John Bowne High School Alumni Obituaries

Norvell Dean Bowen age 87 of Clarksville TN passed away peacefully on Thursday January 22 2026 at Brookdale. A Celebration of Life will be held at 100 pm on Wednesday February 4 2026 at Woodfin Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held before the service from 1100 a.m. to 100 pm. Norvell was born on O...

On Monday January 19, 2026 our beloved mom, Novella Boone Mingo, went home to be with the Lord. She was born on December 2,1922 to the late Ernest and Eugenie Boone in Gates County North Carolina. She had an older brother, the late James Delaware Boone. It was a cold winter day when she came into t...

Bernard John Schruender 94 of Wachapreague Virginia passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 29 2026 at CommonwealthSenior Living in Onancock Virginia. Bernard Bernie was born on August 14 1931 in MethuenMassachusetts to the late Bernard F. and Gladys E. Wefers Schruender. Hewas mar...

Elaine Owens was a precious gift to the world born on March 2 1965 in Wichita Falls Texas to Diana OwensRoss and Ricky Hickman. She attended Wichita Falls schools and graduated from Hirschi High School in 1984 where she excelled in ROTC and Basketball. Elaine was known for her warm and outgoing pers...

Kenneth Kenny Eckhart passed peacefully in the early morning hours on November 29 2025 at the age of 65. Kenny was born on August 18 1960 in Boone Iowa to Emmett and Patricia Eckhart. He graduated from Boone Jr.Sr High School in May 1979. While in high school he delivered the Boone News Republican t...

Brandon White Vanderburg 49 of Spearman Texas passed away Friday January 23 2026 in Spearman. Viewing will be Wednesday January 28 2026 from 1200 p.m. to 900 p.m. and Thursday January 29 2026 from 900 a.m. to 900 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman Texas. A memorial service will be hel...

Joyce Marie Barnett Ritchie 91 passed away Friday January 9 2026 at her home. Visitation will be held from 67 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday January 14th at 200 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery und...

Nancy Jane Marie Becker Fry of Moclips WA passed to heaven peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 25 2025 Christmas morning at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam WA. She was 90 years old having lived a wonderful long life following her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was surrounded by her children grands and...

Neil Henry Anton Signer age 88 of Monroe died Monday December 8 2025 at his home. Neil was born at home in Clarno Township on August 13 1937 to Joseph Anton and Gretta Claire Camron Signer. He grew up on a rural Clarno farm amongst his eight siblings. As a teenager Neil worked at Clarno Lumber did c...

James (Jim) Leo Mitchell passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Boerne, Texas, on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Jim lived life to the fullest, something immediately clear to anyone who saw his smile or his collection ofHawaiian shirts. An eternal optimist, he loved his fami...

Donald Leonard Guth 74 passed away at his home in Ypsilanti Michigan on December 27 2025 after a sudden illness. His family is grateful that he was able to celebrate Christmas surrounded by his immediate family enjoying time together. Born on May 2 1951 in Menominee Michigan Donald was raised on the...

Lucille was born on March 26 1929 in Taunton MA the daughter of Charles and Florence WitherellWilliams. Upon graduation from high school she attended the University of New Hampshire. While working in the summer as part of the staff at the Poland Springs House she met her future husband Frank M. Bowi...

Auburn Frank M. Bowie of Durham Maine passed awaypeacefully May 21 at the Hospice House in Auburn where he had been in theirkind care for a short time. Frank was born on February 5 1923 to Leon R. and AlmedaLibby Bowie in Durham. He attended Durham schools and was a graduate of EdwardLittle High Sch...

John L. Grenier 89 died peacefully in Lewiston on September 30 2025 with his loving wife by his side. Born on January 26 1936 to Thomas and Bernadette Goulet Grenier. He graduated high school from St. Dominics in 1954 and served in the Army as a paratrooper from 19541957. He married the love of his ...

Paul Seldon Batchelder lll died April 26 2023 at Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick Me from Cancer. Paul was born May 10 1954 in Rumford Me. to Marilyn Ruth Batchelder ne Merrill and Paul Seldon Batchelder Jr. Paul graduated from Rumford High School class of 1972 then enlisted in the United States Navy as...

CREEDMOOR: John Elton Rice, 69, passed away peacefully after a 6-year battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at his home in Creedmoor surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rocky Mount, NC to his surviving parents, John Ellis Rice and Betty Sue Rice.Mr. Rice retired after 22 year...

Born on November 28 1946 Karen Lee Johnson grew up and graduated from high school in Ardmore Oklahoma the town of her birth. The child of George Kenneth Johnson and Beatty Mae Bailey Johnson she had one sibling an older sister Linda Murphy who died in 2016. In 1968 Karen graduated from the Universit...

Barbara Jane Herron Hammond 77 longtime Goodwell Oklahoma resident passed away Friday morning January 2 2026 at Hillside Heights Rehabilitation in Amarillo Texas. The daughter of Marvin Thomas and Ruby Ilene Ballinger Herron she was born April 18 1948 in Syracuse Kansas. Barbara was raised in Morton...

Robert boB E. Metts 68 of McDonald PA passed away on November 11 2025 after a courageous twoyear battle with bone marrow cancer. Born on August 10 1957 in Derry New Hampshire boB was the son of the late Ernest M. and Helen M. Scott Metts. He was a proud graduate of Pinkerton Academy Class of 1975. F...

Born in Reading August 16 1983 he was a son of George M. Manning husband of Sylvia of Lakeland FL and Gail E. Kelly Wilder of Minersville. He was preceded in death by his sister Alexis J. Wilder Paternal Grandparents John Kathleen Manning. In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife Jacqu...

Timothy James Tim Ruck was born September 18 1960 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to James and Marie Ruck. He passed away February 2 2026 at the age of 65 at his residence in Curry Alabama after a long bout with physical illness. We honor the life of this man whose faith shaped every step he took and eve...

Funeral services for Cody Southeard of Cullman Alabama will be Thursday January 22nd at 1200 P.M. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1000 A.M. Reverend Mark Long will officiate. Cody was born August 31 1985 in Huntsville Alabama to Richard and Vic...

Mrs. Mattie Bea Massey Jackson was born in York County SC on November 17 1939 the daughter of the late Robert Massey Sr. and Maggie Robinson Massey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her siblings Sammie Massey Frances Massey McCoy Ernest Massey William Dub Massey and Willie L...

Margaret Peggy Jeanette Wessing Weber passed away on Monday January 26 2026 at Boone Hospital Center surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation will be held from 900 a.m. to 1040 a.m. on Monday February 2 2026 at S.S. Peter Paul Catholic Church with a Mass of Christian Burial at 1100 a.m. The recitin...

John Daniel Danny Martin age 76 of Troy Missouri passed away on January 6 2026 at Boone County Hospital in Columbia Missouri. He was born on June 30 1949 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Morris and Dorothy Tompkins Martin. A graduate of Wentzville High School Class of 1969 Danny enjoyed playing footb...

Janis R. Bray 76 of Troy Missouri passed away on January 5 2026. She was born on January 19 1949 in Cheyenne Wyoming to parents John and Shirley Fielder. Janis grew up in Costa Mesa California before moving to Troy Missouri during her senior year of high school. There she met and married Michael But...

Larry Krumwiede78 of Troy MO passed away on December 3 2025 at Mercy Hospital St. Louis MO. He was born on May 13 1947 in Springfield IL. to Arnold and Jewel Lynn Krumwiede. Larry attended the local schools and graduated from Buchanan High School. While he was in high school he played basketball and...

Thomas "Tom" Eugene Havlik 69 of Silex MO passed away Saturday January 3rd 2026 at SSM Health St. Josephs Hospital. Tom was born April 6 1956 to Henry and Betty Fleming Havlik. Tom was raised on a farm outside of Silex. He attended school at Silex graduating in 1974. He began to drive a truck for th...

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...

was born on the morning of Saturday July 17 1937 to John Sumner Barge Sr. and Willie Evelyn Langley Barge. She was raised in Norfolk Virginia by her loving parents alongside her seven siblings. After an extended illness Mrs. Phillips entered her heavenly reward just before dusk on Friday afternoon J...