Obituaries
Donald Williams
Mar 18, 2016
Donald Everett Williams, 74, of Chillicothe MO died Friday, March 18, 2016 at his home, under the care of his family and hospice. Donald was born December 26, 1941 in Wayne, Michigan, the son of Earl Everett Williams and Hazel Marie Reynolds Williams. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army and served from 1963 thru 1968....
Cody Adkison
Mar 17, 2016
Cody Lee Adkison, 30, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. Cody was born April 30, 1985 in Chillicothe, the son of David Allen Adkison and Lori Anne Mathews Adkison. He graduated in 2002 from Chillicothe High School. He married Dawn Eilene Yeomans December 30, 2008 in Chillicothe. She survives of the home. Cody was an electrician and...
Helen Jeffries
Mar 13, 2016
Helen Irene Jeffries, 77, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at her home. Helen was born September 10, 1938 in Lockport, IL the daughter of Ralph Elmer Heussner and Myrtle Ann Maas Heussner. She was a graduate of Lemont High School, Lemont IL. On May 10, 1957, Helen married Edwin Lyle “Bud” Jeffries in Lemont. They both farmed...
Crystal Bryant
Feb 27, 2016
Crystal Michelle (Abbey) Bryant, a 37 year old Dawn, MO resident, passed away in Dawn, MO Saturday, February 27, 2016. Crystal was born August 15, 1978 in Chillicothe, MO to Michael and Carole Abbey. Crystal was a pharmacy technician at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe MO. Surviving family members include her daughters, Katelyn Marie Bryant and Abbey Nichole Bryant; her...
David Rupp
Feb 23, 2016
David W. Rupp, 79, a lifelong resident of the Second Ward, died at his home with his family on February 23, 2016, under the care of St. Luke’s Hospice. David was born on November 23, 1936, the son of John C. Rupp Sr. and Elizabeth (Betty) Rupp. They preceded him in death along with a brother, Johnny. David married Sharon...
Helen Anderson
Feb 6, 2016
Helen Lucille Anderson, 97, of Chillicothe MO passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Indian Hills in Chillicothe. Lucille Anderson was born August 11, 1918 in rural Dekalb County near Maysville MO. She was the daughter of Willard Hall Lollar and Bessie Adra Walker Lollar. She was a graduate of Lock Springs High School and became a member of the...
Betty McKerrow McCort
Jan 27, 2016
Betty Louise McKerrow McCort , 85, a resident of Livingston Manor, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Betty was born March 1, 1930 in St. Joseph, MO the daughter of James Henry Berry and Clara Mae Noah Berry. She worked as a seamstress at Boss Glove Factory and at Lambert Glove Factory. She also...
James Beemer
Jan 25, 2016
James Robert Beemer, 70, peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family on January 25, 2016. James was born to Horace and Agatha (Farrens) Beemer in Clarinda, Iowa on June 25, 1945. He graduated from Bedford (IA) High School in 1964 where he was a three sport letterman. James then attended Northwest Missouri State University, graduating with degrees...
Donald Parks
Jan 24, 2016
Donald Merle Parks, 85, of Chillicothe, MO passed away at his home in Chillicothe on Sunday January 24, 2016. Donald was born September 3, 1930 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Fred Parks and Alma Mae Cooper Parks. On June 5, 1975 Donald married Marjorie Louise Searcy at the Church of Christ in Chillicothe. She survives of the home. Donald...
Rosemary Vadnais Morgan
Jan 24, 2016
Rosemary Joan Vadnais Morgan, 81, a resident of Breckenridge, MO passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Liberty Hospital. She was born September 17, 1934 in Mooresville, MO the daughter of Ray and Blanche McMillen Tomlin. She was the youngest of the family and was called by the name of “Posey”. In 1952 Rosemary married Charles “Bud” Vadnais On April...
Frances Pool
Jan 24, 2016
Frances Maud (Dole) Pool, 89, of Clinton, MO passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. Frances was born October 16, 1926 in Breckenridge, MO the daughter of Clarence Dole and Opal Fitzpatrick Dole. She was a graduate of Breckenridge High School in 1944. On April 9, 1944 (Easter Sunday) Frances married George (Bill) Pool...
Charlene Clevenger
Jan 20, 2016
Charlene Elaine Clevenger, 80, of Chillicothe MO passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Indian Hills in Chillicothe. Charlene was born July 12, 1935 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Lee Bolen Manning and Irene Fern Offield Manning. She was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. She worked for several years at both Boss Glove and Midwest Glove Factory. She also...
Ella Sickler
Dec 25, 2015
Beth Sickler 66, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at her home in Chillicothe. Beth Sickler was born November 15, 1949 in Chillicothe MO, the daughter of Glen Clifton Acree Sr. and Elsie Lorraine McCracken Acree. She was a 1967 graduate of Southwest High School. She worked at the Lambert Glove Factory and then for Kentucky Fried...
William "Billy" Cooper
Dec 16, 2015
William “Billy” Ray Cooper, 86, of Chillicothe MO passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Indian Hills a Stonebridge Community in Chillicothe. Billy Ray Cooper was born March 29, 1929 in rural Livingston County near Sampsel MO, the son of James Aaron Cooper and Maude Harriett Bills Cooper. He was a member of the National Guard attaining the rank of Sargent...
Debra Anderson
Dec 8, 2015
Debra Rretta Anderson, 62, of Chillicothe, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO Debra was born in Chillicothe the daughter of Robert Junior Searcy and Marjorie Lee Newman Searcy on July 30, 1953. She was a graduate of Southwest High School, Ludlow, MO. On November 15, 1975 Debra married William...
James McCort
Dec 4, 2015
James Earl McCort, 88, of Chillicothe MO passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe, under the care of his family and Three River Hospice. James was born March 3, 1927 in Kahoka, MO the son of James A McCort and Lula Colvin McCort. He attended schools in the Kahoka area. On March 7, 1944, Jim entered...
Virginia Hartley
Nov 26, 2015
Virginia May Hartley, 100, of Chillicothe MO passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe. She was just a few hours short of her 101st birthday. She was born November 27, 1914 at Laredo, MO, the daughter of Jesse Earl and Bertha Leona (Blackburn) Frasher. Virginia attended schools in Laredo, rural Linn County and Chillicothe High...
Mary Bills
Nov 24, 2015
Mary Frances Bills, 85, of Breckenridge MO, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe MO. Mary was born July 16, 1930 in Breckenridge, the daughter of Fred and Nina Williamson Hargrave. She attended Breckenridge High School. On August 30, 1947, she married Rex Edwin Bills in Breckenridge. He preceded her in death. Mary was a...
Betty King
Nov 20, 2015
Betty Lou Perry King, 87, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Betty was born October 27, 1928 in Blue Mound, MO the daughter of Rolla James Perry and Mary Effie Knutter Perry. She was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. On April 18, 1947, Betty married Orval King in Strunk, Kentucky....
Edward Morris
Nov 2, 2015
Edward “Bucky” Oren Morris passed away November 2, 2015 at Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph, MO. Bucky was born June 30, 1940 in Utica, Missouri to Margaret E. (Guffey) and Raymond E. Morris. He graduated from Southwest High School, Ludlow MO. He was a Vitenam era veteran, serving in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1961. He married...


