Area Obituaries

Kenna Lea Oberg, 61, Quincy, Ill., died on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 8:50 a.m. in Timberpoint Health Care Center in Camp Point, Ill. Kenna was born Nov. 9, 1960 in Quincy, the daughter of Kenneth Ray and Vera Laverne Cole Oberg.      She worked as a shift manager for Shop and Save in…

Carolyn Sue (Ritchie) Andresen, 83, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 8:10 p.m., Monday, July 25, 2022, at her home in Palmyra. Carolyn was born June 3, 1939, to Benjamin and Chloie (Marriott) Ritchie in Morgan County, Mo. She married the love of her life, William Ray Andresen, in Boonville, Mo. on Nov. 1, 1958. After…

William “Bill” Ray Andresen, 85, Palmyra Mo.,, passed away at 9:29 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2022, at home in Palmyra. Bill was born Oct. 30, 1936, in Wheatland, Iowa, to Frank M. and Anna W. (Lange) Andresen. He was married to Carolyn Ritchie on Nov. 1, 1958, in Boonville, Mo. She followed him into death…

Elizabeth Joann Franklin, 84, Monroe City, Mo., passed away peacefully surrounded by her children at 1:41 a.m., Sunday, July 10, 2022, at her home. She was often lovingly referred to as Momma Jo, Gramma Jo or GJ. Joann was born April 12, 1938, in LaGrange, Mo., to William “Bill” Henry Wolfmeyer and Elizabeth “Betty” Musholt.…

Michelle Lynn Richardson, 45, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 2:48 p.m., Monday, July 4, 2022, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Michelle was born on April 15, 1977, in Quincy, to Clint & Linda Obert Reeves. Survivors include her children, Maria Ward (Brennin), Palmyra; Cody Richardson (Lexy), Canton, Mo.; Matthew Richardson, Palmyra; Isaac Richardson, LaGrange,…

Knox Henry Thomas Barnes “Boy boy,” 10 months old, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 2:52 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Knox was born Sept. 3, 2021, in Hannibal, Mo., to Kaylee Barnes and Savion Spradlin. Survivors include his mother, Kaylee Barnes; father, Savion Spradlin; grandmother, Melissa Watson…