Obituaries

James Louis Gerling

LATHROP - James Louis Gerling, 71, of Lathrop, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Excelsior Springs Medical Center. He was born February 2, 1950, in Boonville, son of John Leo and Bertha Louise (Imhoff) Gerling.

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John A. Armstrong

RAYMORE - John A. Armstrong, 90, formerly of Boonville, MO, died on December 1st in Raymore, Missouri. He was born on October 7, 1931, on the family farm located east of McKittrick, MO. He was the fourth son of Joseph and Augusta Armstrong. John attended grade school in McKittrick, and High School in Hermann graduating in May of 1949. He was a member of the Hermann High School FFA Champion Dairy Judging Team. In 1952 he left the family farm to enlist in the United States Coast Guard, serving his country during the Korean War.

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Bobbie Irvin

NEW FRANKLIN - Roberta Ann “Bobbie” Irvin, 80, of New Franklin, passed away December 6, 2021 at Ashley Manor in Boonville. Bobbie was born in San Francisco, California on December 23, 1940 a daughter of the late Carroll Lee and Olive Lillian Grieve Jones.

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Raymond Twenter

BOONVILLE - Raymond L. Twenter, 80, of Boonville passed away surrounded by his family Monday, November 29, 2021, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.

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Faith Noelle Eunice Vance

WOOLDRIDGE - Faith Noelle Eunice Vance, 21, formerly of Wooldridge, passed away on Saturday, November 20,2021 at her home of Pilot Grove, Missouri. She was born December 29,1999 in Columbia, Mo. She is the daughter of David and Janie Vance of Wooldridge, mother of 4 year old son Tanner who was her pride and joy, and she was the beloved sister to Forest Vance of Columbia,Mo., and two aunts, Barbara Vance, Pittsburgh,Pa. and Sheryl Wood, Boonville, Mo.

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George Grindstaff

George Grindstaff, 88, passed away November 30, 2021 at the Riverdell Care Center in Boonville, MO. Norman George Grindstaff was born March 23, 1933 in Harrisburg, MO, a son to the late Grover and Mary Elizabeth (Howard) Grindstaff.

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John A. Armstrong

John A. Armstrong, 90, formerly of Hermann, MO, died on December 1st in Raymore, Missouri. He was born on October 7, 1931, on the family farm located east of McKittrick, MO. He was the fourth son of Joseph and Augusta Armstrong.

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Charles Ballard

BOONVILLE - Charles E Ballard, 79 of Boonville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 20, 2021. Charles was born Charles E Reeves on December 5, 1941, the son of Donald Pershing Reeves and Geneva Ann Fletcher.

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Lynda Lyles

TIPTON - Lynda Kaye Lyles, 65, of Tipton, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at StoneBridge Villa Marie Nursing Home in Jefferson City, MO. She was born August 26, 1956, in Tipton, MO, a daughter of Jr.

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