Obituaries

Nov 2, 2023

Samuel "Sam" John Jones, 76, of Belle, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO surrounded by his loving family. Sam was born October 20, 1947 to the late Berthold Jerlin "BJ" and Laura Francis (Fleischmann) Jones in St. Louis, MO. He graduated Belle High School in 1965, but even prior to graduation he had...

Oct 31, 2023

Jean Alice Crafton of St. James, Missouri passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Silverstone in Rolla, Missouri. She was 88 years of age.

Jean, the daughter of the late Charles Smallwood, Sr., and Alice (Burton) Smallwood, was born January 6, 1935 in St. James, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Jack Crafton on August 18,...

Oct 27, 2023

Ethan Michael Parrott of St. James, Missouri passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 as a result of a truck accident near St. James, Missouri. He was 17 years of age.

Ethan, the son of David Michael and Amy Lea (Gaul) Parrott, was born February 21, 2006 in Rolla, Missouri.

Ethan is survived by his parents,...

Oct 26, 2023

Joan Lee Glenn of St. James, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 77 years of age.

Joan, the daughter of the late William and Adele (Lyons) Grable, was born September 27, 1946 in St. James, Missouri.

She was united in marriage to Charles Everett Glenn...

Oct 21, 2023

Jeanette Marie (Henderson/Warren) Lanham left this life on Saturday, 21 Oct 2023.  She lived to be 93 years, 5 months and 2 days old. Jeanette was born to Martin and Marie Henderson on May 19,1930.  God was good to her and blessed her with a loving heart and an attitude full of feistiness!  She would need both to navigate...

Oct 8, 2023

Christopher Alan Mayberry of St. James passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. He was 40 years of age.

Christopher, the son of Alan Mayberry and Mary Evon (Keele) Briley, was born July 7, 1983 in Hermann, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Julie Ann Sawyer on February 29, 2012 in...

Oct 3, 2023

Martha J. Carrigan of St. James, Missouri passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her son's home in Potosi, Missouri. She was 81 years of age.

Martha, the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Lois (Latta) Guiles, was born June 14, 1942 in Sedalia, Missouri. She was united in marriage to John V. Carrigan on July...

Oct 2, 2023

Dollie Faye LaBarge of Licking, Missouri passed away Monday, October 2, 2023 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 72 years of age.

Dollie, the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth (White) Shaw, was born January 11, 1951 in Rolla, Missouri.

She is survived by her life long partner, Larry LaBarge, granddaughter, Paige...

Sep 28, 2023

Yvonne Kay (Plemmons) McEwen passed away Sept 28, 2023 at 8:55 pm in St Louis MO, at the age of 81.

She was born April 19, 1942 in St James, MO to Nile and Ethel (Spurgeon) Plemmons.

Her legacy lives on through her children, Anita (Cain) Vannatta of St Louis, Mo. Kevin Cain and Angela...

Sep 17, 2023

Terry Lynne (Kidd) Dillon passed away on September 17, 2023, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was 62 years of age.

To know her was to know kindness. Her love was akin to a calm sea's breeze - warm, gentle, and felt by many. She was a selfless mother and Mimi, a loving wife,...

Sep 8, 2023

John V. Carrigan of St. James, Missouri passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 at his son's home in Potosi, Missouri. He was 82 years of age.

John, the son of the late William Maurice and Edith Phillips Carrigan, was born February 15, 1941 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Martha Guiles on July...

Sep 7, 2023

Connie Lou Romine of St. James, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 90 years of age.

Connie, the daughter of the late Ervin Jacob "Butch" and Florence Artie (Reed) Saladin, was born December 26, 1932 in St. James, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Donald Walter Romine...

Aug 29, 2023

Velmer Eugene "Gomer" Hancock of St. James, Missouri passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. He was  75 years of age.

Gomer as he was known by his family and friend was born June 28, 1948 to Clyde "Ted"  and Irene Gray Hancock in Vichy, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Barbara Pearson...

Aug 24, 2023

Josephine Mary Marcus of St. James, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at St. James Living Center in St. James, Missouri. She was 99 years of age.

Josephine, the daughter of the late Louis and Mary Vitali Zulpo, was born November 15, 1923 in Rosati, Missouri.

She was united in marriage to Gerald Marcus...

Aug 21, 2023

Erma Ellenor Turrentine of St. James, Missouri passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at Boone County Center in Columbia, Missouri. She was 94 years of age.

Erma, the daughter of the late Edwin and Hulda Zwerneman Peters, was born August 16, 1929 in Deanville, Texas. She was united in marriage to Hulen Turrentine on January 14, 1950...

Aug 21, 2023

Barbara Nanette Baker of Cuba, Missouri passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at her home in Cuba, Missouri with her family at her side. She was 61 years of age. She was born January 29, 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Clarence Roy and Glenda Fern Hagood Baker. Survivors are her significant other, John Breen...

Aug 9, 2023

Carol V. Lennaman Dye of Florissant, Missouri, formerly of Vichy, Missouri, passed away August 9, 2023 at the Sarah Community in Bridgeton, Missouri. She was 86 years of age.

Carol, the daughter of the late John and June V. Quayle Pumphrey, was born February 28, 1937 in Decatur, Illinois.

She was united in marriage to...

Aug 8, 2023

Elmer Raymond Keeney of St. James passed away Tuesday August 8th, 2023, at the St. James Living Center. He was 93 years of age.

Raymond Keeney was born in Edgar Springs, Mo on January 19, 1930 the son of the late Marion Elmer and Nancy Magdaline Hayes Keeney.

On June 16, 1956, at the St....

Aug 6, 2023

Doyle Chester Gray of Vichy, Missouri passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023 at the St. James Living Center in St. James, Missouri. He was 87 years of age.

Doyle, the son of the late Perry and Oma Daniels Gray, was born August 29, 1935 in Coil Holler near Vichy, Missouri. He was united in marriage to LeOra...

Jul 11, 2023

Deborah Jean Hughes of St. James, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at her home.

Debbie, the daughter of the late Everett and Mabel Veach Hughes, was born March 26, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Tom Luebbert on May 17, 1980, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. James,...