Obituaries

May 31, 2017

Rilma Wilkinson Mash of St. James, Mo. passed away surrounded by her family, on May 31, 2017 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo.  She was 87 years and 30 days of age.

Rilma Wilkinson Mash was born on May 1, 1930 to her parents: Earl Esco and Lena Webb Cottrell in Dillard, Mo....

May 26, 2017

Laura Francis Perkinson of St. James, Mo. passed away at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo. on May 26, 2017.  She was 83 years, 4 months, and 5 days of age.

Laura Francis Perkinson was born on January 25, 1934 to her parents Thomas George and Thelma Dettling Thronburgh in St. Francois County, Bismarck....

May 24, 2017

Charles L. Miller Sr., of Rolla, Mo. passed away on Wednesday May 24, 2017 at his home in Rolla, Mo. He was 80 years, 4 months and 24 days of age.

Charles L. Miller Sr., was born on December 30, 1936 in St. Louis, Mo. to his parents: Murphy Linwood and Edith Hallie May Miller....

May 9, 2017

William Enoch "Bill" Auxier of St. James, Mo. passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Sullivan Hospital in Sullivan, Mo.  William Auxier was 64 years and 4 months of age.

William Enoch "Bill" Auxier was born on January 9, 1953 in Woodstock, Illlinois to his parents Voris Samuel and Anna Laurlene Deluca Auxier....

May 7, 2017

Michael Ervin Foust "Spike" of St. James passed away in St. James, on Sunday May 7, 2017. He was 63 years of age.

Mike was born January 8, 1954 in St. Louis, the son of the late Ervin Foust Jr. and Juanitia Claus Foust.

Mike is survived by his mother: Juanitia...

May 3, 2017

Thomas E. Goodman of Belle, Mo. passed away on May 3, 2017 at his home with his family by his side.  Thomas Goodman was 91 years, 8 months and 27 days of age.

Thomas E. Goodman was born on August 6, 1925 in Wshington, Missouri to his parents: Rainey Phillip and Mabel A. Murphy Goodman....

May 2, 2017

Ralph Morgan passed away May 2, 2017 at the Missoui Veterans Home in St. James, Mo. where he had resided for the past 6 months. Ralph is a lifetime resident of Muscatine, Iowa with the exception of the past 15 years having resided in Lebanon, Mo. He was 97 years, 3 months and 17 days of age.

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Apr 23, 2017

Ida Pearl Brown of Rolla, formerly of New Madrid, Mo  passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the age of 92.

Ida Pearl Brown was born January 2, 1925 in Marston, Mo., to the late Elisha Dellon and Hattie Mozella (Newton) Nanney.

Pearl was united in marriage to "the love of...

Apr 13, 2017

Thomas Kenneally O'Day of St. James, Mo. passed away at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Mo. on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Thomas O'Day was 66 years, 3 months and 24 days of age.

Thomas O'Day was born on December 20, 1950 in Springfield, Mo. to his parents: Alexander Clement and Mary Louise Owen...

Apr 9, 2017

Ophelia  Parkinson of St. James, Mo. passed away on April 9, 2017 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Mo.  She was 92 years, 10 months and 20 days of age.

Mrs. Ophelia "Fee" Parkinson was born to Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Dekaria on May 20, 1924 in Jamestown, North Dakota.   Ophelia Parkinson was united in...

Apr 7, 2017

Lola Mae Bartle of St. James, passed away Friday morning April 7, 2017 with her family at her side, following a 18 month battle with cancer. She was 72 years of age.

Lola, the daughter of the late Frank Marion and Mary Hatcher Happle, was born July 22, 1944 in Granite City, Illinois. She was...

Mar 30, 2017

General Leon Taylor of St. James, Missouri, passed away on March 30, 2017 at his home with his loving family gathered close around him. He was 75 years, 11 months and 11 days of age. General Leon Taylor was born on April 19, 1941, in Moorehouse, Missouri to his parents, James E. and Lucy McNett Taylor. Leon was united...

Mar 23, 2017

Arlis J. Bock was born on April 27, 1928 in Washington, Mo. to Joseph and Gladys (Cowan) Bock and passed away March 23, 2017 at the age of 88 years at the Frene Valley Nursing Home in Owensville, Mo.

Arlis was raised and attended school in High Gate Missouri. On December 26, 1947, he and Eileen Moreland...

Mar 21, 2017

Deanea Joyce Johnson of Natick, Massachusetts formerly of St. James, passed away Tuesday March 21, 2017 at her home in Natick, MA following a lengthy illness. She was 49 years of age.

Deanea was born in Rolla, Mo. The daughter of the late Robert Duckworth and Jacqueline J. Freeman.

Deanea is...

Mar 15, 2017

William Anthony Matthews of Vichy, Mo.  passed away at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo. on March 15, 2017.  He was 76 years, 4 months, and 12 days of age.

William Anthony Matthews was born on November 3, 1940  in Rolla, Mo.  to his parents: William Forest and Agnes Mosher Matthews.  He was united...

Mar 14, 2017

Mary Ethel Ness of Cook Station, MO passed from this earth into heaven on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the St. James Living Center in St. James, MO.

Mary was born April 10, 1921 in Crawford County Missouri to the union of James William Schoonover and Ethel Naomi Cotton. She Married Wayne Roy Ness September 6, 1937...

Mar 5, 2017

Albert Thomas Wehrman of St. James, Mo. passed away at the Phelps County Medical Center in Rolla, Mo. on March 5, 2017.  Albert Wehrman was 61 years, 2 months and 18 days of age.

Albert Thomas Wehrman was born on December 15, 1955 to his parents: Roy Earl Sr. and Hilda Miller Wehrman.

Albert Wehrman...

Mar 2, 2017

Joseph "Joe" Zulpo passed away March 2, 2017 in St. James, Missouri.  He was 96.  Joe was born in Rosati, Missouri on March 21, 1920 to Louis Zulpo and Mary (Vitali) Zulpo.  Joe's father was one of the first Italians to settle in Rosati and plant one of the first vineyards there.

Joe was inducted...

Feb 25, 2017

Lorena (Ruth) Sorrell Wright of St. James, Mo. passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the age of 94 years, 1 month and 25 days of age.

She was born December 31, 1922 to William Burr and Alma (Diestelkamp) Sorrell in rural Phelps County, Mo.

Ruth and George Robert Wright were united in marriage...

Feb 25, 2017

Winona Mae Morgan of Rolla, Mo. passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 25, 2017 at her daughter's home in St. James, Mo.  She was 80 years, 8 months and 17 days of age.

Winona Morgan was born on June 10, 1936 in Mound City, Kansas to her parents, Schrader and Thelma Mae Dunavan Jones....