All Obituaries

Sherri D. Dillard of Sullivan formerly of St. James passed away November 14, 2019 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, following a lengthy illness. She was 55 years of age. Sherri Dillard was born in St. Louis on November 10, 1964 the daughter of  John and Gloria Moehlmann Dillard. She is survived by her father John Dillard of Cuba, brothers: Richard Moehlmann and wife Peggy of Imperial, Mo., Darrell Dillard and wife Pamela of Bourbon, Mo., and David Dillard and wife Delisa of...

John “Glendon” Price Klossner passed away peacefully at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in St. James, Missouri on October 20th, 2019 at the age of 89.   He was born September 20, 1930 at Safe, Mo., the son of the late John Austin and Anna Elizabeth Mosher Klossner.   On Sepember 25, 1954, at the First Church of God in St. James Glendon was united in marriage to Kathleen Savory.   Glendon is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Kathleen Savory Klossner,...

Betty Ann Williams of St. James, Mo. passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Cedar Pointe in Rolla, Mo.  Betty Williams was 91 years, 8 month and 9 days of age. Betty Ann Williams was born February 8, 1928 in St. James to her parents: Charles N. and Alma Swyers Smallwood.  She was united in marriage to Cecil Williams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1960.  Mr. Williams entered into rest April 23, 1991. Betty Williams is survived by her sisters: Letty Licklider of St....

James Leroy Smith of St. James passed away Friday October 18, 2019 at his home in St. James. He was 81 years of age. Leroy as he was known by his family and friends was born January 18, 1938 in Redbird, Mo., the son of the late George E. and Lena Cordes Smith. On August 24th 1957 at Senatobia, Mississippi he married his high school sweetheart, Donna Louise Walker. They had been married 62 years. He is survived by his wife Donna Smith of St. James; Sons: Ricky Lynn Smith and his wife...

Logan was like a deer in the forest taking a long, deep drink from a stream - a simple presence whose incredible significance is only ever revealed to those who take the time to wait in the quiet stillness to see it. Logan dwelled in another place, outside of the rush and the rules and the race of this world. From the very beginning, he was meant for something else. He came on a Sunday; January 6, 1991 at 1:06 am to his parents Nancy and Stanley Runyon, and two sisters, Caroline Skye and...

 Betty J. Metcalf of Springfield, Mo., formerly of St. James passed away on October 3, 2019 at the Maple Wood Alzheimer Special Care Center in Springfield, Mo. She was 83 years, 3 months and 23 days of age.   Betty was born on June 10, 1936 in High Gate, Mo to her parents: Louis J. and Dovie Reynolds Bullock. She was the youngest of ten children.     Betty was united in marriage to Thomas C. Metcalf Jr. on December 18, 2004 at Duluth, Georgia.  Tom...

Diane Lee Auxier Borscha of St. James, Mo. passed away on September 23, 2019 at the Maries Manor Nursing Home in Vienna, Mo. She was 70 years, 2 months and 29 days of age.   Diane Borscha was born June 26, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Voris S. and Anna Deluca Auxier.   Diane Borscha was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy as a teenager. Later on she worked at Crystal Pines Nursing Home in Crystal Lake, Illinois.   Diane Borscha is survived by her mother: Anna...

Helen J. Lortz Doss of St. James, Missouri passed away on September 4, 2019 in Columbia, Mo. She was 66 years, 1 month and 21 days of age. She  was born on July 14, 1953 to the late: Jacques and Eleanor Booth Lortz in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Helen Lortz Doss is survived by bonus daughter: Amanda Wood and husband Wes Cecil of St. James, Mo.; bonus grandson: Jacob Wood of St. James,  brothers: Ernest Lortz and wife Thelma of Edgar Springs, Mo. Thomas Lortz and wife Geraldine of...

James Dean Southard of St. James, MO passed away Monday September 16, 2019. He was 81 years of age. He was born March 20, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of the late Fred Oscar and Erma A. Clark Southard. Survivors are his son Dale Eugene Southard and his wife Julie of Rolla, MO Step-son: Frank Southard and his wife Nancy of St. James and son-in-law Bill Persicke of St James, MO, along with brothers: Glen Southard and Fred L. Southard both of Jefferson City, MO., sisters: Cleta Kittner of...

John Henry Meurer Jr. of St. James passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at the Frene Valley Nursing Home in Owensville, Mo. He was 91 years of age.   John was born May 14, 1928 in St. James the son of the late John Meurer Sr. and Florence Mitchell Meurer.   On March 1, 1948, in Arkansas John was united in marriage to Catherine Lucille Sieber. They had been married 71 years. Catherine passed away August 6, 2019.   John is survived by one son: John Meurer III and his wife...