John Samuel Hunter, 87, of Lebanon, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015, in Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, MO.
He was born April 11, 1928 in Marceline, Missouri, to Elmer B. and Myrtle Parker Hunter. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Hilma Jean Smelte Hunter; and a brother, Elmer … > More >
Eugene Pressly Richardson, 98, of Marceline, Missouri, formerly of Kirksville, passed away Saturday, (July 25, 2015) at the Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center in Marceline.
Eugene was born August 6, 1916 in Putnam County near Worthington, MO, the fifth of seven sons and three daughters born to William B. and Phoebe E. (Sparks) Richardson. On May … > 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 >
by Hank Miller
This is my 1962 Mizzou School of Journalism term paper on Marceline’s History of newspapers. The paper covers Marceline’s first papers from 1888, until the interview with Joe Belic in 1962. It is interesting to read about the early days, the depression and War I and War II with the Santa Fe … > More >
US Army, 1966-1968
My name is Michael Roy Haley, born August 9, 1947 at the old old St. Francis Hospital in Marceline. My parents were Warren F. Haley and Pearl Lourene Cowser Haley.
After the death of a cousin the family broke up. Uncle Howard, a WWII veteran of Europe, moved back to Hammond, IN. … > More >
US Navy, 1919-1946
Bert Oldham grew up on a farm four miles south of Marceline, the youngest of six children. He was born in 1904 and his mother died two years later. His two sisters died as children. His oldest brothers served in WWI, George in the Navy and Henry as a pilot in the … > More >
Captain, United States Navy, Retired
Captain Dell W. Epperson is a native of Marceline, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwest Missouri State University Maryville in 1975. After working several years in the broadcasting industry in Missouri and lowa, he received his naval commission in July 1982.
Captain Epperson first served aboard … > More >
The Marceline Community has received assistance and supported the Red Cross by finances and volunteer services in all phases of their program.
A Red Cross Canteen under the supervision of Mrs. Sig Steiner in World War I.
In May 1942, a Red Cross work room for the making of surgical dressings was opened in the … > More >
