Obituary

Robert V. Schaefer, 77, of Heyworth, Illinois, formerly of Tarkio, Missouri, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Bloomington, Illinois. Services were held last week in Heyworth at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home. Bob was born March 29, 1942, in Sheffield, Alabama, a son of Robert M. and Christina  Continue Reading »

A funeral service for Geraldine Nichols of Tarkio, Missouri, was held Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio. Interment was held at Home Cemetery, Tarkio. Pastor Ronald Nichols officiated. Services were under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio. Geraldine, the daughter of Ulysses Grant and Emma Lucy Ellen (Brockus) Roberts, was born  Continue Reading »

Lora Jean Schramm-Ordonez was born November 6, 1961, to Dale and Ruby Schramm, Fairfax, Missouri. Lora had five sisters, Ruby, Veronica, Kathleen, Rose, and Teresa, and two brothers, Virgil and Terry. Lora attended Rock Port Schools. She was baptized at the Methodist Church. She married Louie Ordonez of Chihuahua, Mexico. He worked at the M.B.P.  Continue Reading »

Lee Roy Lingerfelt, Jr., the son of Lee Roy, Sr., and Hazel (Callaway) Lingerfelt, was born August 7, 1959, in Fairfax, Missouri. He attended Rock Port schools graduating in 1977. Lee Roy was employed by Blevins Trucking as a driver, hauling agricultural products and as a farm hand with their farming operation. He also helped  Continue Reading »

Allan General Randall, 90, of Franklin, Tennessee, formerly of Craig, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019, at a health care facility in Brentwood, Tennessee. The oldest son of General and Lena Randall, Allan was born on October 11, 1928, at the family’s home in Craig, Missouri. He graduated from Craig High School in 1946  Continue Reading »

Mary Lou Nauman, the daughter of Francis and Margaret (Gaffney) Wolf, was born February 3, 1927, in Linden, Missouri. She attended the Linden Country School and Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1945. On July 25, 1944, Mary Lou was united in marriage to B. W. Nauman in Boise, Idaho, and they  Continue Reading »

James L.W. McCallan, Sr., the son of Alfred and Marie (Arnold) McCallan, was born May 21, 1941, in Blair, Kansas. James attended the Floyd Catholic School in St. Joseph, Missouri. On May 19, 1960, James was united in marriage to Gladys Tracy in St. Joseph and they became the parents of five children, James, Jr.,  Continue Reading »

Ted Alan Graves passed away on June 24, 2019, of respiratory failure after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Ted Graves was born in Fairfax, Missouri, on August 19, 1961, the son of Maurice Lee Graves and Margaret Hannah (Bowness) Graves of Fairfax. He attended Fairfax R-3 High School and was senior  Continue Reading »

Harry Robert Combs, son of Neil and Gladys (Dalrymple) Combs, was born September 10, 1942, in Siam, Iowa. He died June 10, 2019, at Brookdale Kearney Northridge in Kearney, Nebraska, where he had made his home the last 16 months.  When Harry was four years old, his parents bought “the home place” southeast of Gravity,  Continue Reading »

Roberta Anderson, the daughter of Robert and Maxine (Dunkle) Bargman, was born May 21, 1938, in Westboro, Missouri. She attended Westboro High School, graduating in 1956. Roberta also attended business school in Des Moines, Iowa.  In 1958, Roberta was united in marriage to Ralph Goodman. They became the parents of one son, Roger Alan. They  Continue Reading »

Connie S. (Foster) Horning, 72, Rock Port, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri. A graveside memorial service and inurnment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, Iowa. There is no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Rock Port Nutrition Center. Online  Continue Reading »

Joan Adamson, the daughter of Emert Molton and Alsie S. (Howe) Murphy, was born August 3, 1934, in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Benton High School, in St. Joseph, graduating in 1952.  On April 10, 1964, Joan was united in marriage to William J. Adamson in Mound City, Missouri. They made their home in St.  Continue Reading »