Agnes Ascott

AGNES M. ASCOTT

Agnes M. Ascott, age 96, of Kahoka, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at the Clark Co.

Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had made her residence since October of 2001.

She was born March 26, 1911, at Revere, MO, the daughter of Walter and Nora Shuler Epperhart.

She and Walter Ehrhart were married in Linneus, MO, in 1948. He preceded her in death on February 24, 1980. She and her childhood friend, John W. Ascott, had both lost their spouses, and were married on June 18, 1987. They spent the next 14 years together loving and caring for each other until his death on December 7, 2002.

Survivors include a step-son, John W. Ascott and his wife, Suzanne, of Anchorage, Alaska; a brother-in-law, Robert Ascott and his wife, Ruth, of Aurora, IL; a niece, Gladys Wallingford and her husband, Robert, of Farmington, IA; a special cousin, Vickie Randolph and her husband, David, of Bonaparte, IA; great nieces and nephews and their families; cousins; and many dear and special friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a brother in infancy; a niece, Lois Tanner and her husband, George; and, two great nephews.

Agnes was a graduate of Revere High School and lived most of her life in the Revere neighbor-hood. In earlier years she worked for Doc McConnell at the drug store and later at the Revere Bank. For the last 17 years of her employment, she was a secretary at the Revere School and loved the relationships she formed and kept for the rest of her life with many of the students.

She was a member of the Peaksville Christian Church and enjoyed the fellowship with friends and the activities at the Revere Community Center and the Clark Co. Senior Center. She was compassionate, gentle, fun loving, and always encouraging to friends and family.

Memorials are suggested to the Revere Community Center.