Area Obituaries

John J. Payne, Sr. was born at home on July 2, 1940, son of Harley and Mildred Payne of Green City, in a world much calmer and milder where life was familiar and predictable. Even though the USA would enter WWII only a year and a half later causing turmoil for the rest of the…

Gerald A. (Jerry) Fehr, 83, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan, Missouri. Jerry was born January 19, 1942 in Saint Charles, Missouri, the son of the late Alfred and Aldine Fehr. Jerry is survived by his wife Dora Mae of the home; two sons, Dennis…

Beverly June Jackson, 83, formerly of Green Castle, Missouri, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025 at the Schuyler County Nursing Home. Beverly was born March 11, 1942 to Raymond H. and Clara Doreen (King) White. On June 24, 1959, she married the love of her life Larry Jackson, he preceded her in death in March.…

Sandra “Sandy” Wade Hatfield was born on August 12, 1943, in Cameron, Missouri, the daughter of Gerald and Vena (Custer) Wade. The young family later moved to Browning, Missouri, where they opened the Wade Funeral Home. Sandy graduated from Liberty High School in 1960 and went on to work in Kansas City and Browning before…

Joan Ann Allen, a 97 year old Trenton, MO resident, passed away at 8:17 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe, MO. Joan Ann Allen was born February, 15, 1928 in South River, NJ to Stephen A. and Ann M. (Kennedy) Humphreys. In 1937 her family moved to a small farm house…

NICHOLE RENEE JOHNSON Nichole Renee Johnson made her way to her heavenly home on July 21, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of Lonnie and Barbara Johnson. Nikki was born on August 19, 1976 in Grim Smith Hospital in Kirksville, MO. She graduated from Green City High School in 1994. On January 10, 1997, Nikki…

Dorothy Clellene “Dot” Turner, 98 years old, of Green City, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City. Dot was born August 10, 1926, in Milan to Clell and Nora (Caldwell) Dehm. On September 21, 1946, she married Bobbie Glenn Turner in Kirksville, he preceded her in death…

Jimmie Dale “Slick” Livingston passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in his home at the age of 78 years and 10 months. Jim was born on August 14, 1946, in Milan, Missouri to the late Russell Jr. and Helen Livingston. Jim grew up in Milan and resided there all his life, graduating with the…

William Harrison “Bill” Sayre Jr. 84, of Milan, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. Bill, also known to many as Junior, was born on December 2, 1940, in rural Sullivan County to parents, William H and Ruth (Ross) Sayre. He spent all his life in…

In Celebration of our Matriarch – The Little Engine that Could – and DID! You are our Hero Mom! Born Saturday, June 9, 1934, in Robeson County, NC, the 2nd child and only daughter of Daniel Worth and Latha Dell Carter Hunt, Dottie spent her early years in NC, moving to Virginia after high school.…