William Montgomery came to Marceline in February 1888, and bought several lots from the Santa Fe Land Company and started building a home at the northwest corner of the 100 Block of West Walker Street. Many of the early residences in the community were built by Mr. Montgomery. He also developed an area known … > More >
HISTORY OF MARCELINE, METROPOLIS OF LINN COUNTY.
The decade from 1880 to 1890 will go down in history as the greatest ten years of railroad construction on the American continent. Jt was during this period of unparalleled industrial progress that the … > More >
US ARMY – Army Artillery Division, Korean War, First Lieutenant
Tully Brown Reed was born to H. B. and Mary V. Schrock Reed on August 27th, 1932 in Hammond, IN. He soon moved with his parents and older brother Thomas to Linn County, MO, graduating from Linneus High School in 1950. He studied Agricultural … > More >
Lucille S. Meyer, 102, died peacefully, December 7, 2015, in the home of her son, Jim, and daughter-in-law, Jo Ann, in the Woodlands, Texas.
Lucille was born Aug. 18, 1913, to Everett B. Spears and Rachel Steuart in Montgomery City, Missouri.
She completed public schools there and graduated from Christian College in Columbia, Missouri.
Lucille … > More >
Nancy Jean Dawson, 73, of Macks Creek, MO, peacefully departed this life on September 30, 2015 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born March 12, 1942 in Laclede, MO, the daughter of John Eugene Collins and Esther Mae (Stark) Collins.
Nancy was raised on a farm near Linneus, MO and attended school … > More >
Lydia Belle (Bloss) Moore, age 78, of Brookfield, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. A funeral service will be Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Pastor Bill Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookfield. Visitation will begin Friday … > More >
Johnnie Russell Davolt, age 92 of Bucklin, died Saturday January 17, 2015 at Life Care Center of Brookfield. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Saturday January 24, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, Bucklin, with Reverend Monty Montgomery and Pastor Richard Casady officiating. Burial with Military Honors provided by Green Hills Post #57 … > More >
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Eunice Elizabeth Maggart Sayre, departed her earthly life on January 4, 2015, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia surrounded by her family.
A funeral service will be Thursday, January 8, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Browning. Burial will be in Knifong Cemetery … > More >
