Obituaries

Jun 30, 2012

BETTIE L. NICHOLS

Bettie L. Nichols, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Bettie was born June 16, 1930 at Revere, MO, a daughter of Lawrence and Hazel Courtney Brewer.

She married Harold V. Gray and they were the parents of Connie, Nancy, and...

Jun 30, 2012

KATHRYN G. ROBINSON Kathryn G. Robinson, age 94, formerly of Kahoka and most recently of Wayland, MO, passed away peacefully Friday, June 30, 2012, at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA where she had resided the past four years. Kathryn was born January 25, 1918 in Murphysboro, IL, a daughter of Nicholas and Gertrude Weber Maes. In April of...

Jun 26, 2012

MILLIE L. DOOD PHILLIPS

Millie Leona Dood Phillips, age 87, of Dallas City, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her daughter's home in Dallas City, following a battle with lung cancer.

Millie was born June 29, 1924 at Alexandria, MO, a daughter of Ed and Georgia Velma Logue Brooks.

She was...

Jun 22, 2012

JOSEPH STEPHEN WHITE

Joseph Stephen "Big Tex" White, also known as "Joey" to his family, age 65, of Revere, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 22, 2012 while being admitted (for another reason) at Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

Joseph was born January 20, 1947 in Texarkana, AR, the son of Joseph Stephen White,...

Jun 22, 2012

NYLE DEAN STARK

Nyle Dean Stark, age 72, of rural Williamstown, MO, died Friday, June 22, 2012, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Dean was born August 31, 1939 in Clark County, MO, a son of Albert G. and Nelda L. York Stark.

He was first married to Rosa Lee Cochenour and they...

Jun 20, 2012

MARY LOU TALLMAN

Mary Lou Davis Tallman, age 70, of St. Francisville, MO, died peacefully, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her home.

Mary Lou was born February 2, 1942 at Canton, MO, a daughter of Robert and Mamie Hess Davis.

She married David Wayne Tallman on November 24, 1958, at Wayland, MO.

Jun 19, 2012

MARY L. GARRELS

Mary L. Garrels, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

Mary was born August 30, 1929, the youngest daughter of Walter and Bertha Hamner Heinze.

She grew up on the family farm south of Kahoka and after graduating...

Jun 14, 2012

DARRELL PAUL BUCK CONRAD

Darrell Paul Buck Conrad, age 72, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpected Thursday, June 14, 2012 in a farm accident at his home.

Darrell was born December 8, 1939 at Houghton, IA, a son of Orville and Lucille Schwartz Conrad. On November 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Anne Meierotto...

Jun 13, 2012

LOIS I. WILSON

Lois Irene Wilson, age 79, of Wyaconda, MO, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her home.

Lois was born in rural Clark County, MO on September 10, 1932, a daughter of Harry Maurice and Maude Harness Dochterman.

Lois was a 1950 graduate of Wyaconda High School. Two years later on...

Jun 10, 2012

RHYKIN AYDELL HALL

Rhykin Aydell Hall, 7 mos, 22 days, precious daughter of Keylee Hall and Austin Steinbach, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at her home in Wayland, MO surrounded by her family following a brave battle of rabdomyosarcoma of the liver, one of 34 in the United States.

Rhykin was born October 18,...

Jun 9, 2012

MELVIN D. HATFIELD Melvin Denver Hatfield, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 9, 2012 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Melvin was born January 29, 1938, at Gorin, MO, a son of Edward Grover and Grace Maude Garmon Hatfield. He married Virginia Runyon and they were the parents of Florenda Kay and Patrick Allen...

Jun 8, 2012

TALMAGE E. PHILLIPS

Talmage E. Phillips, age 86, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where he had been a resident the past five years.

Talmage was born September 30, 1925 at Ashton, MO, a son of Victor F. and Gladys Morrison Phillips.

He...

Jun 5, 2012

CLARA T. PARKER

Clara Thelma Parker, age 99, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 while a patient at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Clara was born February 6, 1913 on a farm near Liberty, IL, a daughter of John Michael and Maud Russell House Johnson Leapley. She was the third of five children...

May 27, 2012

MARGARET ANN McCARTY

Margaret Ann McCarty, age 80 of St. Francisville, MO, went home to be with the Lord

on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Keokuk Area Hospital.

Margaret was born August 14, 1931 at Danville, IL, a daughter of Jerry Dennis and Geneva Pickett Dodson.

She married Harold Lee McCarty...

May 12, 2012

JERRY B. OSTRANDER

Jerry Bennett Ostrander, age 65, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital following a demolition accident in Kahoka.

Jerry was born December 7, 1946 in Chico, CA, a son of John Bennett and Argyl Conklin Ostrander

He married Nancy Wolf on...

May 10, 2012

BONNIE J. BOGGUSS

Bonnie Jean Bogguss, age 81, of St. Francisville, MO, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Keokuk Area Hospital.

Bonnie was born October 10, 1930 at St. Francisville, a daughter of Claude Leroy and Carrie Belle Pence Kinkeade.

She and Howard Junior Bogguss were married in 1954 in Eolia, MO, and...

May 10, 2012

RICHARD L. WILSON

Richard L. "R.L." Wilson, age 65, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 10, 2012,

in the emergency room of Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Richard was born May 29, 1946 in Unionville, MO, a son of Arlo and Margie Rosetta Moss Wilson.

He married Betty Ramsey and...

Apr 26, 2012

LEO H. LONGSHORE

Leo H. Longshore, age 74, of Revere, MO, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Leo was born April 27, 1937 at Wapello, IA, a son of Leo H. and Sarah Coffman Longshore.

He married Patricia Skinner on February 11, 1974.

Apr 20, 2012

EARL R. MOUGHLER

Earl Roland Moughler, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka after a short battle with cancer.

Earl was born November 21, 1929, in Davis County, Iowa, a son of Marion and Mattie Conner Moughler.

He is survived by...

Apr 14, 2012

JUDITH E. MORGAN

Judith E. Morgan, age 65, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at her home surrounded by family, following a battle with cancer.

Judith was born August 15, 1946 at Wyaconda, MO, a daughter of Russell E. and Lois J. Decker Dieterich.

Judith graduated from Clark Co. R-1...