Area Obituaries
Arnold D. Ragar
Arnold D. Ragar, 88, Philadelphia, Mo., passed away at 7:10 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mexico, Mo. His wishes were no services and private burial. Online condolences may be shared and video tribute may be viewed at www.LewisBrothersFuneralChapel.com.
Read MoreNorma Jean Buckwalter
Norma Jean Buckwalter, 92, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 9:45 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Maple lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra. Lovingly known as Jean by her family and friends, she was born Feb. 11, 1931, in Palmyra, to Archie and Sarah Opal White Pugh. She was married to Norman E. Buckwalter on April…
Read MoreMaxine (Howell) Redd
Maxine (Howell) Redd, 92, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:15 a.m., Monday, March 13, 2023, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra. Maxine was born Feb. 4, 1931, in Palmyra, to Mackey and Anna Taylor Howell. She was married to Charles Redd on June 10, 1949, in Palmyra. He preceded her in death on May…
Read MoreKenneth Kroencke
Kenneth Kroencke, 77, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, March 12, 2023, at his home after his long battle with cancer. Kenneth was born July 6, 1945, in Hannibal, Mo. to Edward Kroencke and Lena Carpenter Kroencke. He was married to Margaret “Peggy” Jeffers on Oct. 12, 1963, at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church…
Read MoreDorothy R. Yackley
Dorothy R. Yackley, 96, Durham, Mo., died on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Ill. Dorothy was born on Feb. 8, 1927, in Easton, Mo., a daughter of Philip and Josephine (Bucher) Kneib. She met her husband Ernest E. Yackley in Jacksonville, Fla., where he was stationed while serving in the U.S.…
Read MoreNorma Jean Dunkle Spalding
Norma Jean Dunkle Spalding, 81, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:23 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. Norma was born June 14, 1941, in Moberly, Mo., to LeRoy and Ruth Lucille Vie Dunkle. She was married to Paul Spalding on Sept. 13, 1958, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in…
Read MoreElsie Jane Cates
Elsie Jane Cates, 92, Winterset, Iowa, formerly from Palmyra, Mo., died Feb. 24, 2023, at Spurgeon Manor, in Dallas Center, Iowa. Friends and family are invited to Elsie’s life celebration at a visitation that will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Friday, March 3, at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, Mo. A funeral…
Read MoreRichard “Dick” Brackett
Richard “Dick” Brackett, 92, Philadelphia, Mo., passed away at 5:10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at his home in Philadelphia. Friends and family are invited to Dick’s life celebration at a visitation that will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 2, at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. Military honors will be…
Read MoreWayne F. Lucke
Wayne F. Lucke, 98, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 10:24 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra. Wayne was born July 2, 1924, on the family farm in Marion County, Mo., to Frank W. and Emma E. Frost Lucke. He was married to Edna M. Frazer on March 19, 1948,…
Read MoreJudy Kay O’Bryan
Judy Kay O’Bryan, 66, Columbia Mo., passed away on Feb. 21, 2023 at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. She fought with chronic health issues for many years. Judy was born Jan. 27, 1957 in Quincy, Ill., to Michael and Ruth Woolsey Kessell. She was the youngest of their five children. She grew up in Emerson,…
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