Union High School Alumni Obituaries

Samuel Leon Boddie was born into a farming community in Rocky Mount North Carolina on January 28 1942. He was the eldest of nine children born to Cyrus and Gladys Boddie. Sam disliked farming so much that vowed he would not be stuck doing it for the rest of his life. Sam was the consummate big broth...

Emma Catherine McMillan Reynolds was born July 21, 1926 in Marshall, Texas to Lex Oran McMillan, Sr. and Eulalie Attaway McMillan.  She died February 1, 2026 in El Dorado, Arkansas.  Her family descended from a line of subsistence farming pioneers from Scotland by way of North Carolina, Al...

Jerry Nathaniel Bates age 82 was born on December 8 1943 in Castor Louisiana to the union of the late Effie Adeline Wood Bates and Louis James Bates of Castor Louisiana. He passed from this life on New Years Day January 1 2026 at his home in Hot Springs Arkansas. Jerry was a 1962 graduate of Castor ...

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Andrew Baillio will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Glenmora Baptist Church, with Reverends Douglas Doyle and Greg Willis officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Glenmora, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale. Thoma...

Barbara Jean Young Thomas was born October 8 1949 to the late Joe Young and Dorothy Holden Young. She accepted Christ at an early age at Providence Methodist Church under the tutelage of Rev. Eugene Brown. Through the years she served our Lord in several churches. The latter being Gospel Light Bapti...

Larry Bickham was born on December 29 1954 to the late Marvin Bickham Sr. and Christella Bickham. On January 21 2026 he peacefully transitioned from this life at his home. Larry was truly one of a kind. He loved to sing and had an infectious laugh that could brighten any room. Known by many as a smo...

Mary Alice Dudley was born on Friday January 10 1944 and took her final breath on December 15 2025just 50 feet from where she was born. The years in between she lived. Mary Alice graduated from Spearsville High School in 1961 and later attended BMI Bish Mathis Institute in Monroe until her marriage ...

A memorial service for Mr. David Michael Wyatt age 75 of Downsville LA will be held at 1000 AM Tuesday December 30 2025 at Holmesville Baptist Church with Bro. Ricky Houck officiating. David was a graduate of Farmerville High School. He worked at Jet Drilling Co. Exeter Company Grey Wolf Union Paris...

Funeral services for Sharon Gail Roberson age 71 of Farmerville LA will be held at 200 PM Saturday December 20 2025 at Farmerville First Assembly with Bro. Robbie Lawson officiating. Interment will follow at Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Sharons life was a reflect...

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course. I havekept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7On Sunday, January 18, 2026 God and his angel welcomed Daryl James Sterling to hisheavenly home. Daryl James Sterling was born to the union of the late Josh Sterling Jr. andBetty L. Sterling at St. Eliza...

By Gods divine wisdom the Angels of Mercy descended from Heaven on January 24 2026 at1155 a.m. to add a beautiful and faithful servant to His heavenly host. The favor of God was granted to Willie James Staten Sr. and Mary Wright Staten when they were blessed with an angelic and glorious daughter Mar...

Kenneth Richard Sheanshang age 73 of Independence KY passed away suddenly on Sunday February 1 2026 at his residence. He was a retired Union Iron Worker with Local 44 and a devoted member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Taylor Mill KY. After retirement he also worked parttime as a custodian for Ke...

Dave was born on November 28 1947 at his family home in Glencoe Kentucky to Jack andEsther Elliott. He attended St. Henry High School alongside Kathy where their story began.After graduating in 1965 Dave and Kathys bond grew and on a hot July dayJuly 51969they married and went on to share more than ...

Ret. SFC Lorenza Lovejoy Sr. was born June 23, 1953, to L C and Golaties Lovejoy in Wetumpka, Alabama. He confessed to Christ at an early age.After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Army, where he served 20 years as a faithful soldier. He earned numerous ribbons and medals. Lo...

On July 222025 God reached down his hand and took a beautiful flower our beloved Lila B. Downey who entered peacefully into eternal rest at the age of 76 years old surrounded bye her family. Lila was born on February 10 1949 to the late Robert Budand Ada B. Downey and was the cherished of 9 children...

Daniel Ray Gibson, age 46, of Bedford, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at his mother and stepfather’s residence in Campbellsburg, Kentucky. Born March 8, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of Cletus Gibson and Susan Wright.Mr. Gibson was a 1997 graduate of Henry County ...

A memorial service will be held for Libbie Ball on February 14 at 1pm at West Market Street United Methodist Church Greensboro NC. Libbie Elizabeth Sister Ann Mom Granny Sis was the youngest daughter of Harry and Hazel Viall and grew up in Barbourville KY. Libbie married her Barbourville High School...

81 passed away December 21 2025. Daniel was the son of Wilbur Emmett Plumley and Lillian May Daberko Plumley born to them September 17 1944 in Canton Ohio. Daniel was a kind hardworking man who loved his family dearly. He was raised in Canton Ohio graduating from McKinley High School in 1962 and two...

78 passed away December 3 2025. James was the son of William Samuel Campbell and Cora Lyttle Campbell born to them on December 12 1946 at home in Blake Star Coal Camp Alva Kentucky. James was a kind man much beloved by all who knew him. He was a dedicated member of Northside Baptist Church. James lo...

Essie Sue Hill was born on September 21 1954 in Robertson County Tennessee to the late Mr. Willie Lee Finch and Georgia Helen Finch. From this union nine children were born five of whom preceded her in death. As the youngest of nine in a Godfearing family Essie Sue was a devoted believer in Christ w...

Diane Rene Walters Myers 68 of Wathena Kansas passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at Mosaic Life Care St. Joseph Missouri. Diane was born on November 8 1957 in Atchison Kansas to Fred Bud and Adelaide Halling Walters. She graduated from Atchison High School in 1975. Diane was a clerk and worked in...

David Ray LaDuke 68 of Lecompton KS died Wednesday February 4 2026 at Lawrence memorial Hospital. Da vid was born July 12 1957 in Lawrence KS the son of Arthur Earl and Freda Nell Wright LaDuke. He was a 1975 graduate of PerryLecompton High School. He was a member of Operating Engineers Union Local ...

Kevin Lowe Martinson 64 of Hiawatha Kansas passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of January 23 2026 at Amberwell Hiawatha. Kevin was born on June 11 1961 in Hiawatha Kansas to Willard and Eleanor Martinson. He was one of four children born to this union. He attended Fairview Elementary...

Homer Pederson passed away October 27 2025 in Topeka after 97 years of committed servitude to faith family community and country. Homer was born on the same parallel where he went to school farmed and raised his family all within 5 miles. Homer was born the youngest son of Gustav and Caroline Peders...

Mary Louise (Keyser) Mooney, 83, was welcomed into the loving arms of her heavenly Father on February 4, 2026, in Joplin, MO. Her life was a beautiful reflection of faith, family, and friends.Born on October 20, 1942, to Herman and Daisy Keyser, she was raised in Galena, Kansas. Mary graduated from ...

Sherrial Marie SmithSherrial Marie Smith, age 73 of Riverton, KS, passed away at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Quaker Hill Skilled Nursing Facility.Sherrial was born on January 21, 1953 in Joplin, MO to the union of Earl Berry, Jr. and Opal Marie (Adams) Berry. She spent most of her child...

James Robert Coble, “JC,” passed away on January 21, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.JC was born to the late Donald Ray and Vinita Faye (Clevenger) Coble on December 15, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas. He graduated from Columbus High School with the Class of 1964, then serving our country as a ...

(Mary) Jane Carter Milnes, daughter of James Cloyse and Flora Edna (Ball) Carter, was born February 4, 1927, in Appanoose County, near Plano, Iowa. Reared in a Christian home, she professed her belief in Jesus Christ as her savior at an early age and was baptized at the age of 12 in the Chariton Riv...

Kevin L. Kasemeier, 62, of Sumner, died Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner, surrounded by loving family.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, November 7, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. Interment will foll...

Lowell D. Cannell, 96, of Sumner, died Friday, October 24, 2025, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 31, 2025, at the Methodist Church in Sumner with Rev. Mike Jager officiating. Inurnment with military rites will be at Union Mound Cemetery in...