Obituaries

    Betty J. Metcalf of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of St. James, Missouri was born on June 10, 1936 in High Gate, Missouri to Louis J. and Dovie Reynolds Bullock and passed away on October 3, 2019 at the age of 83 years, 3 months and 23 days.

    Sharon K. Daily of Rolla, Missouri was born in Paducah, Kentucky on August 23, 1945 to Ova and Reba (Malone) Lewis and passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the age of 74 years.

    Diane Lee (Auxier) Borscha of St. James, Missouri was born June 26, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois to Voris S. and Anna Deluca Auxier and passed away on September 23, 2019 at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 29 days.

    Douglas Alan “Doug” Vaughn of Bourbon, Missouri was born on December 18, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri to Arliss Vaughn and Roberta Lancaster-Vaughn and passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the age of 59 years.

    Linda Sue Thompson (nee Jackson) of Florissant, Missouri and previously of Cuba, Missouri, was born on Friday, October 27, 1961 in Rolla, Missouri to Jimmy Dean and Helen Louise Wisdom Jackson and passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the age of 57 years, 11 months and 6 days.

    Darrell Edgar Blum, formerly of Bourbon, Missouri, was born on April 4, 1939 in Bourbon, Missouri to William and Hester (Lutzenburg) Blum and passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the age of 80 years.

    Wilma Ann Tipton of Vichy, Missouri was born at home in Safe, Missouri on October 17, 1930 to William Bola and Galena (Sewell) Welch and passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the age of 88 years.  

    James Dean Southard of St. James, Missouri was born March 20, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa to Fred Oscar and Erma A. Clark Southard and passed away Monday September 16, 2019 at the age of 81 years.

    Brenda Carleen (Yowell) Hines was born on August 7, 1952 to Carl and Goldie (Dismuke) Yowell in St. Louis, Missouri and passed on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the age of 67 years.

    Chelsey Anna Irene Ford of Newburg, Missouri was born on January 26, 1994 in Moberly, Missouri to Anthony and Tina Christine (Patterson) Smith and passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at the age of 25 years.

    Sammie V. “Sam” Rhoades of Dexter, Missouri was born on May 30, 1942 in Solgohachia, Arkansas to Carl and Henrietta (Ledbetter) Rhoades and passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at the age of 77 years.

    Betsy Ann Kelleher of Cuba, Missouri was born Thursday, September 18, 1930 at Ferguson, Missouri to George Gilbert and Rose Elizabeth (nee Bushor) Argent and passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the age of 89 years.

    Margaret Emaline Hampton (nee Halbert) of Boss, Missouri was born July 21, 1930 in Salem, Nebraska to Ralph and Irene Gibbs Halbert and passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 5 days.

    Eugene E. “Gene” Brewer of Cuba, Missouri was born on Thursday, January 19, 1933 in Stirrat, West Virginia to Carl and Elizabeth (nee Goodson) Brewer and passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at at the age of 86 years.

    Eunice J. Bouse of Cuba, Missouri was born on Wednesday, October 29, 1952 in Cuba, Missouri to Jewel C. and Winnifred “Winnie” (nee Gandy) Foust and passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the age of 66 years.

    Bonnie L. Bockover of Cuba, Missouri was born Sunday, February 20, 1938 at Leasburg, Missouri to James M. and Hazel Gladine (nee Osborne) Eoff and passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the age of 81 years.

    John Henry Meurer Jr. of St. James, Missouri was born May 14, 1928 in St. James, Missouri to John Meurer Sr. and Florence Mitchell Meurer and passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at the age of 91 years.

    Jane Laycock was born in 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the age of 72 years.

    Michael William Grotha of Rolla, Missouri was born January 11, 1960 in Rolla, Missouri to Allen Paul and Betty Louise Welch Grotha and passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at the age of 59 years.

    Barbara Ann Batteiger of St. James, Missouri was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1945 to Richard and Mina (Smith) Steiner and passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the age of 74 years.