Area Obituaries

Norma Jean Donelson Ragar Smyser, 87, Palmyra, Mo., passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Oct.7, 2023, surrounded by her family at home in Palmyra. Norma was born on Jan. 20, 1936 to Ralph and Goldie Donelson in Palmyra. She graduated from Palmyra High School in 1954. Norma married her first husband, Melvin…

Lyle Cecil Cox, 88, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at his home in Hannibal. Lyle was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Oologah, Okla., to John Cecil Cox and Vada Marie Crawford Cox. He was married to Betty Ellen Roland on April 15, 1955, in Hannibal. She survives. Other survivors…

Joyce Suter, 82, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 8:55 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra. Joyce was born April 29, 1941, in Bourbon, Mo., to William (Bill) L. and Nell Linstromberg Breuer. She was married to Johnny E. Suter on Oct. 9, 1959, in LaGrange, Mo. Survivors include her…

Mary Ruth Scholl, 92, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at Luther Manor Nursing Center in Hannibal. Mary was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Higbee, Mo., to Manuel and Margaret Webb Daiprai. She was married to Joe B. Scholl in New London, Mo., March 3, 1949,  and her former husband…

Jason Bradley Dicken, 52 Cartersville, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in his residence. Born in Davenport, Iowa on Feb. 25, 1971, he was the son of the late John Dicken and the late Rose Mary (Smith) Dicken. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Virgil Harmon Dicken.  After the passing…

Lewis “Louie” Wiesemann, 89, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 5:15 a.m., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence, Mo. Louie was born Oct. 19, 1933, in Ewing, Mo., to Fred and Lucy Kramer Wiesemann. He was married to B. Joan Wiesemann on Oct. 10, 1953, in LaGrange, Mo. Survivors include his…

Ronald Hoenes, 82, of Beardstown, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at his home.  He was born on June 17, 1941, in Hannibal, Mo., the son of Paul and Iris Ithema (Pollard) Hoenes. He married Faye Yackley on July 14, 1963, and she survives. In addition to his wife, Faye, he is survived…

Charles Fogle, 99, formerly of Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at his home in Sunnyvale, Calif. Charles was born Oct. 3, 1923, in Palmyra, to Russell Sr. and Cornelia Schnitzer Fogle. Survivors include his niece, Deborah Kubanis; nephews, Bradley J. McPike and Gregory McPike; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.…