Obituaries

Ruth M. Wieland, 86, of Lone Elm, MO, went to her heavenly home on Thursday January 13, 2022 peacefully at her home. She was born on May8, 1935, the daughter of Ernest Theodore and Louise Alvina (Strobel) Bleich, at the family farm located on the Moniteau and Cole County line.

Joyce Joann (Thomas) Earles, 83, a longtime Liberty resident, went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2022, at Liberty Hospital. Joyce was born June 24, 1938, in Boonville, MO, the third of five children of Marion Eugene and Nora Estelle (Watts) Thomas.

Fortified by the anointing of the Holy Catholic Church, The Reverend Paul Marion Hartley passed away peacefully at Boone Hospital, Columbia, Missouri on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. A prayer service will be held at SS.

Martha Jean (Roy) Jewett, 90, of Boonville passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2021, at Riverdell Care Center in Boonville. Visitation for Martha will be 10:00 to 11:00 A.M.

Harley Anthony “Tony” Gibson Jr., 75, of Franklin, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation for Tony will be at Howard Funeral Home Monday, January 17, 2022, from 11:00 a.m.

Louise A. Morgan, 77, of New Franklin passed away December 23, 2021 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.

Peggy Sue Ballew, age 67, formerly of New Franklin, Missouri passed away December 18, 2021 at the Iron County Medical Center in Pilot Knob, Missouri. Peggy was born on August 10, 1954 in Mexico, Missouri a daughter of Henry and Shirley Groeber Schwartz.

Cecil Junior Williams, 86, of Marshall, MO, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m.

Betty “Earlene” Hilden, 88, of Boonville passed away January 3, 2022 at Boone Health in Columbia. Earlene was born on August 6, 1933 in Cooper County, Missouri, the daughter of Lewis and Sophia Torbeck Schupp.