Obituaries
Mary Ellen Allen
Mar 1, 2026
Mary Ellen Allen, age 78, a resident of Meadville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Lifecare Nursing Home in Brookfield, Missouri. Mary was born on November 12, 1947, to Cecil Gladstone Timmons and Donna Frances Neely. On May 21, 1967, she was united in marriage to Richard Dean Allen in Stewartsville, Missouri. Survivors...
Adam Wayne Hopper
Feb 22, 2026
Adam Wayne Hopper, 39, of Chillicothe, MO, passed away at his home on February 22, 2026. Adam was born on February 11, 1987, to his parents Timothy Wayne and Lori Ann (Finley) Hopper in Trenton. After attending high school, Adam went onto work with his dad in construction. Adam enjoyed hunting, fishing, and archery, but most important to...
Samantha Jo Jones
Feb 8, 2026
Samantha Jo Jones, age 33, passed away in her home in Chillicothe, MO, on Sunday, February 8, 2026. She was born on November 30, 1992, to parents Wayne Jones and Lydia (Lou) Winsor Keller. Samantha graduated from Chillicothe High School. She enjoyed spending quality time with her family, coloring pictures, listening to music, and playing games.
Samantha...
Gary Lue Larson
Feb 2, 2026
Gary Lue Larson, 78, of Laredo, Missouri, passed away on February 2, 2026, at his home. He was born to parents William and Mildred (Owens) Larson in Trenton on November 3, 1947. Gary married Karren Reeder on October 15, 1966, in Laredo. He worked at Donaldson’s as a welder for thirty-nine years. Gary loved family time, hunting with...
David Wyatt Bendure
Jan 15, 2026
David Wyatt Bendure 21, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on January 15, 2026 at Hedrick Medical Center. He was born on February 22, 2004 to Kristie Lee (Hurley) Tharp. David graduated from Chillicothe High School in the class of 2022.
He enjoyed playing on computers, boating, fishing, taking long walks and drives. Wyatt loved to play on...
Jackie Wayne Shackelford
Jan 13, 2026
Jackie Wayne Shackleford 77, of Chillicothe, MO. Passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Hedrick Medical Center. Jack Was born on October 26, 1948, to parents Wayne and Zelma (Munsey) Shackelford.
Jack owned his own drywall company and ran it for several years. He enjoyed anything to do with trains whether it was models,...
Karen Elaine Brown
Jan 8, 2026
Karen Elaine Brown 84, of Chillicothe, MO, passed away on January 8th, 2026 at Pioneer Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing in Marceline, MO. Karen was born on December 7th, 1941 to her parents, Raymond Arthur Stevenson and Phyllis Reger who loved her with all their hearts.
She graduated from Meadville High School in 1960 and immediately went to...
Ray Eugene Safarik
Dec 30, 2025
Ray Eugene Safarik, 84 of Chillicothe, MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 30th, 2025 at his residence in Chillicothe, MO. He was born on April 2nd, 1941 to his parents Ray Safarik and Vera Dunkin Safarik. On October 14th, 1967 Ray married his love, Dolores Donoho, in Trenton, MO, living a beautiful life together, raising a loving family.
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Michael Anthony Girres
Dec 19, 2025
Michael Anthony Girres 62, Of Chillicothe, MO passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, December 19th, 2025 at Legacy Living in Chillicothe, MO. He was born on July 3rd, 1963 to his parents Leo Allen Girres and Beth Hildegarde Stoltenberg. Michael worked for ten years as a painter at Barnes-Baker automotive dealership. He also served his country...
Barbara Marie Blodgett
Dec 13, 2025
Barbara Marie Patton Blodgett, 81 of Macon, MO passed away on Saturday December 13th, 2025 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. She was born on June 6th, 1944 to Edward Patton and Frances Marie Walker Patton. On December 24, 1964 Barbara married James “David” Blodgett in Macon, Mo. They lived a wonderful life together. Barbara enjoyed...
Randall Deane Jacobs
Dec 12, 2025
Randall “Randy” Jacobs, 67, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on December 12, 2025, at the family farm in Chula, Missouri. He was born on May 12, 1958 to Deane and Rita (Sowder) Jacobs.
Randy attended Meadville High School, where he graduated in 1976. He went on to attend Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri, graduating in three...
Jason Wayne Hubbard
Nov 24, 2025
Jason Wayne Hubbard, 44, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away November 24, 2025 at his home. He was born on November 11, 1981 in Kansas City, Kansas to parents Phillip Hubbard and Virginia (Burkhart) Hubbard.
Jason attended school in Kansas. On November 22, 2011, he married Brandie Brown of Gallatin, Missouri. He worked for Hibner Sawmill, and enjoyed spending time with his...
Marion Munroe Harter
Nov 20, 2025
Marion Monroe Harter, 99, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away on November 20, 2025 at Livingston Manor, in Chillicothe.
Marion was born on June 8, 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri to parents Austin and Dolly (Courter) Harter. On June 2, 1950, he married Sue Rose Mounce. She preceded him in death on March 3, 2020. Following his graduation from high school in...
Betty June Murphy
Nov 18, 2025
Betty June Murphy, 81, of Chillicothe, Missouri, went to her eternal home on November 18, 2025 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Betty was born on June 2, 1944 in Trenton, Missouri, the youngest of thirteen children, to parents Walter and Lottie (Ishamael) Searcy. She was a 1962 graduate of Meadville High School, before she enrolled at the Chillicothe...
Charlotte Nilene Manning
Oct 28, 2025
Charlotte Nilene Manning 90, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on October 28th, 2025 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe. Charlotte was born on July 12th, 1935 in Chillicothe, MO to her parent’s, Lee Manning and Irene Fern Offield who loved her with all their hearts.
Charlotte enjoyed country drives and taking walks through the woods through all seasons....
Candice Marie Faulkner
Oct 19, 2025
Candice Marie Faulkner 65, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on Sunday October 19th, 2025 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, MO. She was born on July 7th, 1960 to parents George Ross Jones and Margaret Louise Klein Jones. Friends and family were everything to Candice. Whether it be helping friends or spending time with her grandchildren, Candice was...
Betty Joan BeVelle
Oct 18, 2025
BettyJoan BeVelle was born April 26, 1938 in Breckinridge, Missouri to Clyde Robert Chashatt and Beulah Elsie (Knouse) Cashatt. She married Roy Gene BeVelle on May 29, 1959 in Chillicothe, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and two brothers, Ronnie Cashatt and Raymond Deloyd Cashatt and one sister, Deloris Griffith.
She...
Harold Nelson Dewey
Oct 11, 2025
Harold Nelson Dewey, 97, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025.
Harold, son of Delbert and Mabel (Meneely) Dewey, was born on October 31, 1927, in Meadville, Missouri. Harold proudly served his country in the United States Army. Following his service, he owned Home Improvement Service Inc. in Chillicothe, where he was well known...
Susan (Sue) Gail Riggins
Oct 10, 2025
Sue was born on September 17, 1955, to Dolores Amos, in Kansas City, MO.
Sue passed away on October 10, 2025, in Chillicothe, MO surrounded by the love of her children, grandchildren, and sister, Dee.
Sue was born the oldest of six children. Her family moved around a few times, but her fondest memories and favorite childhood home were in Ludlow, MO.
Sue...
Betty Chloe Bowling
Oct 10, 2025
Betty Chloe Bowling passed away on October 10th, 2025 in Chillicothe, MO at the age of 97. Betty was born in Beatrice, NE on August 3rd, 1928. Her parents, Rollie and Minnie Helm later moved to the Hale area where Betty attended and graduated from Hale High School. During this time, she met Sam Bowling and fell in...
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