Area Obituaries

 ROBERTA KAY BONNETT  Roberta Kay Bonnett, age 78 of Chula, MO passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023, peacefully at her home surrounded by family.  Bobbie was born on June 24, 1945, the daughter of Frank Everett and BonnaDean Elizabeth (Shockey) Boyd in Humphreys, MO. She grew up in Humphreys and attended school there.  She married…

 ROBERT “BOB” EUGENE SLOCUM  Robert “Bob” Eugene Slocum, 90 of Green Castle, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at his home.  Bob was born on February 15, 1933 in Hastings, Michigan to Garth and Evedene (Vander Molen) Slocum.  On October 12, 1956 he married Velma Nance in Angola, Indiana. Bob worked for Eaton…

 SHIRLEY ANN STARK  Shirley Ann Stark was a caring wife, wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world peacefully after battling Pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the age of 77.  Shirley was born in Unionville, MO, to Leman and Dora (Bottema) Sinclair on June 28, 1946. After graduating High School,…

 JERALD WILLIAMS  Jerald Williams, 77 years old, of Brookfield, Missouri, formerly of Milan, Missouri passed away Friday, September 29, 2023, at Life Care Center in Brookfield.  Jerald was born February 6, 1946, in Milan to Merle and Evelyn (Richardson) Williams. He married Ruby (Ford) Williams, she preceded him in death. He is also preceded in…

 KATHLEEN CAROL BRAMMER JEPSON  Stating many times over the last few months “there’s nothing going on around here” and “that’s just the way it is,” Kathleen Carol Brammer Jepson departed her earthly life on September 25, 2023 in Helena, MT at the age of 95 years.  Kathleen was born December 20, 1927 in Forsyth, MO…

 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…