Obituaries

Aug 5, 2018

W. Wayne Hodges William Wayne Hodges, age 97, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, August 5, 2018 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Wayne was born August 22, 1920 at Neeper, MO, a son of John Leo and Ruby Ellen Wells Hodges. He married Mildred Ida Rhode on December 31, 1943. She preceded him...

Aug 4, 2018

IDA YVONNE SMITH

Ida Yvonne Smith, age 80, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Huron Medical Center in Huron, SD.

Yvonne was born November 11, 1937 in Luray, MO, a daughter of Melvin and Geraldine Value Jutte.

On February 11, 1961, she was united in marriage to Julius...

Aug 3, 2018

Grace E. Hodge s

Grace Evelyn Hodges, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

Grace was born August 31, 1926 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Glenn E. and Rosa Mae Miller Brown.

She married Earl "Mike" Raymond Campbell...

Jul 26, 2018

BONNIE L. VINEYARD

Bonnie Lee Vineyard, age 86, of Luray, MO, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

Bonnie was born July 3, 1932 in Murdoch, OH, a daughter of Clifford and Florence Hill Walker and grew up on a beautiful dairy farm on the outskirts of Cincinnati,...

Jul 25, 2018

WINNIE PEARL JINKENS

Winnie Pearl Jinkens, age 95, of El Dorado Springs, MO passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at his home.

He was born September 18, 1922, in Clark County, Missouri, the son of James S. and Letta (Blanton) Jinkens. He married Ida Edlen and they had three children: Pam, Shirley, and Neil....

Jul 5, 2018

MARY L. SMITH CAMPBELL

Mary L. Smith Campbell, age 62, of Revere, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her home.

Mary was born May 8, 1956 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Riley and Frances Hendricks Smith.

Mary was united in marriage to Paul M. Egley and they were...

Jul 1, 2018

GENEAL CLARA PETERSON YOUNG

Geneal Peterson Young, age 82, of Montrose, IA, passed away early Sunday, July 1, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Geneal Peterson Young was born September 23, 1935 at the Graham Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was the daughter of Joseph I. and Phoebe M. Rill Peterson.

A...

Jun 27, 2018

KENNETH M. COLYER Kenneth Marshall Colyer died June 27, 2018. He was 98 years old, born Dec 15, 1919 at home. What a life of change he saw. His parents were farmers, mostly living in NE MO, around Brashear. Ken helped his father build roads in Adair Co using teams of horses. The family lived in OK during the...

Jun 17, 2018

MARGARET M. BOECKER

Margaret Mae Boecker, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka with her family by her side.

Margaret was born December 17, 1936 in Carmen, ID, the daughter of John Fields and Flora Malinda Graveley Cassell.

Margaret graduated from...

Jun 13, 2018

AARON L. MATHIES

Aaron L. Mathies, age 34, of Waukee, IA, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in the emergency room of Montgomery Co. Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA following an accident on the job.

Aaron was born September 10, 1983 in Bath, Maine, the son of Doug and Rhonda Brunk...

Jun 10, 2018

Kenneth R. Sherrill, age 61, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Kenneth had been diagnosed with cancer six weeks ago.

Kenneth was born January 23, 1957 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Raymond and Letha Haage Sherrill.

On August 27, 1983, he was united in marriage...

May 27, 2018

FRANCES E. "FRAN" DANIELS

Frances E. "Fran" Daniels, age 68, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at her home surrounded by loved ones.

Fran was born June 13, 1949 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Truman and Thelma Durham Schmitt.

On June 25, 1966 she was united in marriage to...

May 21, 2018

ARLIE PRESTON SHANNON, JR.

Arlie Preston Shannon, Jr., age 80, of Kahoka, MO passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home.

Arlie was born December 28, 1937 in Barren Hollow, AR, a son of Arlie Preston and Ruth Sutterfield Shannon.

Arlie graduated from high school in Marshall, AR and then entered the...

May 15, 2018

STUART W. JOHNSON

Stuart W. Johnson, age 52, of Wayland, MO, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at his home.

Stu was born January 4, 1966 in Keokuk, IA, the son of William and Freda Smith Johnson.

He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1984 and from Wichita Technical Institute, Wichita, KS...

May 15, 2018

LESLIE ALAN HUSTON

Leslie Alan Huston, age 79, of Kahoka, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at his home.

Leslie was born March 28, 1939 in Sheridan, Wyoming, a son of Frank Leslie and Eunice Rife Huston.

Survivors include his siblings: Judith Ann Householder of Keokuk, IA, Janet (Bill) Ramsey,...

May 14, 2018

BETTY N. FRY Betty Nadine Fry, age 89, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 14, 2018, at the Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, IA.

Betty was born April 30, 1929 in Agency, IA, a daughter of Bertram C. and Agnes N. Lynch Byers.

She graduated from Kahoka High School and on July...

May 11, 2018

ELIZABETH B. BROOKHART

Elizabeth B. Brookhart, 90, of Wyaconda, MO, passed away at her home in Wyaconda on Friday, May 11, 2018.

The daughter of Glenn and Ethel Taylor Bourgeois, Elizabeth was born on April 28,

1928, in Neeper, MO. She married Noel Wayne Brookhart on May 12, 1946, in Wyaconda, MO, and...

May 8, 2018

BETTY JEAN MOHR

Betty Jean Mohr, age 72, of Kahoka, MO, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at her home.

Betty Jean was born February 2, 1946 at home in Clark County, a daughter of Asa and Lula Pearl Campbell Morehouse.

She attended rural Gem School for 8 years, graduating from...

May 7, 2018

CLARISSA DAWN CHILDRESS-SOMERS Clarissa Dawn Childress Somers, age 22, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, May 7, 2018 in Blessing Hospital Quincy, IL following a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday, May 1. Clarissa was born October 16, 1995 in Memphis, MO, the only child of Jay and Cynthia McMann Childress. She married James Somers on November 5, 2016. Survivors include...

May 2, 2018

DEVIN B. KONICHEK

Devin B. Konichek, age 17, of Kahoka, Missouri, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy following a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday near Kahoka. At his passing, and at Devin’s request, his organs were harvested by the Gift of Hope. His lungs have already given a 15 year old new life...