Obituaries

May 24, 2008

BEULAH HAYS HOLMAN

Beulah Hays Holman, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday evening, May 24, 2008, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born August 2, 1920 in Scotland County, MO, a daughter of Howard and Beulah B. Miller Goosey.

She married Alfred Hays in 1939 and they were the parents...

May 19, 2008

VERA M. POWELL AYER

Vera M. Powell Ayer, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at her home in Kahoka.

She was born August 3, 1924 at Morganton, NC, a daughter of Vernon L. and Annie May Powell.

She was married to Sfc Herley Ayer, Jr. in July of 1967...

May 14, 2008

TOVE M. BOLTZ

Tove M. Boltz, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born December 2, 1933, at Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of Karl and Thyra

Bengsten Pedersen. On October 2, 1954, she was united in marriage to John...

May 13, 2008

LEO G. WAGGENER

Leo G. Waggener, age 91, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Hot Springs, AR.

He was born June 28, 1916 in Clark County, MO, a son of Leo G. and Grace Kaiser Waggener. He married Virginia Lorene Lillard on June 14, 1941 in Trenton. To this union two...

May 11, 2008

Lowell D. Jackson, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA.

He was born September 17, 1926, at Downing, MO, a son of Leonard Herman and Ollie Merle Elschlager Jackson.

On May 28, 1950, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth "Betty" Maxine Saulsbury in Lancaster,...

May 11, 2008

GENEIEVE C. GREEN

Geneieve C. Green, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA.

She was born September 15, 1920 at Surratt Hollow, Brown County, IL, the youngest of ten children born to Bert and Frances Hill Ferrill.

She had been married to Eulis...

May 7, 2008

CHISWELL D. "CHIS" LENTZ

Chiswell Day "Chis" Lentz, age 90, passed away on May 7, 2008, at his home in Kahoka, Missouri.

He was born in rural Independence, MO, on January 29, 1918, the son of Day Sterling and Olive Rebecca Hudnall Lentz.

He graduated from Blue Springs High School and from the...

May 2, 2008

ELEANOR NICHOLS

Eleanor Nichols, age 95, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born October 31, 1912, near Williamstown, MO, a daughter of Milton and Sydney Wadmore Walker.

She married Charles Edward Nichols on June 11, 1932, at the Neeper Christian Church....

Apr 29, 2008

VIRGINIA L. HOPP

Virginia L. Hopp, age 90, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident since August 11, 1991.

She was born April 20, 1918 in Wyaconda, MO, the only daughter of Marvin and Pinkie Barnes Feigenspan.

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Apr 26, 2008

GENE STUART PALMER

Gene Stuart Palmer, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City, IA.

He was born August 21, 1930, at Granger in Scotland County, MO, a son of Murl and Helen Kuntz Palmer.

He married Joan Anthony on April 17, 1954 at...

Apr 11, 2008

LINDA HILL BOOTH

Linda Hill Booth, age 42, of Wayland, MO, died Friday, April 11, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA, following a brave battle with cancer.

She was born January 10, 1966 in Keokuk, IA, the only daughter of Everett and Sue Borghardt Hill.

On September 29, 2000,...

Mar 31, 2008

MARY MALINDA LILLARD

Mary Malinda Lillard, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, March 31, 2008, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born September 11, 1926, at Williamstown, MO, a daughter of Joseph Stafford and Margaret Alice Smith Walker.

On April 27, 1947, she was united in marriage to Jerry D....

Mar 31, 2008

CLIO MORGAN WILSON

Clio Myra Morgan Wilson, age 102, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident since October of 2007.

She was born June 2, 1905 in Wyaconda, MO, the daughter of Morris and Winifred Broadwell Morgan.

Mar 20, 2008

GARY A. FRANK

Gary A. Frank, age 56, of Wayland, MO, died suddenly on Thursday, March 20, 2008, after three years of failing health at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL, where he had been a patient the past 4 ½ weeks.

He was born July 4, 1951, at Mason City, IA, a son of Joe...

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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