Area Obituaries

Tommi Maria Goodfellow, age 22, daughter of Tony Goodfellow, Sr., Randy and Amy Smith (Sergent), and Robert DeMitry, was born in Houston, Mo., on March 31, 1999. She passed away September 14, 2021, in her home with her boyfriend, in Raymondville, Mo. Tommi was preceded in death by her dad, Robert DeMitry; her stepmother, Jaime…

Donald Aaron Hathaway, age 75, was born January 11, 1946, to Basil Edgar and MaryAnna (Sutton) Hathaway in Jay County, Indiana. Along with his parents and six siblings, he moved to a farm near Plato in 1951. He started school the following year in Plato and went on to graduate from high school there in…

Ricky Dean Kidd, age 60, was born July 7, 1961, in Houston, Mo., to Roosevelt Leonard and Virginia (Bates) Kidd. He passed away unexpectedly at home in Licking, Mo., on September 12, 2021. Ricky is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Richard Kidd and Dale Kidd; a sister, Regina Kidd; and his son,…

  Karen Lee Katzman, 66, of Licking, passed away on July 23, 2021. Karen was born in Granite City, Ill., to Robert and Alma (Shemonia) Fisher on February 8, 1955. Karen enjoyed crafts, gardening, watching TV, and listening to Kid Rock. She loved to spend time with her family and friends. Karen is survived by…

Terri Kathleen (Woodruff) Smith, age 55, of Licking, passed away September 2, 2021. Born in Charleston, Mo., on December 3, 1965, Terri was the daughter of Roy Nathan Woodruff and Wilma Faye (Coleman) Woodruff. Terri worked in sales and customer service. Following in her father’s footsteps, she even had her CDL for a short time.…

  Susan L. Brawley, age 60, of Licking, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Phelps Health in Rolla. Susan was born June 23, 1961, in Boise, Idaho, a daughter to the late Carl and Patsey (Terry) Woods. On November 3, 2006, she was united in marriage to John Brawley in Harrison, Ark. She…

Pamela June Dye, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the age of 57. She was born in Houston, Mo., on May 16, 1964, to the late Robert Franklin Mathis and Helen June (Wilson) Mathis. On September 24, 1989, she married Ralph Martin Dye, who survives. Pam worked as a…

Steven LaDon Duncan, of St. Charles, Mo., passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at the age of 58. He was born on January 29, 1963, to Kenneth and Ulah (Wiseman) Duncan in Texas County, Mo. He is preceded in death by his mother, Ulah Pearl Pursifull. He is survived by his wife, Lisa (Columbo) Duncan…

Stephen Bart Denbow passed away Friday, September 3, at the age of 62. Please join a celebration of the life of Steve Denbow on Saturday, September 11 at the Licking High School auditorium. Visitation is from 1-3 p.m. with prayer and remembrance from 3-3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be…

Darrell Lee Aldrich, 46, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 31, 2021, from an undiagnosed heart defect. He was born June 28, 1975, at St Joseph’s Hospital in Alton, Ill., the son of Leroy and Carolyn (Hart) Aldrich. He attended St Matthew’s grade school until his family moved to Bucyrus, Mo., in February 1985. He graduated…