Jun 4, 2022

Michael Kneale “Mick” Derr, 73, of Maitland, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2022, near Maitland.

Mick was born on March 28th, 1949, in Maryville, MO, to Miller Clark “Doc” and Alma Lois (Kneale) Derr.  They preceded him in death.

Mick graduated from Maitland High School in 1967, where he played and enjoyed...

Jun 4, 2022

Benny Farrell, 79, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Benny was born on July 19, 1942, in Maryville, to Benjamin K. and Dorothy E. (Shell) Farrell.  He lived all his life in the area.

He graduated from Horace Mann High School in 1960.  He...

Jun 4, 2022

Vera Deeanne Armstrong, 83, of Clarinda, IA, and formerly of Burlington Junction, MO, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at a hospital in Omaha, NE

Vera was born on November 8, 1938, in Hamburg, IA, to Everett and Lettie Isabelle (Cass) Dankof.  They preceded her in death.  She was also preceded by her son in law,...

May 29, 2022

Donna C. Spalding, 76, of Hopkins, MO, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Donna was born on February 25, 1946, to Dr. and Mrs. E.L. Mayfield, joining 3 sisters, Gwen, Lorna, and Joyce.  Pat joined her 3 years later.  She graduated from North Nodaway High...

May 28, 2022

Anthony Jay Brown, Maryville, Mo, born Sept. 17, 1955, in Trenton, Mo., died May, 28, 2022, of colon cancer after an extended fight against the disease lasting more than four years.

Mr. Brown, who worked as a reporter and editor at the Forum for about 10 years in the 2010s and 20-teens originally...

May 26, 2022

Betty J. Murphy, 90, of Graham, MO, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at home, with family at her side.

Betty was born on April 14, 1932, in Guilford, MO, to Ralph and Berniece (Cain) McGeorge.  They preceded her in death.  She had lived most of her life in Guilford, also in...

May 26, 2022

Andrew “YoYo” Huerta, 71, of Lubbock, TX, went to his eternal home to be reunited with his love Lydia on Thursday morning, May 26, 2022, in Maryville, Missouri.

Born in Corpus Christi, TX, he was the son of the late Francis and Andres Huerta, Sr. Andrew was retired from Southern Shutters after almost 20 years of service,...

May 21, 2022

Larry Wayne McKinney, 72, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life at home on May 21, 2022, with family at his side.

Born on June 7, 1949, in Maryville, MO, his parents Wilbur D. and Esther M. (Archer) McKinney. He lived most all his life in the area.

His...

May 21, 2022

Bruce Eugene Woodward, 65, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville.

Bruce was born in El Paso, TX, on October 22, 1956, to Warren and Mary Lou (Chaon) Woodward, they preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his son, Nathan Woodward in 2016, his 2 brothers, Alan...

May 16, 2022

Wilma Jean (Miller) Miles, 89, of Lamar, MO, and formerly of Maitland, MO, passed from this life on Monday, May 16, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO.

Wilma Jean was born in Watson, MO, on April 30, 1933. Her parents were Herbert William and Ruby Mae (Robinson) Miller. They preceded her in death.

She...

May 11, 2022

Aaron James Walker, 38, of Ravenwood, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, east of Maryville, MO.

Aaron was born in Maryville, MO, on January 20, 1984, to Roger E. Walker and Linda I. Herndon. He had lived most all his life in the area.

He was...

May 9, 2022

Ralph Michael Walsh, 78, of Maryville, MO passed away May 9, 2022, at Parkdale Manor in Maryville, MO.

Ralph was born September 29, 1943, in Jacksonville, IL. His parents were Chester Anthony Walsh and Marie (Pope) Walsh. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a son in law...

May 7, 2022

Francis Russell (Russ) Jones, 77, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on May 7, 2022, in Maryville.

He was born to Francis Star (Gravy) and Mary Edna (Johnson) Jones on September 8, 1944; the third of five children.

He graduated from Skidmore High School in 1963 and married...

May 6, 2022

Richard Dean Sybert, 65, of Maryville, MO passed away May 6, 2022, at the Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph, MO.

Richard was born July 26, 1956, in Maryville, MO. His parents were Bobby Dean Sybert and Mary Joan (Carter) Sybert, they preceded him in death.

He had lived a while...

May 3, 2022

 Samuel Page Stubbs III, 80, of Maryville, MO passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Maryville Living Center.   

 Samuel was born on September 18, 1941, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His parents were Samuel Page Stubbs Jr. and Dorless Betrice (Houser) Stubbs. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Robert and Wade...

May 2, 2022

Daniel Evan Smith, 59, of Maryville, MO, passed away May 2, 2022, at his home in Maryville.

Daniel was born February 21, 1963, in Big Spring, Texas. His parents are Mathew Smith and Sandra Byrne. He earned degrees from The College of William and Mary (undergraduate), The University of Virginia School of Law,...

May 1, 2022

Lucile Chesnut, 95, of Maryville, MO passed away on May 1, 2022, at the Maryville Living Center Maryville, MO.

Lucile Beason Chesnut was born June 21,1926 to Ralph and Lois (Houston) Shields of Clearmont, MO Lucile married Richard Beason on November 19, 1946. Richard passed away in 1992.

Richard and Lucile raised four children. Steve...

Apr 29, 2022

Jack Lowell Otte, 97, of Maryville, MO, was born on May 20, 1924, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Harold W. Otte and Pauline Chambers Otte Bradley.  He passed away in Maryville, Missouri, on April 29, 2022.  He lived in Sidney for the first 12 years of his life then Shenandoah for a year before moving to Maryville, Missouri, where...

Apr 28, 2022

May Catherine (Ruhl) Wright, 83, of rural Skidmore, MO, passed away on April 28, 2022, at her home.

Cathy was born June 3, 1938, in Oceanside, CA. Her parents were Russell R. Ruhl and Helen (Holt) Ruhl. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Patricia Farmer.

Cathy graduated from...

Apr 26, 2022

Bradley Wayne Pierpoint, 60, of Maryville, MO passed away April 26, 2022, at his residence in Maryville.

Brad was born July 9, 1961, at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, to his parents, Burdette Pierpoint and Marcia Shanholtzer.

Brad graduated from Nodaway-Holt High School, class of 1979. He lived most of his life in the surrounding...