Area Obituaries

Bennie Edward DeVerger, 80, Maywood, Mo., passed away at 3:08 p.m., Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Bennie was born Dec. 23, 1940, in Hannibal, Mo., to Benjamin Clarence DeVerger and Dorothy Anna (Yarbrough) DeVerger. He was married to Virginia Eichor on Sept. 2, 1961, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church.…

Alan Mark Buckwalter, 70, died at his home in Springfield, Mo., on June 14, 2021, after a 24-month battle with cancer.   He was born in Palmyra, Mo., on July 15, 1950, the only son of Wayne H. Buckwalter and Marjorie JoAnn Phillips.   He attended Palmyra schools and graduated in 1968. While in high…

Alma Caroline (Kroeger) Schwartz, 94, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 10:57 a.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021, at her home. Alma was born March 14, 1927, in Palmyra, to George Henry Kroeger and Anna Mae (Bockhold) Kroeger. She was married to Harold J. Schwartz on Feb. 15, 1949, at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Palmyra.…

William D. “Bill” Huffman, 93, Palmyra, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home at 6:32 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021. Bill was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Melbourne, Mo., to Glenn Oleath Huffman and Sarah Jennie (Shepherd) Huffman. He was married to Donna D. Cooper on Nov. 5, 1971, in Palmyra. She preceded him in…

Dustin W Strachan, 39, New London, Mo., passed away at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Dusty was born Feb. 27, 1982, in Hannibal, Mo., to Randall W. and Glenna K. Calvert Strachan. Survivors include his parents; children, Braydon Strachan and Alexis Ellison; three younger sisters, Erica (Trey) Martin,…

Selma Marie Kaden, 100, died at 11:14 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Luther Manor Retirement and Nursing Center in Hannibal, Mo. Selma was born on Nov. 26, 1920, in Marion County, Mo., the only child of Charles Theodore and Sophia Henrietta Mette Straub. She grew up on the family dairy farm and graduated…

Curtis Lee Lieurance, 55, formerly of Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Mendon, Ill. Curtis was born Nov. 18, 1965, in Hannibal, Mo., to George Elmo and Patsy Ann (Browning) Lieurance. Curtis married Patricia Fleer-Costigan Lieurance in 2000 and together they had one daughter. Survivors include his children, Abbey…

Cary Allen Kaden, Canton, Ga., and formerly of Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2021. at his father’s home in Palmyra. Cary was born June 18, 1975, in Quincy, Ill., to Carl Kaden and Virginia Kaden. Survivors include his parents, Carl Kaden and Virginia Harrison (William); three children, Lance Kaden, Ashton…