Obituaries

Funeral services for 75 year old Enid Belle Brookhart, formerly of Arbela, will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, at the Gerth Funeral Chapel in Memphis with Josh Black, pastor of the Memphis First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Coffee Cemetery. Enid Belle Brookhart died Wednesday, February 8, at Blessing Hospital […]

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Payne Funeral Chapel Saturday afternoon, 1/28, in the form of an open visitation where family will receive friends from 2 P.M. – 4 P.M. Paul Briggs passed away at his home under hospice care early Sunday morning, 1/22, surrounded by his family. As per his wishes cremation […]

Funeral services for Beverly A. Dieterich, 80, of rural Arbela, MO will be held at the Payne Funeral Chapel Thursday afternoon, 1/19, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Donald Sherwood officiating and interment will follow in the Etna Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service at 2:00 P.M. Thursday afternoon, […]

Graveside services for Nancy Davis, 73, of St. Louis, formerly of Memphis, will be at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 28 at the Memphis Cemetery. Nancy Davis died December 16, 2022 in St. Louis. Visitation is prior to the service on Wednesday, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Gerth Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested […]

Richard Dean Robinson, 63, of Memphis died December 1, 2022 at his home. Private services will be held at a late date. Memorials in memory of Richard Dean Robinson may be made to the Friendship Cemetery or the Scotland County Memorial Library and can be left at or mailed to the Gerth Funeral Service, 115 […]

Funeral services for Thelma Gaffney, 102, of Kahoka formerly of Memphis will be held Monday, 11/21, at 2:00 P.M. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis with Rev. Leon Buford officiating. Interment will follow in the South Prairie Cemetery at Milton, Iowa. Visitation is scheduled for Monday afternoon, 11/21, from 1:00 P.M. until the time […]

Funeral services for 88 year old Avis McBee of Memphis will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, November 3 at the Gerth Funeral Chapel with Cole Tippett officiating. Burial will be in the Memphis Cemetery. Avis McBee died Sunday evening, October 30, 2022 at the LaBelle Manor Care Center. Visitation is prior to the service from […]

Michael “Mike” Powell passed away Thursday morning, 10/6, at his home in rural Memphis. As per his wishes cremation rites were accorded and an open visitation and will be held for Thursday evening, 10/13, at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis from 6 to 8 P.M. where anyone may come by to sign the register […]

Funeral services for Oleva Angel Chance, 90, of Memphis will be held Thursday afternoon, 10/13, at 3:00 P.M. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis with Brother Jack Sumption officiating. Interment will follow in the Memphis Cemetery. Visitation is Scheduled Thursday afternoon, 10/13, from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service at 3:00 P.M. with […]