Olin U. Cowser, of Woodhull, IL, completed a wonderfully blessed 98 years on earth to enter his heavenly home on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Seminary Village, Galesburg.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at United Church of Woodhull. Visitation will be an hour prior to service … > More >
VERY exciting news! The Google Street View car drove through Marceline on June 28, 2023 and the images are now LIVE! Check it out – https://goo.gl/maps/CSxQ9RayeipqZNEw8
The last time they drove through was in July 2014, and a lot has changed. Sadly though, the carnival was being setup, so Ripley Square was heavily blocked from … > More >
United States Army (1960-1963) – B Company, 122nd Ordnance Battalion
Charles Fry, or “Charlie” as many knew him, was born and raised on a farm near Mendon, MO. He went to school in Marceline, MO, and then in Keytesville, MO, where he graduated in 1960. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and … > More >
US Navy, 1961-1964
I was born August 8, 1943 in Chariton County, Missouri, to George and Virlea Graves Pollard. My brother Larry was one year older and I had two younger sisters, Connie Pollard Lane and Brenda Pollard Eastin.
I grew up on a farm one mile north of Indian Grove, spending 1st through 11th … > More >
US Army, 1966-1969
I joined the Army in 1966, serving in Vietnam and retired in 1992 from the Army Reserves. My first training took place at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and Fort Belvoir, VA, as an Army Engineer. I returned to Fort Leonard Wood for a year in 1967. I served in the 86″ Engineer … > More >
EARLY HISTORY
St. Francis Hospital as it is known today, originated as a ten-bed structure built in 1923 by Floyd Neiman, Marceline Contractor, for Ola Putman. M. D., as a memorial to his father, Benjamin S. Putman, M. D., who had served the Marceline area forty-seven years as physician and surgeon. He called it the … > More >
Deloris Jean Smith, age 80 of Marceline, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Deloris was born at Keytesville, Missouri on August 24, 1935 to Richard and Edith (Drew) Pearman.
Deloris had worked as a secretary at the University of Missouri and was a member of the Church of Jesus … > More >
Roberta Ann Ross, age 78 of Marceline, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospice Care. Roberta was born at Marceline, Missouri on March 18, 1936 to Frederick Alexander and Katherine Grace (Passig) Still. She married Donald H. Ross on December 25, 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1996. Roberta was … > More >
Donald Lowther, age 91, of Brookfield, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Cameron Regional Hospital in Cameron.
A funeral Service will be Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookfield. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the … > More >
