Area Obituaries

  Carol Ann Samel was born in Watseka, Ill., to Willis and Lucille Rasmussen on September 27,1945. Carol attended school in Onarga, Ill., until her junior year when her family moved to Elsberry, Mo. She graduated from Elsberry High School in May of 1964. Carol married Warren David Hare in 1965 and a daughter was…

Blanche E. (Beasley) Bogart, age 85, of Licking, daughter of Raymond and Mildred Beasley, was born on June 20, 1936. She went to be with the Lord on November 17, 2021. Blanche was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Connie Bogart; sister-in-law, Margaret Beckham (Gene); and brothers-in-law, Russell Bogart, William Bogart and Howard Lynch.…

Brittany Nicole Cook, daughter of Bob and Connie Cook, was born on September 14, 1990, in Houston, Mo., and departed this life on Sunday, November 14, 2021. She was 31 years and 2 months of age. She was born and raised at Plato, Mo., and graduated from Plato High School in 2009. She was an…

Louise Ella Akers, daughter of Ollie E. Williams and Grace Viola (Thomas) Williams, was born in Kinderpost, Mo., November 4, 1929. She went to be with the Lord on November 11, 2021, making her age at the time of her death 92 years and 1 week. Louise was raised by her mother and her stepfather,…

Grace Virginia Hudson nee Nelson, age 102, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Mo., with her granddaughter by her side. She was born February 4, 1919, in Dent Co., Montauk, Mo. Grace was the seventh child born to William Marion and Susan Caroline (Bain) Nelson. Grace went to school…

Phillip Lee Case, of Licking, Mo., was born on April 28, 1942, in St. Louis to Milford L. Case and Rosalie V. Cahill Case. He passed away on November 4, 2021, at the age of 79. Phillip grew up in Fenton, Mo., where he attended Vandover Elementary and Eureka High School. He served four years…

Judith “Judy” Lea Murray, 62, passed away after a courageous battle with breast cancer on November 4, 2021, at their home in Houston, Mo., with her husband alongside. Her family will deeply miss her, as she was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Born on August 24, 1959, Judy was the daughter of the…

Sharon Kay McCoy, age 72, of Houston, Mo., passed away November 5, 2021, at Texas County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 27, 1949, in Houston, Mo., to Elmer “Pap” and Virda Aliene “Ma” (Massey) McCoy. She is preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Jimmy David. Sharon is…

Arthur Lee Wade was born May 24, 1940, to the late Charles and Cora Wade in Bloodland, Mo., (Present-Day, Fort Leonard Wood). He went to be with the Lord on November 7, 2021, in the company of his family. He is preceded in death by his wife Glenda Fay, his parents Charles and Cora Wade,…

Sonja Victrica Eaton, age 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 2, 2021, in Springfield, Mo. She was born on January 22, 1939, in Utica, Mo. to Holbert Bryan and Byrl Higginbotham. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband James Eaton. She is survived…