENA JEANETTE (HOPE) ARMSTRONG
Rena Jeanette (Hope) Armstrong, age 92, of Smithville, Missouri, passed on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Jeanette was born on July 3, 1932, to James Herbert and Hazel Irene (Downing) Hope in Green City, MO. She grew up in Green City and graduated from Green City High School in 1950. On July 20, 1952, she was…
Read MoreCHARLOTTE (HUDNALL) MCCLAREN
Charlotte McClaren, age 88, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Charlotte was born on December 23, 1937, at home in Milan, Missouri to Ola Glenn Hudnall and Allie Mae Pierson. She was the third of five children. On September 6, 1952,…
Read MorePAT (GRANNY) WHEELER
Pat (Granny) Wheeler, 86, of Memphis, MO passed away April 8, 2026. Pat was born December 16, 1939, in Willow Springs, MO. She graduated high school in Willow Springs, MO in 1957. She married Leland “Bud” Wheeler on December 24, 1975. Following her graduation, she worked at Rawlings and the shoe factory both in Willow…
Read MoreCelebration of Life to be Held for Donald Howe
EDINA, Mo. — A celebration of life for Donald Dale Howe, 81, of rural Edina, will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., on what would have been his birthday. Full military honors will be conducted at the Howe Farm, 48065 Dexter Ave., Edina. Following the service, family and friends are invited…
Read MoreROBERT FRANKLIN “BOB” LEWIS
Robert Franklin “Bob” Lewis, age 92, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2026, in Queen City, Missouri. He was born on April 25, 1933, in Edina, Missouri. Bob was the youngest of twelve children born to Clifford and Mary (Tully) Lewis and was the last surviving sibling. Growing up in Edina, he worked alongside his…
Read MoreCHARLES DUANE “CHUCK” HOWERTON
Charles Duane “Chuck” Howerton, age 85, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Born March 24, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, Charles was the son of Thomas and Helen Faye Eisenhower Howerton. He came to Hurdland when he was five years old and was adopted by…
Read MoreJAMES “JIM” MOORE
James “Jim” Moore, 88, of Downing, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026, at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. He was born July 4, 1937, in Kahoka, the son of Vern and Martha McCort Moore. Jim experienced the loss of his mother at a young age, and his father later married RaVeigh Hartell,…
Read MoreSTANLEY JOE WEBSTER
Stanley Joe Webster, 87, of Medill, Missouri, passed away at 6:59pm on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Arbor Hills Nursing Center in St Louis, Missouri. Stanley was born January 6, 1939, in Wyaconda, Missouri to Russell and Ida May (Shannan) Webster. Stanley was united in marriage to Virginia Catherine (Morris) Webster on October 21, 1960,…
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