Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nodaway County, Missouri.

Judy G. Renshaw

Judy G. Renshaw

Apr 3, 2016

Judy G. Renshaw, 86, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Sunday, April 3, 2016, at the Nodaway Nursing Home. Judy was born on August 29, 1929, in Omaha, NE. Her parents were John and Jerene Jessie (Stedman) Stickley. She lived in the Maryville area most all her life. On September 23, 1950, Judy was united in marriage...

Zachery E. Armentrout

Zachery E. Armentrout

Apr 2, 2016

Zachery Eugene Armentrout, 29, of Elmo, MO, passed from this life on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO. Zachery was born in Fairfax, MO, on June 25, 1986, to Mark Alan and Katherine Jane Kretchmer Armentrout. He had lived the past 8 years in Elmo, having moved from Maitland, MO. He went through...

Dr. Robert Edward Dunshee, Md

Dr. Robert Edward Dunshee, Md

Mar 22, 2016

Dr. Robert Edward Dunshee, 94, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his home in Maryville. Dr. Dunshee was born at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville on February 11, 1922. His parents were Dr. Harry J. Dunshee, DDS, and Olivette Godsey Dunshee. He grew up in Stanberry, MO, where his father was...

Esther Jean Wiley

Esther Jean Wiley

Mar 4, 2016

Esther Jean (Hall) Wiley lived an active, strong and full life. She derived great pleasure from her family, church family and friends. Born September 6, 1922 in Wilcox, Missouri where she grew up. She got a teaching certificate from the Maryville Teacher’s College in Maryville, MO. She married Edward Dale Wiley in 1944. After moving to Sumas, Washington to...

Sandra E. Davis

Sandra E. Davis

Feb 27, 2016

Sandra Elaine Davis, 76, of Burlington Junction, MO, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at her home. Sandra was born on January 14, 1940, in Lewiston, ME. Her parents were Henry J. and Bertha M (Hanes) Wright. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded by 2 sisters, Beverly and Dale. Sandra was a computer systems analyst...

Avalena Catherine Carroll

Avalena Catherine Carroll

Feb 22, 2016

Avalena Catherine Carroll, 76, of Skidmore, MO, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, MO. Avalena was born in Maryville, MO, on September 15, 1939. Her parents were Ralph and Thelma (Bramble) Woods. She resided in Maryville for a time and moved to Skidmore in 1959. Avalena was a member and attended Laura...

Leslie Eugene Smail

Leslie Eugene Smail

Feb 18, 2016

Leslie Eugene Smail, 86, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at his home with his family at his side. Les was born on November 18, 1929, near Pickering, MO. His parents were Herman Eugene and Mildred Jaquetta (Simmons) Smail. They preceded him in death, as did his brother, Lewis Wilbur Smail, in 2015....

Marcella J. Long

Marcella J. Long

Feb 14, 2016

Marcella Jean Long, 77, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of Elmo, MO, and Clarinda, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph, MO. Marcella was born on September 19, 1938, in Clarinda, IA. Her parents were Rex and Charlotte (Smith) Garvin. She attended school in Clarinda, and graduated high school there in...

Carrie "Margie" M. Lyle

Carrie "Margie" M. Lyle

Feb 11, 2016

Carrie Margaret “Margie” Martin Lyle, 90, of Ravenwood, MO, passed from this life on February 11, 2016, at her home. Margie was born in Maryville, MO. Her parents were Albert Russell Martin and Ida Elizabeth Miller. She married Earl James Lyle, August 4, 1946, at her parent’s home. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State Teacher College with a BS...

Ray D. Strough

Ray D. Strough

Feb 6, 2016

Ray D. Strough, 83, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of the Burlington Junction and Quitman, MO, area passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Ray was born on April 5, 1932, in Skidmore, MO, to Paul and Mamie (Rowlett) Strough. He attended Mt. Hope country school and graduated in 1950 from...

Zelda Marie Carroll

Zelda Marie Carroll

Feb 1, 2016

Zelda Marie Carroll, 91, of Maryville, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Golden Living Center, Maryville, MO. She had lived most all her life in Maryville and the surrounding areas. Zelda was born on March 20, 1924, in Parnell, MO, her parents were Adolphus Augustus and Lela Grace (Adams) Cox. They preceded her in death. She...

Kathryn Jones

Kathryn Jones

Jan 31, 2016

Jeanne Kathryn Espey Jones of Maryville, Missouri, passed into eternal life in the early morning of January 31st, 2016. The youngest child of Ivan Allison Espey and Helen Kate Powell Espey was born in the family home southwest of Maryville on June 24th, 1929. She joined siblings James Allison Espey, Joseph Eugene Espey, Sarah Virginia Fisher, and Richard Ivan...

Barbara L. Godsey

Barbara L. Godsey

Jan 31, 2016

Barbara L. Godsey, 82, of Ravenwood, MO, passed from this life on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at her home with her family at her side. Barbara was born in New Market, IA, on June 12, 1933. Her parents were Jesse Lynn and Louise (Dougherty) Sierp. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a granddaughter, Catherine Tadlock, in...

Jerry Lee Hill

Jerry Lee Hill

Jan 23, 2016

Mr. Jerry Lee Hill, 75, of St. Joseph, MO, and formerly of Tarkio, MO, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, in St. Joseph. Jerry was born on September 8, 1940, in Maryville, MO, and grew up in Burlington Junction, MO. His parents were William A. and Wilma (Houston) Hill He had lived in Tarkio,...

Henry George Hemenway

Henry George Hemenway

Jan 12, 2016

Henry George Hemenway, 91, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on January 12, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice with his family at his side. Henry was born in New Raymer, CO, on January 20, 1925. His parents were George and Mary Matheny Hemenway. Henry was bitten by a rattlesnake on his right hand at age 3, and...

Kenneth Duane Guthrie

Kenneth Duane Guthrie

Jan 8, 2016

Kenneth Duane Guthrie, 93, of Clearmont, MO, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at the Nodaway Nursing Home. Kenneth was born February 9, 1922 in Braddyville,IA. His parents were Vernon Cecil Guthrie, and his mother was Mabel (Moses)-Beery. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by one daughter Diane Miller and his son-in law S.C....

Gary W. Whitlock

Gary W. Whitlock

Dec 30, 2015

Gary Wayne Whitlock, 66, of Clearmont, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 30, at his home in Clearmont. He passed away after a long illness surrounded by family. Mr. Whitlock's body has been cremated under the direction of Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home of Maryville, MO. No services are planned at this time.

Charles K. Cruth

Charles K. Cruth

Dec 26, 2015

Charles K. Cruth, 80, of Clearmont, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, MO. Charles was born on March 29, 1935, in Lyons, KS. His parents were Alva William and Myrtle May (Wooten) Cruth, he had lived most all his life in the Clearmont area. He was preceded in death by his...

Joyce Joan Swinford

Joyce Joan Swinford

Dec 24, 2015

Joyce Joan Swinford, 74, of Center, MO, formerly of Burlington Junction, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2015, at Kindred Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Joyce was born near Corning, MO, on December 22, 1941, to Raymond and Margaret Olive (Wyatt) Edwards. She was a graduate of Craig High School in Craig, MO. She worked as a cook...

Norma Jean Pennington

Norma Jean Pennington

Dec 7, 2015

Norma Jean Pennington, 82, of Maryville, MO, formerly of Hamburg, IA, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015, in Maryville. Norma was born in Tina, MO, on June 6, 1933, to Gerald and Letha (Twitty) Pennington. They moved to the Westboro, MO, area and then to Hamburg, IA. Her parents preceded her in death. Norma attended country school and graduated...