Area Obituaries

Vester Steve Adams, 83, of St Peters, Missouri, beloved husband of Joyce (Jarrett) Adams, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Born in Edgar Springs, Missouri to the late Claude and Agnes (Pasko) Adams, Vester graduated from Licking High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a member of…

Jan Bean, 83, of Rogersville, Mo., was born on January 31, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, to Lester and Dollie (Wilson) Bean. He died April 11, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He died peacefully while surrounded by his family. Jan attended high school at West High in Wichita, Kansas, and at the young age…

Cecil Dean Diedrich, 68, previously of Licking, Mo., passed away April 11, 2025, in Birch Tree, Mo. Dean was born on August 12, 1956, in Licking, Mo., to Wayne and Violet (Jones) Diedrich. Dean went to school in Licking. He worked as a meat cutter/butcher at Hasting Meat Packing Plant. Dean enjoyed hunting, fishing, and…

Robert Lee Hart was born November 27, 1938, in Mountain Grove, Mo., to Wilson and Opal (Kelley) Hart. He passed away peacefully at his home with his loved ones in Licking, Mo., on April 9, 2025, at the age of 86. Robert was raised in the Bendavis and Mountain Grove area and graduated from Mountain…

Linda Beth Ray Concoby, 81, of Rogers, Arkansas, died on Monday, March 24, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. Daughter of Alba W. Ray, Jr. and Wilda Irene (Housden) Ray, Linda was born on October 9, 1943, in Licking, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1970, with a…

James Cecil Jennings, of Success, Mo., passed away March 31, 2025, surrounded in love by those closest to him. James was born July 20, 1941, in Rector, Mo., to Ellen Cox and Cecil Jennings as the baby of the family. He married his “little woman,” Janice (Sherry) Norris, May 28, 1966; they had one daughter,…

Damien Michael Bowman, 23, of Lenox, Missouri, departed this life Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Lenox, Missouri. Damien is survived by his mother: Rachel (Bowman) Earl and Joe Earl, of Lenox; father: Manuel Flores and wife Angie, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; sisters: Harmony Earl, of Rolla, and Kenzie Hendrickson and husband Logan, of Salem; half-siblings:…

Elvin “Huck” Lane Jr., age 66, passed away on April 3, 2025, in Rolla, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 16, 1958, to Elvin Sr. and Margaret Lane, in Waynesville, Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Carol, of the home; son Vance Lane (Charlene), of Licking; grandchildren, Logan and Kameryn…

 Douglas “Doug” Lynn Keaton, 69, of Erie, Kansas, passed away on March 28, 2025, in Joplin, Missouri. Doug was born on December 25, 1955, in Waynesville, Missouri, to Don and Vergena Keaton. He grew up in O’Fallon, Missouri, where he attended school. As a young man, he worked alongside his father at Beachner Construction, laying…

Judith Arlene (Noel) Pilz was born April 15, 1940, in Halliday, Arkansas, to Samuel Purvis Noel and Opal Marie (Hampton) Noel. She departed this life peacefully at The Arbors in Rolla, Missouri, on March 19, 2025, at the age of 84 years and 11 months. She grew up in the small rural town of Halliday,…