Obituaries
BARBARA ANN JENNINGS
Barbara Ann Jennings, 78, Florissant, MO passed away January 9, 2025 at her home. Visitation was held from 3:00 p.m. until the time of Funeral Services at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,…

GERALD LEE GUILLIAMS
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Guilliams, 85, of Wright City, Missouri, passed away on January 4, 2025. Born on August 31, 1939, he lived a simple life of working hard, caring for…
VIRGINIA MAE HENDERSON
Virginia Mae Henderson, 79, Elsberry, MO passed away January 12, 2025 at her home. Visitation was held from 2:00 p.m. until the time of Funeral Services at 4:00 p.m. on…

William Lee McMahan
Booneville, MS, William Lee “Bill” McMahan, 59, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at his home. He was born August 25, 1965, to Harold and Bettie McMahan in Troy, Missouri.…

FRED GARDNER
Fred Gardner, of Winfield, MO, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the age of 92. Beloved son of the late Frederick Oliver and Gladys Bertha Gardner; devoted father of…

NATALIE ELSTON
Natalie LeNae Elston of Wentzville, Missouri, passed away suddenly at her residence on Christmas Day after a short illness. Natalie was born to Clayton and Diane Elston on February 5, 1986,…

MIKE HARTLEY
Gary Michael “Mike” Hartley I, 74, of Elsberry, MO, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hos-pital in Creve Coeur, MO on December 29, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. He was…
Carolyn Matlock
Carolyn Ann Matlock, 75, of Foley, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at her residence. Services are pending at this time.

Betty Cox
Funeral services for Betty Jean Colbert Cox of Troy, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 at Carter- Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Rev. Jack Gillespie, pastor of Old Alexandria United Methodist Church near Troy, will officiate with burial in Star Hope cemetery near Elsberry. Serving as pallbearers will be Christopher Colbert-Kelly, Steve Colbert, Frank Colbert, Robbie Hamlett, Chris Kelly, Graham Leslie and Grant Dorrell. Honorary pallbearers will be Max Colbert-Lenk, Waylon Colbert-Pruitt and Jackson Mark Colbert.

Madonna Zoellner
Madonna E. Zoellner (nee Boul) passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, at the age of 64 years, 9 months and 14 days.