Obituaries
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May (Lang) Gossett
Nov 13, 2019
May Gossett of St. James, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at her home in St. James, Missouri.
May Gossett was 96 years, 7 months and 15 days of age. She was born on April 5, 1923 to her parents William and Mary Terris Land.
May Gossett was a secretary and did clerical work....
John Glendon Klossner
Oct 20, 2019
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...
James Leroy Smith
Oct 18, 2019
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...
Betty Ann (Smallwood) Williams
Oct 17, 2019
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...
Logan Thomas Runyon
Oct 7, 2019
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...
Betty Jane (Bullock) Metcalf
Oct 3, 2019
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...
Diane Lee (Auxier) Borscha
Sep 23, 2019
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...
Michael William Grotha
Sep 17, 2019
Michael William Grotha of Rolla passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at his home. He was 59 years of age.
Mr. Grotha was born January 11, 1960 in Rolla, Mo., the son of the late Allen Paul and Betty Louise Welch Grotha.
Michael Grotha is survived by his fiance Judy Cavender of Rolla, Mo., brothers:...
James Dean Southard
Sep 16, 2019
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...
John Henry Meurer Jr.
Sep 15, 2019
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...
Floyd Eugene "Gene" Bartle
Sep 8, 2019
Floyd Eugene "Gene" Bartle of St. James, MO passed away at the Phelps Health on Sunday, September 8, 2019. He was 82 years old.
Gene was born on November 5, 1936 in St. Louis, MO to late Otha Eugene and Martha Lorea Onstott Bartle.
Gene worked in construction for over 40 years for both Fred...
Helen J. (Lortz) Doss
Sep 4, 2019
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...
Kandyce Darlynn (Sweet) Alexander
Sep 4, 2019
Kandyce Darlynn Alexander of St. James passed away September 4, 2019 at St James Living Center. She was 73 years of age.
Kandy was born February 5, 1947 in Ventura, CA to Stanley Sweet & Golden Mills Sweet.
On June 10, 1967, Kandy was united in marriage to Richard D Alexander.
Kandy was...
Betty Louise (Welch) Grotha
Sep 2, 2019
Betty Louise Grotha of St. James passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Phelps Health in Rolla. She was 85 years of age.
Betty was born December 21, 1933 at Safe, Mo., one of 9 children of Wm Bola and Galena Sewell Welch.
On March 10, 1952 in Salem, Arkansas, Betty was united in marriage...
Laurence Edwin Williams
Aug 15, 2019
Laurence Edwin Williams of Rolla, Mo., passed away Thursday August 22, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Mo. He was 92 years of age.
He was born July 25, 1927 in Kansas City, Mo., the son of the late Elmer E. and Esther Stephens Williams.
On June 3, 1955, in Kansas City,...
Devin Michael Smith
Aug 10, 2019
Devin Michael Smith of Rolla, Mo. passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Jefferson City, MO. Devin Smith was 20 years, 4 months and 23 days of age.
Devin Michael Smith was born on March 18, 1999 in Rolla, Mo. to his parents: Lavance Smith and Tanya Lortz.
Devin Michael Smith is survived by...
Joyce Louise (Payte) Ballance
Aug 9, 2019
Joyce Louise Ballance of Rolla, Mo. passed away on August 9, 2019 in Columbia, Mo. She was 81 years of age.  Joyce was born on April 24, 1938 to her parents: Floyd Anderson Payte and Pearl Anita Leake Payte.  She was united in marriage to Ronald D. Ballance in Arvada, Colorado on February 21, 1970.
Joyce Ballance...
Catherine Lucille (Sieber) Meurer
Aug 6, 2019
Catherine Lucille Meurer of St. James passed away Tuesday August 6, 2019 at the Silverstone Nursing Home in Rolla, Mo. She was 91 Years and 6 months of age.
Mrs. Meurer was born February 6, 1928 in St. James the daughter of the late George and Ella Lambeth Sieber.
On March 1, 1948 in Arkansas,...
Brenda (Kasate) Hendrickson
Aug 6, 2019
Brenda Hendrickson of St. James, Mo. passed away on August 6, 2019 at the Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Brenda was 66 years, 8 months, and 16 days of age.
Brenda Hendrickson was born on November 21, 1952 in St. Louis, Mo. to her parents: Anesti and Evelyn Dillard Kasate. Brenda Kasate was united in marriage...
Donald Ray Casteel
Aug 4, 2019
Donald Ray Casteel of Rolla, Mo. passed away on August 4, 2019 at his home in Rolla, Mo. Donald Casteel was 77 years and 17 days of age.
Donald Casteel was born on July 18, 1942 to his parents: Vernie and Arminta Young Casteel. He married Vicki Charlene Kamper Sarchette on July 17, 1997 in Miami, Oklahoma....
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