Area Obituaries

Norma G. Howerton, age 92, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Born April 29, 1933, in Brashear, Missouri, Norma was the daughter of Norman Gustave and Vivian Guy Ornes. She was united in marriage to Delbert Lee Howerton, on July 7, 1950, in…

Shirley Marlene Hall, 81, of rural Novelty, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 25, 1944, the daughter of William Lorenzo and Louise Marie Derscheid Paulsen. She attended school in Novelty, Missouri and graduated from the Novelty High School…

Reta Mae Glasgow- Davison, 88, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Born on March 10, 1937, near Knox City, Missouri, Reta was the daughter of Millard Clifton and Opal Irene Weaver Goodwin. She graduated from the Edina High School in the Class of…

David Lee Walker, age 67, of Newark, Missouri, passed away Sunday evening at his home in Newark, Missouri. Born May 28, 1958, in Kirksville, Missouri, David was the son of Stevens Lee and Jessie Geraldine Breeden Walker. Surviving is a brother, Ricky Walker of Newark, MO; three sisters, Melissa Marshall of Columbia, MO, Jennifer Walker…

John William Henderson, age 86, of rural Ewing, Missouri, passed away peacefully Tuesday night, September 16, 2025, at his home with Shirley by his side. He was born January 12, 1939, the son of William Hooper and Gayle Elizabeth (Northcraft) Henderson. On March 30, 1958, in Steffenville, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Shirley…

Donna Marie Scoggin, age 86, of LaBelle, Missouri, passed away Thursday evening, September 18, 2025, in Country Aire Retirement Center, at Lewistown, Missouri. Born September 20, 1938, in Cicero, Illinois, Donna was a daughter of Arthur Wayne and Helen Margaret Nash Cunningham. Donna was united in marriage to Kenneth Ray Scoggin June 17, 1956, in…

Lavon May, 97, of Quincy, Illinois, formerly of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Adam’s Pointe Assisted Living in Quincy, Illinois. Born October 4, 1927, in Novelty, Missouri, Lavon was the daughter of Benjamin Leslie and Zylpha Maud Cowles Botts. She attended the Small Rural Grade School near Novelty, Missouri, and…

Robert Lester Fleak, age 82, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away early, Friday morning, September 12, 2025, at the LaBelle Manor Care Center at LaBelle, Missouri. Born near Hurdland, Missouri, on July 24, 1943, Robert was the son of Joseph Leroy and Willa Viola Golden Fleak. Robert was united in marriage to Linda Lee Lewis on…

ROBERTA MARY DESTEFANO Roberta Mary DeStefano, 68 of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at her residence in Kirksville, Missouri. Born November 12, 1956, in New Haven, Connecticut, Roberta was the daughter of Anthony Phillip and Roberta Isabel Hayes DeStefano. She attended Bassick High School and Park City Alternative School in Connecticut and…