Obituaries

Jul 4, 2021

Norma Dean Toot, 91, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away July 4, 2021 at Hedrick Medical Center surrounded by her family.

Norma was born in Lock Springs, Missouri November 25, 1929 to parents Ross Otha and Erma Illee Tiberghien Rader. She was a graduate of Wheeling High School. She worked as a school cook, office worker and her...

Jun 21, 2021

LaRenda Ann Lollar, 55, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Monday, June 21, 2021. LaRenda was born January 24, 1966, in St. Joseph MO, the daughter of Gary Karnes and Sandy Gillilan. She was a 1984 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She was united in marriage to Richard Wayne Lollar on August 19, 1984, in Chillicothe, MO. She worked as...

Jun 20, 2021

Ruth Aileen Schneiter, 90, of Meadville, Missouri passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Livingston Manor, surrounded by her family.

Ruth was born in Kansas City Missouri, July 6, 1930 to parents Everett and Elva BeVelle. On October 28, 1948 she married Carl Lee Schneiter in Meadville, Missouri.

In 1967 Ruth started her career as a...

Jun 17, 2021

Betty Jo Beaird, 92, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Hedrick Medical Center.

Betty Jo was born on September 24, 1928 to parents Cecil and Sarah Dawkins. On March 31, 1950 she married Howard Lyle Beaird in Chillicothe, Missouri.

She worked as a service representative for Southwestern Bell and at Linn...

Jun 16, 2021

Dennis Ray Crowe, age 60 of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away on Wednesday June 16, 2021.

Dennis was born in Chillicothe, Missouri on April 20, 1961, the son of Gerald Vernon and Patricia Ann (Graves) Crowe.

Dennis began an unbreakable bond being the oldest of six boys and three girls. In 1981 he became big brother to...

Jun 11, 2021

Barry Lee Atkins, 63, of Locust Grove, Georgia, formally of Chillicothe, passed away at his home Friday, June 11, 2021.

Barry was born June 4, 1958, to parents Cecil and Beverly (Scott) Atkins in Chillicothe, Missouri.  He was a 1976 Chillicothe High School Graduate.  Barry joined the United States Army, proudly serving from 1976 until 1984, and...

Jun 9, 2021

Lois Jean Taylor, 88, of Columbia, Missouri passed away, June 9, 2021 at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Columbia, Missouri.

Lois was born April 21, 1933 to parents Iro and Lucille (Lux) Cothern in Wichita, Kansas. She was a 1951 graduate of Chillicothe High School and later graduated from Chillicothe Business College. She married Edgar Taylor May 14, 1955...

Jun 6, 2021

Sandra Sue Brown, age 80, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, June 6th, 2021 at Morningside Center.

Sandra was born the daughter of Ralph Brown and Anna (Hargrave) Brown on May 11th, 1941.  She was a graduate of Southwest High School.  After graduation, she worked at Boss Manufacturing for 5 years in Chillicothe, MO. ...

May 27, 2021

Mrs. LaVerna E. Williams, 97, of Chillicothe, MO passed away May 27, 2021, at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe, MO.  LaVerna was born in Carrollton, MO on January 2, 1924 to parents Calvin Douglas Sr. and Elvenia Carter Douglas. She was a graduate of Dalton High School. She then moved to Minneapolis where she worked for Honeywell for 18...

May 22, 2021

Forrest (Frosty) Newton Derickson, 82, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe.

Forrest was born September 8, 1938 in Fountain Grove, Missouri to parents Robert Henry and Minnie Josephine Lisby Derickson. He was a 1956 graduate of Meadville High School. Frosty worked for Chillicothe Municipal Utilities for 38 years...

May 4, 2021

 

Karen Sue Manning, age 74, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 after a battle with Covid at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by her family.  Karen was born the daughter of Ralph Willis Sr. and Leona (Bultman) Willis on March 27, 1947, in Carrollton, Missouri. She was a 1965 graduate of...

May 4, 2021

          Ella Mae Hatfield (Nichols), 88, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Livingston Manor under the care of Three rivers Hospice and her family.

          Ella was born in Chillicothe to parents Albert and Clara Nichols on May 22, 1932. She attended Chillicothe High School. Ella worked as a cook for many years. She enjoyed getting...

May 4, 2021

Sylvester Ivy Wright, 70, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, at Indian A Hills Stone Bridge Community.

          Sylvester was born November 18, 1950, in Pekin, Illinois to parents Sylvester and Katie Kelley Wright. Buddy attended Eureka High School in Eureka, Illinois. He served in the United States Army.

          Sylvester liked to cook, caring for horses, and listening...

May 4, 2021

          Joseph McKay, 81, of Chula, Missouri passed away at his home Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

          Joe was born October 25, 1939 in Fort Totton, North Dakota to parents Joseph and Mary Jane Lohnes. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. Joe worked many years for J.E. Dunn.

          He was a proud member of the Spirit...

May 1, 2021

Ival Lucille Head

Lucille Head, 91, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on Saturday May 1, 2021 at Cameron Regional Medical Center.

Lucille was born October 24, 1929 to Henry Robinson and Velma Ival McCollum Robinson in rural Linn County. She graduated from Brookfield High School. She married Donald Charles Head on April 17, 1948 in...

Apr 28, 2021

Donald Edwin Newton, 97, of Chillicothe, MO, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021 at Heritage Funeral Home in Chillicothe, MO with the Reverend Jay Calen of Breckenridge officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Visitation will be held...

Apr 11, 2021

Rodney Dean England, 50, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away at Liberty Hospital surrounded by his family on April 11, 2021.

Rodney was born on August 9, 1970, to Patricia Jane England in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. Rodney was an auto salvager in Chillicothe for several years.

He had a...

Apr 10, 2021

Jimmy Lewis Durham, 84, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021, at home under the care of his family.

Jimmy was born July 4, 1936, to parents Lewis and Reba Durham in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He graduated from Fort Smith High School and attended Junior College for two years. On December 23, 1957, Jimmy married...

Apr 2, 2021

Phyllis Sharon (Wood) Boyle, 72, of Laclede, Missouri passed away April 2, 2021, in Brunswick, Missouri.

Phyllis was born October 1, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri to parents Clarence Sherwood and Mary Mabel (Gill) Wood. She worked for several years at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, Missouri.

She loved to go to the Dirt Track...

Mar 13, 2021

Donald Louis Ware, 70, of Chillicothe, Missouri passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Donald was born July 20, 1950 in Chillicothe, Missouri to parents Rex Dean and Mary Eva Goodrich Ware. He was a 1968 graduate of Chillicothe, High School. Don proudly served in the United State Air Force from 1970 until 1974....