Obituaries

Jan 21, 2014

VERNON L. GUTTING Vernon L. Gutting, age 91, of rural Kahoka, MO, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at home with his daughter at his side. Vernon was born July 1, 1922 north of Kahoka, the son of William S. and Tillie May Peckham Gutting. He was the last living grandchild of John and Teresa Burbach Gutting who...

Jan 18, 2014

MILES O. SEDERBURG Miles Owen Sederburg, age 90, of rural Mt. Sterling, IA passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his son's home in rural Mt. Sterling. Miles was born July 30, 1923 in Red Oak, IA, the son of Harry and Mae Haymaker Sederburg. He married Margaret Elgeva Dean on October 17, 1945 at Iowa City,...

Jan 18, 2014

DONNA R. BREWER Donna Rae Brewer, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka surrounded by her family. She had been a resident there the past four years after being diagnosed twelve years ago with Alzheimers. Donna was born January 13, 1932 at Peaksville, MO, a daughter...

Jan 10, 2014

TRUDY A. MALONE Trudy A. Malone, age 66, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2014, at her home in Kahoka following a battle with cancer. Trudy was born July 20, 1947 at Sacramento, CA, a daughter of Paul and Joyce Jones Wallace. Following her parents' death, she was raised by her aunt and uncle, LaVera and...

Jan 9, 2014

ALICE M. PITFORD Alice M. Pitford, age 98, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Alice was born September 24, 1915 at home in Clark City, Clark Co., MO, a daughter of David Richard "Doc" and Rebbecca Ann Burkhead Dunn. On September 27, 1932 she was united in marriage...

Jan 3, 2014

NORMA J. WHITEHEAD Norma J. "Stormy Normy" Whitehead died Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. Norma was born June 18, 1930 in Hannibal, MO, one of six children of Willard and Rose Bel Dale Crutchlow. She was married to Elmer "Sonny" Clifford, Jr. and to this union three children were born, Susan,...

Dec 28, 2013

CHARLES JUNIOR RAMPLEY Charles Junior Rampley, age 82, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. Charles was born January 5, 1931 in West Point, Illinois, a son of Charles Wesley and Luella Dickerson Rampley. He married Marilyn "Joan" Elder on July 29, 1950 in Hamilton, IL. She preceded him...

Dec 26, 2013

WILLIAM L. HALL William L. Hall, age 90, formerly of Luray, MO, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Bill was born July 15, 1923 in Clark County, a son of Joseph Franklin and Helen Luell Howell Hall. Survivors include nieces and nephews: Mary (Mrs. Cork) Garner of Monticello, MO, Janice Schleappe of...

Dec 21, 2013

THOMAS J. ROSSI Thomas J. Rossi, age 94, of Luray, MO, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 1:54 a.m. in the Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. Tom was born May 30, 1919 in Keokuk, IA, a son of James Edward and Elizabeth Libush Schools Rossi. He attended school in both Illinois and Wisconsin. He was a World...

Dec 20, 2013

BRENDA EWART SLOCUM Brenda Ewart Slocum, age 55, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:55 p.m. at her parent's home south of Kahoka. Brenda was born July 31, 1958 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Norman and Elsie Haage Ewart. She married Lawrence Edmondson and they were blessed with three children: Chad, Todd and Nicole....

Dec 19, 2013

Mary Darlos Burkhart, age 73, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. She was born on April 11, 1940, in Fountain Green, Illinois, a daughter of Willis and Louise Bright Wear. She married Wayne Burkhart on September 1, 1956, at the Christian Church in LaHarpe, IL. Darlos married...

Dec 17, 2013

MARY YOUNG HELM Mary Dorine Young Helm, age 86 of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at her home. She was born August 20, 1927, in Farmington, IA, a daughter of Louis and Evelyn Phillips Briley. She married Victor E. Young on October 4, 1947 and they were the parents of ten children. He died less...

Dec 14, 2013

MAXINE R. STRICKLER Maxine Ruth Ayer Strickler, age 99, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Maxine was born January 24, 1914, the oldest of eleven children of Herley and Lena Moorehead Ayer. She is survived by two sons, Duane (Ann) Strickler of Buhl, ID, and Darrel Strickler of Troy,...

Dec 8, 2013

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Dec 7, 2013

SANDRA JANE BARROWS Graveside services for Sandra Jane Barrows, age 75, of Harlingen, Texas and Spring Lake, North Carolina, will be held Thursday, June 19 at 11 a.m. at the Frazee Cemetery with Pastor Shawn McAfee officiating. Sandra Barrows died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in Womack Army Medical Center at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

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Dec 5, 2013

IDA LOU ROSS Ida Lou Ross, age 64, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO, following a valiant battle with breast cancer. She was born August 24, 1949 in Avon, IL, a daughter of Waldo F. and Enola Mae Kapfer Wells. She married Larry L. Ross on July 5,...

Nov 22, 2013

BETTY J. WALKER Betty Jean Toops Walker, age 70, of St. Francisville, MO, died Friday, November 22, 2013 in the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer, MO. Betty was born May 21, 1943 at rural Alexandria, MO, one of ten children of John Earl "Tony" and Nellie Katherine Dennison Toops. On August 8, 1965 she was married to Terry...

Nov 21, 2013

SEPTEMBER GALE FOX September Gale Fox, infant daughter of Scott Fox and Sarah Stark, was stillborn on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. She was anxiously anticipated by her parents to be born in February, 2014. Survivors include her parents, Scott L. Fox and Sarahelizabeth Stark of Canton, MO; brother, Quintin Starks...

Nov 12, 2013

LOUISE WALLINGFORD Louise Wallingford, age 90, of Farmington, IA (Clark Co., MO) passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. Louise was born February 11, 1923 at Williamstown, MO, a daughter of Edgar and Nannie Nichols Oard. She and Charles Wallingford were married on December 21, 1941, in Louisiana, MO, by a...

Nov 9, 2013

SCOTT ADAMS Scott Adams, age 37 of Williamstown, MO, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 in Wyaconda, MO. Scott Adams was born February 16, 1976 at Memphis, MO, a son of Charles and Christina Webster Adams. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Christina and Lloyd Brookhart of Wyaconda, MO; his father, Charlie Adams of Gorin, MO; grandfather, Charles Adams of...