Area Obituaries
Paul F. Lahr
Paul F. Lahr, 94, LaGrange, Mo., passed away, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at his home near LaGrange. Paul was born Dec. 10, 1928, near Canton, Mo., a son of Lucian H. and Emma L. Meierant Lahr. He married Hilda Elnora Hunt on June 10, 1956 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hannibal, Mo. She…
Read MoreDonald Smith
Donald Smith, 66, Palmyra, Mo., passed away Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, surrounded by family at his home in Palmyra. Friends and family are invited to Don’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9 to 10 a.m., at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. A memorial service will be held…
Read MoreSheila Pennington
Sheila Pennington, 64, Ewing, Mo., passed away at 3:52 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Friends and family are invited to Sheila’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be held from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday Aug. 17, at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. A…
Read MoreTaryn L. Marquardt
Taryn L. Marquardt, 33, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 2:51 p.m., Friday, Aug.11, 2023, at her home in Palmyra. Taryn was born Aug. 14, 1989, in Hannibal, Mo. to Jim L. “Sarge” and Teresa Layne Snell Marquardt. Survivors include her mother, Teresa Layne Marquardt; grandmother, Lucille (Granny) Clark; brothers, Troy Shade (Abbey), Palmyra; Travis Shade…
Read MoreEdward R. Cramer
Edward R. Cramer, 79, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 11:55 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra. He was born Aug. 1, 1944, the son of Ellery and Dorothea Drebenstedt Cramer. He married Carol Edwards on Nov. 26, 1993. In addition to his wife, other survivors include his…
Read MoreEarl “Dean” Drebes
Earl “Dean” Drebes, 87, Palmyra, Mo., passed away Friday evening, Aug. 4, 2023, at his home in Palmyra. Dean was born Aug. 23, 1935, in Palmyra, Mo., to Walter and Gladys Yager Drebes. He was married to Gloria J. Vaillancourt on May 28, 1956, in Palmyra. She preceded him in death on Aug. 13, 2016.…
Read MoreWalter G. Hunt
Walter G. Hunt, 93, Hannibal, Mo., went to be with Jesus at 12:25 a.m., Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Beth Haven Nursing Home in Hannibal. Walter was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Marion County, Mo., to William and Caroline Lehenbauer Hunt. He was first married to Betty Jean Browning on Nov. 14, 1954 in Hannibal.…
Read MoreJanet O. Keller
Janet O. Keller, 85, Maywood, Mo., passed away at 11:18 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2023, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. Janet was born March 17, 1938, in Rock Falls, Ill., to Robert and Olive Wright Pyse. She married James F. Keller on Aug. 19, 1961, at First Baptist Church in Palmyra, Mo. He…
Read MoreCary “Neil” Eger
Cary “Neil” Eger, 78, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. A funeral service was held at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chape on Monday, July 24. Rev. Eric Anderson officiated. Burial with full military rites performed by American Legion Post #174 Boots-Dickson was at Andrew Chapel…
Read MoreBenjamin Fred Ralston
Benjamin Fred Ralston, 82, Park Hill, Okla., passed away on June 27, 2023, at the Clarehouse hospice in Tulsa, Okla., following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Palmyra, Mo., to Ray Ralston and Helen (Sublette) Ralston. Ben moved to the Park Hill area in 2008 after living several years in Glendale,…
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