Obituaries

    Marvin Richard Helms of Newburg, Missouri was born in Phelps County on February 4, 1944 to James and Lydia Pearl (Thornhill) Helms and passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the age of 74 years.

    Marvin Russell Hammack of St. James, Missouri was born in St. James, Missouri on November 9, 1937 to Orla Russell and Lucy Isabella (Sellers) Hammack and passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the age of 80.

    Sandra Lea Gray was born on June 12, 1971 in Rolla, Missouri to James Alton Valley and Wanda Jean Kingston and passed away on August 13, 2018 at the age of 47 years.

    Eva Mae Epperson of Bland, Missouri was born on February 24, 1947 to Ollie and Mae Dell (Johnson) Sipes at Oktaha, Oklahoma and passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the age of 71 years.

    Verna May Welker of Steelville, Missouri, was born on March 16, 1934 in Mineral Point, Missouri to Virgil Hadley and Lydia May (Mason) Miner and passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the age of 84 years.

    Naomi Ruth Smith of Bourbon, Missouri was born October 21, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri to Robert Meador and Birdie E. Gent and passed away early Friday, August 10, 2018 at the age of 81 years.

    Timothy Daniel Robinson of Cuba, Missouri was born Thursday, October 20, 1960 at Sullivan, Missouri to Robert and Norma (nee Graves) Robinson and passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the age of 57 years.

    Dorothy Jackson (nee Starks) was born on Wednesday, April 4, 1928 in Steelville, Missouri to Robert M. and Bertha Viola Scott Starks and passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the age of 90 years, 4 months and 11 days.

    Ernest Ray “Ernie” Dietrich of Cuba, Missouri was born Thursday, January 30, 1936 at Hannibal, Missouri and passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the age of 82 years.

    Willis E. “Bud” Barnhart of Bland, Missouri was born to Daniel and Eva (Metzger) Barnhart on June 18, 1932 in New Carlisle, Ohio and passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the age of 86 years.

    Michael Allen McCormick of Rolla, Missouri was born on April 3, 1964 in St. Charles, Missouri to Harry Edward LeRoy and Bessie Marie (Mayberry) McCormick and passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at the age of 54 years.

    Thomas Franklin Judd was born November 26, 1946 in Salem, Missouri to Grover Oliver and Marie (Statler) Judd and passed away August 3, 2018 at the age of 71 years.

    Myra Alicia Henry of Cuba, Missouri was born Wednesday, November 16, 1927 to Ralph J. Henry, Sr. and Alice M. (nee Sturges) Henry in Chicago, Illinois and passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the age of 90 years.

    Charlotte Coyth Hendrix (nee Woolly) of Steelville, Missouri was born November 22, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to Charles and Nellie Sherman Woolly and passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 11 days.  

    Steve Raymond Blankenship of Sullivan, Missouri was born on August 18, 1957 in Rolla, Missouri to William “Bill” and Patsy (Record) Blankenship and passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the age of 60 years.

    Clarinda Agness Biggs (nee Price) of Steelville, Missouri was born Monday, June 23, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri to Esli and Hala Price and passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 12 days.

    Caren Joyce Spradling of Rolla, Missouri was born on January 13, 1949 in Rolla, Missouri to William and Grace (Perry) Prouty and passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 at the age of 69.

    Gloria Leah Haase of St. James, Missouri was born on March 13, 1951 in Sullivan, Missouri to Arthur and Gloria (Cheatham) Haase and passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the age of 67 years.

    James H. Vitali of Town and Country, Missouri, formerly of Cuba, Missouri was born Sunday, September 27, 1931 at Fanning, Missouri to Sam and Mary (nee Baccialli) Vitali and passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the age of 86 years.

    Colten Zorn Santonge of Cuba, Missouri was born on September 30, 2002 in Rolla, Missouri to Robert and Debbie (Ryerson) Santonge and passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at the age of 15 years.