All Obituaries

Phyllis May Neff was born August 4, 1944 in Denver, Missouri to Elmo and Audra (Cook) smith. She passed away September 25, 2022 at the Worth County Care & Rehab Center at the age of 78. Phyllis graduated from Grant City R-1 High School. She married James Neff on July 22, 1962 in Harrison County, Missouri. To this union two children were born. Robbie and Janice. Phyllis enjoyed music and dancing attended many music shows and Jam sessions. Phyllis worked hard at making a beautiful garden...

    Doy Edmond Allee was born on December 10, 1934, to Edmond Guy & Weltha Marie (Carr) Allee in Sheridan, Missouri.  He departed this life on September 20, 2022, in Grant City, Missouri at the age of 87 years, 9 months, and 10 days. Doy was a graduate of Sheridan High School with the class of 1953.  During a trip to Parnell, he spotted Shirley Anne Thompson and decided that he was going to marry her.  They were married on March 15, 1952 in Parnell.  To...

Betty Jean Maudlin, 96, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, September 14th, 2022.  She was born on December 2, 1925 in Worth County, Missouri to Loring and Lorene Horn. Betty married James Willard Maudlin on October 30, 1943.  They only got to share 27 years of marriage before his death.  Also proceeded her in death are daughter and son-in-law, Shirley (Larry) Proctor, daughter-in-law Pat Maudlin, brother, Bill Horn and aunt, Louella Becker. She is survived by sons, David...

Martha Janice Parman, with family and friends at her side, peaceably passed away in Mesa, Arizona on August 31st, 2022 at the age of 94.  She was born June 14, 1928 in Blockton, Iowa to George and Guelda (Stephens) Moon.  Martha lived in Iowa for 33 years—she attended country school and graduated from Blockton High School where she met Gene Parman, the love of her life.  She married Gene in 1948 and they were together for 68 years.  To this union a son, Ronald...

Retha Fern Moutray entered this world on Christmas day, 1931.  She went to her heavenly home on August 30, 2022, at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 5 days.  She is the daughter of Edgar Glee  and Ocle Floerene(Staton) Lamb.  She followed Rex Dwayne, Dorothy Lee, Garland Wilson, Robert Lavern(Bob) into the family of eleven.  The later siblings were Roberta Jean, Lloyt Louanne, Nathan Glee(Nate), Gerald Dee(Jerry), Marjorie Sue(Suzie) and Martha Alice(Wink). ...

William Harold Brown was born February 1, 1921 in Coin, Iowa to Ada Mae (Fox) and Edward Newton Brown.  He was educated in the Coin  area schools. Harold served his country in the United States Army during WWII and was a Prisoner of War. On July 4, 1945 Harold was united in marriage to Olive M. Crenshaw in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  To this union five children were born, Edward Eugene, Garold Lavelle, Olive Elaine, Larry Wayne and Daniel Rue.  They settled in the Hopkins...

              Wilberta (Sutherland) Weddle, age 92, passed away peacefully in her home in Maryville, MO on July 31, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones.  Born on July 21, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to Wilbur and Velma Sutherland, she spent most of her childhood in rural southwest Iowa. After the death of her father, Wilberta lived with her aunt and uncle, Ila and Ansel Saville, on a farm outside of Blockton, IA. She graduated from Blockton High School in...

Laveta Maxine (King) Maudlin 1939-2022   Laveta Maxine King Maudlin, age 82, passed away on July 16, 2022, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.   Laveta was born December 15, 1939, in Oxford, MO, the daughter of Ira and Maxine King. She graduated from Grant City High School in Grant City, MO, in 1957. She married the love of her life, Woodson Dale Maudlin, in her parents’ living room in Oxford MO, on February 1, 1958. Laveta and Dale shared 64 happy...

Samuel Wilie Baker was born November 8, 1961 in Allendale, MO to Loren and Edna (Roach) Baker. He departed this life July 1, 2022 after a long illness. Sam resided in Grant City MO with his youngest son Willie Baker. Sam lived a short time in Mt Ayr IA. Where he married his first wife Cheryl Roach in 1980. To this union there was one son born, Billy Jo Baker. In 1983 Sam received a job and moved to Rockland WI, where he met long time partner Wendy Betsinger. To that relationship there was...

     Max Allan Calhoon (Macky Doo) was born January 27, 1949 in Allendale, Missouri to George and Alta  (Barnhart) Calhoon. He passed away on June 16, 2022 near Allendale, Missouri at the age of 73.       Max graduated from Worth County R3 High School in 1967. He served in the United States Army from 1968-1970.  He managed the Coop in Grant City for several years and also was employed by Blue Stem seed company  before...