April 5, 2016
Laurel E. Craven 1934 - 2016 Tarkio, Missouri Laurel Electa (Meyer) Craven, the daughter of Fred and Lucille (Emery) Meyer, passed away on April 5, 2016, at the Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 81. Laurel was born inApril 3, 2016
Mary L. Lee 1924-2016 Tarkio, Missouri Mary Lucille Lee, the daughter of Elza Sylvester and Lillie Annis (Maness) Cook, was born April 23, 1924, in Watson, Missouri. She attended Watson and Rock Port, Missouri, schools. OnMarch 23, 2016
Lowell Henry Beckman, the son of William Henry and Callie (Shankel) Beckman, was born March 22, 1926, in Westboro, Missouri. He attended Westboro High School, graduating in 1944. After High School he attended Tarkio College until he decided to join tMarch 12, 2016
Gilbert N. Burke 1933 – 2016 Rock Port, Missouri Gilbert N. Burke, the son of Willis and Gwendolyn (Underwood) Burke was born November 12, 1933, in Rock Port, Missouri. He attended Rock Port area country schools and graduated from RoMarch 4, 2016
Marie Daugherty 1922-2016 Rock Port, Missouri Marie Daugherty, the daughter of Jessie and Rachel (Maness) Patton, was born August 13, 1922, in Rock Port, Missouri. She attended country school in Red Star and Watson, Missouri, areas.February 27, 2016
Eugene L. Saunders, the son of Eugene and Elizabeth (McCaully) Saunders, was born August 4, 1944 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He attended Leavenworth public schools. On March 6, 1967, Eugene entered the United States Army and served his country during theFebruary 27, 2016
Larry G. Freeman 1944-2016 Smithville, Missouri Larry G. Freeman, 71, of Smithville, Missouri formerly of Carrollton and Tarkio, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, February 27February 26, 2016
Neloami Lucy "Kelley" Rail 1918-2016 Tarkio, Missouri Neloami Lucy “Kelley” Rail, the daughter of Raymond Washington and Jennie Nelle (Duncan) Kelley, was born January 20, 1918, in Mound City, Missouri. “Kelley,” as she was affFebruary 6, 2016
Linda S. Stuchal 1948-2016 Brownville, NE Linda Sue (Stolt) Stuchal was born in Great Falls, Montana, on July 28, 1948. She passed away on February 6, 2016, at the age of 67 in her home in Brownville, Nebraska, surrounded by a host ofFebruary 4, 2016
Robert Lee Stanton, the son of Bill and Mabel (Garst) Stanton, was born June 8, 1925, in Hamburg, Iowa. He attended Watson, Missouri, High School, graduating in 1943. He then attended one semester at the University of Missouri- Columbia, Columbia, MiFebruary 3, 2016
Ima J. Deering 1930-2016 Tarkio, Missouri Ima Jean Deering, the daughter of Willard Frank and Dolly Luena (Hicks) Riley, was born April 11, 1930, in Rock Port, Missouri. She attended Morning Star and London country schools, Tarkio, MisJanuary 17, 2016
Jack L. Baruth 1923-2016 Tarkio, Missouri Jack L. Baruth, the son of Dewey and Faye (Nason) Baruth, was born June 8, 1923, in Alexandria, Nebraska. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1941. Jack then traveJanuary 15, 2016
James Ray “Jim” King, the son of Thomas Ray, Jr. and Doris Belle (Asbury) King, was born September 27, 1949, in Maryville, Missouri. He attended Westboro High School, Westboro, Missouri, graduating in 1967. In June of 1969, Jim entered the UnitedDecember 30, 2015
Jerry L. Roberts 1941 – 2015 Tarkio, Missouri Jerry Lee Roberts, the son of Willis Theodore and Blanche Gertrude (Murry) Roberts was born March 24, 1941 in Tarkio, Missouri. Jerry attended Tarkio High School and then employed by theDecember 28, 2015
Kenneth Dwain Barnes, the son of Olin and Chrystal (Akin) Barnes, was born August 4, 1931 on the Griffin Farm southeast of Westboro, MO. He passed into eternal life on December 28, 2015 at the Tarkio Rehabilitation Center in Tarkio, Missouri. &nbsDecember 19, 2015
Marrison B. Thacker, son of James Franklin and Katie Bell (Inman) Thacker, was born January 31, 1932, in Fairfax, Missouri. On December 31, 1950, Marrison was united in marriage to Dona Jean Johnson. They lived in St. Joseph, Missouri, where MarrisonDecember 23, 2015
Winford W. Wennihan 1928-2015 Tarkio, Missouri Winford Wayne Wennihan, the son of Charles C. and Dortha S. (Mapes) Wennihan, was born February 24, 1928, in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. He passed into eternal life December 23, 2015, at the TifDecember 22, 2015
Sharon K. Hines 1941-2015 Tarkio, Missouri Sharon Kay Hines, the daughter of John Henry and Audrey Leona (Ward) Fahseler, was born July 25, 1941, in Watson, Missouri. She attended Watson and Rock Port, Missouri, schools. ODecember 21, 2015
Grace C. Lane 1931-2015 St. Joseph, Missouri Grace Clara (Gillinwater) Lane, the daughter of Wiley and Carrie (Addington) Gillinwater, was born October 18, 1931, in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She attended Midway country school and graduaDecember 13, 2015
Betty Jane Thomason 1928 – 2015 Betty Jane Burke Thomason, previously from Rock Port MO, passed away Dec. 13, 2015 in Scotts Valley, CA, where she lived with her husband Paul and their cat Sassie. Betty suffered from Parkinson’s disDecember 9, 2015
Dorothy V. Stanford, the daughter of Frank and Sarah (Jincks) Tuggle, was born April 9, 1930, in Ridgeway, Missouri. She graduated from Ridgeway High School in 1949. Dorothy was united in marriage to Vilas “Curly” Howell and they becDecember 6, 2015
Angela H. Valenzuela 1984-2015 Fairfax, Missouri Angela Hope Valenzuela, the daughter of George Valenzuela and Rebecca Reed, was born November 29, 1984, in Lubbock, Texas. She attended Tulia schools, Tulia, Texas. Twelve yDecember 5, 2015
Paul Henry Wessler, 88, longtime Westboro, Missouri area farmer, passed away December 5, 2015, at his home in Tarkio, Missouri. He was born on July 12th, 1927, in the home, the 5th child born to Bertha (Laumann) Wessler and John Henry Wessler. A 1945December 4, 2015
John D. Hall, the son of Warren Fredrick and Mary (Derr) Hall was born July 27, 1954, in Fairfax, Missouri. John attended the Bellevue country school to the fourth grade and graduated from Tarkio High School in 1972. He then attended college for oneNovember 18, 2015
Amy L. Muller 1971-2015 Westboro, Missouri Amy Louise Muller, the daughter of Robert Glen and Jane Coarine (Johnson) Riggins, was born September 4, 1971, in Fairfax, Missouri. She attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduatiNovember 5, 2015
Audley D. Jackson, Sr. 1928-2015 Rock Port, Missouri Audley D. Jackson, Sr., the son of Lloyd Earl and Lela (Tallant) Jackson was born October 28, 1928, in Wathena, Kansas. He attended Phelps City, Missouri, schools. Audley worked on tOctober 31, 2015
Mary Ann Avrett, the daughter of William Donald, Sr. and Mary Margaret (Tallant) Bailey was born February 20, 1941, in Phelps City, Missouri. She attended school in Phelps City and Rock Port, Missouri, Brownville and Lincoln, Nebraska, and Abilene, TOctober 28, 2015
William J. Smith, Jr. 1957 - 2015 Rock Port, Missouri William Jerome (Jerry) Smith, Jr., the son of William Jerome (Bill), Sr. and Martha Marie (Adams) Smith, was born April 23, 1957, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He attended school in OOctober 17, 2015
Lloyd D. Branson 1928 – 2015 Rock Port, Missouri Lloyd D. Branson, the son of Lester Daniel and Bessie Precilla (Lane) Branson, was born August 24, 1928, in Tarkio, Missouri. Lloyd’s family moved to California where he attended schOctober 15, 2015
F. Dorthine Woolsey 1919-2015 Tarkio, Missouri Frances Dorthine Woolsey, the daughter of James Riley and Molly Beldon (Cox) Freeman, was born June 3, 1919, in Dearborn, Missouri. She attended Faucett Public Schools, Faucett, Missouri,






















