Obituary

Harold LeRoy “Roy” McIntosh, Ph.D., 88, Tarkio, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care, Tarkio. Memorial services are scheduled for the spring of 2021. Memorials may be directed to Tarkio College, P.O. Box 231, Tarkio, MO 64491. Online condolences may be left and more information is available at www.minterfuneralchapels.com.  Continue Reading »

Donald L. Grantham, 97, Stanberry, Missouri, passed away October 16, 2020, at an Albany, Missouri, hospital. He was born August 2, 1923, to Everett and Elsie (Yadon) Grantham in Alanthus Grove, Missouri. Donald attended the Grantham Rural Grade School and graduated from Stanberry High School in 1941. Upon graduation he returned to the family farm  Continue Reading »

Janet E. (Hughes) Thomas, the daughter of James Cecil and Ruth Maxine (Linville) Hughes, was born on October 11, 1948, in Hamburg, Iowa. Janet attended Rock Port High School, graduating in 1966. On March 5, 1968, Janet was united in marriage to William Robert Thomas at the First Lutheran Church, Rock Port. They became the  Continue Reading »

Betty Jane Jones was born on November 23, 1938, in Maryville, Missouri, to Martha Imogene (Barr) and Raymond E. Jones. Betty was the oldest of nine children. Betty grew up in rural Atchison County, Missouri, attending Eudora Country School. She graduated from Tarkio High School in 1956. She met Kenneth “Kenny” Dean Lindsay in Tarkio.  Continue Reading »

Marilyn Mae Ottmann was born December 5, 1930, in Otoe, Nebraska. She was one of two daughters of Riley and Esther (Aufderheide) Knowles. Marilyn graduated from Nebraska City High School. She married John Bescheinen and they shared a daughter, Patty. They later divorced. Marilyn then married Harold Purtle and they became parents of two children.  Continue Reading »

Richard Arnold “Mike” Meyerkorth, the son of Richard Andrew and Mildred (Pfeil) Meyerkorth, was born April 27, 1931, in Phelps City, Missouri. Mike attended Harmes School through sixth grade and graduated from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, in 1949. Losing his father at an early age, he was raised by his wonderful mother  Continue Reading »

After a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, Rebecca “Becca” Suzanne Stevenson Pattillo, 42, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at her home in Fulton. Becca was born on March 21, 1978, to her parents, Mark M. Stevenson and Clydia J. (Smith) Stevenson in Columbia, Missouri. She married James C. Pattillo on December 31, 2017,  Continue Reading »

Garry Michael “Mick” Lewis, 72, Rock Port, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Rock Port Baptist Church, Rock Port. Interment will be at English Grove Cemetery, Fairfax, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00  Continue Reading »

Norma Lee Tetrick, the daughter of Estol “Tobe” and Sadie (Duren) Foster, was born on October 23, 1927, in Ava, Missouri. Norma attended Casto Country School, near Ava. On January 10, 1948, Norma was united in marriage to Cleon Tetrick, Sr., in Mountain Home, Arkansas. They made their home in Ava and became the parents  Continue Reading »

David Edward Silkett, age 74, Pahrump, Nevada, formerly from Tarkio, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly in Eugene, Oregon on September 9, 2020. David was born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1946. His family moved to Calumet City, Illinois, then to Lansing, Illinois. David graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing in 1964. In 1966  Continue Reading »

Doris Hale, 88, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away September 5, 2020, at St. Clare Manor in Baton Rouge. Doris was born June 2, 1932, in Lincoln, Missouri, to Ernest and Dimple Johnson. She grew up on a farm near Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. Doris was married to Waldo Hale  Continue Reading »

Emily Janae (Collins) Zech, daughter of Patrick and Susan Collins, was born April 22, 1988, at Auburn, Nebraska. Emily grew up and attended school in Auburn, graduating from Auburn High School in 2006. After high school, Emily continued her education at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, receiving her Dietitian Technician Degree in 2009. After working  Continue Reading »