Stories from Monday, July 30, 2018

Edward Leon Moffitt, 75, of Edwardsville, Ill., passed away July 26, 2018, at the Alahambra Care Center, in Alahambra, Ill. He was born on July 30, 1942, in Fagus, Mo., and was the son of Doyle and Edith (King) Moffitt. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edith Idabelle Moffitt, and father, Doyle Moffitt...

Frances Louise Nickens, age 94, of Jefferson City, Mo. and formerly of Fort Myers, Fla., passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at St. Joseph's Bluff in Jefferson City, Mo. She was born on August 10, 1923, in Piggott, Ark., the daughter of Clifford Gales and Agnes (Hunt) Gales. She was married on Jan. 5, 1943, in St. Louis, Mo., to John R. Nickens who preceded her in death on December 24, 1990...