Area Obituaries

Leta Brown, 88, formally of Kahoka, Missouri passed away at 9:06 am, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Leta was born on October 2, 1937, in Kirksville, Missouri to Earl James Washington and Audrey Bell (Francis) Barnes. She was united in marriage to Harold D Brown and to this union seven children were born, they later divorced. She then enjoyed the companionship of J. W. Perry for many years, and he preceded her death on September 26, 2005. Leta was a hard worker; she worked in housekeeping at the Clark County Nursing Home…

John Dwight Grogan, 72, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, in the loving company of his family. John was born November 3, 1953, in Keokuk, Iowa, to John Henry and Joan (Potts) Grogan. He was united in marriage to Merri Atwater on November 8, 1975. To this union, two children were born, John Christopher and Lauren Rae. John and Merri treasured their 50 years together and demonstrated the meaning of their wedding vows with commitment and dedication to one another. Through the years, they made a…

August 6, 1932 – May 26, 2026 U.S. Veteran Dr. Lowell “Max” McRobert, 93, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at McCrite Plaza in Kansas City. Max was born in rural Scotland County, Missouri, to Leland and Irma (Burrus) McRobert and was raised on the family farm. He attended Fort Donaldson School, a very small rural country school in Scotland County, through the 8th grade, then attended Scotland County High School in Memphis, Missouri, graduating in 1950. Max first attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in the fall of 1950 before transferring to the University…

Casey Ray Starrett, 17 of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at his home. The son of Spencer Ray Starrett and Trinity Noelle (Tallman) Sowers, he was born on October 7, 2008 in Memphis, Missouri. Casey attended Schuyler R-1 High School and would graduate with the class of 2027. Casey is survived by his parents, Spencer Starrett and wife, Amanda of Lancaster, Missouri and Trinity Sowers and husband, Travis of Brunswick, Missouri; brothers, Hayden Williams of Kirksville, Missouri, Jace Miller of Kirksville, Missouri and Vernon and Ivan Sowers of Brunswick, Missouri; grandparents, Dennis and Kathy Starrett of…

Delores Jean Durant, 84, of Wyaconda, passed away peacefully at her family’s home in Newton, Iowa, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Jean was born, in the childhood home, on June 5, 1941 to Arthur Orville Steele and Letha Belle (Lawson) Steele in Wyaconda, Missouri, where she grew up with her parents and siblings on the family farm. She earned her high school degree from Wyaconda Missouri B1 consolidated school with the class of 1959. Jean was baptized in 1952 at the Wyaconda Christian Church. Jean spent most of her adult life in Newton, Iowa. She was active in the St. Luke’s…

December 20, 1964 – May 5, 2026 Henry Franklin Schubert, 61 of rural Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The son of Donald Edwin and Mary Maude (Camden) Schubert, he was born on December 20, 1964 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a 1983 graduate of the Schuyler R-I High School in Lancaster, Missouri. On May 22, 1991 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Queen City, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Marcia Ann Kearns and to this union two children were born, Tucker and…

Memphis, Missouri July 19, 1934 – April 6, 2026 Pat Fromm, 91 years old, of Memphis, Mo., passed on April 6, surrounded by her loved ones. Pat was born in Birmingham, MO, to Arnold and Dorothy (Owens) Runge, and was raised on a farm outside DeWitt, MO While attending Brunswick High School, she met Donald Fromm, who became the love of her life for more than 70 years. The couple were married March 7, 1953, and moved to the Kansas City area. There they raised their four children, Kimberly, Kevin, Kelly and Kenny. With four children born in six years…