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Area Obituaries

Brandon Lee “Beau” Theis

Brandon Lee “Beau” Theis, 6 months old, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 12:57 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, at  St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Beau was born Oct. 12, 2022, in Hannibal, Mo., to Brandon and Mary Davis Theis and Amber Davis. Survivors include his parents; grandparents, Lori Weer, Parry, Mo.; Loretta…

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Daniel Dale Hogan

Daniel Dale Hogan, 82, passed away at 10:20 p.m. at his home at 510 Sunset Drive, Apt. 8, Palmyra, Mo. on April 26, 2023. He was born July 10, 1940.   Survivors include, a daughter, Michelle Nelson, Independence, Mo., and long time significant other, Mary Kay Flyer; formerly of Newark, Ohio. He was preceded in…

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Ann Marie Mitchell

Ann Marie Mitchell, 81, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 5:30 a.m., Monday, May 1, 2023, at Sunset Home in Quincy, Ill. Ann was born June 1, 1941, in Hannibal, Mo., to Russell and Thelma Johnston Chatfield. She married her love, Harry Junior Mitchell, on Aug. 31, 1963, in Bethany, Mo. He preceded her in death…

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Allan “Junior” O’Leary

Allan “Junior” O’Leary, 87, Mexico, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Monroe Manor in Paris, Mo. Mr. O’Leary was born on June 8, 1935 in Marling, Mo., the son of Allan and Josie (Trower) O’Leary. On Sept. 16, 1967 he married Neal Riney in Vandalia who preceded him in death on July…

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Juanita A. Allen

Juanita A. Allen, 80, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 3:49 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Quincy Senior Living Health Care in Quincy, Ill. Juanita was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Hannibal, Mo., to Kenneth and Evelyn Busch Hudson. She was married to the love of her life, Gary Allen, on Nov. 9, 1963, in…

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Marsha Ann Bross Riney

Marsha Ann Bross Riney, 63, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 8:26 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 2, at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. Pallbearer will be Susan “Schube” Schubert. Friends and family are invited to Marsha’s…

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James Alvin Saxbery

James Alvin Saxbery, 100, Quincy, Ill., passed away at 11:13 a.m., Monday, April 24, 2023, at Sunset Home in Quincy, Ill. James was born July 1, 1922, in Ilasco, Mo., to William Alvin and Kitty Fern Byrd Saxbery.  He was married to the love of his life, Erma Dean Gaskill, on Nov. 17, 1955 in…

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Roger Edwin Bishop

Roger Edwin Bishop, 83, Ewing, Mo., passed away at 5:22 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2023, with his family by his side at his home near Philadelphia, Mo. Roger was born Dec. 24, 1939, in Dayton, Tenn., to Floyd Edwin and Stella Marie Morgan Bishop. He was married to Betty Lou Jones on July 30, 1960, …

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Francis P. “Frank” Daly

Francis P. “Frank” Daly, 89, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 2:45 p.m, Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Hannibal Regional Hospital.   Frank was born on Oct. 6, 1933, in Palmyra, Mo.,  the son of Arch Dean and Mary Alma (Wenger) Daly. He was united in marriage to Mary Harscher on Sept. 20, 1957 in Palmyra.…

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Elizabeth W. Roth

Elizabeth W. Roth, 102, of Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:45 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy, Ill. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Palmyra. Father Alexander Gabriel will officiate. Burial will be at…

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