Area Obituaries

 ARLINGTON JOHN GITTINGS  A. John Gittings, 82, of Stronghurst, IL, passed away at 9:56 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2023 at his home.  He was born on May 27, 1941 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of Arlington E. and Ruby Etha (Dowell) Gittings. He was raised and educated in Oquawka, IL and graduated from G &…

 JEANETTE STEPHENSON  Jeanette Stephenson, 81, of Reger, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023, at her home.  She was born to Gerald and Reva Seckington on August 7, 1942, and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1960 graduate of Milan High School.  On September 23, 1961, she married Thomas Stephenson who survives.  Jeanette…

LAURA OMEGA STERLING  Laura Omega Sterling, 87, of Unionville, formerly of Milan, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, Missouri.  Laura was born on March 9, 1936, in rural Browning, Missouri to William Glen and Frances (Tucker) Swearengen.  She graduated from Browning High School before moving to…

LINDA CAROL FLESHMAN  Linda Carol Fleshman, 79 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Milan.  She was born in Pollock, Missouri to Franklin Decotas and Constance (Connie) A. Livingston on November 18, 1943.  Linda married Wendell Fleshman on November 27, 1958. She spent her younger years traveling with the…

 CATHERINE ROSETTA (CATHY) REGER  Catherine Rosetta (Cathy) Reger passed away Tuesday, August 29,2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.  Catherine was the youngest daughter of Earl S. and Dorothy M. Reger. She was born on July 18, 1966, in Moline, Illinois. She attended schools in both Moline and Milan, Missouri. She moved to Milan…

 SHARON JO SYLVESTER  Sharon Jo Sylvester, 80, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.  Sharon was born on September 11, 1942, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Verl and Rosetta (Williams) Franklin. Her early years were spent in Kansas City before moving to Milan and attending Milan…

 Joseph D. Turnbaugh aka Logan Joseph James, 63, passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, in Milan, MO.  Born July 17, 1960, in Kansas City, MO, and grew up in Grandview, MO and South Kansas City, MO. He was a 1978 Graduate of Grandview High School and attended CMSU in Warrensburg, MO.  Joe always had a…

 SHERRILL SUE GARRISON  Sherrill Sue Garrison, age 76, of Laclede, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023, in New Bloomfield, Missouri surrounded by her family.  Sherrill Sue, daughter of SJ and Shirley (Foster) Bartow, was born May 31, 1947, in Kirksville.  She graduated from Linn County R-1 in 1965 then married the love of her life,…

 CATHERINE ANN “CATHY” ATKINS  Catherine Ann “Cathy” Atkins, 78 years old, of Osage Beach, Missouri, formerly of Milan, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Lake Regional Health Systems in Osage Beach.  Cathy was born November 8, 1944, in Milan to James Paul and Rita Mae (Crookshanks) Glidewell.  Cathy graduated from Milan C-II High…

 OCTA ELIZABETH PHILLIPS  Octa Elizabeth Phillips, 100 years old, formerly of Green City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.  Octa came into this world on the family farm in rural Sullivan County on February 5, 1923 to Virgil and Minnie (Thompson) Ayers.  On October 25, 1941, she…