Area Obituaries

LOIS ANN PARRISH Lois Ann Parrish age 77 of LaBelle, MO passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Quincy, IL. She was born June 24, 1943, at Palmyra, MO, the daughter of Charles Joy “Buzz” and Violet Aurora Walter Lumley. She was united in marriage to Elmer V. Parrish on April 28, 1962, in LaBelle,…

DAX RYLAN KAYLOR Dax Ryland Kaylor, precious baby boy of Mackenzie Kaylor was born into the arms of angel’s March 30, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was 38 weeks and weighed 6lbs. 5.2 oz and was 18 ½ inches long. Although Dax never spent any time with us on earth,…

ELIZABETH ANN BETTY GOODWIN Elizabeth Ann Betty Goodwin, age 89, of LaBelle, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, in LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri. Born February 21, 1932, in Kirksville, Missouri, Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of Elton Oliver and Martha E. Blair Goodwin. Betty attended schools in Knox City and LaBelle, MO and…

SHERRY RITTER LAY Sharon Kay (Sherry) Ritter Lay, age 75, of LaBelle, MO, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO. She was born May 27, 1945, in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of Pearl Estil and Minnie Effie Piester Ritter. She was united in marriage to Donnie Ray Carper and…

BETTY LOU PREBE MILLER Betty Lou Prebe Miller, 81 of Columbia, Missouri, joined the heavenly chorus on March 22, 2021 at 9:42 p.m. after a valiant 8-year battle with lung cancer. Open services following Covid guidelines were held at Forum Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd. Columbia, MO, Saturday, March 27, 2021, with Sr Minister Bradley…

MARY ELIZABETH (DYER) MALCOLM Mary was born March 30, 1937 in Lewistown, Missouri. She left this earth in the early hours of March 24, 2021, after a 13-year battle with dementia. She was preceded in death by her father – Frances E. Dyer, and mother – Mary Charlotte (Glaves) Dyer, and a grandson – Jason…

ELVIN DEAN KLOCKE Elvin Dean Klocke, age 70, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. He was born May 30, 1950, in Knox County, Missouri, the son of Raymond Willard and Beulah Catherine True Klocke. Elvin graduated from Knox County High School. He served his…

MARY ROGERS CAMPBELL Mary Rogers Campbell, age 56, of Edina, MO, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Edina, Missouri. She was the daughter of Colin Charles and Ann Sue Rogers Campbell. Mary was born September 9, 1964 in Kansas City, MO. Mary graduated from Knox County High School and attended William Woods College studying…