Jan Meeks
Sep 9, 2025
The daughter of Danny L. and Carolyn (Bull) Hinds, Jan Michelle (Hinds) Meeks was born in Bloomfield, Iowa on April 8, 1960. She passed away at the Boone Medical Center in Columbia, MO on September 9, 2025.
She attended school at Scotland County R-1 and graduated with the class of 1978. She attended CMSU but found her heart was back at...
Tina Peterson
Aug 27, 2025
Tina Peterson, 63, of Memphis, MO, passed away August 27, 2025, at her home in Memphis. Tina was born in Kirksville, MO to Clark and Mary (Peterson) Simpson on April 25, 1962. In February 1982 she was united in marriage to Lance Peterson and to this union three children were born.
Tina’s greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren. She...
George Koontz
Aug 12, 2025
George William Koontz, died August 12, 2025 at Schuyler County Nursing Care Center, Queen City, Missouri. He was born at Ottumwa,Iowa, on December 4, 1948, to Lawrence and Eleanor (Schuck) Koontz of Memphis, Missouri.
George married Diana Elaine Scott on September 30, 1978, at the Memphis United Methodist Church, Memphis, Missouri. He was raised by his parents on a Hereford and...
Betty N. Wheeler
Jul 23, 2025
Betty N. (Bissell) Wheeler, 91, of Memphis, Missouri passed away July 23, 2025, at Scotland County Hospital where she had been in a “Comfort Care” area. She was born on August 21, 1933, the daughter of Buford and Bessie Bissell. Betty attended high school in Memphis, Missouri and graduated from there in 1951. After graduating high school Betty held different...
Ava Mae Probst
Jun 23, 2025
Ava Mae Probst, 94, of Memphis, Missouri passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.
She was the daughter of Charles Edward and Pauline Evelyn (Mason) Campbell. With the exception of the two years living in Iowa, she lived her entire life in Scotland County and attended Scotland County schools. She first married Rex Eastin....
Wyatt Harold McClamroch
May 17, 2025
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Wyatt Harold McClamroch, age 63, of Columbia, MO died Saturday, May 17, 2025 at his home.
Wyatt, the son of Denver See McClamroch and Carolyn “Kay” (Daggs) Eggleston was born on November 14, 1961 in Bloomfield, Iowa. On January 17, 1980 he married Brenda Marie Hill. To this union three daughters were born, Violet Marie, Crystal Venora, and Amy Nicole. Then...
Brian Keith Consbrock
Apr 28, 2025
Brian Keith Consbrock, 61, of Memphis, MO, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025. The son of Richard and Norma (Hoenig) Consbrock he was born June 14, 1963 in San Diego, CA. Due to Richard being in the United States Navy the family relocated often.
Brian would talk often about New Porte, Rhode Island, Richard playing taps at Arlington Cemetery in the...
Loyd Leon Gordy
Apr 27, 2025
Loyd Leon Gordy was born in Scotland County Missouri, just north of Granger to Thomas Anderson Gordy and Mabel Neoma Kinney Gordy on June 15, 1932. Loyd was one of 10 children.
He graduated form Gorin High School in 1950. One of the first jobs was working in wheat fields in Colorado with relatives for a couple of years, he also...
Lorraine Rush
Apr 26, 2025
Helen Lorraine Rush, was born August 14, 1927, and passed away on April 26, 2025. Lorraine was the eldest child of Glen and Louise Fugate also of Memphis.
Lorraine was born and raised in Scotland County area. She loved working at her dad’s grocery store, (Fugate Grocery) on the west side of the square where she could interact with all the...
Linda Diane (Ahland) Marlowe
Apr 25, 2025
Linda Diane (Ahland) Marlowe, 68, of Queen City, Missouri, formerly of Memphis, Missouri, passed away April 25, 2025 at the Schuyler County Nursing Home where she was under hospice care. She was born December 21, 1956, the daughter of Walter William (Butch) Ahland, Jr. and Fayetta May Powell in Kirksville, Missouri.
Linda attended school in Memphis, Missouri and graduated high school...
John R. Schenk
Apr 9, 2025
John R. Schenk,82, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2025, at Kirksville Manor Care Center. He was born on August 5, 1942, in Scotland County, Missouri to parents, Paul and Ruby Schenk. He was welcomed by sisters Mary, Joanna, and Esther.
John was a graduate of Scotland County R-1 High School in May 1962 and while in high school he enjoyed...
Carolyn V. Hinds
Mar 19, 2025
Carolyn V. Hinds, 90, of Memphis passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 19, 2025, at her home under hospice care with her family by her side. She was the daughter of Chan & Velma (Dietrick) Bull and was the first born of twin daughters on November 11, 1934, at Ottumwa, Iowa. Their mother died of complications of child birth. The twins...
Loren Wickert
Mar 12, 2025
Loren Iford Wickert, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and longtime resident of the Memphis community, passed away peacefully in hospice care at the Schuyler County Nursing Home on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the age of 92. Born September 14, 1932, to Ralph Roosevelt Wickert and Bertha Lee (Jones) Wickert, Loren's life was a testament to the values of hard...
Janet Lee Holton
Mar 1, 2025
Janet Lee Holton, 73, of Downing, MO, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 1, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 9, 1951, in Milton, IA to Gerald and Josephine (Kent) House at the family home. Janet lived a life full of love, kindness, and devotion to her family...
Dennis C. Kraus
Feb 27, 2025
Dennis Calvin Kraus was born to Calvin and Melba Cletus (Hopp) Kraus on December 22, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa. He died on February 27, 2025 in the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. Dennis attended Arbela School until the 8th grade and then graduated high school from Scotland County High School in 1963.
He was married to Mary Lou (Tague) Cline...
Phil Aylward
Feb 21, 2025
Philip Eugene Aylward, 87 of Memphis, MO passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15, 1938 in rural Memphis to Lee and Marjorie Aylward. He married Joyce Elaine Kiddoo on May 21, 1955. The couple lived and farmed north of Memphis for nearly 70 years where they raised three children; Scott,...
Robert "Dynamite" Owings
Feb 12, 2025
Robert Owings, 86, of Memphis, MO was the son of Lorin and Dixie L. (Bear) Owings. He was born in ReedsVille, MO in Callaway County, Missouri, February 18, 1938, and passed away at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO February 12, 2025.
In 1954 the whole Owings family moved to Memphis.
He enlisted with the U.S. Air Force, in November of...
James M. Hudson
Feb 6, 2025
James M. Hudson, 42, of Memphis, Missouri passed away Thursday evening, February 6, 2025 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. The son of Richard Hudson and Rebecca A.Braden, he was born February 18, 1982 at Oskaloosa, Iowa. James graduated from Scotland County High School with the class of 2000.
Before his health declined he worked doing different jobs, the...
Ruth Elaine Ludwick
Jan 28, 2025
Ruth Elaine Ludwick, 90, of Gorin, Missouri passed away January 28, 2025 at her home.
She was born September 20,1934 in Memphis, MO, the daughter of Wilford Claude and Mabel Hilda Watkins Ludwick.
She worked many jobs throughout her life including factory, restaurant and insurance work, farming, horse training, and truck driving.
Ruth was an avid equestrian who thoroughly enjoyed riding any chance...
Mary C. Ketchum
Jan 26, 2025
Funeral services for Mary C. Ketchum, 97, of Kirksville will be held Wednesday morning, 1/29, at 11:00 A.M. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis, Missouri with David Holton and Sam Burkholder officiating. Interment will follow in the Memphis Cemetery.
Mary passed away Sunday morning, 1/26, under Hospice Care at the Northeast Regional Medical Center at Kirksville.
Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday...
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