Area Obituaries

DENA ELLEN SHOOP “ I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; No shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed and the Lord listened; He saved me from all my…

Gilbert D. Head, age 86, of Kearney, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home. Gilbert was born in Linn County, Missouri; the youngest of six children born to Walter Ray Head and Mamie Blanche Barclay Head. He began his education at the one-room Enterprise School. It was during his freshman year in…

CHARLES LINDLEY STEPHENSON Charles Lindley Stephenson, 72 years old, of Milan, MO, passed away Saturday, November 26th, 2022 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Charles was born May 8, 1950, in Reger, MO to Robert and Ila (McClaren) Stephenson. He was preceded in death by wife, Diana Jones Stephenson, his parents, brother Keith Stephenson,…

DONNA MARIE (SEARS) DOWNING Donna Marie (Sears) Downing, age 71, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, November 20, 2022. She was born June 27th, 1951 in Milan, Missouri to the late Vernon Sears and Helen (Ross) Sears. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Gertrude Sears, Glenda…

CAROLYN JANE REGER Carolyn Jane Reger, 71, of Newtown, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, November 17,2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Carolyn was born on August 13, 1951, to Edgar and Martha (McCaughey) Schnelle. She grew up in Pollock, Missouri. She graduated from Newtown High School, where she was an athlete and after…

DANIEL D. LINHART Daniel Dane Linhart, 65, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 28, 2022. The son of Dane and Mildred Linhart, he was born in Davenport, Iowa, May 26, 1957. He graduated from Grundy County R-V in 1975 and attended Grand River Technical School in Chillicothe. Dan worked for the Rock Island Railroad until it…

DANIEL WAYNE GRAGG Daniel Wayne Gragg of Milan, MO, passed away Friday November 4, 2022, at his home. He was born April 2, 1953, in Kansas City, MO. The son of the late Glenn Leon Gragg and Fannie Elizabeth (Watson) Gragg. Dan is survived by one son, Tanner Judson Gragg of Milan and daughter in…

MARIAN FAYE BODINE Marian Faye Bodine, age 95, of Faribault, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Desert Hot Springs, California of natural causes. Marian was born on January 8, 1927, in Green City, Missouri to Frank and Mildred (Harlan) Ayers. She grew up on the family farm and attended Green City High School. She…

ELDON WAYNE LAFAVER Eldon Wayne LaFaver, 65 years old, of Green City, Missouri, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at Kirksville Manor Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Eldon was born December 4, 1956 in Kirksville, to Ronald and Edna (Kiger) LaFaver, they survive of the home. He is also survived by: 5 brothers and sisters,…

DORA NADOLSKI Dora Nadolski, 85, died Thursday, October 13, 2022, in Culver City, California. Dora was born May 2nd, 1937 in Milan Missouri to Harold and Dora Glidewell of Northern Missouri. She grew up in Mercer County, was born again around the age of 13 and baptized soon thereafter. She attended Westport High School in…