Aurora High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Brenda Maureen Garner, age 76, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, at her home. She was born on May 6, 1949, in Picher, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ernest and Nellie (Anderson) Garner.Brenda was a 1967 graduate of Aurora High School in Aurora, Missouri, and was a United...

Mrs. Sarah Williams Johnson 85 of Drummonds Tennessee passed away Thursday February 12 2026 at Oak Haven Assisted Living in Huron Tennessee. Sarah Williams Johnson was the youngest of three daughters born to Clarence and Mary Keziah Blount Williams on August 29 1940 in Westport Tennessee. Sarah atte...

Peggy Jean Fitzpatrick, age 71, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones on the family farm. She was born on September 2, 1954, in Aurora, Missouri. The daughter of Hubert and Fern (Bradley) Wells.Peggy was a 1972 graduate of Marionville Hig...

Joyce was born on April 19 1948 in Aurora Missouri to Floyd and Mary Kelley. At a young age she moved with her family to Arkansas City Kansas where she grew up and attended school. Joyce flourished academically and socially going straight from high school into college where she earned her associate ...

John Fredrick Fritz, 85, of Freistatt, Missouri, passed away on January 8, 2026, with his wife by his side at Mercy Hospital Aurora, after a long and full life rooted in faith, family, and hard work. He was born on September 26, 1940, on the family farm in Freistatt to Martin and Renata (Block) Frit...

Eric Clinton Henke 43 of Marionville Missouri was called home to Heaven on Monday January 19 2026 while at Mercy Hospital in Springfield Missouri. He was born in Alton Illinois on September 25 1982 the son of Sheila Johnson Bergeron. He was united in marriage in Goshen Indiana in November of 2002 to...

Mary Christene Scherer, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. She was born June 8, 1941, in Monroe, Iowa, the daughter of Tone and Bessie (Robison) Aalbers.Mary was a 1959 graduate of Monroe High School...

George Harper was born in Goodland, Kansas to Paul Burkley Harper, Sr, and Catherine Veronica Thummel on February 14, 1947. Siblings, Paul Burkley Harper, Jr., Beverly Grant, Patricia Bowen. The Harper family moved when George was a child to Colorado Springs where he grew up and graduated high schoo...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robin Suneson, age 69, of Marionville, Missouri. Rob passed away peacefully at 5:55 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Missouri. He was surrounded by his wife, Nancy; his sons, Joe, and Steven; his daught...

Patricia “Trish” Sue Csupak, age 84, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 25, 1941, the daughter of Henry and Iva (Payne) Burgess.Trish was a graduate of Marionville High School, class of 1959. Saved as a t...

Johnnie Edgar Springer, age 77, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 7:16 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Cox South Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri. He was born on August 4, 1948, in Hurley, Missouri, the son of Edgar Allen and Ole Muriel (Morris) Springer.Johnnie was a 1966 graduate of Mar...

Steven Gary Eley, age 65, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 3:25 a.m. on Monday, October 6, 2025, at his home. He was born January 2, 1960, in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Charles and Haroldene (Parks) Eley.Steven was a 1978 graduate of Blue Eye High School in Blue Eye, Missouri. He worked in...

Gale Austin Janes, age 74, of Marionville, Missouri, went to be with the Lord at 10:09 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 11, 1950, in Aurora, Missouri, the son of Howard and Virginia (Hood) Janes.Gale was a 1968 graduate of Marionville High Sc...

Ivas “Bobbi” (Johnson) Kerans, 82, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on her farm on April 15, 2025, in the presence of her loving husband, Noel.Bobbi was born on August 7, 1942, in Aurora, Missouri, while her family lived on the Goose Creek place near Marionville. She was the ...

Lynda Burdale Moore, age 75, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born August 2, 1948, in Sylva, North Carolina, the daughter of Alvin and Wilma (Morgan) Frizzell.Lynda attended high school in North Car...

Shirley Mae Andrus, age 77, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away at 4:14 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born December 7, 1946, in Aurora, Missouri, the daughter of Clifford and Verna (Gibbs) Andrus.Shirley was a 1964 graduate of Marionville ...

Mary Elizabeth Willett age 89 of Cassville Missouri passed away Friday January 30 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Aurora Missouri. She was born on September 17 1936 in Jonesboro Arkansas the daughter of Theodore Franklin and Eunice Emery Bushong Spence. Mary attended and graduated from Nettleton High Scho...

Teresa Ruth Teri Smith age 69 of Seligman Missouri passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. She was born December 18 1956 in Sioux Falls South Dakota the daughter of Delbert and Wilma Irene Bruton Overman. In December of 1999 she was united in marriage to...

Mary Elizabeth McWilliams, 87, Carthage, Missouri, a beacon of love and generosity, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Oak Pointe of Carthage. She was born on May 3, 1938, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of the late Forrest Miller and Lucille (Burrow) Miller.A proud 1956 gradu...

Robert Franklin Wilber passed away peacefully at his home on October 21 2025 in Monett. He was in Hospice Care while battling heart disease. He was born on December 14 1955 in Carthage Missouri. Rob as he was known as became a member of and served in the Missouri National Guard in 1976. He attended ...

Carroll Dea Hilton, age 91, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Seneca House in Seneca, Missouri. He was born March 3, 1934, in Osa, Missouri, the son of Guy and Golda (Bowling) Hilton.Carroll was a 1952 graduate of Aurora High School and along with h...

Elizabeth Ann Malicoat, age 61, of Verona, Missouri, passed away at 12:47 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri. She was born on December 7, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Kenneth Roy and Joyce (Reed) Millsap.Elizabeth was a 1982 high sch...

Carole Ann Jennings, age 90, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 5:25 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the Aurora Nursing Center. She was born April 19, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Beringer) McMurtrie Sr.Carole was a 1953 high school graduate and worked fo...

Eugene “Gene” Killman Jr., age 59, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 4:44 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025. He was born on September 23, 1966, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Eugene Killman Sr. and Sandra Marie (Kills The Enemy) Killman.Gene was a 1984 graduate of Marionville High School in M...

Carolyn Sue Wise, age 88, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Oak Pointe of Monett, Missouri. She was born February 21, 1937, in Republic, Missouri, the daughter of Russell and Bernice (Davis) Bassore.Sue was a 1955 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School in Mt...

Robert Wayne Lackey, age 96, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born January 26, 1929, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, the son of Guy and Ethel (Pierce) Lackey.Wayne was a 1947 graduate of Aurora High School. He was...

Kevin James Kimberling, age 70, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, at his home. He was born February 2, 1955, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Paul Odell and Morna Grace (Wineman) Kimberling.Kevin was a 1974 graduate of Reeds Spring High School in Reeds Spring, M...

Freddie Lou DePriest, age 85, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026, at the Aurora Nursing Center. He was born August 14, 1940, in Thomasville, Missouri, the son of Lewis Emil and Mildred Lee (Lawson) DePriest.Freddie was a 1958 graduate of Parkview High School in ...

Jeci Mora Ramos, Jr., age 86, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born October 30, 1938, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Jeci Mora and Olivia (Pena) Ramos, Sr.Jeci was a 1957 graduate of Lawto...

Eldon Braxton Cook known to his family and close friends affectionately as Braxton 65 years old passed away on December 21 2025 at home in Belton Missouri with his wife of 42 years Jackie and family by his side. He was born on September 24 1960 in Aurora Missouri to Eldon and Claudia Cook. He was th...