Obituaries

Aug 5, 2013

GEORGE W. LEMASTER George W. LeMaster, age 91, of Wayland, MO, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. George was born September 17, 1921 in Marysville, MO, a son of Robert John and Ada Catherine Boatman LeMaster. His great grandfather, William Walter Roe Harrison, was one of the earliest settlers in...

Jul 28, 2013

ROBERT LEE CRANDAL Robert Lee Crandal, age 81, of Wayland, MO, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO from cancer and heart disease. Robert was born December 24, 1931 near Kahoka, MO, the son of Francis A. and Gracie Lee Maggart Crandal. He married Vera Tague on April 24, 1952 in Luray, MO....

Jul 28, 2013

ALBERT C. BREWER Albert C. Brewer, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home following a courageous battle with cancer. Albert was born July 15, 1936 near Alexandria, MO, a son of Clarence and Lela Courtney Brewer. He graduated from Kahoka High School and shortly afterward entered the U. S. Army....

Jul 27, 2013

CHARLES W. "CHUCK" NICHOLS Charles W. "Chuck" Nichols, age 49, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully, Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Chuck had suffered from juvenile diabetes from the time he was a child. Chuck was born July 8, 1964, in Keokuk, IA, the son of Floyd and Esther Sherrill Nichols. He married Tracy Morgan...

Jul 24, 2013

BARBARA LEE BURLINGAME Barbara Lee Burlingame, age 60, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 in the Fort Madison Health Care Center in Fort Madison, IA. Barbara was born September 19, 1952 in Muscatine, IA, a daughter of Eugene F. "Pappy" and Darlene M. Honts Burlingame. Survivors include two sons, Richard Paul and Travis Paul, both of Keokuk,...

Jul 22, 2013

SHIELA J. PASSMORE HENRICKSEN Shiela Passmore Henricksen, age 55, of Pilot Point, TX, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Denton Regional Medical Center in Denton, TX. She was born March 21, 1958 in Marshall, AR, a daughter of Riley D. and Dovie House Passmore. Shiela graduated from Clark Co. R-1 High School with the Class...

Jul 19, 2013

Janice L. Crone, age 74, of rural Alexandria, MO, died Friday, July 19, 2013, in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka following a courageous battle with cancer. Janice was born November 17, 1938 in Kahoka, MO, a daughter of Floyd F. and Ruth L. Bash Hunziker. She and Baron Terry Crone were married at the Kahoka Methodist parsonage....

Jul 17, 2013

DEAN SCHREIBER Albert Dean Schreiber, age 86, of Revere, MO, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Dean was born September 15, 1926 on the family farm in Revere, MO, the oldest son of Albert and Faye Halferty Schreiber. Dean graduated from Revere High School as did his mother, his siblings,...

Jul 16, 2013

DANNY EUGENE EGBERT Danny Eugene Egbert, age 70, of Wyaconda, MO, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born March 11, 1943 in Fort Madison, IA, the son of Theodore Eugene and Geneva Pennington Egbert. Danny graduated from Wyaconda C-1 High School in 1961. On June 24, 1962, he was married to...

Jul 16, 2013

HENRY HOEWING PLENGE Henry Hoewing Plenge, 72, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at his home. Born February 9, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, he was a son of Harry L. and Violet Hoewing Plenge. He married S. Renee Kerr on January 20, 2013. In addition to his wife, Renee, survivors include three children from his marriage to Linda Hunziker...

Jul 9, 2013

DOROTHY I. KIRCHNER Dorothy I. Kirchner, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA. Dorothy was born October 21, 1921 at Gregory Landing, MO, a daughter of Ed and Elsie Ort Otte. She married Lester C. Kirchner on October 29, 1941 at St. Michael's Parsonage in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her...

Jul 4, 2013

JERI LYNNE HARDY BRAXTON

Jeri Lynne Hardy Braxton, age 61, of Revere, MO, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at her home.

Jeri was born May 6, 1952 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Lynne S. and June M. Bentzinger Hardy.

She was united in marriage to Charles Edward "Chuck" Braxton on December 27,...

Jun 22, 2013

Nellie Lee Woodruff, 87, of Kahoka, Mo., died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. Nellie was born April 24, 1926 to Forrest and Charity(Dillenger) Poe in Downing, Missouri. She married Henry Allen Woodruff on May 17, 1947 in Downing, MO. The couple lived a short time in Argyle, IA moving finally to a farm...

Jun 16, 2013

Barbara J. Dunning, age 58, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 16, 2013 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Barb was born August 17, 1954 at West Point, IL, the daughter of Estel and Edna Goodwin Morss. She graduated from Clark Co. R-1 High School in the class of 1972 and later on November 23, 1972,...

Jun 16, 2013

CHESTER A. YOUNG Chester A. Young, age 66, of Quincy, IL, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. Chester was born January 23, 1947, in Keokuk, IA, a son of Chester A. and Ruby Hodges Young. He married Rosemary Gibson and they were the parents of two daughters, Judy and Chris. He later married Linda...

Jun 9, 2013

TRAVIS F. STARK Travis Faryl Stark, age 46, of rural Williamstown, Clark County, Missouri, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at his home. Travis was born July 10, 1966 in Keosauqua, Iowa, a son of Nyle Dean and Rosa Lee Cochenour Stark. He married Cassie Burgess and to this union three children were born, Crystal, Dusty and Dakota. Survivors include...

Jun 6, 2013

CARMEN D. COCHENOUR Carmen D. Cochenour, age 35, of Williamstown, MO, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Carmen was born October 4, 1977, in Memphis, MO, a daughter of Jerry and Brenda Brown Cochenour. Survivors include a son, Coltin Wagers of the home and his father, Cory Wagers; her parents, Jerry and Brenda Cochenour...

Jun 5, 2013

V. JEAN DOWNEY Violet Jerean "Jean" Downey, age 77, formerly of Kahoka and Canton, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Montebello Healthcare Center in Hamilton, IL. Jean was born October 25, 1935 in Quincy, IL, a daughter of Paul and Helen Horney Roberts. She married Jesse Lee Downey, Sr. on August 4, 1950 in Carthage, IL. He preceded her...

May 26, 2013

Wanda A. Short, 94, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at the Clark County Nursing Home. Wanda was born on January 2, 1919 in her parents' home in Libertyville, Iowa. She was the daughter of Elmer and Irma Peebler Copeland. Wanda spent her childhood on their family farm near Libertyville. She married Hollis Short on August 11, 1943 in Kahoka,...

May 25, 2013

MADONNA "NAN" PERRY Madonna "Nan" Perry, age 94, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Madonna was born January 28, 1919 in Luray, MO, a daughter of Bryan and Carrie Kerner Overhulser. She married Wesley Edward Hayden on October 28, 1939 in Kahoka. He preceded her in death on April...