Mary Ruth Maddock, 76, of Marble Hill, Missouri, died at St. Francis Medical Center on April 16, 2021. Born in Jackson, Mo., on March 22, 1945, she was the daughter of Edward and Delcie Newell.  She and Charles Maddock were married for 46 years.  He survives.   She worked many years at the Marble Hill Hat Factory.   Besides her husband she is survived by seven children and a many grandchildren.  Three brothers, Danny, Lynn, and Joe Newell, and two sisters, Joyce...

Perry Elmer Long, 81, of Marble Hill, Mo., died at his home on April 4, 2021.  Born in the Mayfield community of Bollinger County on January 20, 1940, he was the son of Elvin Gordon and Freedie Mrytle Cook Long.  He first married Lois Emigene Thorne.  She preceded him in death in 1974.  In 1977 he married Gertrude Marie Jessen.  She died in 2020. He was a self-employed truck painter for over 50 years. Other interests included participating in shooting matches,...

Ola Jean Treweek was born on Sept. 25, 1924, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of George Everett and Effie Elizabeth Pruitt Nokes.  She died March 31, 22021, at her home in Glen Allen, Mo., at the age of 96.  She moved to Missouri over 30 years ago from Huntington Beach, California. She married Richard Treweek in 1984.  He preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 2014. Ola was a very active member of New Trace Creek Baptist Church.  She had been a school volunteer and into her...

June Louise Northcutt, 84, of Marble Hill, Mo., formerly of Bloomfield, Mo.,, died March 30, 2021, at Woodland Hill/Stonebridge Senior Living Facility at Marble Hill.  Born on June 5, 1936 near Glen Allen, Mo., she was the daughter of Ernest and Blanche Edna Sitze Lincoln. She married Bing Northcutt on June 6, 1961.  They then moved to Bloomfield, MO. She was a loving mother and friend to all. She was a wonderful cook and showed her love for that by working in the Bloomfield...

Bobby Carl Cook, 79, of Sedgwickville, Mo., died Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  Born on Oct. 7, 1941, in Patton, Mo., he was the son of Odell and Birdie Garland Cook.  He was married to Gladys Mae Besher Cook, who preceded him in death in 2010. He worked 38 years for Atlas Plastics Company as a Relief Operator, and he was a farmer.. A life-long member of Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church, he was a former church deacon...

Meta Paula Stroder, 94, of Jackson died March 10, 2021, at the Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo. Born January 13,1927, in Pocahontas, Mo. she was the daughter of Otto Herman and Augusta Petzoldt Steiner.  On September 2,1951, she married Cecil D. Stroder, who preceded her in death August 12, 1985. Mrs. Stroder was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where she taught Sunday school. She and her husband owned and operated Stroder Equipment Company, Stroder and Son Funeral Home,...

Dorothy Jean Elfrink, 91, of Advance, Mo., died March 9, 2021, at her home.  Born on October 30, 1929, near Lutesville, Mo., she was the daughter of Rhoba Burette and Mary Ann Hill Clifton.  She married Elmer Paul Elfrink in St. Louis, Mo., on March 3, 1945.  He preceded her in death. Dorothy was retired from the Florsheim Shoe Co. She also worked for Inland Shoe Co. and the Marble Hill Hat Factory.   Her pastime was spent attending weekly auctions, painting craft...

Gale McCoy Francis, 86, of Glenallen, Mo., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Feb 27, 2021, surrounded by his family.  Born on March 12, 1934, in Grassy, Mo., Gale was the son of Henry Coy and Beulah Smith Francis.  On June 12, 1954, he married the love of his life, Marlene Sitze.  She survives. Gale worked for 16 years at McDonald Douglas before returning to the family farm in 1970.  While raising cattle and crops, he and Marlene operated...

Geraldine Bollinger Choate Barks, 102, of Jackson, Mo., formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., died February 25, 2021, at The Villas of Jackson.  Born on September 12, 1918, in Bell City, Mo., she was the daughter of John L and Pauline True Bollinger.  She first married Wilbur Choate.  Following his death she married Homer Barks, who also preceded her in death. She had worked as a secretary for Shell Oil Company.  Geraldine gave 13 years of service to the  Ombudsman...

Fred Willard Stidham, 75, of Marble Hill, Mo., died at his home on February 21, 2021. Born in Scot County, Virginia, on December 6, 1945, he was the son of William Henry and Lula Howington Stidham.  He and Linda Blair Kemp of Fredericktown, Missouri, were married for 30 years.  She survives. He had worked as a long-haul truck driver and was a member of McGee Chapel Church.  He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Linda,; by three...