History of Marceline

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 >

Donald D. Reese

Donald D. Reese, 72, of Meadville, MO, passed away September 26, 2015. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 5, at the First Baptist Church of Meadville, MO, followed by a reception in the church hall.

Donald was born June 28, 1943, in Kansas City, MO, and was a graduate of Northeast High School … > More >

John S. Hunter

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 >

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