 
                                Brant Justin Farris, 51, of Macon, MO, was received into the arms of our Lord and Savior, after a long and courageous fight against cancer, on Monday, October 20, 2025.Brant was born on February 21, 1974, to Earl and Ila Jean (Scheets) Farris. He married the love of his life, Christy Lynn (Pursiful...
 
                                Keith W. Baker, 75, passed peacefully, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at his home in Shelbina, Missouri.Keith was born February 11, 1950 in Shelby County Missouri. The son of Estell Stone and Lena Fay Baker. He married Naiah Goodrich on February 12, 2012, in Shelbina Mo.Keith farmed early in life, b...
 
                                Charles “Charley” Otis Stokes, 91, of Macon, MO, passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO.Charley was born on January 9, 1934, in Knox County, MO, the son of Virgil and Sylvia (Buswell) Stokes. He was united in marriage to Velma C. Ayer on April 24, 1965, at St. Patrick’s...
 
                                James Verlin Hawkinson, age 71, of Philadelphia, MO, passed away on Saturday October 18, 2025, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO. James was born June 13, 1954, the son of Thomas and Francis Flowers Hawkinson. He had a heart of gold and would give you his shirt off his back if y...
 
                                Celeste Marie Vaughn, age 44, of Paris, MO, passed away on October 16, 2025, at University Hospital surrounded by the love of her family after facing cancer with fierce courage and extraordinary humor.Celeste was born November 15, 1980, in Columbia, MO, to Ernest Vaughn and Jan Duckworth Vaughn. Cel...