Robert E. ‘Bobby’ Backes
Robert E. “Bobby” Backes, 76, formerly of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, April 2, 2022, on hospice at Legends Oak Healthcare and Rehabilitation in New Braunfels, Texas.
June 2022
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Randall Lee ‘Pounder’ Scott
Randall Lee “Pounder” Scott, 51, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Larry Gail ‘Bo’ Gaddy
Larry Gail “Bo” Gaddy, 60, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, May 30, 2022, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. Born Oct. 28, 1961, in Marshall, he was the son of the late Bernard Gail Gaddy and Betty Lou Dillon Gaddy Bryson. The family will hold a private Celebration of Life service. Memorials are suggested to family choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com.
Geraldine L. Ferguson
Geraldine L. Ferguson, 85, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.
Frances ‘Franny’ Adams
Frances “Franny” Adams, 88, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Marshall Parks temporarily closes aquatic center
The Marshall Parks and Recreation Department posted on its Facebook page Thursday that “The Marshall Park Board has made the decision to close the Marshall Aquatic Center until safety measures for our employees and patrons can be obtained.”
Park staff shares update on shelterhouse, golf course
by Danielle Linton-Hatfield/Staff Writer “Twelve’s looking wonderful … we’re looking at Father’s Day weekend to open it,” Golf Course Superintendent Tim Rogers said on Wednesday,… Login to continue reading Login…
Owls make return to state tournament
Even in a sport without a clock, timing is everything. A Marshall baseball team which struggled through much of the season — taking a 7-17 record into the Class 4, District 13 Tournament at Odessa — cannot finish the campaign with a winning mark, but will wind up with the school’s second state trophy regardless.
MHS graduates honored at commencement ceremony
Graduates filed onto Cecil Naylor Field as the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” emanated throughout the stadium. On Sunday, May 22, Marshall High School’s graduating seniors were honored during a commencement ceremony.
Nothing for Owls at state track meet
JEFFERSON CITY — The track and field team walked away from the MSHSAA Class 4 Championships at Jefferson City empty-handed Saturday. The Owls had only one student-athlete entered, but she was eliminated from both events during the preliminaries Friday.