Obituaries

Dec 26, 2024

Trumann James Deese entered into the arms of Jesus on December 26, 2024 at Salem Memorial Hospital in Salem, Missouri.

Trumann James Deese, the son of Payton Deese and Jessika Matthews, was born on December 28, 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Trumann was an active and happy little boy; he loved to be airplaned around...

Dec 24, 2024

Cepha Fae (Baxter) VanBibber of Saint James, MO was born on Wednesday, April 21, 1937 in Eufaula, OK to Emmanuel Franklin Baxter and Cora Thomas Baxter. She passed away at Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla, MO on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024 at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 3 days. Cepha grew up in Oklahoma and...

Dec 23, 2024

Jared Blake Copeland of St James, Missouri passed away suddenly, at his home on Monday evening, December 23, 2024. He was 37 years of age.

Jared Copeland, the son of Bill and Diane Copeland, was born January 20, 1987 in Rolla, Missouri.

Jared Copeland is survived by his parents Bill and Diane Copeland of St...

Dec 11, 2024

Roger Dale Pruett, 63, is singing "How Great Thou Art" at the throne of his Heavenly Father. "The greatest thing in my entire life was giving my soul to Jesus." - Roger Pruett. With his wife and daughters by his side, Roger passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in the home he designed and built; meticulously crafted...

Dec 10, 2024

Monica Marie Terrill of St. James, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 59 years of age.

Monica, the daughter of Hubert Leon Terrill and Verna Mae Pearson, was born August 23, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri.

She is survived by her husband, Larry Armistead; daughter, Christina...

Nov 29, 2024

Amber Rose (Bell) Graves of Lexington, Missouri, formerly of St. James, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024 at her home. She was 42 years of age.

Amber, the daughter of David Bell and Tracy Prebianca, was born October 12, 1982 in Rolla, Missouri.

Amber is survived by her husband, John Graves of Lexington, Missouri; daughter,...

Nov 27, 2024

Nina Joyce Petty of St. James, Missouri passed away peacefully on Wednesday night, November 27, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. Nina was 88 years old. She was born in Holts Summit, Mo. on September 19, 1936.

Nina was the daughter of Louis Franklin Woolsey and Lois Herbert Davis Woolsey. In March 1956, she married...

Nov 24, 2024

Carolyn A. Wood of Rolla, Missouri passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Phelps Health. She was 79 years of age.

Carolyn, the daughter of the late James Ernest and Artie (Rogers) Williams, was born February 3, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was united in marriage to Jesse Wilber Embrey in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962.

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Nov 15, 2024

George Richard Grate passed away at Missouri Baptist hospital in Sullivan Missouri on Friday, November 15th, 2024. He was 85 years of age.

Born on May 24, 1939, to Clarence W. Grate and Dot (Laura) Windsor Grate. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Billy Grate.

George grew up in St. James,...

Nov 4, 2024

Anna Catherine Dahl Fenwick of Bland, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 at her home. She was 86 years of age.

Anna Catherine, the daughter of the late Charles August and Caroline Pearl "Skouby" Dahl, was born September 11, 1938 at the farm near High Gate, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Richard Fenwick in...

Oct 28, 2024

Shelby Jean Hitch of St. James, Missouri passed away peacefully at her home on October 24, 2024. She was 84 years of age.

Shelby was born on January 5th, 1940, at home in East Alton, IL to Roscoe Clayton Sitzes and Louisa Ellen Belle {Payne} Sitzes.

Shelby is survived by her five children, David Williams,...

Oct 27, 2024

Dana Sue (Brown) Haynes, 61, of Wentzville, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Saint Louis, MO, following complications from cancer treatments.

Dana was born November 15,1962 to William (Bill) and Barbara (Barb) Brown of Saint James, MO. On October18, 2003, she was united in marriage with Clay Haynes. That...

Oct 26, 2024

Steven Michael Chapman of Rolla, Missouri passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. He was 60 years of age.

Steven, the son of Eli Dock and Patricia Jean Jackson, was born December 22, 1963 in Los Angeles, California.

Steven is survived by his children: Robert Chapman (Katey) of Marysville, California;...

Oct 26, 2024

Kathleen Dahl of St. James, Missouri passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Gasconade Manor in Owensville, Missouri. She was 99 years of age.

Kathleen, the daughter of the late Iver Chris and Hulda Catherine "Katie" Spurgeon Skouby, was born June 2, 1925 in High Gate, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Dahl on October...

Oct 12, 2024

Jeannette Evans Clemans of Colorado Springs, Colorado formally of St. James, Missouri, passed away October 12, 2024 at the New Dawn Memory Care in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

She was born to Burl Mae Carter Evans and Lee Evans in East Texas on March 11, 1932.

On June 12, 1949 she was married to Richard Louis...

Oct 11, 2024

Clarence Albert "Pete" Happel  of College Place, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 11, 2024, at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla, Washington, at the age of 81.

Pete was born on June 2, 1943, to Clarence Everett "Happy or Hap" Happel and Emma Elenora (Wilson) Happel at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla,...

Oct 7, 2024

Linda Jane (Burch) Breedlove was born on August 13, 1943 in Rolla, Missouri to Charles G. Burch and Mildred L. (Grate) Burch of St. James, Missouri. Linda, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away surrounded by family on October 7, 2024. She was 81 years of age.

Linda grew up in St. James, Missouri and graduated...

Oct 7, 2024

Dwayne D. Edwards, of St. James, MO, left this earth for his heavenly home on the evening of Monday, October 7, 2024. He was surrounded by his family and a room filled with love. Dwayne was born on December 12, 1948, to Dwight and Wilma (Hunter) Edwards, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. In September 1983, he...

Oct 2, 2024

Charles Eugene Gunter Jr. of St. James, Missouri passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Phelps Health in Rolla Missouri. He was 65 years of age.

Charles Eugene Gunter Jr., the son of the late Charles Eugene and Pauline Crafton Gunter Sr.,  was born November 4, 1958 in Rolla, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Joy...

Sep 10, 2024

Jeffrey W. Coss, passed away quietly at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri on September 10, 2024 at the age of 69 surrounded by his family. He faced life's challenges bravely, living with the complications of diabetes, a battle he fought vigorously throughout his life.

Born on June 1, 1955, in Elgin, Illinois, Jeffrey was the son of...