Marion O. Slates, 75, of Palmyra, Mo., died at 7:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at his home.  Marion was born Nov. 19, 1936, in Palmyra, Mo., to Albert L. and Almyra Noble Slates. Marion  married Bonnie J. Morgan Nov. 17, 1961, in Palmyra.

Lorri Mae Sanders, 51, of Hunnewell, Mo., died at 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Hannibal Regional Hospital.

David Lee Bryan, 58, of Pittsfield, Ill., passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Illini Community Hospital Emergency Room.

Virginia “Ginny” E. Emery, 91, of Sunset Home, Quincy, Ill., died on Monday, May 21, 2012, in the home. Ginny was born Feb. 23, 1921, a daughter of Lee Harrison and Myrtle (Hogge) Little. She first married Kenneth Rossiter in April of 1938, and later married Thomas Emery in February of 1961, both preceded her in death.

Dr. Edward Lee Washington, longtime Columbia resident and pediatrician, died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Victoria Frances Laratta, formerly of Monroe City, Mo., passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Sun City, Ariz., after a short illness.

Memorial Celebration of Life Services for Alice Ann O’Haver, 74, of Perry, Mo., will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Bienhoff Funeral Home in Perry, with Reverend David Todd officiating. Private family interment services will be held at a later date.

Betty Kate Stock, 87, of Palmyra, Mo., died at  12:13 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home.

Terrill “Terry” Eugene Bowen, 62, of Taylor, Mo., died at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at North Adams Nursing Home in Mendon, Ill.

Services for Kathleen A. (Hamill) Mole, 52, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Perry, Mo., will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at St. William Catholic Church in Perry, with Father John Henderson officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Cemetery, rural Center, Mo.