Area Obituaries

 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…

BETTY JOLENE JACKSON  Betty Jolene Jackson, age 83, of Green Castle, MO passed away on Thursday evening, August 3, 2023, at her home in Green Castle.  Jolene was born February 16, 1940, in Kirksville, MO the daughter of Nile Earl and Josephine Bell (Yoakum) Wood.  At the age of 6 the family moved to Arizona…

MAXINE LOUISE SYLVESTER  Maxine Louise Sylvester, 85 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.  Maxine was born October 29, 1937, in Quincy, Illinois to Charles and Vearl (Kolthoff) Ellis, they preceded her in death.  On May 25, 1984 she married Gary Sylvester, he survives…

 PATRICIA LOUANN (YARDLEY) STROUD  Patricia Louann (Yardley) Stroud, age 74, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023 in Mason, Texas.  She was born on May 23, 1949, in Unionville, Missouri; her parents were Kermit R. Yardley and Doris E. (Leslie) Yardley; Granvil Yardley, her grandfather, was the only father she ever knew.  Patricia married the…

 MARY JEAN THOMAS  Mary Jean Thomas, 93, of Green Castle, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital.  Mary was born on December 14, 1929, in Green City to Clayton and Ruth (Jones) Jobe.  On September 4, 1948, in Novinger, Missouri, she married Carlyle Edward Thomas; he preceded her in…

 JAMES ELLIS JAMISON  James Ellis Jamison, 78 years old, of rural Winigan, Missouri peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 surrounded by his family after a year-long battle with cancer.  Jim was born in Dayton, Ohio on February 19, 1945 to Norman and Lois (Bauer) Jamison. He was raised in the Pure…