Area Obituaries

 LINVILLE PEARL HOOVER  Linville Pearl Hoover, 74, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.  Pearl was born in Green City, Missouri on November 3, 1949, to William Forest and Mary Elizabeth (Lane) Hoover.  He grew up in the Green City area and on March 14,…

 SHIRLEY COREEN ROSS  Shirley Coreen Ross peacefully passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the age of 86 at the Excelsior Springs Hospital.  Shirley Coreen (Johnson) Ross was born on August 27,1937 in Reger, Missouri, to the late Frank and Nellie Johnson.  She was a graduate of Green City High School, was a Loving…

 MARGARET LOUISE SHOOP  Margaret Louise Shoop, 98 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.  Margaret was born June 13, 1925, in Milan to Bertie Artis and Mary Isabelle (Harris) Franklin.  On September 18, 1942, in Memphis, Missouri, she married Freddie Jack “Fred” Shoop; he…

 PHYLIS JEAN LUNSFORD  Phylis Jean Lunsford, 80, of Green City, Missouri, died peacefully at Boone County Medical Center on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, surrounded by family and listening to Alan Jackson.  She was born in Unionville Missouri in 1943 to Herbert Webb and Cleo (Lessey) Webb, and was the only girl, amongst 3 brothers. Phylis…

 DAVID CAMPBELL MONTGOMERY  David Campbell Montgomery died Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Kendal at Hanover from Parkinson’s disease.  He was born on March 5, 1936, in Milan, Missouri to Ruth Campbell Montgomery, a high school teacher of English and Spanish and Merrill E. Montgomery, a lawyer and Probate Judge.  He graduated from Milan High School…

 WANDA JEAN HOLLON  Wanda Jean (Tipton) Hollon, age 90, of Milan, Missouri went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 26, 2024, at the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family.  The daughter of Herbert Wiley and Beulah Christine (Yardley) Tipton. Wanda was born on December 23, 1933, in Milan.  On May 7,…

 LARRY DEAN HOSTETTER  Larry Dean Hostetter, 76, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at North Kansas City Hospital under Hospice Care.  Larry was born on April 26, 1947, in Harris Missouri, to Gean and Muriel (Foster) Hostetter of Harris, Missouri.  On April 2nd, 1966, he married Linda Joan Smith of Harris…

MICHAEL R. TEBBEN  Michael Roy Tebben, 74, was called home on December 28, 2023.  He was born on April 10,1949 in Algona, Iowa to Tony and Doris Tebben.  He was a 1967 graduate of Milan High School.  In 1968 he married Peggy Hines and they were blessed with three children. He obtained a B.S. in…

SHIRLEY LOUISE SWANK  Shirley Louise Swank, of Milan, peacefully passed Friday, January 5, 2024 at the Sullivan County Hospital in Milan, Missouri.  Shirley was born July 8, 1935 in Sullivan County, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel and Lois Pearl (Roop) Snelling.  She married Eldon Swank and together they raised three children.  She is survived by…

 PENNY SUE BENNETT  In Loving Memory of Penny Sue Bennett  Columbia, Missouri – December 25, 2023  With heavy hearts and profound sadness, we announce the passing of Penny Sue Bennett, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter, and friend. Penny, age 65, departed from this world on Monday, December 25, 2023, surrounded by her family. …