Obituaries

Mar 12, 2008

HELEN L. BEAIRD

Helen L. Beaird was born in rural Clark County, Missouri, on May 18, 1914, the only child of Marshall and Stella Moore Wood. She died in Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois, on March 12, 2008.

She graduated from Revere High School in 1932, and was the last living member of her

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Mar 11, 2008

TINA MOREHOUSE THOMAS

Tina Louise Morehouse Thomas, age 41, of Hamilton, IL, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the St. Marys Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. She had spent the last four years at Galesburg Terrace because of her health care needs.

She was born July 9, 1966 at Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Floyd...

Mar 11, 2008

WINIFRED L. "BETTY" GLOVER

Winifred L. "Betty" Glover, age 92, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born February 4, 1916 in Stockport, IA, the daughter of Winfield Scott and Carrie Inez Lane Hammans.

Betty married Frank Glover on December 5, 1933 at Keosauqua,...

Mar 5, 2008

WINSTON WALKER

Everett Winston Walker, age 82, of St. Francisville, MO, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at his home.

He was born April 15, 1925 at Keokuk IA, a son of Lloyd and Lena Boice Walker.

He was united in marriage to Doris A. Sargent on January 16, 1942 at Hannibal, MO. She...

Mar 5, 2008

DOROTHY DOCHTERMAN FERGUSON

Dorothy L. Dochterman Ferguson, age 81, of Ewing, MO, formerly of Kahoka, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born May 13, 1926, at her parents' home northwest of Luray, MO, a daughter of Hollis S. and Essie Kerner Leeper.

She was united in...

Mar 3, 2008

MILDRED E. SWICKARD

Mildred E. Swickard, age 91, formerly of Revere, MO, died Monday, March 3, 2008 at the Lewis Co. Nursing Home in Canton, MO.

She was born in Greencastle, MO, the daughter of Horace D. and Emma Davisson Shepard.

She married Earl M. Swickard who preceded her in death.

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Mar 2, 2008

LUCILLE SOPER

Lucille Soper, age 68, of Alexandria, MO, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA, where she had resided since January.

She was born March 18, 1939 at Alexandria, MO, a daughter of Herman James and Ruth Ellen Mason Renner.

She and Carl V. Soper were married November...

Feb 24, 2008

BLANCHE B. OAKLEY

Blanche B. Oakley, age 89, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa.

She was born September 21, 1918 at Paxton, NE, the daughter of William and Pearl Herron Osborn

She and Fred M. Oakley were married in Grant County,...

Feb 13, 2008

JEAN L. BRUNK

Jean Louise Brunk, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born April 7, 1933 at New London, IA, a daughter of George P. and Verona Dotson Walker.

She married Arnold D. Brunk on July 12, 1950 at...

Feb 11, 2008

Helen Mae Morrison

Helen M. Morrison, age 84, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born born June 12, 1923 at Canton, MO, the adopted daughter of Charles and Ila Speer Felker.

She married Raymond Cecil Morrison on February 1, 1942, at...

Feb 9, 2008

FAYLA OVERHULSER THOMAS

Fayla Overhulser Thomas, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, February 9, 2008, while a resident of the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born December 5, 1924, a daughter of Bryan and Carrie Kirner Overhulser.

She was raised in...

Feb 8, 2008

FLOYD N. MOREHOUSE

Floyd N. Morehouse, age 76, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 8, 2008, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

He was born July 15, 1931 at the family farm in rural Kahoka, the son of Asa and Lula Pearl Campbell Morehouse.

On December 27, 1959 he...

Feb 7, 2008

GUY B. NIXON

Guy B. Nixon, age 97, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born February 16, 1910, near Chambersburg, MO, a son of James H. and Nellie Bennett Nixon.

He married Opal Peterie and they were the parents of Lyndell...

Feb 5, 2008

FERN GRISHAM WORRELL

Fern Grisham Worrell, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born October 3, 1924 at Nauvoo, IL, one of eight children of Vernon F. and Anna R. Ourth Schneider.

She married Raymond R. Grisham on March 14, 1941 and...

Jan 22, 2008

AGNES M. ASCOTT

Agnes M. Ascott, age 96, of Kahoka, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at the Clark Co.

Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had made her residence since October of 2001.

She was born March 26, 1911, at Revere, MO, the daughter of Walter and Nora Shuler Epperhart.

She...

Jan 20, 2008

SAMMY M. ARNOLD

Sammy M. Arnold, of rural Kahoka, MO, (Chambersburg) passed away at his home on Sunday, January 20, 2008, at the age of 92 years and 10 months.

Born on March 8, 1915, in Clark County, MO, Sammy was the son of Samuel E. Arnold, Sr. and Julia Gehn Arnold.

Sammy...

Jan 16, 2008

JERRINE M. "JERRY" QUICK

Jerrine M. "Jerry" Quick, age 89, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg, IA.

She was born October 9, 1918, in Nishnubolma, MO, a daughter of Grover and Bessie Huffman Neal.

She was married to Wilfred A. "Willie" Quick following...

Jan 12, 2008

FELICITY A. AND TAYLOR M. BALL

Felicity A. Ball, age 4, and Taylor M. Ball, age 1, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, in a fire which destroyed their family home.

Felicity was born July 15, 2003 and Taylor was born February 27, 2006, the children of Anthony and Jackie Rose Shotts...

Jan 12, 2008

FELICITY A. AND TAYLOR M. BALL

Felicity A. Ball, age 4, and Taylor M. Ball, age 1, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, in a fire which destroyed their family home.

Felicity was born July 15, 2003 and Taylor was born February 27, 2006, the children of Anthony and Jackie Rose Shotts...

Jan 12, 2008

MARGARET SEDERBURG

Margaret Elgeva Dean Sederburg, age 82, of Mt. Sterling, IA, died at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born June 11, 1925, at Spickard, MO, a daughter of Claude and Nora Turner Dean.

She married Miles Owen Sederburg on October 17, 1945, at Iowa City,...