Obituaries

Bruce Allen Higgins, age 76, of Princeton, MO, passed away on November 14, 2025, at the Crestview Home in Bethany, MO.

Willis Carrol Dickerson, 92, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home, on November 6, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Dixie Carol Trent-Hill was born Oct. 27, 1937 in Sullivan County, Pennville, MO at her parents’ home. She was the daughter of Leland Eugene and Nadine (Bachman) McDonald. Dixie passed away Nov. 1, 2025, at the age of 88 years at the Putnam County Care Center.

A beloved member of the Macon community, Duane Willis Snyder, 85, passed away peacefully of natural causes on October 18, 2025, in Columbia, Missouri—just one week after celebrating his 85th birthday surrounded by four generations of his adoring family.

Howard Raymond Raef “Cowboy”, age 66, of Lucerne, Missouri, passed away October 21st, 2025, at his home.

Hubert Allen Staggs, 95, of Seymour, Iowa, passed on to his eternal home on October 19th, 2025, at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa.

Gary Ray Cridlebaugh, age 75, of Centerville, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Centerville.

Sue Oden, 88, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025, at the Putnam County Care Center after a brief stay.

Gary Dean Davis, 90, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away on October 9, 2025. He was born on March 15, 1935, in Unionville. He was the son of Lester “Poppy” Davis and Gayle Morrow Davis.

Norma Arlene Putnam of Unionville, MO passed away Sunday September 28, 2025, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa, after a short stay there.

Willa Mae Altes, born Willa Mae Cowen on October 27, 1941, in Wheatland, Missouri, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 83.

Janet McKean of Rolla, Missouri, died September 17, 2025, at her beloved Ozarks cabin above the Jacks Fork River in Shannon County,...

Clara Johnson, age 83, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away on September 23, 2025, at the University of Missouri Hospital.

D.O. Van Dyne never had a lot, never needed a lot and never wanted a lot. He was, by all accounts, a poor country boy. And yet, over a lifetime of 96 years, he found everything.

Isabelle Sue Stark, age 79 passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025, at Pearl’s II in Princeton, MO where she had been a resident since December of 2023.