Obituaries

    Jerry R. Bayless was born October 23, 1937 in St. James, Missouri and passed away on  Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the age of 81 years.

    Geraldine L. Zita of St. James, Missouri was born August 29, 1927 in Rolla, Missouri to William Warren and Goldie Silver Kinnard Bartle and passed away Sunday June 23, 2019 at the age of 91 years.

    Laura Mae Copeland of St. James, Missouri was born on February 18, 1918 in Phelps County, Missouri to Albert and Ethel Mae (Frost) Wools and passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the age of 101 years.

    Larry “Scott” Smith of Bourbon, Missouri was born July 1, 1978 in Landstuhl, Germany to Larry Ray and Sharon Ann Smith and passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the age of 40 years, 11 months and 16 days.

    Evelyn Marie (Pursley) Shook of Salem, Missouri was born April 14, 1948 and passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 71 years.

    Donald G. Reid of Leasburg, Missouri was born Wednesday, May 15, 1940 at St. Louis, Missouri to Harold and Irene (nee Montgomery) Reid and passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the age of 79 years.

    Susan Ann Miller of Cuba, Missouri was born Friday, September 22, 1961 at St. Louis, Missouri to Marvin and Sonya (nee McGuire) Collier and passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the age of 57 years.

    Dorothy Lucille (Davis) Daniels of Rolla, Missouri, was born in Rolla, Missouri on April 1, 1928 to Rev. Henry and Cordie (Towell) Davis and passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the age of 91 years.

    Naomi Louise Cisco of St. James, Missouri was born March 15, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri to George Westly and Hertha Isabelle Cisco Sr. and passed away on June 14, 2019 at the age of 83 years.  

    Billy Joe Ratliff of Bourbon, Missouri was born on February 17, 1937 in Malden, Missouri to Robert and Lorraine (Davis) Ratliff and passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the age of 82 years.

    Mildred “Mick” Delores Graddy of Steelville, Missouri, formerly of Cherryville, Missouri was born March 13, 1924 in Cherryville to Charles and Lula Jane Ennis Martin and passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the age of 95 years, 3 months and 6 days.

    Lowell “Grandpa” Everett Baumbach of Owensville, Missouri was born on May 10, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri to Oswald and Ruby (Garrett) Baumbach and passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 87 years.

    Edward Glenn Stradtmann, of St. James, Missouri was born on April 14, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri to George E. and Virginia L. (Murray) Stradtmann and passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at the age of 59 years.

    Christina Hines of St. James, Missouri was born on November 26, 1961 in Canal Zone, Panama to Thomas and Ella Aukstakalnis Petersen and passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the age of 57 years.

    Mary Joanne Rodgers of Sullivan, Missouri was born June 4, 1931 in Cuba, Missouri to Russell and Helen Guion (Myers) and passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at the age of 88 years.

    Lindell Scott Peterson of Gerald, Missouri was born Friday, July 29, 1955 at St. Louis, Missouri to Johnnie and Martha L. (nee Frick) Peterson and passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the age of 63 years.

    Daniel Ward Ness of Dixon, Missouri was born on July 22, 1949 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Melvin and Joan (Harman) Ness and passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the age of 69 years.

    Shawn Timothy Lafferty of Leasburg, Missouri was born on Monday, October 4, 1965 in Sullivan, Missouri to John David Lafferty Sr. and Lucy Katherine Strand Lafferty and passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 following a motorcycle accident in Bourbon, Missouri at the age of 53 years, 8 months and 5 days.

    Becky Ann Jones of House Springs, Missouri was born October 10, 2019 to Louis and Lillie (Pratt) Coleman in Richwoods, Missouri and passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the age of 78 years.

    Richard R. Goertz of Cook Station, Missouri was born on Wednesday, January 14, 1925 in Walton, Kansas to Henry F. and Martha Schmidt Goertz and passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the age of 94 years, 4 months and 22 days.