The Sullivan Independent News

Wilma L. Moss of Sullivan, MO passed away at Bethesda Meadow Health Care on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the age of 97 years, 6 months and 2 days. Mrs. Moss was born in Cook Station, MO on October 3, 1914 to Hobert and Mary (Parker) Heady. She was raised in the St. Louis area and was employed for 28 years at the former Carter Carburetor Company from where she later retired. After retirement, Mrs. [...]

Donald J. Watson of Bourbon, MO passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the age of 87 years. Mr. Watson was born in Cuba, MO on December 11, 1924 to the late Clarence and Florence (Raymond) Watson.  He was a resident of the Cuba and Bourbon areas. Donald honorably served with the U.S. Navy during WWII. After his discharge, he came back to the Cuba area where he was employed as a machinist at [...]

Norma Jean Woodcock of Sullivan, MO passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the age of 86 years. Norma was born on August 3, 1925 in St. Louis, MO to Charles and Maude (nee Campbell) Brown, one of 11 children. She married Thomas “Junior” Woodcock, Jr. on June 22, 1946 in Sullivan, MO, and to that union, nine children were born. Norma enjoyed traveling and gardening, and generally liked being outdoors. She kept close [...]

Milo Curtis Rogers, formerly of Bourbon, MO passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the age of 41 years, after complications from Muscular Dystrophy. Curtis was born on June 11, 1970 in St. Louis, MO, one of two boys. He served for a time in the U.S. Navy. He was very computer savvy and worked on computers as a hobby/business. He loved animals, especially his cat, Abby, and was a huge baseball fan, especially [...]

Robert Clarence Reel of Gerald, MO passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at his residence at the age of 66 years. Robert was born in St. Louis, MO on June 13, 1945 to the late Walter C. and Loretta (Fisher) Reel. On April 25, 1981, in Gerald, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Emma Weirich. He had served his country with the United States Army and the Missouri Army National Guard. He was [...]

Donna Jane (nee DeLashmett) Carroll of Sullivan, MO passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the age of 66 years. Donna was born in Sullivan, MO on October 27, 1945 to Javis and Edith (Strothcamp) DeLashmett. She grew up with six sisters and a family full of love. She later graduated from Sullivan High School in 1963. Donna worked various jobs including what she loved to do best; using her talent decorating for Meramec [...]

Kathleen S. Tharp of Indian Hills, MO was born on January 10, 1946 at Wichita, KS to Robert and Margery (Hirleman) Sullivan. She passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital at the age of 66 after battling ovarian cancer and chemotherapy treatments for nearly seven years. Kathleen retired from the Crawford County R-II school system in 1998 after working there for 27 years as the elementary librarian and elementary [...]

Eugene Harrison Isgriggs passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Manchester, MO at the age of 79 years. He was born on July 30, 1932 in Bourbon, MO, son of the late Harrison Isgriggs and Ethel Missey of Bourbon, MO.  He was one of four brothers and seven sisters. During the Korean War, he served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army. After his time in the military, he returned to St. Louis, MO, [...]

Freda Mae Bandy of Leslie, MO passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the age of 89 years. Freda was born in Brumley, MO on December 28, 1922 to the late William W. and Mary E. (Alexander) Thornton. She was one of 11 children. She was united in marriage to Noble D. Bandy on October 25, 1941 and they were blessed with four daughters. The family lived and worked in the Sullivan area until [...]

Francis C. “Frank” Coon of Sullivan, MO passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the age of 73 years. Frank was born on February 16, 1939 in St. Louis, MO to Francis Cooper Coon and Edna H. Wirth Coon. He and his sister were raised by Edna and Edwin Rimmel and lived many years in the St. Louis area. Frank was a union painter in Local 777 for over 30 years. In his later [...]