Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nodaway County, Missouri.

Bonnie M. Argo Ruiz

Bonnie M. Argo Ruiz

Feb 5, 2013

Bonnie May Argo Ruiz, 74, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on February 5, 2013, at the Parkdale Manor Nursing Home in Maryville. Bonnie was born on December 7, 1938, in Skidmore, MO, and had spent most all her life in the Maryville area. Her parents were Donald E. and Vera M. (Sollars) Thompson. Bonnie last worked in...

Norman Lee Kenny

Norman Lee Kenny

Feb 5, 2013

Norman Lee Kenny, 75, Skidmore, MO, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at his home. Norman Lee was born on October 21, 1937, in New Point, MO, the son of Freddie and Ethel (Randall) Kenny. He graduated from the Graham High School, in 1955, and served in the US Army Reserves from 1960-1963. On October 6, 1961, he...

Emogene G. Hardisty

Emogene G. Hardisty

Feb 3, 2013

Mrs. Emogene G. Hardisty, 89, Maryville, MO, and formerly of Burlington Junction, MO, passed away on Sunday, February 03, 2013, at the Nodaway Nursing Home in Maryville. Emogene was born on September 10, 1923, in Silver City, Iowa, to Ernest G. and Osie L. (Leedy) Growcock. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Alva Hardisty in...

Arlene Myers

Arlene Myers

Feb 2, 2013

Florence Arlene Myers passed away at the Golden Living Center, Maryville, on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at age 86. Arlene was a loving wife and caring mother. A home-maker in the traditional sense, she cooked, cleaned, mended, gardened and handled the many domestic duties expected of rural women of her generation. She was mostly a fan of her family...

Dr. Bruce R. Litte

Dr. Bruce R. Litte

Jan 20, 2013

Dr. Bruce R. Litte, PhD, 69, of Maryville, MO passed away, Sunday January 20, 2013, at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, MO. Dr. Litte was born on January 6, 1944, in Melrose, MA. His parents were Rudolph and Irene Elsie (Sivachek) Litte and preceded him in death. Dr. Litte was a graduate of the Lincoln Sudberry Regional High...

Jacob M. Marriott

Jacob M. Marriott

Jan 17, 2013

Jacob Michael Marriott, 26, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of Southwest Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013, at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Jacob was born in Clarinda, IA, on February 1, 1986. He was a 2004 graduate of the South Page High School, class of 2004. Jacob worked as a Sales Representative for Overland Sales, and...

Ruth Elaine Barcus

Ruth Elaine Barcus

Jan 15, 2013

Ruth Elaine (Friend) Barcus, 83, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of Elmo, MO, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Ruth was born on July 23, 1929, east of Braddyville, IA. Her parents were Elmer Cecil and Bonnie Bernice (Gray) Friend, they preceded her in...

Kathryn L. Moses

Kathryn L. Moses

Jan 15, 2013

Kathryn L. (Todd) Moses 80, of Maryville, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at her home in Maryville. Kathryn was born on October 14, 1932, in Platte County, MO, and lived in that area until moving to Maryville in the fall of 1995. She was a 1950 graduate of the Platte City High School. Her parents were Ned...

David S. (Dave) Staples

David S. (Dave) Staples

Jan 14, 2013

David S. (Dave) Staples 67, of Maryville, MO, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013, at the Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph, MO. Dave was born on July 22, 1945, in Maryville, MO, to Edwin E. and Dorothy M. (Walker) Staples. He was a lifelong resident of this area. His parents preceded him in death. Dave was a 1963 graduate...

Kathryn (Kathy) A. Piveral

Kathryn (Kathy) A. Piveral

Jan 7, 2013

Kathryn A. (Kathy) Piveral 64, of Maryville, MO, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph, MO. Kathy was born in Maryville, MO, on November 20, 1948, to Robert H. and Ruth M. (Heckman) Loch, they preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her husband Jim Piveral, and her sister, Linda Hoover....

Mary Frances Drydale

Mary Frances Drydale

Jan 3, 2013

Mary Frances Drydale 87, of Bolckow, MO, passed from this life on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at her home in Bolckow with her family at her side. Mary was born near Skidmore, MO, on June 4, 1925, to Fred and Edna (Smith) Stephens. She had lived all of her life in the area. She was preceded in death by...

David Lee Thompson

David Lee Thompson

Dec 22, 2012

David Lee (Dave) Thompson 73, of Maryville, MO, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Dave was born in Maryville on December 12, 1939, to Shelton E. and Mary Jane (McGinness) Thompson, they preceded him in death. He was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Maryville High School...

Pauline Dragoo

Pauline Dragoo

Dec 20, 2012

Pauline Dragoo 98, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of Skidmore, MO, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at her home in Maryville. Pauline was born on December 17, 1914, in Blanchard, Iowa, to Michael and Letha (Wilson) Brown. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her daughters, Judith Belding, and Ramona Ball, and her sons,...

Liam Mitchell Saxton

Liam Mitchell Saxton

Dec 8, 2012

Liam Mitchell Saxton, Savannah, MO, was born on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO. He blessed his parents for a very short time before being called to his heavenly home. Liam’s parents are Michael C. and Amanda E. (Marsh) Saxton, of the home in Savannah, MO. Other survivors included 2 brothers,...

Betty Jane Lambright

Betty Jane Lambright

Nov 29, 2012

Betty Jane Lambright 92, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the Saxton Woods Care Center in St. Joseph, MO. Betty was born in Barnard, MO, on September 8, 1920, to Paul E. and Beulah J. (Thompson) Campbell, they preceded her in death. She was also preceded by husband, Bill on September 17, 2001, and...

Virginia Lee Zimmerman

Virginia Lee Zimmerman

Nov 28, 2012

Virginia L. Zimmerman 69, of Maryville, MO, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Virginia was born on October 12, 1943, in Quitman, MO, to Walter Gene and Lena (McElroy) Hecker. Virginia was a 1961 graduate of the West Nodaway High School in Burlington Junction, MO. She attended the former Quitman Missouri United...

Velda Mary Barnett

Velda Mary Barnett

Nov 27, 2012

Velda Mary (Cochran)Barnett was born April 24, 1919 to Galen George and Susan Hazel (Allen) Cochran in St. Marys, Kansas, one of 6 children. She graduated from Hume, MO High School in 1937 and worked in various jobs in the Kansas City, MO area. She married Alva Clifton Barnett on August 21, 1943 in Stockton, CA before Mr. Barnett...

Eldon Lee Bears

Eldon Lee Bears

Nov 25, 2012

Eldon Lee Bears 79, of Maryville, MO, was born on April 15, 1933, at Clearmont, Missouri, and passed away on November 25, 2012, at his home in Maryville, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Bears and Clara Hamilton Bears Roberts, his step-father, Cary Roberts; an infant son, Martin Lee, a granddaughter, Paige Gard; a sister,...

Maurice F. Sanders

Maurice F. Sanders

Nov 24, 2012

Maurice Franklin Sanders 73, of Maryville, MO, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS. Maurice was born on May 29, 1939, in Nodaway County, MO, to Daniel W. and Minnie E. (Wagner) Sanders, they preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his sister, Ruth Sanders, in 1968. Maurice lived all...

Estelle G. Newbury

Estelle G. Newbury

Nov 22, 2012

Estelle Jenevieve Newbury, 98, of Maryville, formerly of Hopkins, MO, passed from this life on November 22, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville. She was born to William A. and Mary M. Robey October 23, 1914 in Benton County, North Dakota. In 1932 she married Wayne W. Newbury and together they raised four children. Estelle was a farm wife,...