Obituary

Howard Andrew “Shay” Carlisle, the son of Howard Newton and Velma (Russell) Carlisle, was born April 29, 1930, in Tarkio, Missouri. He attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, graduating in 1948.  Continue Reading »

Betty Joan David, age 93, Maryville, Missouri, formerly of Fairfax, Missouri, died Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Parkdale Manor Care Center in Maryville. Betty was born November 23, 1931, in  Continue Reading »

James D. “Jim” Armstrong, 83, of Hamburg, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at the Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri. James Dean Armstrong was born on October 18, 1941,  Continue Reading »

James Daniel Saunders, son of Daniel Pike and Thelma Maxine (McPheeters) Saunders, was born July 24, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim grew up attending school in Kansas City and  Continue Reading »

Justin Lynn Turner, the son of David and Sarah (Perry) Turner, was born June 2, 1994, in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Iowa. On April 18,  Continue Reading »

Karen Lorene (Smith) Clark was born in Maryville, Missouri, on April 14, 1949, to Lorene (Campbell) Smith and William Phillip Smith. She was welcomed home by her brother, James “Jim,”  Continue Reading »

Martha Helen Cline, age 82, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2025, at her home. She was born October 6, 1942, in Trenton, Missouri, the daughter of  Continue Reading »

Charlotte Miller, age 87, Fairfax, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Charlotte was born on September 23, 1937, in Fairfax. She was  Continue Reading »

Arnold Jack Kephart, the son of Ernest and Ida May Kephart, was born in Langdon, Missouri, on June 15, 1936. He married Maxine Plummer in 1960, and they had one  Continue Reading »

David “Mark” Gibreal, age 63, of Branson, Missouri, passed away August 11, 2025. He entered this life December 14, 1961, the son of David and Marjorie (Thompson) Gibreal. Mark had  Continue Reading »

Mary Elizabeth (Slemons) Graves, age 96, of Fairfax, Missouri, passed away on August 5, 2025, at home on the family farm, surrounded by family. Mary was born at home January  Continue Reading »

Lyllis Marie Vette, the daughter of Lee and Dora (Howard) Nelson, was born on June 23, 1931, in Westboro, Missouri. She attended the rural school of North Polk, then attended  Continue Reading »