Area Obituaries

BESSIE ELIZABETH CUSTER Bessie Elizabeth Custer, 80, of Milan Missouri, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family. Bessie was born on April 19, 1942, to Herbert Hadley and Cynthia Louise (Dunlap) Baldridge near Harris, Missouri. On August 24, 1961, Bessie married John Wayne Custer in Milan and…

Ruth “LaNell” Toates (Martin) went to see her Savior, whom she trusted and loved since February 18,1976. She passed on Thursday, April 21, 2022. LaNell was born May 18,1947 to Mabel and Dean Martin in Green City, Missouri. She was the youngest of seven children. LaNell married the love of her life, Ray Toates on…

DONALD LEE HILYARD Donald Lee Hilyard, age 70 of Winigan, Missouri passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan, Missouri. Donald was born on July 15, 1951 in Greenfield, Iowa, the son of Donald and Marilyn (Paulsen) Hilyard Sr. He attended the Cumberlind-Massena schools graduating with the class…

ROBERT EDWARD EVANS Robert Edward Evans, an 82 year old rural Princeton, MO resident, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 on his farm near his house. Robert Edward Evans was born June 14, 1939 in Trenton, to Robert Andrew and Edith (Klingensmith) Evans. He graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1957. On…

ELDON EDWARD VINZANT, JR. Eldon Edward Vinzant, Jr., 77 years old, of Green City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Ed was born November 3, 1944 in Maryville, Missouri to Eldon Edward “Buck” and Helen (Baker) Vinzant. In 1962, he married Carol Griffin, and three children…

EVA D. HERNANDEZ Eva D. Hernandez, 64 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her home. Eva was born August 8, 1957, to Benjamin and Irene Mathies- Hernandez. Eva is survived by: two daughters, Irene Sanderson and husband Daniel of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Lizeth Oliver of San…

LINDA HARPER/ WHITE 03-31-1947 to 03-16-2022 Linda was born to Avis Snelling and Warren Harper at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, CA on March 31, 1947. While still very young, her parents divorced and she moved to her grandparent’s farm in Milan, MO where she spent her first few years. She often talked about…

MARY LOU DICKEL Mary Lou Dickel, 88, reached her eternal resting place on March 21, 2022, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo, Iowa, where she had been lovingly cared for the past 4 years. Mary Lou Aiken was born August 1, 1933, in rural Victor, the daughter of Ralph and Jesse (Shine) Aiken. The…

DAVID FRANK ATKINS David Frank Atkins, 78, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Dave was born in Pickens, South Carolina to Jay Frank and Nora (Rackly) Atkins on July 23, 1943. Dave grew up in Pickens and at the age of 17 he…

HELEN LOUISE DARR May 26, 1931 – March 27, 2022 Helen was born May 26, 1931, to Harry and Emma (Kent) Mitchell in Green City, Missouri, the youngest of eight children. On December 29, 1949, she married Harold “Short” Darr and to this marriage three children were born. Survivors include Rodney (Vicki) Darr, Rhonda Boehner…