Obituaries

Ronnie Graham

Ronnie Graham

Oct 28, 2014

RONNIE F. GRAHAM Ronnie F. Graham, age 69, of Luray, MO, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 north of Wyaconda, MO. Ronnie was born April 26, 1945 in Kirksville, MO, a son of Oscar and Wilma Courtney Graham. On July 25, 1965, he and Darlene Hull were married at the First Baptist Church in Kahoka by the Rev. Gerald Davidson....

Alice Parsons

Alice Parsons

Oct 24, 2014

ALICE M. PARSONS Alice M. Parsons, age 84, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA. Alice was born November 24, 1929 in Oto, IA, a daughter of John and Mae Kinkeade Schulte. She married Edward Earl Parsons on December 21, 1946 in Wayland. Survivors include one son, David (Joyce) Parsons of...

Jack Nelson

Jack Nelson

Oct 12, 2014

JACK ALLEN NELSON Jack Allen Nelson, age 58, of Canton, MO, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the scene of a one-vehicle accident southeast of Wayland, MO. Jack was born June 6, 1956 at Kewanee, IL, a son of Jack G. and Donna Murphy Nelson. He is survived by his three children, April, Quentin and Lacey, all of Texas;...

James Watson

James Watson

Oct 10, 2014

JAMES EARL WATSON James Earl Watson, age 88, of Kahoka, Missouri, died peacefully surrounded by family, Friday October 10, 2014, at the Clark County Nursing Home. Earl was born May 8, 1926 in Callao, Missouri, the eldest son of Alex and Connie Bea Grimshaw Watson. He was always proud to share his birthdate with Missouri's only president, Harry S...

Billy Lucas

Billy Lucas

Oct 7, 2014

BILLY F. LUCAS Billy Franklin Lucas, age 66, of Revere, MO, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri 13. Billy was born July 14, 1948 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Hillis and Freda Harbur Lucas. Having spent 10 years together, he and Sandy Lee Beutler were married on February 14, 1995. Survivors...

Nancy Shelton

Nancy Shelton

Oct 5, 2014

NANCY JEAN SHELTON Nancy Jean Shelton, age 53, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. Nancy was born April 3, 1961 in Moline, IL, a daughter of Hugh L. "Sparky" and Betty Ellis Wood. She was married to Kevin L. Shelton. Survivors include her children: Gorden Lee (Dawn) Wood of...

Phillip Harris

Phillip Harris

Sep 29, 2014

PHILLIP R. "RANNY" HARRIS Phillip R. "Ranny" Harris died unexpectedly on Monday, September 29, 2014 in the emergency room of Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. Ranny was born December 30, 1946 at Keokuk, IA, a son of Cecil B. and Betty L. Snider Harris. He married Donna Morgan in 1969 and they were the parents of two...

Loraine Hopkins

Loraine Hopkins

Sep 25, 2014

LORAINE M. HOPKINS Loraine Margaret Hopkins, age 89, of rural Williamstown, MO, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014, at her home. Loraine was born July 27, 1925 at Lyons, NE, the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret Ann Buckley Gunn. She attended school in Carthage, IL where she spent most of her childhood. She was united in marriage to George...

Gladys Bailey

Gladys Bailey

Sep 24, 2014

GLADYS EVELYN BAILEY Gladys Evelyn Bailey of Lenexa, KS, formerly of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Lenexa. Gladys had celebrated her 100th birthday in November of 2013 and was in good health until the last couple of months. Gladys was born to Paul Friest and Sophia Holt Friest in Radcliffe, IA, on Thanksgiving Day,...

David Lyons

David Lyons

Sep 10, 2014

DAVID LYONS David Lyons passed on from this mortal existence on September 10, 2014. David grew up in Chicago and Round Lake, Illinois. After graduation, he joined the Marines, serving from 1955-1959 in the U.S., Japan, and the Phillipines. He married Mary Louise Noble in 1958 at Highland Park, IL, where they lived for a short time. They moved...

Dorothy VanVelkinburgh

Dorothy VanVelkinburgh

Sep 2, 2014

DOROTHY JUNE VANVELKINBURGH Dorothy June VanVelkinburgh, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Keokuk Area Hospital. Dorothy was born April 20, 1932 in Chicago, IL, a daughter of Ralph and Viola Gerber Thornton. On July 11,1983 she was united in marriage to Edward "Sonny" VanVelkinburgh at the First Baptist Church in Wayland, MO. Survivors...

Jewell Calvert

Jewell Calvert

Sep 1, 2014

JEWELL EILEEN CALVERT Jewell Eileen Calvert, better known to friends and family as Eileen, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. Formerly from Wyaconda, she was a resident of the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka the past several years. Born June 14, 1926 near Liberty Church, Eileen was the daughter of...

Carolyn Peters

Carolyn Peters

Aug 27, 2014

CAROLYN JEAN MORGAN PETERS Carolyn Jean Morgan Peters, age 79, formerly of Keokuk, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Peace Haven in St. Louis, MO. Carolyn was born March 24, 1935 in Wyaconda, MO, the daughter of Eugene Broadwell and Helen Elizabeth Waddell Morgan. Survivors include her sister, Elizabeth Ann Morgan of Columbia, MO; sister-in-law, Kay Hutchinson Morgan,...

Esther Sowers

Esther Sowers

Aug 25, 2014

ESTHER L. SOWERS Esther Leajean Sowers, age 97, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Wayland and Kahoka, MO, died on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Esther was born September 4, 1916 in Brandon, IA, the only child of Earle V. and Ruth A. (Boyack) Bagenstos. She attended all twelve years of school and graduated from...

Delbert Parsons

Delbert Parsons

Aug 19, 2014

DELBERT L. PARSONS Delbert Leroy Parsons, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home following a brief illness. Delbert was born August 31, 1936 at Revere, MO, a son of Walter Raleigh and Lucille B. Hayden Parsons. Survivors include his daughter, Tonia Ohrberg and her three children, of California; one brother,...

Betty Ash

Betty Ash

Aug 6, 2014

BETTY J. ASH Betty Jo Ash, age 79, of Burlington, IA, formerly of Keokuk, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Betty was born March 20, 1935, a daughter of Wilber "Pete" and Zaida Carter Toops. She married Alva Junior Ash and they were the parents of five children. Survivors...

Billy Price

Billy Price

Aug 6, 2014

BILLY G. PRICE Billy G. Price, age 75, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Bill was born July 8, 1939 in Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa, the son of Gerald R. and Melba McDonnell Price. Bill was raised in Van Buren county, graduating from Milton High School. He...

Carroll Nixon

Carroll Nixon

Aug 1, 2014

CARROLL A. NIXON Carroll A. Nixon age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 1, 2014 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Carroll was born April 27, 1931 at his parent's home near Chambersburg, a son of Arthur James and Merle Caldwell Nixon. He attended Oak Grove rural school for 4 years and spent his...

Izean Garnett

Izean Garnett

Jul 25, 2014

IZEAN E. GARNETT Izean E. Garnett, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, July 25, 2014 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Izean was born November 28, 1922 in Cantril, IA, a daughter of David Benjamin and Clarissa Mae Pickens Hootman. Izean was married to Wilbur Garnett in 1940 in Palmyra. Following their marriage, they moved to...

Suzie Hopp

Suzie Hopp

Jul 24, 2014

SUZIE HOPP Suzie L. Hopp, age 68, of Luray, MO, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at her home surrounded by family following a battle with cancer. Donna L. "Suzie" Hopp, was born May 8, 1946 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Harry M. "Breek" and Bertha James Yates. She married Vernon G. Hopp on January 29, 1964 at...

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