Area Obituaries

Debra Lynn Collins, 65, Hannibal, Mo., and formerly of Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 2:15 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal. Debra was born Oct. 30, 1956, in Quincy, Ill., to Logan McGuire and Rose Herpin McGuire. She was married to Larry Gene Whitaker Sr. He preceded her in death…

Alphonse “Ferd” Dames, 85, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:10 a.m., Monday, May 16, 2022, at Monroe City Manor Care Center in Monroe City, Mo. Ferd was born Sept. 30, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., to Alphonse Ferdinand and Eugenia Marie Smith Dames Jr. He was married to Alice “Faye” Ross on April 18, 1959,…

Neva May Miller, 89, rural Ewing, Mo., passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. She was born March 24, 1933 in Emerson, Mo., a daughter of Malcolm Obadiah and Mary Rosabel Snow Lumley.  She married James Richard Miller on May 2, 1959 at the New Providence Presbyterian Church in Benbow, Mo. …

Brian Wayne Putnam, 60, of Kirksville, Mo., passed away at 9:36 p.m., Sunday, May 8, 2022, at his home in Kirksville. Brian was born June 20, 1961, in Quincy, Ill. to John David Putnam and Wanda Kay Job Zeiger. Survivors include his mother, Wanda Zeiger, Palmyra; sister, Davette Crane, Palmyra; nephews, Jesse Tallman (Mandi), St.…

William E. Johnson, 94, Silvis, formerly of Hannibal, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022, at Hope Creek Care Center.   Ellis was born on Jan. 28, 1928, in Palmyra, Mo., the son of Arvil and Ruby Kelly Johnson. He married Ella Jayne Bingham on May 5, 1951, in Hannibal. She preceded him in…

Sharon Kay Crane, 75, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 7:45 a.m., Thursday, May 5, 2022, at her home in Palmyra. Sharon was born Dec. 17, 1946, in Hannibal, Mo., to Leland “Toad” and Winifred McPike Marksbury. She was married to Ralph “Bud” Crane on June 2, 1984, at the First Baptist Church in Palmyra. He…

Dorothy Sharon Lillard Tiemann, 78, passed away at 8:23 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2022, in her home. Sharon was born May 20, 1943, in rural La Grange, Mo., to Jerry Porter and Mary Frances Sharpe Lillard. She was married to Robert Joe Tiemann on Nov. 10, 1960, in Quincy, Ill. Survivors include her husband, Robert…

With his parents at his side, holding his hands, Gage Thomas Leftwich, 22, was welcomed into the warm, loving arms of his Lord at 3:32 p.m., on April 23, at Blessing Hospital.   Blessed now with a heavenly body, he can walk, run, speak, dance and experience the joy of no physical limitations. While to…