In 1888 when Marceline, Missouri was incorporated, the first marshals were Joseph Turner and I.A. Runyon. Others who served as officers were Mike Burns, Wesley Ellis, George Ellis, Bill Conklin, Sam Parker, R.C. Freeman, Calvin Wilson. At this time the Police Department consisted of only two officers. Chief of Police and a night Police.
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Claud C. Dail, the first child born in Marceline was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Dail. He was born March 6, 1888 – the same day that Marceline was incorporated.
He lived here all of his life and operated a barber shop until 1929 when he and … > More >
Note: The following article containing a history of the first 50 years of Marceline was reproduced from the 1938 Golden Jubilee edition of the Marceline News. Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri, has written the following interesting and complete history of Marceline. Mr. Shoemaker is a Linn County product, having … > More >
Herman Roland, age 57, of Brookfield, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters.
A memorial service will be held Friday, December 18, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Darrell Harris officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the … > More >
Sandra Ann “Sandy” Gebhardt, 53, of Brunswick, MO died on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Brunswick, MO, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. Father Rob Fields officiating. Burial will be in the Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, MO.
Sandy was born on August … > More >
Evelyn Jean Evans, age 62, a resident of Wheeling, Missouri, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri.
Evelyn was born the daughter of Walter Edwin Jr. and Donna Louise (McCollough) Childs on February 21, 1953, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Scott Merrow on March 23, … > 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 >
Kathleen “Kathy” Jones, who grew up in Linneus, Missouri, where she married her high school sweetheart and raised four children, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, surrounded by her family at her home in Blue Springs. She was 80 years old.
Born in Enid, Oklahoma, Kathleen Noland was the only daughter of Harry Morrison Noland, … > More >
Jay Dee Shouse, 85, of Gladbrook, IA passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Westbrook Acres Nursing Home assisted in care by Hospice Compassus, with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2015, at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook. Rev. Robert Doner will officiate, … > More >
Kermit M. Schreckhise, 96, of Forsyth died Monday, June 22, 2015 in the Forsyth Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Kermit Marion Schreckhise was born Monday, May 12, 1919 in New Boston, MO to Robert and Myrtle (Bailey) Schreckhise. At a very early age Kermit’s mother died and … > More >
