Area Obituaries

Fredrick Blankenship, 83, passed away January 15, 2022. He was the son of James Calvin Blankenship and Agnes Rachel Lawson “Skidmore” Blankenship, and was born March 27, 1938, at Success, Mo. Due to the death of his mother at a very young age, he was raised by his maternal aunt Martha “Lawson” Blankenship and her…

Carl Eugene Nevills, Sr., most people called him “Pops,” age 93, son of Nicholas and Velma (Smith) Nevills, was born November 16, 1928, in Lonedell, Mo. He passed away January 1, 2022, in his home in Licking, Mo. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, one son and a son-in-law. He is…

William Joseph Floyd, “Bill” or “Billy Joe” was born December 26, 1948, at Montauk, Mo., to Udolph & Maxine (Landwehr) Floyd. He passed away January 7, 2022, at 73 years of age. In 1957 or ’58, he was baptized at the First Southern Baptist Church in California. As a young boy, Bill moved around to…

Alan Michael Rodts, age 58, originally of Mishawaka, Ind., passed in peace in the early hours of January 5, 2022, surrounded by family. “Al,” as he was known to most, was born January 12, 1963, to Minniedell (Vollmer) and Alfred Rodts, and attended LaVille High School before serving in the U.S. Army for 20-plus years.…

Donald Eugene Richards, of Licking, Mo., passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the age of 85. He was born on March 17, 1936, in Bonnie, Ill., to the late William Allen Richards and the late Lula Mae (Compton) Richards. Donald married Elva Ruth Holladay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death…

Darrin Lee Hayes was born February 11, 1971, in Houston, Mo., to Ray Raymond and Sylvia (Brannam) Hayes. He entered in to rest January 4, 2022, at Texas County Memorial Hospital at the age of 50 years, 10 months and 24 days. Darrin grew up in Houston, and graduated from Houston High School with the…

Gary Leroy Sullins, born October 9, 1952, fabricated an extraordinary life within the 69 years he had on this earth. He was brought into this world by his father Leburn Sullins and mother Hellen Sullins in Kansas City, Mo. Gary began his life with Christ at a young age when he was baptized in the…

Rosemary Jackson, the daughter of Ray and Agnes (Vandevort) Smith, was born March 18, 1957, in Houston, Mo. She passed away January 4, 2022, at her home in Raymondville, Mo., at the age of 64. She was united in marriage to Henry Albert Jackson on November 8, 1976, and 3 children were born to this…

Pauline Weber, age 82, was born May 1, 1939, to Loren and Mildred (Mayfield) Girtman in Massac, Ill. She passed away January 2, 2022, at her home in Eunice, Mo. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Kenneth Weber. Pauline attended Webster Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in…

Sheila Barbara Stockton, age 73, of Licking, Mo., formerly of Granite City, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Phelps County Hospital in Rolla, Mo. Sheila was born on July 11, 1948, in Granite City, Ill, a daughter of the late Earl W. Tucker and Marcella B. (Boyer) Tucker. On May 5, 1995,…