Area Obituaries

Robert W. Steinbach passed away on February 2, 2023, at his home in Bishop Spencer Place. Bob was born August 10, 1925, in Shelbina, Missouri, to Albert W. and Marie Turner Steinbach. He graduated from Northwestern University and served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1952, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Fort Lewis,…

Robert J. “Bob” Vickers, age 100 years and 5 months of Clarence, Missouri, passed away on February 7, 2023 at the Clarence Care Center, where he had been living for more than eight years. Bob was born to Robert Lewis and Hallie Mae (Wickham) Vickers on August 13, 1922, on the family farm in Hagers…

David Leroy Miller, 83, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday evening January 31, 2023.   Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery in Shelby County near Bethel, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Edina, Missouri.   David was…

Carolyn Virginia Jones, 87, of Shelbyville, Mo., passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Salt River Community Care in Shelbina, Mo. Carolyn was born on August 18, 1935, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Earl Edward and Florence Vivian (Peters) Forman. She was married to Ursa Parsons and to this union two children were born,…

  Charla Ann Broughton, 80, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, January 26, 2023, at her home in Shelbina, Mo.   Charla was born October 19, 1942, in Shelbina, the daughter of Claude Pearl and Anna Lois (Blackford) Tyner. She was united in marriage to George Raymond Broughton on October 25, 1960, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church…

  James Cecil Fisher, 91, of Shelbina, Mo., passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Monroe Manor in Paris, Mo.   He was born on March 21, 1931, in rural Monroe County, Mo., the son of Joseph and Addie Mary Layten Fisher. On June 20, 1953, he was united in marriage to Lena Margaret Thrasher…

Joseph “Duane” Fountain, 87, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, surrounded by family. Duane was born January 25, 1935, in Colony, Missouri, the youngest son of Nolan and Hazel Baltzell Fountain. At a young age his parents moved to Edina, Missouri, and Duane attended school in Edina and graduated from the Edina…

Patricia Jean Smoot,  90, of Shelbina, Mo., passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at the Shelbina Villa. Patricia was born February 11, 1932, in Rutledge, Mo., the daughter of Cecil and Lucile (Twitchell) Morrison. She was united in marriage to Marion Leon Smoot on April 15, 1951, in Shelbina. He preceded her in death on…

Charles Antone “Tony” Hunolt, was born at his family’s home in Leonard, Mo., on February 27, 1934.  He died December 24, 2022, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 9 months, and 27 days. Tony attended school in Shelbyville, Mo., where he played baseball and basketball.  His senior…

   Evelyn Dale Johnston, 83, of Newark, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.    Evelyn was born on August 28, 1939, in Leonard, Missouri, the daughter of Roy Alton and Frances Hopper Wood.   She attended Plevna Elementary and graduated from the Edina High School in the Class…