ELEANOR SUE PEELER
Eleanor Sue Peeler 4/23/1936 ~ 1/21/2025 Eleanor Peeler was born April 23, 1936, and raised on the family farm in Clay County, Missouri, (the current site of Worlds of Fun). She was the youngest of 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She married James D. Peeler in 1955 and remained together until her death on January…
Read MoreCHARLOTTE DEVON RAY
Charlotte Devon Ray, 87, of Windsor, Missouri, formerly of rural Stover, MO, died Saturday, January 11, 2025 at her home in Windsor. Charlotte was born February 2, 1937, in Pollock MO, the daughter of James Clifford Alexander and Olive LaRue Salsberry. On June 10, 1955, Charlotte married James Elmer Ray in Kansas City, MO, and…
Read MoreDORA JULIE FOWLER TATE
Dora Julia Fowler Tate, 95, of Purdin, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Life Care Center in Brookfield, MO, surrounded by her family. Dora was born on August 6, 1929, to M.L. and Ruby (Timmons) Fowler. Her birth was a memorable one, as her father, in the midst of a rainstorm,…
Read MoreBERNARD LEO YARDLEY
Bernard Leo Yardley passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in Liberty Missouri. Bernard was born on September 16, 1930 in Milan Missouri. He graduated from Milan High School in Milan, Missouri. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1948 and served for four years honorable. Bernard married Ruth Jacques and they were married for…
Read MoreLadycats Win In Double Overtime: Marian Dabney Reaches 1,000 Point Club
At halftime of the boys contest v Putnam County, the 1,000 point scorers were honored by boys and girls from Milan High School on Friday, January10, 2025. Less than 2 weeks, another member was added to the elite scoring club. With 3:28 left in regulation play, Marian Dabney confidently knocked down a long 3 pointer…
Read MoreHospital Wins Judgement Against Local Pharmacy
Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Summary DRAFT – December 19, 2024 – A regular Sullivan County Memorial Hospital (SCMH) Board of Trustees meeting was called to order on December 19, 2024, by Chairperson Melba Fordyce at 12:39 PM. Trustees present were Bill Lewis, Jim Heaton, and Angie Curtis. Also present were…
Read MoreRONALD KEITH FAULKNER
Ronald Keith Faulkner, 85, of Harris, Missouri, passed over into heaven on Sunday, January 19, 2025 in Princeton, Missouri. Ronald, known also as Ron or Ronnie, was born on December 3, 1939 to Alberta (Johnson) Faulkner and Samuel Eldridge Faulkner. He attended a country school in Harris before attending and graduating from Princeton High School…
Read MoreLadycats Slip Past Novinger
The 65th Annual Milan Basketball Tournament began on Monday, January 13th and continued thru Saturday, January 18, 2025. An eight team bracket for both the girls and boys. For the girls, number 1 seed belonged to the Green City Gophers, number 2 seed was the Trenton Lady Bulldogs, 3 seed was Milan Ladycats, 4th seed…
Read MoreMilan Outlasts Novinger
The Milan Wildcats played Novinger Wildcats for seventh place on Saturday, January 18, 2025. In a close encounter of evenly matched squads, the Milan Wildcats gained a 38-31 victory. Novinger stayed close but led only one possession 27-26 early in the fourth quarter. Milan was able to regain the advantage and hold on with solid…
Read MoreBETTY LOU GUTHRIE
Betty Lou Guthrie, 99, of Kansas City Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. Betty was born in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri on October 1, 1925 to Elvin and Bertha (Reger)Yardley. She graduated from Milan High School in 1943 and moved to Chicago where she met and married Paul Becker. …
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