Garner Funeral Home and Chapel

08/13/2025

A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00–6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Camp Enlow in Philadelphia, Missouri. A dinner for family and friends will follow beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Betty Jean Sparks Anderson, 83, of rural Monroe City, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 10, 2025. She was born on February 24, 1942, in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of Ella A. Burditt and Harold Rash Sparks. On June 16, 1963, Betty married the love of

06/30/2025

Joseph Lee Patterson passed away Monday, June 23rd at his home in Lebanon, Ill. Born January 2, 1933, to Helen and E.D. Patterson in Tyler, Texas, Joe grew up with the love of fishing and hunting on his grandparents farm. The family moved to Beaumont, Texas in 1940, where he

06/05/2025

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025, at Holy Rosary Church in Monroe City, with Fr. Mike Quinn officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery. There will be no public visitation.

Lucinda Cindy J. Hays, 63, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri. Born on September 11, 1961, in Hannibal, Missouri, Cindy was the daughter of Jesse and Charlotte Mary Hern Beaver. She was baptized at Monroe C...

04/30/2025

A visitation will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Garner Funeral Home & Chapel. Funeral services will begin immediately following the visitation and will be led by Rev. Andy C**n. Graveside services will take place at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Hunnewell, Missouri.

Cecil V. Bastian Jr., of Hunnewell, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Baptist Nursing Home in Shelbina, Missouri. Cecil was born to Cecil V. Bastian Sr. and Alice Bastian and grew up in Monroe County, where he attended Monroe City High School. On March 30,

03/10/2025

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Garner Funeral Chapel from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with funeral services beginning at 1:00 p.m., officiated by Rev. Andy C**n. A graveside service will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Palmyra, Missouri.

Paula L. Shuck Carwell, age 67, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Monroe City Manor. She was born on March 18, 1957, to John and Dorothy Carwell. Paula was preceded in death by her parents. Paula was a graduate of Palmyra High School and

03/03/2025

A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Garner Funeral Chapel, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, officiated by Rev. Andy C**n. A graveside service will immediately follow at St. Jude Cemetery in Monroe City, Missouri.

Dale Ashley Pfaff, age 63, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away on March 2, 2025, at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Dale was born on November 23, 1961, to Howard and Shirley Woolfolk Pfaff. A resident of Monroe City, Dale attended Monroe City R-1 schools and spent

03/01/2025

Charlotte Crawford Murray, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 25, 1934, to Fletcher and Frances Crawford in Hannibal, Missouri. Charlotte graduated from Monroe City High School in 1951 and continued her education at Gem Cit...

02/20/2025

Karen Lucille Adams Walls, age 84, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Hannibal Regional Hospital. She was born on January 11, 1941, to Robert Thomas Adams and Alma Margaret Bryant. Karen attended Holy Rosary School, where she laid the foundation for a life marked by faith, love, and

02/18/2025

visitation will be Thursday, February 20, 2025, 4 P.M. -7 P.M. and the funeral will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10 A.M. at Garner Funeral Home in Monroe City, MO. Memorial will go to Shriners Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO and The American Heart Association.

Reverend Steven L. Goughnour passed away, February 13, 2025, from Hannibal Regional Hospital with a long battle of various illness. He was born on October 15, 1945, to Guy and Ruth Johnson Goughnour. He was preceded in death by his parents Guy and Ruth Goughnour and brother David Goughnour. Steven

02/14/2025

Services pending…

Emma Jo Mudd, age 102, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Monroe City Manor. She was born on May 23, 1922, to John Leslie Pike and Opal Mary Pike. Emma was a proud graduate of Holy Rosary Schools, Class of 1940. She married

02/14/2025

A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Garner Funeral Home, with funeral services beginning at 11:00 am, officiated by Rev. Glenn Hammond.

Emma Jean Ely, 91, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Monroe City Manor. Born on June 19, 1933, to William Samuel Hinch and Lola E. Nixon, Emma grew up in the Monroe City area. She attended Center High School and married Albert

02/12/2025