Area Obituaries

AUSTIN COLE BRUMMITT Austin Cole Brummitt, 23, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at his home. Austin was born on December 29, 1998, to Wesley Brummitt and Rebecca (Gray) Cordray. He graduated from Milan High School in 2017, and then joined the United States Army. He graduated basic from Fort Benning,…

BONNIE LEA MAULSBY Bonnie Lea Maulsby, 90 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. Bonnie was born October 5, 1931 in Pollock, Missouri to John William and Gladys Ann (Morlan) Sears. Cal Hubbard played match maker, introducing Bonnie to Ed. She married Grover Edwin…

VIVIAN IRENE (HENDON) SMITH Vivian Irene (Hendon) Smith passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at her home. She was born on November 3, 1940, to Thomas D Hendon and Lyida Irene McDaniel in Leslie, Arkansas. She had six brothers and sisters with only Bernice Elaine (Hendon) Ludwig of Browning, Missouri surviving. On September 7, 1957,…

MARY F. JONES Mary F. Jones of Anniston, Alabama, formerly of Milan, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, July 23, 2022. Mary was born in Milan, on March 24, 1933 to George F. and LillieMae Eddy (Montgomery). She was married to Price L. Jones on January 2, 1954. Preceding her in death were her…

BONNIE YARDLEY BROSNAN Bonnie Yardley Brosnan, age 94, passed away in her Redwood City, California, home of 71 years on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, with her children by her side. Bonnie was born on a farm near Pollock, MO, on September 19, 1927, the 8th of 9 children, to James and Emma Yardley. She attended…

BILLIE FRANCES (THOMAS) ROBERTS Billie Frances (Thomas) Roberts, 95, of Orrick, MO, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Shirkey’s Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had resided since January 2021. Her family had surrounded her the last several days just as she would have wanted.…

KITTY YOUNG Kitty Young, 82, passed away at her daughter’s home on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 16:45. Born October 12, 1939 to Glenn Walter and Viola Hapes Carpenter in Laredo, Missouri. She married George L. Young in September 1958, having two children: Cheryl (McMahan) and Danny Young. Kitty lived in Milan from 1958-2021; her…

KENNETH E. GRAMLING JR. Kenneth E. “Ken” Gramling Jr. passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at UnityPoint Medical Center ER, Moline, Illinois. Ken was born September 6, 1933, in Milan, Missouri, the son of Kenneth and Ima Lucile (Marvin) Gramling Sr. He served in the Korean Conflict as a member of the U.S. Army and…

STANLEY ROSCOE BUNCH Stanley Roscoe Bunch of Fernandina Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022. Stanley was born March 20, 1930, to the late Lewis and Anna (Greenstreet) Bunch in Sullivan County, Missouri. He graduated from Milan High School. Stanley served in the United States Air Force during the Korean war. After serving…