Obituaries

Dec 29, 2019

Ellens Rose Hall of St. James, Mo. passed away on December 29, 2019.  She was 89 years..

Ellens Hall is survived by 4 sons and 4 daughters and one sister; along with other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband: Earl F. Hall, along with one brother and one sister....

Dec 28, 2019

Joe Mason Bond of St. James passed away Saturday December 28, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was 68 years of age.

Joe was born in Smithville, Tennessee the son of Garrison  (G.L). and Gardie Bain Bond.

On June 24, 2006 in St. James he was united in marriage to Alice Beatrice Maynard.

Dec 27, 2019

David Wayne Shasteen of Rolla, Mo. passed away on December 27, 2019 at his home in Rollla, Mo. He was 61 years of age.

David Wayne Shasteen was born at Elgin, Illinois to his parents: Cecil and Carol Myrtle Shasteen on February 16, 1958.

David Wayne Shasteen is survived by his father: Cecil Shasteen, one...

Dec 7, 2019

Joan Beam, age 84, of St. James, Mo. passed away at Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla on Saturday, December 7, 2019.  She was born on September 3, 1935  in Clear Lake, Iowa to her parents: Lawrence and Cornelia (Huntley) Trego.  She married her husband Roger Leroy Beam on August 3, 1964.

She is survived by her son:...

Dec 3, 2019

Beda Mary Dillon, of St. James, MO passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at the age of 100, at the St. James Living Center.

She was born June 7, 1919, near Vienna, MO to John and Mary (Bade) Honse.

She married Emmett Dillon March 30, 1946. She is survived by her son Stanley Dillon of...

Nov 17, 2019

Helen Faye Plank of St. James, Mo. passed away on Sunday November 17, 2019 at the St. James Living Center in St. James, Mo. She was 86 years of age.

Helen Faye Plank was born on August 10, 1933 in St. Louis, Mo. to her parents: Louie Dillon and Grace Louisa Tomlinson Plank.

Helen Faye...

Nov 14, 2019

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...