Obituaries

SUE ELLEN VANHORN  A private celebration of life service for Sue Ellen VanHorn, 79, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at a later date.  Mrs. VanHorn passed away Monday, September…

DAVID E. BRINK  David E. Brink, 79, Sturgeon, MO passed away Friday, September 19, 2025, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born September 1,…

RUBY MAE MEEKS  Ruby Mae Meeks, 91 of Centralia passed away on September 10, 2025, at Boone Hospital Center.  Funeral services will be held 11:30 AM Monday September 15, 2025,…

JACQUELINE “JACQUIE” SIMPSON FORREST  Jacqueline “Jacquie” Simpson Forrest, 85, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025 surrounded by her family. Born on March 8, 1940 in Glendale, California to Jack…

JANET K. (KENNEY) STOWERS  Janet K. (Kenney) Stowers, 82, Centralia, MO passed away peacefully at her residence at the Heritage Hall Nursing Center in Centralia, MO the evening of Saturday,…

RUBY MAE MEEKS  Ruby Mae Meeks, 91 of Centralia passed away on September 10, 2025, at Boone Hospital Center.  Funeral services will be held 11:30 AM Monday September 15, 2025,…

Christine Pfeiffer Allison, cradled in the comforting and warm arms of her Lord, Christine Pfeiffer Allison, 47, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025 at Fort Worth Harris Hospital. Graveside services will…

Lawrence Wayne Wright, 76, of Kansas City, MO passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, MO. He was born on September 18, 1948, in…

HARRISON WASHINGTON  Harrison Washington, 34, Centralia, MO passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Mexico, MO. He was born November 19, 1990, in Columbia, MO the son of the late…

KIMBERLY KELLY  Kimberly Kelly, 70, Columbia, MO passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Columbia Manor Care Center in Columbia, MO. She was born April 27, 1955, in Columbia,…