Atchison County, Missouri obituaries
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Abbott, Larry D. - Larry D. Abbott, the son of Roy Leon and Helen Elizabeth (Cass) Abbott, was born September 28, 1943, in Hamburg, Iowa. He attended Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Missouri, graduating in 1961. In the same year, Larry entered the United States Army and proudly served his country during the Vietnam Era.

On November 2, 1966, Larry was united in marriage to Diana Linville at the Rock Port Christian Church, Rock Port, Missouri. They made their home in Rock Port and became the parents of two children, Eric and Craig.

Larry was employed for 22 years at Missouri Beef Packers in Phelps City, Missouri, until the plant closed. He was then employed by Missouri Department of Transportation “MODOT,” retiring in 2006, as a crew leader. Larry passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, surrounded by his family, at his home in Rock Port, at the age of 71.

Larry loved spending time with his family and friends and enjoyed hunting, fishing and being on the river. He was a member of the Midwest Hunting Dog Association, where he competed in field trials throughout the Midwest with his “Master Hunter” German Shorthaired Pointers.

Besides his parents, Larry was preceded in death by father-in-law, Everett Linville. Survivors include wife, Diana, of the home; sons, Eric Abbott and wife, Michelle, Rock Port, and Craig Abbott and wife, Melanie, Seward, Nebraska; four grandchildren, Garrett, Dalton Dean, Gavin and Gabriel; sister, Sharon Meyer and husband, Don, Rock Port; brother, Bill Abbott and wife, Sharon, Joplin, Missouri; mother-in-law, Jewell Linville, Rock Port; brother-in-law, Sam Linville, Excelsior Springs, Missouri; former sister-in-law, Melva Linville, Kansas City, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Elmwood Cemetery, Rock Port.

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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Adams, Donald C. - Donald C Adams, the son of Rolla and Ivoree (Knizley) Adams, was born February 27, 1928 in Tarkio, Missouri. Don attended numerous country schools in the Atchison County area, graduating from Westboro High School, Westboro, Missouri, in 1946.

On February 4, 1951, Don was united in marriage to Shirley Deatz at the Methodist Church in Rock Port, Missouri, and they became the parents of three children, Mark, Lynn and Reese.

Don farmed for a few years, then was employed by the Fairfax Implement Co. as a tractor and combine mechanic. He regularly diagnosed engine problems simply by having the farmer describe the symptoms over the phone. He later drove a truck for Jim Smith.

Don was a long time member and elder of the English Grove Presbyterian Church and the First Presbyterian Church, both of Fairfax. For many years both he and Shirley worked as custodian of First Presbyterian. Don passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his home in Fairfax at the age of 87.

Besides his parents, Don was preceded in death by brother, Raymond Adams and sister, Lucile Adams. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; children, Mark Adams and his wife, Sherry, Lynn J. Adams, all of Fairfax, Reese Adams and his wife, Rebecca, Rock Port, Missouri; grandchildren, Jeff Buhrmann and his wife, Jill, Littleton, Colorado, Bryan Adams and his wife, Tisha, Rock Port, Devin Adams, Fairfax, and Juleighanne Adams, Rock Port; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Buhrmann and Cole Hurst; sisters, Anna Wolf and Martha Smith and her husband, Bill, all of Rock Port; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Interment: English Grove Cemetery, Fairfax.

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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Armstrong, Glenn R. - Glenn Robert Armstrong, the son of Gerald and Charlotte (Gardner) Armstrong, was born July 5, 1950, in Fairfax, Missouri. Glenn attended Rock Port, Missouri, and Hamburg, Iowa, schools.

On April 14, 1973, Glenn was united in marriage to Anita Heard at the Tarkio Church of God. They became the parents of five children; Dolly, Beau, Michael, Jacob and David, and made their home in the Watson, Missouri area.

Glenn was employed by Auburn Consolidated Industries for 28 years. He was a member of the Tarkio Church of God and the Brickyard Hill Archery Club. Glenn enjoyed hunting, fishing and being outdoors but his greatest love was his family. Glenn passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 64.

Glenn was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife, Anita, Watson; children, Dolly Brechin and husband, Kris, Hernando, Mississippi, Beau Armstrong and wife, Leah, Tarkio, Missouri, Michael Armstrong, Jacob Armstrong and David Armstrong, all of Watson; six grandchildren, Aaron, Karissa, Seth, Zack, Alaina and Robbie; mother, Charlotte Armstrong, Stillwater, Minnesota; brother, Denny Armstrong, Olathe, Kansas; sisters, Marcha Armstrong, Tarkio, and Christy Hatcher and husband, Dave, Stillwater; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Interment: Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Missouri.

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Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Barker, Delbert Ray - Delbert Ray Barker, the son of Delbert McKinnley and Gladys Lori (Riley) Barker, was born August 15, 1923, in Ava, Missouri. He attended school in Ava. On January 20, 1943, Ray entered the United States Army and served his country overseas during World War II. Ray drove an ammunition truck and participated in the Normandy, France, and German theatres. Ray was honorably discharged on December 5, 1945.

On April 13, 1947, Ray was united in marriage to Susan Jane “Betty Lou” Barker in Atchison, Kansas. They became the parents of one daughter, Priscilla.

Ray was a member of the Local #101 Iron Workers Union and traveled the country working on missile silos and other heavy construction. For a short time, Ray served as the City Marshall in Perry, Kansas. He also was employed as a truck driver and mechanic.

Ray was a member of the American Legion Post #142, Perry, Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars and the United Methodist Church, Perry. Betty passed away June 1990. Ray passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015, at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.

Besides his parents and wife, Betty, Ray was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include daughter, Priscilla Casper, Lebanon, Missouri; grandchildren, Heidi Ortiz, Camdenton, Missouri, and Sheyla Casper-Vincent, Topeka, Kansas; great-grandchildren, Krystal, Ashley, Elicia, and D.J.; sister, Mary Linda Barker, Camdenton; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Home Cemetery, Tarkio.

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Barton, Viola Marie Weedin - Viola Marie Barton, daughter of Clarence Renic and Lulu Elizabeth (Hedrick) Weedin, was born on March 10, 1933 in Atchison County, Missouri. She passed away on July 5, 2015 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was 82 years, 3 months and 25 days old.

Viola was born on a rural Atchison County, Missouri farm between Fairfax and Rockport. She grew up on that farm and attended Prairie Flower County School thru 7th grade. She attended Fairfax Public Schools thru graduation from Fairfax High School in 1951. Viola worked at Fairfax High School's administration office performing clerical duties and taking care of all payroll for the school district until her marriage to Blaine Barton on February 2, 1960 at the Presbyterian Church in St. Joseph, Missouri and relocated to Shenandoah in
1960.

Viola was all about family. She enjoyed going to Colorado in the summer and staying at her brothers cabin near Estes Park. She and Blaine, and later along with their kids, would go sight seeing, hiking up around the Bear Lake area and around the cabin along the Thompson River.

Viola especially enjoyed working at George Jay Drug Store for 36 years. She looked forward to meeting and talking to people as they shopped the store. She became an icon, always wearing a smile.

Viola's other hobbies and interests included singing, playing piano, she loved reading, word search puzzles, cooking for family and especially watching over her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She modeled for a Maryville clothing store, sang in the church choir, family would surround the piano and join together as she made the keys come alive. Viola also taught Sunday School and was Den Mother for Boy Scouts.

Viola was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Lulu Weedin, siblings; Lois Mae Dill, Wayne Weedin, Margaret Rechtenback, Kathryn White, Willis Weedin and Kenneth Weedin.

Viola is survived by her husband of 55 years, Blaine Barton, of Shenandoah; two children, Chris Barton and wife Lori and Cynthia Webster and significant other Jerry Gruber, all of Shenandoah; four grandchildren, Ashley Morelock and husband Dave, Tucker Webster, Vanessa Webster and Lauryn Webster, all of Shenandoah; two great-grandchildren, Cooper and Ethan Morelock, both of Shenandoah; brother, Phillip Weedin and wife Mary of Columbia, Missouri; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.

Viola was a wonderful mother, wife, companion; an inspiration and never giving up.

Memorials in Viola's name are being directed to either the First Presbyterian Church in Shenandoah or to the American Diabetes Association

 

Bennett, Marjorie J. Tudor - Marjorie J. (Tudor) Bennett, 86, Fairfax, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Tiffany Heights Care Center, Mound City, Missouri.

The body has been cremated.

Preceded: parents; husband, Robert; one daughter; one grandson

Survivors: one son; two granddaughters

Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.

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Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.

 

Boettner, Evelyn J. Owen - Evelyn JoAnne (Owen) Boettner, 83, passed away June 1, 2015, in her home in rural Rock Port, Missouri.

Evelyn was born Sept. 11, 1931, and was the daughter of Hobart Goodman and Fern Blondell (Steeves) Owen. Evelyn was born in Hawleyville, Iowa, and lived her early years there with her parents and her six siblings. In second grade, the family moved to Essex, Iowa. During her years at home, Evelyn delivered newspapers and babysat nieces, nephews, and other children. Upon her graduation from Essex High School, she went to work at Security Trust and Savings in Shenandoah, Iowa, and worked there until her marriage.

On January 16, 1955, Evelyn married Ralph Boettner of Rock Port, Missouri. She became a farm wife and lived on the family farm for the next 60 years, until she passed away. With help from Ralph, Evelyn planted a huge garden every year and canned and froze many fruits and vegetables and made jams. She was an excellent seamstress and made the majority of the clothes for her three children, throughout their years at home. In the last year of her life, she was still actively sewing clothes for children in Haiti.

Over the years, Evelyn was active in Extension Club work, serving as president several times. She was an active leader in the Circle 4 4-H Club, serving both as the club leader and a project leader in sewing and other projects for many years. She continued to work with children through 4-H long after her own children had grown. Within the United Methodist Church, Evelyn was very involved in the United Methodist Women, serving on committees and taking officer positions at the local, state, and even national level. She contributed of her time and finances to many mission projects through the church, helped with many rummage sales, and helped to coordinate many church dinners and events. Along with Ralph, she was also a Sunday School and Bible School teacher for years and worked with the United Methodist Youth Group for many years, again, even after her own children were grown. Ralph and Evelyn traveled many times to Jamaica and other locations with mission work teams. They were always willing to lend a helping hand wherever needed.

Evelyn liked to travel, and Ralph and she had traveled to many states, Canada, Europe, the Holy Land, and the Philippines over the years. Her flower beds and garden, along with feeding of the birds year round brought her much joy. Her last morning was spent in her flower bed and feeding the hummingbirds. She loved living in the country and had wished to remain there until the end.

Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph, in 2009; her brothers, James (as an infant), Lowell, and Leonard Owen; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Owen; two brothers-in-law, Oren Otte and Jim Dideriksen; two nephews, Robert and Michael Dideriksen; and a niece, DiAnn Metz.

Survivors include her children, Rebecca (Leo) Hance of Rock Port, Rachael (Eric) Inman of Nebraska City, Nebraska, and Richard (Bing) Boettner of Maryville, Missouri; grandchildren, Ryan (Melissa) Hance of Mission, Kansas, Adam (fiancée—Paula) Hance of Kansas City, Missouri, Ruth Boettner of Maryville, and Zeke and Wade Inman of Nebraska City; one great-grandson, Mason Hance of Mission; brothers, Maurice (Mary) Owen of Braymer, Missouri, and David (AdaLou) Owen of Merriam, Kansas; sisters, Eleanore (Chuck) Liljedahl of Shenandoah, Iowa, and MaryEtta Otte of Clarinda, Iowa; sister-in-law, Greta Lyden of Rock Port; and many nieces and nephews.


Interment: Linden Cemetery, Rock Port.

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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.


Brewer, Carolyn N. Staples - Carolyn N. Brewer, the daughter of William Marcus and Beulah (Hood) Staples, was born January 23, 1923, in Burlington Junction, Missouri. She attended school in Burlington Junction.

On April 18, 1942, Carolyn was united in marriage to Cecil Loyd Brewer in Savannah, Missouri. After living in Kansas City, they made their home in Westboro, Missouri, and became the parents of James Loyd, Anna Marie, Jerome Staples, and Judith Jo.

Carolyn was employed by Robert Dunham, DVM, as a veterinarian assistant, doing everything from billing to pulling calves and assisting with surgery. She also worked as a nurse’s aide at the Community-Hospital, Fairfax, Missouri, and operated the Westboro Telephone office. Loyd passed away in 1986. Carolyn moved to Farragut in 2009, to be closer to her family, where she lived to the present time.

Carolyn was a former member of the Center Grove Cemetery board, assisted with Westboro elections, was a member of the United Methodist Church, Westboro, and the Merrill-Smith American Legion Auxiliary, Westboro, where she recently received a 50 year pin. Carolyn passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, at The Ambassador in Sidney, Iowa.

Besides her parents and husband, Carolyn was preceded in death by son, James Loyd Brewer; son-in-law, Donald L. Jenkins; two brothers, Otis and Marcus Staples; three sisters, Lena Bragg, Audrey Krome and Helen Smith. Survivors include children, Anna Marie Hadley and husband, Bob, Blue Springs, Missouri, Jerome Staples Brewer and wife, Karin, Ocala, Florida, and Judith Jo Jenkins, Farragut; nine grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Patty Brewer, Kansas City, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Interment: Center Grove Cemetery, Westboro.

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Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Brewer, Donald R. - Donald R. Brewer, the son of Merlin A. and Reba (Brubaker) Brewer was born March 3, 1923, in Prairie City, Iowa. He attended Prairie City High School, graduating in 1941.

In 1974, Donald was united in marriage to Beverly Kent in Monett, Missouri. Don’s employment required the family to move several times. They made their home in numerous Kansas and Missouri towns including; Rock Port, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, Wathena, Kansas, and Monett, Missouri.

Don farmed in the Prairie City area. While living in Rock Port, they owned and operated a grain elevator in Nishnabotna, Missouri, and started an agricultural trucking business. Don was instrumental in building the El-Cid apartment complex in St. Joseph, and worked as a realtor in Liberty, Missouri. Following retirement, they moved to Branson, Missouri, where Beverly and Don were both employed at The Palace Inn. In 2012, they returned to St. Joseph to be near their son, Scott, and his family.

Don was a former member of the Prairie City Lions Club and Church of the Brethren in Prairie City. Beverly passed away December 22, 2014. Donald passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Carriage Square Healthcare Center, St. Joseph, at the age of 92.

Besides his parents and wife, Beverly, Don was preceded in death by sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Lyle Birkenholtz. Survivors include son, Scott Kent and wife, Lisa, St. Joseph; grandson, Tyler Kent and wife, Kaydee, Nixa, Missouri; granddaughter, Jordan Kent, Kansas City, Missouri; great-granddaughter, Rigby Kent; sister, Erma Lee Roetman and husband, Ryland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Waldensian Cemetery, Monett, Missouri.

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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port, Missouri

 

Brought, Nida Mae Morgan - Nida Mae Brought, born on October 31, 1922, in Westboro, Missouri, to Rubert and Mina (Spencer) Morgan passed away from this world Friday, June 19, 2015, at the age of 92. She had been a resident of New Mark Care Center, in Kansas City, Missouri, the last four years of her life. She grew up in Westboro, where she graduated from high school in 1941.

Nida married Gareld Wesley Brought of Tarkio, Missouri, on January 27, 1946, in Troy, Kansas. Gareld and Nida made their home in Tarkio until Gareld’s untimely death January 22, 1962. Nida continued to live in Tarkio until 2001 when she moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, along with her sister, Liva June Miller, to a retirement complex.

Besides her parents and husband, Gareld, Nida was preceded in death by an infant son, Jerry Lee Brought; infant sister, Winifred; two sisters, Elizabeth E. Bayless and Fawn Dot Miller; and one brother, Arden E. Morgan.

Nida is survived by two sisters, Mary Martina Osborn, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Liva June Miller, Mustang, Oklahoma; four sons, Randy (Sharon) Brought, Kearney, Missouri, Richard Brought, Overland Park, Kansas, Curt (Brenda) Brought, Platte City, Missouri, and Blaine Brought, Tarkio; seven grandchildren, Jodie (Dustin) Ebersole, Kearney, Stewart (Lauren) Brought, Castle Rock, Colorado, Hannah (Brenden) Hensley, Platte City, Hilary (Ryan) Sirridge, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Matthew, Maria and Sarah Brought, Tarkio; one step-granddaughter, Deanna Hertensen, Essex, Iowa; two great-grandsons, Cayson Ebersole and Colton Brought.

One of the things Nida liked to talk about and was most proud was that her mother was a teacher and her father a master carpenter and musician. She would tell how her mother’s former students would tell her what a wonderful teacher her mother was. One of Nida’s fondest memories of her father was listening to him play the fiddle for Friday night dances at the town hall. Nida used her inherited love for music by singing in the school glee club, quartet, sextet and the chorus. In her adult years, she was a member of a chapter of the Sweet Adeline’s in Rock Port, Missouri. Nida was also active with civic organizations: Business and Professional Women, receptionist for the Tarkio Rodeo and First Baptist Church nursery. Professionally, Nida worked for local accounting firms, floral shop and assisted Gareld in operating his trucking company.

Nida’s favorite holiday was always Christmas. She would literally spend hours putting the lights and ornaments on the Christmas tree or cutting off a branch and replacing it back on the tree in a different spot that nature had forgot to fill in. She loved to decorate the whole house at Christmas and nobody could make a beautiful bow like Nida Mae.

Nida’s favorite music came from the Big Band era of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and the Dorsey brothers. One thing Nida liked more than listening to their music, was dancing to it. She loved to “cut a rug” as they would say in those days dancing the Jitterbug, Waltz and the Foxtrot.

Nida would also tell the story of her father walking ahead of them on the way to school in the winter while he held his coat out to protect them from the wind. She told of having one old sled that didn’t have any way to be guided except by shifting your weight, and they would sled down hills all day on Sundays.

She also told the story of taking Randy around and delivering May baskets made out of leftover wallpaper. She would take him to the neighbor’s houses and tell Randy not to forget to holler. He would go to the neighbor’s door and yell “Holler!”

But what Nida loved most in life was her family. She wants to be quoted as saying, “I’ve loved each one of you more than life itself and I’ve done the best I could.”


Home Cemetery, Tarkio.

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Services: Davis Funeral Home.

 

Combs, Mary Belle Irvin Lewis

LATE NOTICE
Mary B. Combs
1946 -2015
Fairfax, Missouri

Mary B. Combs, 68, Fairfax, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

Mary Belle Irvin was born on October 19, 1946 at Shenandoah Hand Hospital in Shenandoah, Iowa; the daughter of Ronald (Shorty) and Clara (Sipes) Irvin. She was five years old when she started first grade, and she attended Westboro School for all of her twelve years. After graduating from high school in 1964, Mary went on to attend Casters Beauty School in St. Joseph, Missouri. She married Mick Lewis on December 7, 1967 and lived in Tarkio, Fairfax and Rock Port. They had two children, Mike and Beth. She worked as a beautician in Tarkio and Rock Port. They were later divorced in 1980. Mary then married Harry Robert Combs on Memorial Day Weekend in 1982. In 1990 she first became a grandma and from then on was known by everyone in the community as “Mam.” On May 22, 2015 Mary passed away at the age of 68 at the Nebraska Medical University in Omaha, Nebraska.

Growing up, Mary had two sisters, Jerilyn and Jan, and one brother Tom. When living on the farm, her older sister Jerilyn made her gather the chicken eggs because she was afraid of the chickens. As kids, they used to dress kittens up in doll clothes, play cowboys and Indians, roller skate, and play checkers. Her guns and holsters were her favorite toy and her Aunt Reece would buy her cowboy boots. Her bedroom was small and she shared it with her sister Jan. They used to draw imaginary lines down the middle of the bed and neither was to cross over it. One time she told her mother that her little brother Tom shouldn’t eat soggy cereal because it might make him sick. Tom picked up on this and said, “make me sick, make me sick.” Mary then had to eat the cereal for him and she never let him forget it!

As a child, she attended the United Methodist Church in Westboro. She loved singing throughout her life and always sang in the junior and adult church choir. The Westboro United Methodist Church hosted Lord’s Acre Day which was a special day that she enjoyed – parade, dinner, and games. As an adult, she led the children’s choir at the Fairfax United Methodist Church for over 20 years. She enjoyed singing in a quartet with Jim Davis, Suzanne Southard and Danny Kemerling.

Mary was known for many things – her laugh, being at every event for her grandkids, inventing her own sign language as a kid with a group of friends, winning the Bubble Blowing Contest, raking leaves and having a weinie roast, loving Erma Bombeck, collector of head vases, auction and antique lover, she loved to talk and make friends with anyone around her, giving haircuts, candy was always at her house, playing peanuts, hosting family dinners, loves to read, refinishing furniture, and had the love of music.

Mary was named Volunteer of the Year for serving on many committees. Some of the volunteering she did was: Development Council at Fairfax Community Hospital, Pediatric Orientation, VBS, United Methodist Church Youth Group, Club Jam, Hospital Celebrity Waiter Dinner, teaching babysitting classes, tutor at the school, Valentine deliveries, surrogate parent at YSI, Sunday School song leader, and many others.

She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, “mam,” aunt, niece, and friend. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ronald (Shorty) and Clara (Sipes) Irvin; and brother-in-law, Frank Primm. Survivors include husband, Harry Combs, Fairfax; children, Mike (Robin) Lewis, Beth (Jon) Graves all of Fairfax; sisters, Jerilyn Primm, Burbank, California, and Jan Irvin, Rosemead, California; brother, Tom (Connie) Irvin, Papillion, Nebraska; step-daughter, Holly (Tracy) Barnes, Fairfax; step-son, Jason (Gayle) Combs, Kearney, Nebraska; grandchildren, Jaycee, Jesse and Braden Graves, Amber and Baylee Lewis, Grant, Ryan and Max Hopkins, Spencer (Lindsey) Barnes, Jase and Goldie Barnes, Tate and Oliver Combs, Dustin (Erica) Barnes and Kelly (Mat) Pruitt; many other cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Funeral Service:
1:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Fairfax United Methodist Church.
Open visitation begins 10:00 A.M., Monday, May 25, 2015, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, where the family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., that evening.
The body will be cremated following the funeral service. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date at English Grove Cemetery, Fairfax.
Memorials: Community Hospital-Fairfax.
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Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.

 

Daugherty, Donald LeRoy - Donald LeRoy Daugherty, 71, Rock Port, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at Nemaha County Hospital, Auburn, Nebraska.

The body has been cremated.

There will be no memorial services or visitation.
Inurnment: Private family inurnment at a later date at Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.
Memorials: Donald Daugherty Memorial Fund.
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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Fluitt, Peter Keith - Peter Keith Fluitt was born in Asheville, North Carolina on February 9, 1949. He was one of three children of Robert Keith and Betsy (Boggess) Fluitt.

Peter graduated from East Henderson, North Carolina High School, and then entered the United States Army in 1969.

Sergeant First Class Fluitt retired from the service in 1989, and began his career as a truck driver for the Werner Truck Line. He lived in Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa during his employment with Werner.

Peter retired from Werner and moved to Rock Port, Missouri in 2009. He passed away at the Community Hospital in Fairfax, Missouri on February 14, 2015 at the age of 66.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Peter K. “Pete” and Cheri Fluitt of Miamisburg, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Pat Enright of Dayton, Ohio; and daughters Angela Owen and Lisa Pressley, both of Slater, South Carolina; brother, Clifford Fluitt of Lexington, South Carolina; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Phil Handy of Hendersonville, North Carolina; fiancée, Donna Dewees of Rock Port; Donna’s family; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Peter was a member of the American Legion Omaha Post #1.

Services: Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City. Interment: Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, 2:30 pm, Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas

 

Gilmore, Garland Eugene - Garland Eugene Gilmore, the son of Harry Eugene and Dorothy Marie (Groff) Gilmore was born August 18, 1942, in Hamburg, Iowa. He attended school in Pawnee City, Nebraska, and Cody, Wyoming. In 1958, his family moved to Rock Port, Missouri, and he began working for his Granddad, Frank Groff, at the Rock Port Sale Barn. In the fall of 1962, Garland moved with his parents to Anchorage, Alaska.

On June 3, 1963, Garland was united in marriage to Sharon Bartles in Palmer, Alaska. They made their home in Anchorage and became the parents of two children, Teresa and Harland. They were later divorced.

Garland was employed in auto body repair for Alaska Sales and Service and was self-employed as an auto body repairman until retiring in April due to his health. Garland passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his home in Anchorage, at the age of 72.

Besides his parents, Garland was preceded in death by brother, Charles Gilmore, and one infant brother; two sisters, Linda Cooper and Sandra Gilmore. Survivors include daughter, Teresa Gilmore, Nebraska; son, Harland Gilmore, Anchorage; grandchildren, Sean Standridge, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Jessica Gilmore, Omaha, Nebraska, Waylon Gilmore, Auburn, Nebraska, Shalom Lord Gilmore and Mirah Louise Gilmore, both of Anchorage; four sisters, JoAnn Slater, Cody, Janice Gilmore, Bainbridge, Georgia, Nancy Slater, Anchorage, and Darlene Barnhart and husband, Byron, Rock Port; former wife, Sharon Gilmore, Falls City, Nebraska; great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were held Monday, June 15, 2015, Greenhill Cemetery, Rock Port.
Memorials: Garland Gilmore Memorial Fund.
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Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Hatcher, Bobby Duane -

Bobby Duane Hatcher was born on September 28, 1950 to Jesse William and Dora Inez (Perry) Hatcher. Bobby attended Rock Port and Hamburg schools.

Bobby served overseas in the U.S. Army, and was honorably discharged in 1968. He worked as a carpenter and as a mechanic.

Bobby passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at a hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri at the age of 64.

Preceding him in death were his father, Jesse William Hatcher; brothers, Kenny and Dennis Hatcher; and sister, Juanita Sue Moreland.

Survivors include his mother, Dora, of Rock Port; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dave and Christy Hatcher of Stillwater, Minnesota, and Larry and Linda Hatcher of Dallas, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bobby was of the Baptist faith.

Graveside service and inurnment: Saturday, May 16, 2015, 11:00 am, Smith Cemetery, Rock Port, Missouri. Chamberlain Funeral Home, Rock Port, Mo.

 

Herrman, Dale Lee - Dale Lee Herrman was born August 25, 1959 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of Darrel Dean and Dixie Jean (O’Neal) Herrman. He passed away on Monday afternoon, February 2, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of 55 years, 5 months and 8 days.

Dale grew up in the Westboro area and graduated from Tarkio High School in 1977. Following high school he attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri graduating in 1981. He moved to St. Joseph, Missouri and worked for Orscheln’s Farm & Home in Atchison, Kansas where he was store manager for many years.

Dale had been a member and attended Locust Grove United Methodist Church during his younger years. He loved the outdoors whether it was hunting, fishing or anything with wildlife. He especially enjoyed teaching and mentoring others in outdoor activities, introducing several friends to hunting, fishing and wildlife identification. He taught himself taxidermy and was a very talented taxidermist, especially with waterfowl. He also enjoyed skiing, visiting Switzerland in the Alps and our Rocky Mountains. Dale also enjoyed going to the Kentucky Derby with a friend. His true love was spending time with his family and very close friends, enjoying meals and good stories.

He was preceded in death by his father, Darrel Herrman in 2010.

Survivors include his mother, Jean Herrman of Tabor, Iowa; his brothers, Larry Herrman and his wife Charlotte of Glenwood, Iowa, Les Herrman of Independence, Missouri; nephews, Patrick Herrman and his wife Rose of Glenwood, Iowa (their children Clark, Avery, and Gwen), Matthew Herrman and his wife Marie of Omaha, Nebraska (Son Declan); Kent Herrman of Glenwood, Iowa, Niece Annaleah Moore and her husband Mike of Council Bluffs, Iowa; along with other relatives and many friends

 

Howell, Jennie L. Oswald - Jennie L. (Oswald) Howell, the daughter of John and Amanda Catherine (Henderson) Oswald, was born November 16, 1915, in rural Atchison County, Missouri. One of eleven children, Jennie attended Mount Pleasant country school through the 8th grade. She then attended Rock Port High School in Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1933.

On December 18, 1935, Jennie was united in marriage to Leroy Guy Howell and the couple resided in Rock Port all their married life. They became the parents of one daughter, Cathy Ann, who was born on December 21, 1947. Leroy passed away February 16, 1987, and Cathy passed away January 4, 2008.

Jennie was employed in the circuit clerk and recorder’s office at the Atchison County Courthouse, working under Albert Kelly. She then began her employment with the Rock Port Schools as secretary to the Superintendent and the Board of Education. She would hold this position for 29 years, retiring in 1982. Jennie was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church in Rock Port and an active member of the Rock Port Chapter Order of Eastern Star since 1943.

Besides her parents, husband and daughter, Jennie is preceded in death by her brothers, Louis E. Oswald, John H. Oswald, James K. Oswald, Maurice G. Oswald, Donald L. Oswald, Robert R. Oswald; two sisters, Jenita McNeal and Margery, who died in infancy; three nieces and two nephews.

Jennie is survived by grandchildren, David and Laura Linder, Bellevue, Nebraska, Christen Linder, Arlington, Texas, and Kaitlin Robinson, Albuquerque, New Mexico; great-grandchildren, Mark and Tyanne Jones, and Gabrielle and Melissa Linder; one great-great-grandson, Wade Gavin Jones; and two sisters, Betty Elder, and Nancy Van Gundy and husband, Bill, all of Fairfax, Missouri.

Funeral Services: 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Rock Port United Methodist Church.
Interment: English Grove Cemetery, Fairfax, Missouri
Open visitation begins 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 30, Minter Funeral Chapel. There is no scheduled family visitation.
Memorials: English Grove Cemetery or Rock Port United Methodist Church.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Hubbard, Merri Lea Harrington - Merri Lea Hubbard was born on Dec. 10, 1955 to Bill and Delores (Smith) Harrington. She graduated from Tarkio High School and then from Northwest Missouri State University. She was employed as an office manager at Roberts Robinson Chevrolet Buick GMC.

Merri Lea passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at an Excelsior Springs hospital at the age of 59.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bob and Lula (Smith) Harrington and Walter and Goldie (Beam) Smith; and father, Bill Harrington.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Cristin and Dustin Walters and granddaughter Alena, all of Independence, Mo.; mother, Delores Harrington of Tarkio; and sister, Laurie Rockhill of Kansas City, Mo.

Services: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 2:00 pm, United Methodist Church, Rock Port, Mo. Family visitation: United Methodist Church, following interment. Interment: Grange Hall Cemetery, Rock Port. Memorials: Grange Hall Cemetery. Chamberlain Funeral Home, Rock Port, Mo.

 

Keep, Lois Louise Headley - Lois Louise Keep, daughter of Carl Madison and Abba Otilia (Carlberg) Headley, was born on August 19, 1935 at Brownville, Nebraska. She passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015 at the Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 79.

Her early life was spent growing up in Brownville, where she attended the Brownville Public Schools. At the age of 10, the family moved to Farragut, Iowa, where Lois graduated from Farragut High School with the class of 1954.

On February 21, 1954, Lois was united in marriage to George Keep, Jr. in Rock Port, Missouri. Following their marriage they resided in rural Coin, Iowa. They were blessed with two children, Randal Douglas and Patricia Kay. Her and George made the move to Shenandoah in 1998.

Through the years, Lois worked at the Murphy Insurance Company and the Page County State Bank both in Coin. In her later years, Lois worked as an Associate at Wal-Mart in Shenandoah until retiring. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Shenandoah and also active with the Retired Wal-Mart Associates monthly get-togethers. In her spare time, Lois loved to do embroidery and scrapbooking.

Preceding Lois in death were her beloved husband George; parents, Carl and Abba Headley; and two brothers, Edwin and Larry Headley. Survivors include her two children, Randy Keep and wife Karen of Oskaloosa, IA and Patty Jessup of Peculiar, MO; two grandsons, Ryan Keep of Oskaloosa and Jeffrey Keep of Oskaloosa and his fiancé Hannah Klein of Reasonor, IA; special grandson, Joseph Smith of Oskaloosa; sister, Faye Rolf and her husband Donnie of rural Shenandoah, IA; two brothers, Carl (Sonny) Headley of Shenandoah and Delbert Headley and his wife Myrna of Council Bluffs, IA; numerous nieces and nephews; special grand dogs, Samson and Fagan; other relatives and many friends.

Memorials in Lois' name are being directed to the Shenandoah First Christian Church. Burial will be in the Farragut Cemetery

 

Kesterson, Betty Jane Herron - Betty Jane (Herron) Kesterson passed away April 5, 2015, at The Hospice With Heart house, Glenwood, Iowa, after a short bout with a “too late” diagnosis of cancer. She was 89 years, three months, and five days.

Betty was born January 8, 1926, to Jesse and Mabel (Sauceman) Herron in Atchison County, Missouri. She received her education at Shilo Country School and graduated from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, in 1943.

On July 6, 1944, she was united in marriage to Emil (Bud) Kesterson in Topeka, Kansas. To this union, one son, Randall, was born. On July 6, 2014, they celebrated seventy years together at their son, Randall’s, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Betty was employed at Henry Field’s, Brannen’s Grocery, Shenandoah City Hall and then by Mount Arbor Nursery as a payroll clerk for 35 years.

Betty was an avid bowler and carried a high average for years. She loved spending time with her relatives and visiting her son, Randall, in Pittsburgh. As a hobby, she crocheted many potholders and embroidered dishtowels that she gave to relatives and friends here and in Pittsburgh. She also loved going dancing with Bud.

Betty would like to thank “special friend,” Mike Irvin, for the many visits to the doctors.

Besides her parents, Betty was preceded in death by brothers, Robert Herron, Donald Herron and W.H. Herron; and sisters, Marietta Watkins and Elizabeth Wintjen. Survivors include husband, Bud, Shenandoah; son, Randall, Pittsburgh; sister, Jessie Knierim, Rock Port; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service: 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 11, 2015, Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah.
Open visitation will begin 9:00 A.M., Friday, April 10, 2015, at Minter Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, and 9:00-10:00 A.M., Saturday, prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice with Heart, 300 W. Broadway, Suite 114, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.


LaHue, Daniel James - Daniel James LaHue, the son of Bluford and Pauline (Anderson) LaHue, was born December 2, 1943, in Hamburg, Iowa. He attended Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1961. He also attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, for two years.

On June 5, 1964, Dan was united in marriage to Karen Hays at the First Lutheran Church in Rock Port. They became the parents of three children, Troy, Tasha and Trent and made their home in the Langdon area until the flood forced them to move south of Rock Port.

Dan’s life was always centered around his family. He enjoyed family time on the farm, at the lake, and at sporting events. Dan was an avid hunter and fisherman. He spent countless hours on the river with friends and in the timber hunting mushrooms.

Dan was a farmer his entire life. He loved working the ground, harvesting his crops and even with his illness, he spent a few hours in the combine this last fall.

Dan was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Rock Port, Atchison County Levee Board, Rock Port Telephone Company Board and the Benton Drainage District. He was a former member of the Rock Port School Board, Langdon Road District Board, Atchison Soil Conservation Service Committeeman, and for 40 years served as clock keeper at the Blue Jay football games and Blue Jay Relay high jump events. Dan was always thankful that he could be involved with Blue Jay athletics. Dan passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, at his home in Rock Port, at the age of 71.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include wife, Karen LaHue, Rock Port; children, Troy LaHue and wife, Jennifer, and their children, Cortney and Kalen, Rock Port, Tasha Barr and husband, Mike, and their children, Zachary, Nicholas and Megan, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Trent LaHue and wife, Heather, and their children, Addy and Izaak, Pella, Iowa; sisters, Jane Phillip and husband, Gordon, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kate LaHue, Fairway, Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M., Thursday, February 26, 2015, First Lutheran Church, Rock Port.
Interment: Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Minter Funeral Chapel.
Memorials: Blue Jay Booster Club or First Lutheran Church, Rock Port.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Lee, Gerald F. - Gerald F. Lee, the son of William Francis Jasper Peter and Georgia Louise (Million) Lee, was born September 25, 1945, in Rock Port, Missouri. He attended Rock Port High School, graduating in 1965. On May 4, 1967, Gerald entered the United States Army and proudly served his country overseas during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged December 5, 1968.

On September 30, 1966, Gerald was united in marriage to Cindy Wallace at the Tarkio Baptist Church in Tarkio, Missouri. They made their home in Tarkio their entire married life and became the parents of two children, Melissa and Bill.

In Gerald’s youth, he was employed at Watt’s Cleaners and Les Jones’s Lumberyard in Rock Port and worked on the hay crew for Duke Morrison. Gerald was a farmer, who tended to his fields and loved caring for his livestock. For 15 years, he was also employed at the Kawasaki plant in Maryville, Missouri, before retiring in 2011.

Gerald was a member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post # 199, Tarkio, former member of the Rock Port Lutheran Church and was a member of the Tarkio Baptist Church. He enjoyed being outdoors fishing, hunting and spending time with his grandkids. Gerald passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 69.

Besides his parents, Gerald was preceded in death by sister, Master Sergeant Marilyn Lee. Survivors include wife, Cindy, Tarkio; daughter, Melissa “Missy” McClellan and husband, Robert, Barnard, Missouri; son, Bill Lee and wife, Barbie, Tarkio; two grandchildren, Megan and Brooke Lee, Tarkio; brother, Orville Lee and Barbara Lee, Shenandoah, Iowa and their daughter, Nikki Kersten and husband, Ryan, Sidney, Iowa; sister-in-law, Betty Millsap and her husband Jack, Tarkio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service:
10:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Interment: Home Cemetery, Tarkio.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, at Davis Funeral Home.
Memorials: Home Cemetery or Gerald Lee Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com.
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Lindsay, J. Robert "Bob" - James Robert “Bob” Lindsay, the son of William and Artie (Andrews) Lindsay, was born April 10, 1924, in Tarkio, Missouri. Bob attended Tarkio High School. On October 21, 1941, he entered the United States Navy, proudly serving his country during World War II where he received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained. On December 7, 1945, Bob received his honorable discharge and returned to Tarkio where he earned his high school diploma.

On June 29, 1946, Bob was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Hays in Troy, Kansas. They made their home in Tarkio and became the parents of a son, Bill. Bob was employed as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service in Tarkio, Missouri. After retiring in 1985, Bob and Mary moved to Camdenton, Missouri, where Bob lived to the present time. Mary passed away April 6, 2012.

Bob was a member of the Missouri VFW Post #15026, Jefferson City, Missouri, and a 69 year member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post # 199, Tarkio. Bob passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 91.

Besides his parents and wife, Bob was preceded in death by son, Bill Lindsay and numerous brothers and sisters. Survivors include grandsons, Jimmy Lindsay and wife, Emily, St. Joseph, Missouri, and their son, Andon, and Danny Lindsay and wife, Tasha, Camdenton, and their children, Anna, Levi, Jaylin, Noah and Hailey; sister, Clara Mae Avant, Houston, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family.

Funeral Services: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 30, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Interment: Home Cemetery, Tarkio.
The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M., Saturday, prior to the service, at Davis Funeral Home.
Memorials: Bob Lindsay Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.

 

Lingerfelt, William E. "Bill" -William E. “Bill” Lingerfelt, Jr., the son of William Earl, Sr. and Doris Mae (Case) Lingerfelt, was born August 14, 1955, in Fairfax, Missouri. He attended Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1973. On June 19, 1973, Bill entered the United States Air Force and proudly served his country for three years, receiving his honorable discharge on June 4, 1976.

On June 7, 1974, Bill was united in marriage to Janet Sue Harrington in Hiawatha, Kansas, and they became the parents of three children, Nicole, Matthew and Lacy.

After returning from military service, Bill was employed by Eaton Corporation in Shenandoah, Iowa, for 23 years. While at Eaton’s, he also worked as a part-time mail carrier in Elmo, Missouri, on Saturdays. Following his retirement from Eaton’s, Bill was employed at the Rock Port Post Office, carrying mail until his health forced his retirement in November 2014.

Bill was a member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post #199, Tarkio. He hosted local “Fishin’ 4 Fun” tournaments, for 14 years, which assisted local individuals with medical expenses. Bill loved to hunt, fish and camp and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and looked forward to mushroom season every year. Bill passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at his home in Rock Port at the age of 59.

Besides his father, Bill was preceded in death by father-in-law, Wayne Harrington. Survivors include wife, Janet, Rock Port; children, Nicole Greene and husband, Aaron, Rock Port, Matthew William Lingerfelt and wife, Anna, Lenox, Iowa, and Lacy May Maifeld and husband, Mike, Rock Port; ten grandchildren, Andrew, Brook, Caden, Kale, Dillan, Treyton, Tanner, Caleb, Jada and Addison; mother, Doris Lingerfelt, Rock Port; three sisters, Wanda Malin and husband, Hal, Fenton, Missouri, Roxanne Wagner and husband, Mark, and Marian Bokoskie and husband, John, all of North Platte, Nebraska; mother-in-law, Dorothy Harrington, Fairfax; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside Service and Interment: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 16, 2015, Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, May 15, 2015, at Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
Memorials: Bill Lingerfelt Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

McAdams, Robert S. "Bob" -Robert S. “Bob” McAdams, Jr., the son of Robert Stanley, Sr. and Rosanna (Sattler) McAdams, was born February 24, 1947, in Oberlin, Kansas. He attended numerous schools in the Atchison and Holt County area and Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduating in 1965.

On April 10, 1966, Bob entered the United States Army and served his country overseas in Germany during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged April 10, 1968.

On May 31, 1969, Bob was united in marriage to Shirley Simpson at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tarkio. They made their home in Tarkio their entire married life and became the parents of three children, Craig, Curtis and Aaron.

Bob truly was a “jack of all trades” who could work on anything. He worked alongside his father in McAdams Heating and Plumbing in Tarkio and Eaton Corporation in Shenandoah, Iowa. In 1984, Bob suffered from a disabling kidney disease resulting in a kidney transplant. At that time, his doctor’s hoped he would receive five more years of life. Bob and his family were very blessed to have been given 30 more years together. Bob passed away, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 67.

Bob was a member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post # 199, Tarkio. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include wife, Shirley, Tarkio; three sons, Robert Craig McAdams and wife, Melissa, Tarkio, Russell Curtis McAdams and wife, Megan, Maryville, Missouri, and Aaron Christopher McAdams and wife, Chelsey, Shenandoah, Iowa; six grandchildren, Jade, Gage, Sloane, Sutton, Kaylee and Hayden; siblings, Jeanie Jobes and Kenny McAdams, both of Tarkio, John McAdams and wife, Jill, Omaha, Nebraska; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service:
10:30 A.M., Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
A cremation will be completed following the funeral service. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
Open visitation will begin 9:00 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, where the family will receive friends that evening from 6:00-7:00 P.M.
Memorials: Bob McAdams Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.


McKenney, Phyllis Jean Wolf - Phyllis Jean McKenney, the daughter of Orville Keith and Verna Elizabeth (Owen) Wolf was born June 11, 1946, in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended Lone Cedar country school and Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1964.

On July 13, 1967, Phyllis was united in marriage to Rex A. “Tony” McKenney, at the Linden Christian Church in Rock Port. They made their home northwest of Rock Port their entire married life and became the parents of three children, Michael, Mark and Anna Marie.

Phyllis enjoyed being a homemaker, caring and raising her children on the family farm. She also worked for a short time for the Atchison County License Bureau and Atchison County Social Services Children’s Division. Phyllis was a member of the Linden Christian Church, served as a club and project leader for Northern Highlighters 4-H Club and was a former member of the Women’s Lone Cedar Club. She also enjoyed singing with the Sweet Adelines. Her greatest joy in life was her time spent with her grandchildren. She loved supporting them at livestock shows, sporting events and music concerts. Phyllis went to be with her Savior Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Bryan LGH Medical Center West, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 68.

In addition to her parents, Phyllis was preceded in death by her in-laws, Ed and Joy McKenney and brother-in-law, Phillip McKenney. She is survived by her husband, Rex A. “Tony” McKenney, of the home; three children, Mike McKenney and wife, Tricia, Bedford, Iowa, Mark McKenney and wife, Christi, Rock Port, and Anna Plattner and husband, Randy, Marshall, Missouri; six grandchildren, Jacob McKenney, Clara McKenney, Kade Plattner, Montana Plattner, Ariana McKenney and Breana McKenney; great-granddaughter, Piper McKenney; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Service:
10:30 A.M., Saturday, March 14, 2015, Linden Christian Church, Rock Port.
Interment: Linden Cemetery, Rock Port.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, March 13, 2015, at Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
Memorials: Ralph Greer American Legion Post #49, Rock Port or Linden Christian Church Sunday School Program.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Miller, J.C. - J.C. Miller, age 86 of Sidney, IA; formerly of Hamburg, Farragut and Northboro, IA passed away on Wednesday morning; June 3, 2015 at the Ambassador in Sidney, IA.

He was born on September 9, 1928 near Rock Port, MO; the son of Eddie and Nora (Brown) Miller and was the oldest of 13 children in the family.

He was united in marriage to Bessie Lucille Strange on November 28, 1948 and the couple shared over 51 years of their lives together before Bessie’s death on March 5, 2000.

J.C. served in the U.S. Army entering service in 1946.  He was a Welder by trade and owned and operated a salvage yard for many years in the Northboro community.

He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son Larry Loftus, 12 siblings and his parents.

Funeral Services will be held Monday; June 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Rash-Gude Funeral Home in Hamburg, IA with Pastor Tom Beutler officiating.   Burial will follow the services at High Creek Cemetery near Watson, MO with complete military services conducted by the Hamburg American Legion Post.

 

Patterson, Trina L. - Trina L. Patterson, 53, Tarkio, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care, Tarkio.

There will be no memorial services or visitation.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Cremation Arrangements by Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Moore, Jerald A. "Jerry" - Jerald A. (Jerry) Moore, the son of Oscar L., Jr. and Margaret A. (Edwards) Moore, was born April 9, 1947, in Hamburg, Iowa. Jerry graduated from Rock Port High School in 1965 and Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business in 1969.

On May 31, 1969, Jerry was united in marriage to Amy Crabtree at the First Christian Church in Burlington Junction, Missouri. They became the parents of three children, Todd, Matthew and Melanie and shared 46 wonderful years of marriage.

From 1969 to 1984, they made their home in Chariton, Centerville, and Ottumwa, Iowa, while Jerry was employed by Production Credit Association. In 1984, they moved to Rock Port, where Jerry worked for Citizen’s Bank & Trust, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1988 until retiring on December 31, 2014. Jerry served on the Missouri Bankers Association Board and as a Trust Officer for the trust department of Citizen’s Bank & Trust. He especially enjoyed presenting the educational scholarships provided by the various trusts at the bank.

Jerry was an active member in the Rock Port community. At the First Christian Church, he participated in the men’s fellowship group, and served as Treasurer, as an elder, and in many other capacities. He was an avid golfer and belonged to the Rock Port Golf and Country Club, where he served on the board and co-founded the Future Golfers Program. He also served on the boards of the Rock Port Rotary Club, the Community Hospital Association at Fairfax, Missouri, and on the Rock Port park board. Jerry enjoyed and appreciated the many friendships he made through his personal and professional activities.

Besides golf, Jerry enjoyed reading, pheasant hunting and shooting clays, playing cards and most of all, spending time with his grandsons. Jerry passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 68.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Oscar L. Moore, Jr; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and Vera Crabtree; brother-in-law, Monte Crabtree; sister-in-law, Lois Baker; several aunts and uncles; and good friends, especially Larry Abbott. Survivors include his wife, Amy, Rock Port; children, Todd Moore, Kansas City, Matt Moore, Maryville, and Melanie Athen and husband, Dan, Rock Port; grandchildren, Ryan and Brandon Athen; mother, Margaret Moore, Rock Port; brothers, Dick Moore and wife, Kate, Kansas City, and Wayne Moore and wife, Maureen, Rock Port; three brothers-in-law, Paul Crabtree, and wife, Bonnie, Grand Junction, Colorado, Elwin Crabtree, Grand Lake, Colorado, and Marvin Crabtree and wife, Lynne, Peoria, Arizona; sister-in-law, Carol Crabtree, Independence, Missouri; special aunt, Deana Boettner, Rock Port; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

FUNERAL SERVICE: 10:30 AM, Friday, June 12, 2015, First Christian Church, Rock Port.
INTERMENT: Grange Hall Cemetery, Rock Port.
Open visitation will begin 9:00 AM, Thursday, June 11th, Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
MEMORIALS: Rock Port Youth Golf Program or First Christian Church, Rock Port.
Online condolences and obituaries at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
SERVICES: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Moses, Sherrey Lyne Harbison - Sherrey Lyne Moses was born on October 10, 1955, to Arthur G. and Mary E. Harbison of rural Tarkio, MO. Sherrey was the third child and third daughter born to the family. The family lived on the Floyd Hannah farm where her father worked for many years.

Sherrey attended the Tarkio schools until her senior year when the family moved to Burlington Jct., MO. Sherrey graduated from Burlington Jct. in 1974. She attended Northwest Missouri State for a year where she earned a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certificate.

Sherrey then spent over 30 years working as a medical transcriptionist at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, MO and at the Shenandoah, IA, Community Hospital. She was also employed part time by Dr. Knauss of Rock Port, MO, as a second job for a few years. Sherrey was a hard worker and loved her jobs especially where she could interact with others as she loved visiting with people.

Sherrey married Ben Moses of Tarkio, MO in 1987, and they had two children, Callie and Daniel. Sherrey and Ben divorced after twenty years of marriage but Sherrey did her best to help Callie care for her father near the end of his life until he went into skilled nursing. Ben died recently as well.

Sherrey was a compassionate, loving person caring for her children, her parents, and assorted family and friends over the years. In recent years, she had developed serious health issues of her own and had a massive heart attack leading to her death on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Sherrey is survived by her daughter, Callie Nielsen and her son, Daniel Moses, of Tarkio; her sister and brother-in-law, Elaine ( Kent) Hayes of Wichita, KS; niece, Sasha Enos, of Spring, TX; niece, Erin Anderson, Wichita, KS; niece, Angel Coffelt, Rock Port, MO; nephew, Patrick Harbison, Omaha, NE, and nephew, Zach Enos, Spring, TX and great nieces and great nephew.

Sherrey's parents, Arthur and Mary Harbison; sister, Sandy Enos; and brother, Arthur L. Harbison have all preceded her in death.

There are no services or visitation planned at this time.
A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
Memorials: Sherrey Moses Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.


Parrish, Kyleigh A. - Kyleigh Ann Parrish, the daughter of Walter (Bud) Parrish and Terri Jackson, was born October 24, 1989, in Fairfax, Missouri. She attended Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 2008, and attended college in the Omaha area.

During her high school years, Kyleigh was very active in athletics, drama club, & forensics. She played golf, basketball, and track, earning the Girls’ Discus State Champion honor in 2008. Kyleigh worked at Bass Pro and as a waitress at Texas Roadhouse. She was a very outgoing girl who lived life to the fullest.

Kyleigh passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, at the age of 25.

Kyleigh is preceded in death by her grandparents, Albert and Myrna Parrish; great-grandparents, J. L. and Dorothy Beesley and Marshall and Adeline Jackson. Survivors include her mother, Terri Jackson, Rock Port; father, Bud Parrish and wife, Melissa, Auburn, Nebraska; sister, Sophie Parrish, Rock Port; brother, Trever Parrish, Auburn; grandparents, Richard “Pude” and Pat Jackson, Craig, Missouri; aunt, Amy Oswalt and husband, Joe, Burr, Nebraska; uncle, Kevin Jackson and wife, Tisha, Rock Port; uncle, Kent Newcomb and wife, Denise, Mound City, Missouri; aunts, Leah Johnson and husband, Jimi, and Wanda Williams, all of Mound City; numerous cousins and friends, too many to mention.

Funeral Service: 2:30 P.M., Sunday, August 2, 2015, Rock Port High School Gymnasium, Rock Port.
Private Family Interment: Tharp Cemetery, Craig, Missouri.

Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

Casual attire is requested by the family.

 

Perry, Esther Marie Davis - Esther Marie Perry, the daughter of Theodore and Leona (Smith) Davis, was born September 7, 1927, in Langdon, Missouri. She attended Cooper Country School near Langdon, Valley View Country School, south of Rock Port, Missouri, and attended Nishna and Rock Port High School, graduating in 1945.

On August 14, 1945, Esther was united in marriage to Ralph Oliver Perry in Hamburg, Iowa. They made their home in the Rock Port and Langdon communities and became the parents of a daughter, Viola. Esther was the bookkeeper for the family businesses as they owned and operated Perry and Schomburg custom trucking, farming and corn shelling business with sister and brother-in-law, Dorthy and George Schomburg. In 1969, they purchased Long’s Liquor, which became Perry’s Tobacco and Grocery, a business they operated for 25 years, retiring in 1994.

Esther was a member of the First St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Langdon and of the First Lutheran Church in Rock Port. Ralph passed away April 21, 2007. Esther passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East, Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 87.

Besides her parents and husband, Esther was preceded in death by sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorthy Schomburg and husband, George, and Evelyn Brusha and husband, Marvin; and brothers-in-law, Don Douglass and Warren “Bud” Lane. Survivors include daughter, Viola Fern Hendrickson, Rock Port; grandchildren, Stephania Gayle Knight, M.D. and husband, Terry, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Brian Scott Hendrickson and partner, Carmine Castaldo, Phoenix, Arizona; brother, Donal Davis and wife, Jan, Grand Island, Nebraska; sisters, Lois Douglass, Columbia, Missouri, Eva Tupa and husband, Loren, Lincoln, Nebraska, Anna Clark and husband, Bill, Belton, Missouri, Sonna Lane, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Helen McPherson and husband, Charlie, Rock, Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Interment: Greenhill Cemetery, Rock Port.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.


Pfeil, Charlotte A. -

Charlotte Ann Pfeil was born in Maryville, Missouri on January 18, 1949. She was one of three children of Herbert Lee and Mildred Muriel (Brindle) Pfeil.

Charlotte graduated from Rock Port High School and attended beauty school in St. Joseph.

She married Wayne Miles and they became parents of one daughter, Heather. Charlotte later married Jim Sybert, and they became parents of a daughter, Breea, and a son, Jade.

Charlotte worked as a beautician for many years. She enjoyed gardening and pets, especially her dog, Gus.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her children, Heather Miles, Ashland, Missouri; Breea (Brett) Holmes, Weston, Missouri; and Jade (Lori) Sybert, Rock Port; brothers, Gary (Barbara) and Carroll, all of Rock Port; seven grandchildren, Cooper, Jakely and Teller Mange, Trenton, Avery and Madelyn Holmes, and Carsyn Sybert.

The family will greet friends from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 105 N. Market St. in Rock Port. A private family inurnment will be held at Hunter Cemetery in Rock Port. Memorials may be directed to Make-A-Wish Missouri at mo.wish.org . Chamberlain Funeral Home, Rock Port, Mo.

 

Poppa, Nancy Elizabeth Long - Nancy Elizabeth Poppa, the daughter of Guy Andrew and Georgia Era (VanDyke) Long was born February 28, 1929, in Tarkio, Missouri. Nancy attended Tarkio High School, graduating in 1947.

On June 26, 1949, Nancy was united in marriage to Harold Poppa at the First Lutheran Church in Rock Port, Missouri. They made their home in Rock Port and Harlingen, Texas, during Harold’s military service. After the war, they made their home in the Greater Kansas City area to the present time.

Nancy was employed as a secretary in real estate in Kansas City, retiring with United Title Company. She was a member of the St. James Lutheran Church in Kansas City. Harold passed away April 9, 2012. Nancy passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at her home in Kansas City at the age of 86.

Besides her parents and husband, Nancy was preceded in death by brother, Dean Long; infant brother, Maxwell; sister, Beverly Hubbard; brother-in-law, Dwane Fentiman; and sister-in-law, Ellen Long. Survivors include daughter, Kathy Surprenant and husband, Joseph, Kansas City; four grandchildren, Andrea (Bill Murray) Cowper, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Natalie Whitham and husband, Anthony, and Kathryn and Phillip Surprenant, all of Kansas City, Missouri; sister, Helen Fentiman, Rock Port; and brother, Ernie Long, Harlingen.

Graveside Service and Interment: 1:00 P.M., Thursday, June 18, 2015, Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.
There is no visitation.
Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Portman, Katie L.

Katie L. Portman was born in Fairfax, Missouri on August 8, 1993. She was one of three daughters of Steve and Brandy Portman.

Katie graduated from Mound City High School in 2012, where she was active in volleyball, FFA, FCCLA, FBLA and was awarded the William White DAR award.

Katie attended NWMSU for two years, and was currently working in Mound City.

Katie passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 in Mound City at the age of 21.

Survivors include her parents, and sisters Bayleigh and Ava Portman, all of Mound City; lifelong friend and boyfriend, Kelby Siekman of Mound City; maternal grandmother, Karen Mattioda of Barnard, Missouri; paternal grandmother, Terry Martin of Mound City; aunts, Stephanie Portman, Misty Stadalman, and Shelly Portman; great aunts and uncles, cousins, and many friends.

Services: Friday, June 5, 2015, 10:30 am, River of Hope Church, Mound City. Interment: Graham Prairie Home Cemetery, Graham, Missouri. The family will greet friends Thursday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City, Missouri. Memorials: the Katie L. Portman Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

 

Rosenbohm, Duane Keith - Duane Keith Rosenbohm was born August 13, 1943 near Nishnabotna, Missouri, to Virgil "Toots" and Esther Bressert Rosenbohm. In 1951, his family moved to a farm near Fairfax, Missouri, where he attended elementary school at Irish Grove School. He graduated from Fairfax High School with the Class of 1961, then attended Northwest Missouri State University for approximately two years, both before and after his two years of service in the U.S. Army. Except for this military service, which included a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, Duane was a lifelong farmer, working in partnership with his father, Virgil, and his brother, Dennis. Duane loved working with cattle and the land, and he took pride in planting straight rows of corn and soybeans.

Duane had a winning smile, was quick-witted and had a wonderful sense of humor, which often took the form of pranks and practical jokes. Like many farmers, he could fix almost anything, at least for the short-term. He was also an accomplished pilot, welder, bulldozer operator, and cook. He was able to master almost anything he attempted, except golf, but he nevertheless loved to play. He also enjoyed fishing and trap shooting, and in earlier years, boating, water skiing, horseback riding and hunting in the company of his friends and his beloved Brittany spaniel, “Little Boy.”

Duane was a member of the Church of Christ in Rock Port, Missouri. He was also a member of Story-Hardin Post 164 of the American Legion in Craig, Missouri, and Voiture 1402 of the Forty and Eight, of which he served as Chef de Gare (president) for one year. He also served for several years with the American Legion's Funeral Detail, performing military rites for deceased veterans.

In 1964, Duane married Janice Lawrence, with whom he had two sons, Chris, in 1968, and Joshua, in 1972. Duane and Janice later divorced. In December, 1985, Duane married Kay Graves Thomas, who survives him. He is also survived by his older son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Melissa, and granddaughter, Ava, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Ava was born only 14 months before Duane suffered irreversible disability following a surgery on July 20, 2010. During those first 14 months of Ava’s life, "Grandpa Duane" took every opportunity to see her, and also carried with him a folder of pictures of his new granddaughter. Ava was his pride and joy!

Duane is also survived by his elder brother and farming partner, Dennis Rosenbohm, and sister-in-law, Sharon Rosenbohm, of Rock Port, as well as his sister, Sheryl Ball, and brother-in-law, Steve Ball, of Urbandale, Iowa. Additional survivors include one stepson, John-Christopher Thomas; nieces, Dee Ann Rosenbohm Crews and Alisa Ball Cahill; nephews, Steve Rosenbohm, David Rosenbohm, Michael Ball and Brian Ball; several great-nieces and great-nephews; many members of his extended family; and many friends.

As a result of his disability, Duane had lived at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Rock Port since December, 2010. He died in Kansas City, Missouri on April 19, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents and his younger son, Joshua.


Funeral Services:
2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 23, 2015, Fairfax Christian Church, Fairfax, Missouri.
Interment: English Grove Cemetery, Fairfax, Missouri.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 P.M., Thursday, prior to the service at the Fairfax Christian Church.
Memorials: Forty and Eight Nurses Training Fund or English Grove Cemetery Association.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Sabins, Duane Kenneth - Duane Kenneth Sabins, the son of Kenneth Milton and Elizabeth Jean (Reid) Sabins, was born December 28, 1962, in Camden, Maine. He attended Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro, Maine, graduating in 1981. In 1981, Duane entered the United States Navy and proudly served his country for eight years, working in the Navy nuclear program aboard the USS Bluefish, an attack submarine, as a “Nuke Tech”.

On April 6, 1982, Duane was united in marriage to Ronda Weaver. They became the parents of two children, Amanda and Adam. They later divorced. On June 10, 1995, Duane was united in marriage to Lori Ann Clough in Bath, Maine. Duane was employed at the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset, Maine. In August 1995, Duane adopted Lori’s daughter, Cassie.

In 1998, they moved to Tarkio, Missouri, where Duane was employed by Cooper Nuclear Station, in Brownville, Nebraska, as a radioactive waste supervisor.

In the late 1980’s, Duane realized that he needed to give his life to Jesus. This led to a committed and strong christian faith. He was an active member and deacon of the First Baptist Church, Tarkio and devoted family man. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #1000.

Duane was an avid cyclist and had just participated in the local Bike Across Missouri event. He was a high school state wrestling champion and cross country runner. He enjoyed camping, kayaking, fishing, collecting rocks and “turtle catching”. Duane passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, in Tarkio, Missouri, at the age of 52, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Duane was preceded in death by son, Adam Sabins and mother-in-law, Aneta Clough. Survivors include wife, Lori Ann Sabins, Tarkio; daughters, Amanda Marie Sabins, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Cassie Hegstrom and husband, Bob, Tarkio; grandson, Alex; granddaughters, Velicity and Saphira “Sophie”; parents, Kenneth and Elizabeth Sabins, Union, Maine; siblings, Glen Sabins and wife, Angie, Julie Pennell and husband, Greg, Union, Maine; Shawne Sabins, of Maine; father-in-law, Donald E. Clough, Sr., Lynn Haven, Florida; brother-in-law, Donald E. Clough, Jr., Houma, Louisiana; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services:
11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 11, 2015, First Baptist Church, Tarkio.
Inurnment: Home Cemetery, Tarkio.
The family will receive friends from 6:00- 7:00 P.M., Friday, July 10, 2015, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Memorials: Duane Sabins Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Schebaum, Dewayne A., Sr - Dewayne A. Schebaum, Sr., 74, Farragut, formerly of Tarkio, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dewayne A. Schebaum, Sr., the son of Harold and Sylvia Minerva (Neff) Schebaum, was born in Champion City, Missouri. He attended school in Champion City.

On December 31, 1961, Dewayne was united in marriage to Shirley Johnson in Rock Port, Missouri. They made their home in Oakland, Iowa, for 30 years and became the parents of four children, Dewayne, Jr., Ronald, Donna and Brian. In 1995, they moved to Farragut, Iowa, where they lived to the present time.

Dewayne worked in Oakland, Iowa, as a farmer, starting in 1962, for Eldred Pierce, until he went to work in fabrication as a pipe cutter for Iowa Fittings in Oakland, Iowa, and traveled with the company throughout the Midwest, until retiring in 2001. Dewayne passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 74.

Besides his parents, Dewayne was preceded in death by grandson, Ashton; two brothers, Delmar and Donald Schebaum; and brother-in-law, Gilbert. Survivors include his wife, Shirley, of Farragut; children, Dewayne Schebaum, Jr. and wife, Theresa, Ronald Schebaum and girlfriend, Nancy, all of Tarkio, Missouri, Donna Miller and husband, Guy, of Farragut, and Brian Schebaum, and wife, Mary Jo, of Westboro, Missouri; grandchildren, Derick, Michael, Amanda, Adam, Amber, Zach and Nic; great-grandchildren, Colin and Sophia; siblings, Derrell Schebaum and wife, Joan, of Shenandoah, Iowa, Dennis Schebaum and wife, Betty, of Fairfax, Missouri, Norma Wieskopf, of Sullivan, Missouri, Wanda Wilson and husband, Bob, of Brusly, Louisiana, Betty Parr and husband, Lyle, of Little Sioux, Iowa, Elvada Tyler and friend, Steve, of Maitland, Missouri, and Debra Driskell and husband, Robert, of Tarkio.

Dewayne enjoyed yard work, fishing and camping in his spare time. He enjoyed going to his mother-in-laws for dinner. Dewayne also enjoyed playing cards and dice for any occasion.

Graveside Memorial Service and Inurnment: 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 19, 2015, Center Grove Cemetery, Westboro, Missouri.
There is no visitation.
Memorials: Dewayne Schebaum Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.

 

Shaw, Sheree L. Meier - Sheree Lynn Shaw, the daughter of Clifford and Elaine (Steele) Meier was born April 11, 1956, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Sheree attended Tarkio, Missouri schools graduating in 1974 and Northwest Missouri State, Maryville, receiving a secretarial certificate. For one year, Sheree was employed as a secretary with Production Credit.

On May 29, 1976, Sheree was united in marriage to Timothy Shaw at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro, and they became the parents of two children, Shannon and Heith. They made their home for a short time in Tarkio, then in Westboro where they have lived for the last 36 years.

Sheree was employed by Earl May, Shenandoah, Iowa, and Bordeau in Clarinda, Iowa, where she transferred images to T-shirts and later created and sold her own designs at Sands’ Bargain Barn in Tarkio. In 1986, Sheree was paralyzed as a result of a car accident and became a full time homemaker. Sheree passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 59.

Sheree was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Beside her parents, Sheree was preceded in death by brother-in-law, Rodney Shaw. Survivors include husband, Tim, Westboro; daughter, Shannon Shaw, Westboro; son, Heith Shaw and his wife, Cassie, Tarkio; grandson, Oliver Franklin Shaw, Tarkio; sister, Sue Ellen Meier, Rock Port; brother, Steve Meier and his wife, Shari, Essex, Iowa; brother-in-law, Michael Shaw and his wife, Teresa, Tarkio; sister-in-law, Angie Balle and her husband, Ronald, Burlington Junction, Missouri; sister-in-law, Lesa Shaw Bullock and her husband, Gary, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; numerous nieces and nephews and their miniature poodle, Luci.

Funeral:
10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 29, 2015, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro.
Interment: St. John’s Cemetery, Westboro
The family will receive friends 6:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.
Memorials: Omaha, Nebraska Ronald McDonald House.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio

 

Sickman, Wilbur Gerhard - Wilbur Gerhard Sickman was born May 15, 1925 near Westboro, Missouri, the son of Henry Frederick and Katharine (Lauman) Sickman. He passed away on Tuesday evening, June 23, 2015 at the Shenandoah Medical Center at the age of 90 years, 1 month and 8 days.
Wilbur grew up in the Westboro, Missouri and Northboro, Iowa area. He attended school at Hillsdale Country School and in Westboro. On October 17, 1954 he was united in marriage to Helen Miriam Laura Carlson at the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Bethesda, Iowa. This union was blessed with two children, Miriam and Gery.
Wilbur farmed most of his life. In the later years he and Helen ran the post office in Northboro, Iowa. Wilbur also drove a truck hauling livestock to Omaha for many years. Wilbur loved farming, especially his cows and calves. He was a quiet man who was a good listener and had a great memory. His true love of life was his family and his farm.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen; a brother, Walter Sickman and his wife Garnett; and a sister, Wilma Youngberg.
Survivors include his children, Miriam Houchin and her husband Gene of Shenandoah, Iowa, Gery Sickman and his wife Becki of Farragut, Iowa; six grandchildren, Matthew Houchin and his wife Melanie of Maryville, Missouri, Patrick Houchin of Shenandoah, Iowa, Emma Sickman of Farragut, Iowa, Rachael Peterson of South Carolina, Meagan Mattson and her husband Dustin of Shenandoah, Iowa, Jessica Haruna and her husband Saana of Shenandoah, Iowa; eight great grandchildren, Tyler, Carter, Trey, Jacob, Jessie, Matthew, Jasmine and Tyson; a sister, Ms. Helen Sickman of Shenandoah, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Richard Youngberg of Essex, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Ruth Richards of Nashville, Tennessee; along with other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Westboro, Missouri. Burial will be in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at Westboro, Missouri. There will be open viewing on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. and visitation with the family present on Saturday morning, June 27 from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Westboro. A memorial fund is being established in Wilbur’s name. Online remembrances or condolences can be shared at www.kirschfuneral.com. The Kirsch Funeral Chapel of Shenandoah is in charge of arrangements.
 

Simpson, Robert W., Sr - Robert W. Simpson, Sr., the son of Lloyd William and Opal Louise (Pierson) Simpson, was born July 18, 1928, in Clearmont, Missouri. He attended schools in Clearmont and Maryville before graduating from Tarkio High School in 1947. On August 17, 1948, Robert entered the United States Army and proudly served his country during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged June 25, 1952 obtaining a rank of Sergeant First Class.

In 1952, Robert, a young army soldier stationed near Yakima, Washington, met Mariece Cordes and they were united in marriage on February 21, 1953, in Robert’s hometown of Tarkio, Missouri. They became the parents of three children, Barbara, Dianne and Robert, Jr. and made their home in Tarkio their entire married life. Mariece passed away August 7, 2013.

Robert was employed as a heavy equipment operator for his stepfather, Ross Ray, Don Whited and Del Mayfield construction. He was also employed with Meek and Sons Plumbing and, for a number of years, served as Water Superintendent of the City of Tarkio.

Robert was a member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post # 199, Tarkio, the North Star Lodge # 157 A.F. & A.M., Rock Port, a Past Master, and a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason of St. Joseph, Missouri. Robert passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 86.

Besides his parents and wife, Mariece, Robert was preceded in death by two sisters, Marilyn Howard and Marceline Ray. Survivors include three children, Barbara Tubbs, Dianne Dockins and husband, Donnie, and Robert Simpson, Jr., all of Tarkio; grandchildren, Danny Tubbs and wife, Miranda, Gardner, Kansas, and Charity Tubbs and partner Cristina Argudo, Kansas City, Kansas; great-granddaughter, Elena Tubbs; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside Memorial Service and Inurnment: 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 2, 2015, Home Cemetery, Tarkio.
Open visitation will begin 10:00 A.M., Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, where the family will receive friends that afternoon from 3:00-4:00 P.M.
Memorials: Robert Simpson Memorial Fund
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio

 

Spratt, Betty Lou Thompson - Betty Lou Spratt, the daughter of John Leslie and Golda Frances (Harvill) Thompson was born November 2, 1932 in rural Tarkio, Missouri. She attended and graduated from Tarkio High School.

Betty was united in marriage to Charles Ralph Spratt. They lived in Tarkio their entire married life. Betty was a certified nurse’s assistant and was employed with care facilities in Atchison County, Missouri. Ralph passed away August 21, 2012. Betty passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at Community Hospital – Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri at the age of 82.

Besides her parents and husband, Ralph, Betty was preceded in death by sisters; Marjorie Gibreal, Beverly Cobb, Doris Wennihan and Peggy Jackson.

She is survived by her siblings; Freda Faulkner, Florence, Arizona, Francis Kruger, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, Johnny Thompson and Leslie Thompson, both of Tucson, Arizona; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be no memorial services or visitation.
Services under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri

 

Strange, James Anthony - James Anthony Strange, age 71, of Sidney, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at his home unexpectedly.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Crawford-Marshall Funeral Chapel in Sidney with Pastor Craig Eberly of the Sidney Victory Life Church officiating. Visitation will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Chapel and a memorial fund has been established.
Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites by the Williams-Jobe-Gibson American Legion Post #128 of Sidney. The Crawford-Marshall Funeral Chapel in Sidney is in charge of arrangements.
Jim was born January 11, 1944 in Rock Port, MO to Floyd Lee Strange, Sr. and Francis Lorrene (Fahseler) Strange. Jim served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam War and did factory and construction work for many years. On October 2, 1962 he was married to Fannie Wardlow in Rock Port, MO, she died in 1994. He later married Sandra Jean Johnson on December 2, 1994, in Shenandoah, IA, Sandra died in 2000.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; wife Fannie Strange; wife Sandra Strange; sister, Phyllis Runyon; brother, Allen Strange; and brother-in-law, Larry Bailey. He is survived by his step daughter, Erica Runyon and husband James of Shenandoah, IA; grandson, James D. Runyon, Jr.; sister, Norma Bailey of Clarinda, IA; 2 brothers, Floyd Strange, Jr. and wife Donna of Essex, IA and David Strange and wife Sharon of Randolph, IA; numerous brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.

 

Tucker, Dola H. - Dola H. Tucker, 86, Rock Port, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at his home in Rock Port.

Family Gathering: 1:00-1:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
There is no visitation.
Interment: Linden Cemetery, Rock Port.
In lieu of flowers, memorials: Dola Tucker Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

Dola H. Tucker, the son of Dola Harvey, Sr. and Grace (Stuart) Tucker was born
May 4, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended country schools in
Kansas and Nebraska.

On May 2, 1964, Dola was united in marriage to Kathryn Carole Schmitt in
Nowata, Oklahoma. They made their home in numerous Nebraska and Kansas
towns, due to Dola’s employment . Following their retirement in 1993, they
moved to Rock Port, Missouri.

Dola was employed as a steam fitter with the Steamfitters Local Union #464 in
Omaha, Nebraska. He helped construct Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville,
Nebraska, and the Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station as well
as numerous other power plants in Nebraska and Kansas. Dola was a member
of the Steamfitters Local Union #464, Omaha. Dola passed away Thursday,
April 23, 2015, at his home in Rock Port at the age of 86.

Besides his parents, Dola was preceded in death by daughter, Royce Starr
Tucker; and five brothers and sisters. Survivors include wife, Kathryn, Rock
Port; children, Gail Tucker, Tucson, Arizona, David Tucker and wife, Sue,
Milford, Michigan, and Kelly Miller and husband, Lyle, Lincoln, Nebraska;
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Dodge,
Hiawatha, Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Family Gathering: 1:00-1:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.
There is no visitation.
Interment: Linden Cemetery, Rock Port.
In lieu of flowers, memorials: Dola Tucker Memorial Fund.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

 

Wehmann, Henry G. -Henry George “Hank” Wehmann, the son of Henry George, DDS and Janie (Igoe) Wehmann, was born, March 24, 1947, in Bay Shore, New York. Hank attended St. Patrick's Grade School in Bay Shore and Cranwell Boys Prep School in Lenox, Massachusetts, graduating in 1965. Hank then attended Tarkio College, Tarkio, Missouri graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business.

On December 4, 1976, Hank was united in marriage to Sally Ann Sybert at the United Methodist Church, Tarkio. They made their home in Tarkio and became the parents of two daughters, Sarah and Mary.

While in Tarkio, Hank discovered his love for farming. He started by helping local farmers and was soon farming for himself. Hank loved the outdoors, working the Northwest Missouri soil and his livestock. He was never without one of his dogs, whether working cows or checking fields. Hank was active in his daughter's lives including coaching elementary sports and 4-H. He always enjoyed spending time with "his girls" and made sure they knew they were loved.

After his retirement from farming, Hank focused on some of his greatest loves - golf, birds, and his family. Hank never met a stranger - he always had "one more story" and could be found daily on the golf course. He especially enjoyed the Senior Golf League. His infectious laugh and personality brought a smile to any room. Hank was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. He was a past board member and past president of the Tarkio Golf Club and served in several capacities on the Tarkio Lions Club.

Hank passed away Friday, May 8, 2015, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of 68. Hank was preceded by his parents. Survivors include wife, Sally Wehmann, Tarkio; daughters, Sarah Wehmann, Kansas City, Missouri, Mary Wehmann, Chicago, Illinois; honorary mother, Dorthine Woolsey, Tarkio; extra daughter, Heather Currie, Denver, Colorado; sisters, Janie French, and her husband, Jim, Coppers Cove, Texas, Susie Loughman, and her husband, Michael, Geneva, Illinois, Betsy Mills, Bay Shore, New York; sister-in-law, Tammy Yocum and her husband, Ted, Mound City, Missouri and other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; numerous nieces and nephews.

Private Family Memorial Service:
3:00 PM Friday, May 15, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Private family Inurnment at later date.
The family asks everyone to join them for a Celebration of Hank’s Life, from 5:00 -7:00 PM Friday, Allen-Schiffern American Legion Bldg., 201 N. 3rd St., Tarkio.
There is no visitation at Davis Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Tarkio Golf Course or Tarkio First Responders.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com.
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

 

Wolf, Mary Kathryn Shelton - Mary Kathryn Wolf was born May 10, 1928, to Herbert and Alice (Bolton) Shelton in Hamburg, Iowa. Mary passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 86.

Mary was a graduate of Hamburg High School, then worked in the office of Interstate Nurseries in Hamburg for 21 years. She and her brother and sister sang over KMA Radio in the late 1930’s as the Shelton Trio. Mary loved music, played guitar and wrote many songs and poems. She sang six years with the Western Melody Band in Oregon, Missouri.

On March 19, 1950, she married Harold Dean Wolf at the Church of Christ in Hamburg, Iowa. Mary was a member of the Rock Port Church of Christ, Rock Port, Missouri.

Besides her parents and husband, Harold Dean, Mary was preceded in death by brother and sister-in-law, Wesley and Jean Shelton; nephews, Mike Shelton and Herbie Zach; and sister-in-law, Bernice Grable Emberton. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Jerry Zach, Boise, Idaho; and many nieces and nephews.

There will be no memorial service or visitation.
Private family inurnment: Linden Cemetery, Rock Port.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Linden Cemetery or Pleasant View Nursing Home, Rock Port.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port

 

Yates, Louise Smith - Louise Yates, 95, Tarkio, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Tarkio Rehabilitation and Healthcare.

Preceded: parents, James and Ethel (Jetton) Smith, husband, Jack Yates, son, Gerald Jorden.

Survivors: son, James (Sonya) Jorden, Kansas City, Missouri; daughter, Jennifer Cancel, Kansas City; grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Memorial Service: 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Private Family Inurnment: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mound City, Missouri.
There is no visitation.
Memorials: Burlington Junction Christian Church, Burlington Junction, Missouri.
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Online obituaries and condolences: www.minterfuneralchapels.com