Obituaries

Griffith Lewis Gordon

Griffith Lewis Gordon

Feb 25, 2017

Griffith Lewis (Lew) Gordon, 87, of rural Hannibal passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel, in Hannibal, Mo. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Palmyra, Mo. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017...

Dorothy Lucille Matson

Dorothy Lucille Matson

Feb 15, 2017

Dorothy Lucille Matson, 94, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Beth Haven Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor Tom Day will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand View Burial Park. Visitation will be held 9:00 a.m. until...

Lorraine E. Fry

Lorraine E. Fry

Feb 11, 2017

Lorraine Emma Fry, 96, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Beth Haven Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor Michael Stoerger will officiate. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until the...

Richard Noel Thompson

Richard Noel Thompson

Feb 3, 2017

Richard (Dick) Noel Thompson, 80, of Hannibal, Mo. was called home to Heaven peacefully at 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017, at his home surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor David Scott will officiate. Burial will be...

Josephine Eloise Hodson

Josephine Eloise Hodson

Jan 30, 2017

Mrs. Josephine Eloise Hodson, 92, of Holts Summit, MO., formerly of Hannibal, MO, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Southside Baptist Church in Hannibal. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Pastor Scott Hawes will officiate. Burial will...

Marian Elaine Pickett

Marian Elaine Pickett

Jan 29, 2017

Marian Elaine (Ruhl) Pickett, 94, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 12:29 a.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Willow Care Center in Hannibal. Funeral services in honor of Mrs. Pickett will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. Bro. Ron Haye and Bro. David Parrish will officiate. Burial will be...

Edward P. Montgomery

Edward P. Montgomery

Jan 27, 2017

Edward (Eddie) P. Montgomery, 69, of Hannibal, Mo., died at 9:47 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Chapel, 2619 St. Mary's Ave., Hannibal, with full military honors provided by the Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post # 55. Visitation will precede the service,...

Ben Baughman

Ben Baughman

Jan 26, 2017

Ben Baughman, 84, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Hannibal Regional Hospital. Funeral services in honor of Mr. Baughman will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Calvary Baptist Church in Hannibal. Bro. Ron Haye will officiate. Burial will be in Bellflower Cemetery in Bellflower, Mo. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until the...

Mary Jo Youse

Mary Jo Youse

Jan 25, 2017

Mary Jo (Gentry) Youse, 90, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Luther Manor Retirement & Nursing Center. Funeral services in honor of Mrs. Youse will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 30, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor Steve Barker will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand View...

Charles L. Parker

Charles L. Parker

Jan 23, 2017

Charles L. Parker, 85, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 11:50 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017, at Willow Care Center in Hannibal. Funeral services in honor of Mr. Parker will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hannibal. The Rev. Dr. Andrew Peter Martinez will officiate. Full military honors provided by the...

Eva D. Gentry

Eva D. Gentry

Jan 17, 2017

Eva D. Davis Gentry was born to eternal life at 6:50 pm, Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Beth Haven Nursing Home. Visitation will be Friday, January 20, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal, Missouri. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the First Christian Church...

Andrew R. Heskett

Andrew R. Heskett

Jan 17, 2017

Rev. Andrew R. Heskett, 94, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Willow Care Center in Hannibal. In accordance to Mr. Heskett's wishes there will be no services held. The family is being served by the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal, Mo. Andrew was born on December 29, 1922, in Ratio, Phillips...

Alma Beatrice Ritter

Alma Beatrice Ritter

Jan 12, 2017

Alma Beatrice Hunt Ritter, 87, of Hannibal, Missouri, passed away at 5:15 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Luther Manor Nursing Center in Hannibal. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2017, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hannibal. Pastor Michael Stoerger will officiate. A private family burial will be held at a later time at...

Paulina Tompkins

Paulina Tompkins

Jan 9, 2017

Paulina Wheeler Tompkins passed away peacefully at her home in Hannibal, MO, surrounded by love on Monday, January 9, 2017. Paulina was 91 years old. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor Linda Spaun will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand View Burial Park. Visitation will be...

Roberta Alice Dismukes

Roberta Alice Dismukes

Jan 3, 2017

Roberta "Bobbe" Alice Dismukes, 91, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at her home. Bobbe was born on January 21, 1925, in Hannibal, Mo, the daughter of Samuel and Helen (Petrie) Watson. Survivors include three sons, Gary Dismukes of Selah, Wash., James Dismukes (Nancy) of Munroe Falls, Ohio, and Jerry Dismukes (Leslie) of Tulsa, Ok.; one dear...

Cloydia Joel Newton

Cloydia Joel Newton

Jan 1, 2017

Cloydia Joel Newton, 94, of Albuquerque, New Mexico and formerly of Hannibal for all of the 94 years but the last four months passed away at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, January 1, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, January 7, 2017, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Pastor Bob Seaman will officiate. Burial will...

Juanita R. Craven

Juanita R. Craven

Dec 26, 2016

Juanita R. Craven, 84, of Quincy, IL passed away peacefully Monday, December 26, 2016, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00pm, Thursday, December 29, 2016, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. Graveside services will follow immediately at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal, MO. Juanita was born...

Helen Alexander Bogue

Helen Alexander Bogue

Dec 23, 2016

Helen Alexander Bogue, 91, Hannibal, Mo. formerly of New London, Mo. passed away at 8:55 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at Beth Haven Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Smith Funeral Home & Chapel, in Hannibal. Rev. Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial will be in the Salt Lick Baptist Cemetery in Spalding,...

Norma Jean Cooper

Norma Jean Cooper

Dec 21, 2016

Norma Jean Cooper, 84, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, Mo. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, December 26, 2016, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Rev. Tim Goodman will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Meredosia, Ill. Visitation will be...

Donald Eugene Jennett

Donald Eugene Jennett

Dec 21, 2016

Donald Eugene Jennett, 76, of Hannibal, Mo. passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. Burial will be in Providence Baptist Cemetery in Withers Mill. Visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the Smith...