East High School Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Rayma Sue Pilkenton passed away on December 26 2025 at the age of 70 years. Nana as she was known to the younger generations that held a permanent place in her heart was born on September 27 1955 to Raymond Austin and Donna Sue Peck Severs in Stella Missouri. Rayma graduated from East Newton High Sc...

Sue Ann Young age 87 of Kansas City MO passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord on January 15 2026 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on December 11 1938 in Kansas City MO to Elby J. and Edith Chesser. As a young girl Sue enjoyed visiting her family in Arkansas and she be...

Michael Sheridan Sears arrived in this world in the middle of World War II and promptly spent the rest of his life advocating for peace curiosity and love. Born in Atlanta Georgia the eldest son of Robert William Sears and Iola Mae Graves Michael entered a world of motion and uncertaintyfitting as h...

of Blue Springs Missouri was peacefully mercifully called to glory on January 25 2026 at 549 p.m. in her home. Sister Bridgette was born on April 16 1962 in Shreveport Louisiana to her late dad JC Battle and mom Shirley Edwards. The Edwards relocated to Kansas City when sister Bridgette was very yo...

June J. Hatfield was born in Kansas City Missouri on June 26 1943. She was the youngest child of John W Hatfield and Grace Ann Owens Hatfield. Junes oldest sibling Kathaleen was 15 years old when June was born. In between Kathaleen and June were "the boys" Johnny Gene and Virgil. June graduated from...

Carole Lynn Henry 87 of Quitman passed away Monday September 29 2025 at McClelland Compassionate Care in Meridian. She was born Thursday November 4 1937. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday October 1 2025 at 1030 am at Newton County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Bob Followell officiating. She ...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Michael Leon Stahl 67 of Washington passed away on December 15 2025. Michael son of the late Theodore Stahl and Marva Jean nee Baker was born on January 29 1958 in Aurora Colorado. He received his education from Washington High School East Central College Radio Broadcasting School and the University...

Beloved mother and grandmother Virginia Mae Folkerts 104 of Mt. Olive Illinois passed away peacefully on Friday October 17 2025 at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center in Gillespie Illinois. Born on August 8 1921 in Peoria Illinois she was the daughter of Howard and Emma Kiel Pierson. Virginia graduate...

Lee B. Presson Jr. age 77 passed away on January 22 2026 at his home in St. Louis Missouri surrounded by his family. Formerly of East Prairie MO. He was a graduate of East Prairie High School Class of 1966. He was born on May 24 1948 in Cairo Illinois to the late LB. Presson Sr. and Effie Brantley ...

Allyscia Chinetta ClerkBeamon Johnson affectionately called Pooh was born on October 9 1986 in Greenville MS to Josephine Clerk and the late John F. Beamon Sr. She is the oldest child and only daughter of Josephine and John. She has two brothers that were extremely blessed to have shared her life as...

was born on January 221942 in Augusta Woodruff County Arkansas. She was the sixth of seven children the family moved to the St Louis Missouri area in 1944. She was preceded in death by her mother Lula Mae Reeves Shannon her loving father Jossko Shannon two sisters Louise Shannon Thomas and Juanita S...

Kelly H Barker died on December 16 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart Florida. He was born in Mississippi County Missouri to Lonnie Eugene Barker and Clora W. Hopgood Barker and was raised on the Barker Family Home Place in the area known as Barkers Ridge. The farm shaped his l...

Steven R. Tobben 60 of Washington Missouri passed away on January 2 2026. Steve was born on May 4 1965 in Washington the son of the late Robert G. Tobben and Mary ne Suttmoeller. He received his education at St. Francis Borgia High School and East Central College. Steve was employed by Sporlan Valve...

LeRoy Vonasek 85 of Warren MN passed away Tuesday morning January 6 2026 at North Valley Health Center in Warren. LeRoy Anthony Vonasek was born on March 13 1940 the son of Henry and Anna Sirek Vonasek. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and a longtime member of Sts. Peter Paul Cat...

Cynthia Cindy Lou Andrews 72 of St. Louis Mo. passed away in Creve Coeur Mo. on December 23 2025 She was born on October 16 1952 at Kennett Mo. A graduate of SenathHornersville High School and Southeast Missouri State University Cindy had a long career as an educator primarily at Robinson Elementary...

Donna May Pruner Welte 76 of Springfield Missouri formerly of Lancaster Missouri passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joesph Missouri. The daughter of John Eugene and Zelpha May Ruggles Pruner she was born on June 12 1949 in Centerville Iowa. She was a graduate of Kirksvi...

Ruth Margaret Mutran 81 Greentown passed away peacefully at 600 pm Tuesday January 20 2026 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 6 1944 in East St. Louis Missouri the daughter of the late John Boerm Ruth Ham Ohlendorf. On March 10 1990 she married Thomas S. Mutran who preceded he...

Sally Nadine Taylor 58 of St. Joseph Missouri passed away Tuesday December 2 2025 in St. Joseph MO. She was born March 19 1967 in St. Joseph MO daughter of the late Dorothy and Lloyd Taylor. She graduated from Lafayette High School and worked at East Hill Mall for many years. She enjoyed spending ti...

Douglas Hoyle, age 72, of Waverly, Missouri, passed away on Saturday at 11:50 a.m., August 12, 2023, at his home and with his loving wife by his side.Douglas was born in Middleton, New Jersey, on August 15, 1950, to the late Herbert Lee Hoyle and Mildred (Young) Hoyle.He attended school in New Jerse...

Annie Jewel Polk age 89 of Raymore Missouri passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at the Foxwood Springs Living Center. Jewel was born in Henderson Texas on July 8 1936 the daughter of Walter F. Gray and Elener Wright. Jewel attended various schools in East Texas. Shortly after high school Jewe...

Memorial services will take place on Tuesday February 3 at the Nelson Memorial United Methodist Church in East Prairie. Visitation will start at 1100 a.m. until the Funeral at 100 p.m. Pastors Beth Allen and George White will officiate. Ann was born on February 12 1932 in Charleston Missouri to John...