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Barbara Ann Sell, 82, of Columbia died June 29, 2025, after a months-long battle with cancer.
In 1968, Sell and her husband, Michael, moved to Columbia, where Michael attended the University of …
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7/2/25
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Susan Carmichael Thomson, 86, died June 8, 2025, in hospice care in University City.
A Missouri transplant by way of New York state, Thomson joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after moving to …
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6/27/25
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Linda Lockhart, 72, longtime St. Louis journalist, died May 4, 2025, from complications from cancer.
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5/8/25
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Jacqueline "Jackie" Miller (nee' Pfeffer), 93, of Washington, Mo., died Friday, April 25, 2025. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2025, at Oltmann Funeral Home in Washington, Mo.
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4/29/25
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Fred W. Lindecke, longtime political correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died March 8, 2025.
Lindecke received his journalism degree from Washington University, in the course of which …
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4/15/25
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Michael V. Conger, 76, son of the late Bethany Republican-Clipper publishers Vincent and Bedonna Conger, died on March 27, 2025, at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, of a lung disease.
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4/2/25
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Virginia Anne (Fairchild) Oehlschlager, 42, died March 27, 2025, at her home and surrounded by family.
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3/31/25
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Jane Ellen White Brown, 94, a newspaper columnist, reporter and ad salesperson, died March 13, 2025.
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3/24/25
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Joe Sullivan, 79, a career newsman from Southwest Missouri, died Feb. 27, 2025, after a short illness.
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3/5/25
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Robert “Bobby” Duffy, 79, died Feb. 7, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after a battle with cancer.
A graduate of Washington University, Duffy joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in …
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2/14/25
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Joe Whittington, 82, a retired columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch died Jan. 10, 2025.
Whittington joined the Post-Dispatch in 1976 and held a variety of roles with the newspaper over the …
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2/4/25
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Dennis Sharkey, 50, of Kansas City died Jan. 10, 2025, one day after his birthday.
Most recently, Sharkey was a sports reporter for the Platte County Citizen in Platte City. He also had …
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2/4/25
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Roman W. Patten of Jefferson City died peacefully Dec. 27, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Nursing Home in Mexico, three days after his 90th birthday.
Beginning at age 17, Patten served in the …
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2/4/25
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William Rogers Hewitt, 94, named after the famous humorous commentator Will Rogers, died Jan. 1, 2025, at the Shelbina Villa Lifecare.
Hewitt enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served four years …
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2/4/25
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The following is to inform you of the death of Gary Wayne Rust, lauded Missouri newspaper publisher, including the Southeast Missourian , Cape Girardeau, and 2003 inductee to the Missouri Newspaper …
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1/17/25
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Marjorie Williams, 98, of Clarence died Dec. 19, 2024. Beginning in 1958, Williams owned the Clarence Courier with her late husband, Herb. They later sold the newspaper to their son, Dennis, who …
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1/3/25
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Frances Jane Black, 96, of Malden died peacefully Dec. 4, 2024. A dedicated professional, Black worked alongside her late husband, Allen, for more than 40 years publishing the Malden Press-Merit. She …
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1/2/25
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William “Bill” David Greenblatt, 70, of St. Louis died Dec. 15, 2024, after a battle with cancer. Greenblatt was an accomplished photojournalist who covered many events and happenings …
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1/1/25
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Felicia Wyatt, 58, died Sept. 3, 2024, at her home.
Wyatt owned the Honey Hole Bait & Tackle in Dexter, was a former over the road truck driver and a former graphic designer for the Daily …
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11/1/24
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Philip “Phil” Andrew Leslie, 73, of Columbia died Aug. 18, 2024.
Believing in service to country, he actively participated in Air Force ROTC while pursuing bachelor’s degrees …
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10/18/24
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