Patricia Ruth Utke, 77, passed away Jan. 11, 2020 in Springfield. She was born April 16, 1942 in Springfield, to Lee and Helen (Burgess) Coonis. She attended and graduated from Rogersville High School. In 1963, she married William (Bill) R. Utke, and they settled on a farm south of Billings.
Juan Carlos Aguinaga Estrada, 21, of Verona, passed away Jan. 24, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born Aug. 24, 1998, in San Felipe Guanajuato, Mexico, to Guillermo and Yolanda (Estrada) Aguinaga.
Emmit Kermit Baty, 83, passed away Jan. 23, 2020. He was born Sept. 3, 1936, in Bendavis to John Cyrus Baty and Mary Atchley Baty. He was married Dec. 23, 1993, in Las Vegas, Nev. to Dixie Ragsdale Rust; they were married over 26 years.
Thomas Wayne Parnell, age 71, of Miller, Missouri, passed away at 4:47 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home. He was born July 27, 1948, in Calusa, California, the son of Leroy and Belva Kathleen (Arbuckle) Parnell Sr.
Caroline Sue Phillips, 72, of Marionville, passed away Jan. 9, 2020, at the Republic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Republic. She was born April 20, 1947, in Verona, to Ranson Edward and Louise (Branham) Lawson. In 1989, she married Frank Phillips in Las Vegas, Nev.
Marjorie Pauline Gould, 96, of Aurora, passed away Jan. 14, 2020, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born Aug. 10, 1923, in Dunnegan, to James Clyde and Hattie Ethel (Paul) Litle. She was raised in Humansville, and graduated from Humansville High School.
Robert Leon Barnes, 75, of Verona, passed away Jan. 13, 2020 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
He was born to Clyde and Stella Smith Barnes Jan. 5, 1945 in Aurora. He was a retired electrical engineer and a U.S. Navy veteran.
