Area Obituaries

ELIZABETH CLAIRE WEHRMANN Elizabeth Claire Wehrmann, age 96, of LaBelle, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022, in the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, MO. She was born March 12, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Alvin Thomas and Mildred Marie Hopkins Martin. She was united in marriage to Lloyd William Wehrmann on August…

CLETUS E. STONE Cletus E. Stone, 85, formerly of Palmyra, passed away at 2:00 am Thursday, September 1, 2022, at his home in San Antonio, Texas. Cletus’s Life Celebration and visitation was held on Thursday September 8, 2022, at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, MO. A Memorial service with Full Military rites was performed…

TERRENCE JOSEPH TERRY KILLDAY Terrence Joseph Terry Killday, 83, of Winchester, Illinois, answered his last trouble call and walked his last line on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Terry peacefully left this world surrounded by the love of his family at his home. He was born on February 18, 1939, the son of Robert D. Killday…

DONALD PRATT ROPER Donald Pratt Roper, 75, of Newark, Missouri, passed away August 14, 2022, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Donald was born on September 5, 1946, in Bloomfield, Missouri, a son of Hershel Wendell and Bessie Linville Roper. He served his nation in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam…

CAROLYN SUE (CAMPBELL) TOWNES Carolyn was born in Kirksville, Missouri, to Junior and Neva Mae (Christman) Campbell of Hurdland, Missouri, on September 9, 1942. She graduated from Hurdland High School in 1960 as salutatorian. Carolyn attended Northeast Missouri State Teacher’s College in 1961. She married Herbert Edward Townes on May 22, 1961. They moved to…

JOHN ALFRED “MIKE” EARLY John Alfred “Mike” Early, 88, passed away at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 20, 2022. His final days were spent doing what he loved most: being with his family and friends and telling stories. With his wife and family by his side, Mike left this world covered in…

MARGARET FAYE “MAGGIE” ALLEN Margaret Faye “Maggie” Allen, age 88, of Clarence, Missouri, formerly of Edina, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Clarence Care Center in Clarence, Missouri. Maggie was born on February 14, 1934, in Woodville, Missouri, the daughter of Raymond and Lola (Hard) Green. She was united in marriage to…

BEULAH MAE TURPIN Beulah Mae Turpin, age 95, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, in the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. She was born July 31, 1926, in Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Howard Otho and Eva Ellen Goodwin Walter. She was united in marriage to Lloyd J. “Tweed”…

JANET ROSE GOODSON Janet Rose Goodson of Columbia passed away on July 25, 2022, at Lenoir Woods. Jan was born on June 21, 1934, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Downing and Virginia Alice Cottey Huffman. She was raised on a farm in Knox County. She was wed to Bill Kelley in 1953 in Knox City, Missouri.…

ELIZABETH JANE SHUTTS Elizabeth Jane Shutts, age 92, of Knox City, MO, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born April 7, 1930, in Knox County, MO, the daughter of Raymond G. and Gertrude Gladys Tull Hays. She was united in marriage to Lyman Knowles Shutts on August…