Obituaries

Jul 19, 2007

Liberty Halene (Moffitt) Taylor, age 88, died peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Larry Kerns in Oak Point, Texas on Thursday evening, July 19, 2007.

Halene was born on 17 February 1919 in Bucklin, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin J. and Arthurinna Eina (Borron) Moffitt.

On 5 August 1940 she...

Jul 14, 2007

ROBERT E. HALL

Robert E. Hall, age 86, of rural Williamstown, MO, died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at

his home.

He was born March 25, 1921 at Kahoka, the only child of Leonard and Barbara Shannon Hall.

He and Vera Hunziker were united in marriage on December 26, 1943, at the...

Jul 13, 2007

W. ROVENE UHLMEYER

Rovene Uhlmeyer, age 74, of St. Patrick, MO, died peacefully, Friday, July 13, 2007, at her home.

She was born March 4, 1933, in Clark County, MO, a daughter of Albert P. and Minnie Alice Arnold Kirchner.

On June 2, 1951, she and Kenneth Uhlmeyer were united in marriage at...

Jul 3, 2007

HAZEL MARIE SPICKNALL FELDMAN

Hazel Marie (Spicknall) Feldman, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born near Fairmont, MO, in Clark County, on September 2, 1915, a daughter of Charles Edward and Virginia Dare Spicknall.

She went to Fairmont grade...

Jun 17, 2007

VALLETTA M. SAMUELS

Valletta M. Samuels, age 81, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident the past couple of months.

She was born January 3, 1926 at Wayland, MO, the daughter of Adrian and Mary Montgomery Spurgeon.

She...

Jun 11, 2007

Garland Brown Pohlmann was born December 9, 1915 and died June 11, 2007 at the age of 91. Garland "Peggy" Pohlmann was born in Revere, MO to Roy Miller and Olive Brown Miller. Her mother died shortly after her birth and she was raised by her grandparents Charles P. and Eliza McCabe Brown.

On April 11, 1937...

Jun 6, 2007

DONALD G. HOLMES

Donald G. Holmes, age 59, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at his home.

He was born April 10, 1948, at Keokuk, IA, a son of Harold E. and Wilhelmine "Willie" Bick Holmes.

He had been married to Carrie Haskins and they were the parents of...

May 31, 2007

MARGARET ELLIOTT

Margaret Elliott, age 85, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at her

home.

She was born April 23, 1922, at Chambersburg, MO, a daughter of Raymond Pearl and Beulah Belle Coffin Yates.

She married George E. Elliott on December 24, 1942, at Memphis, MO. He preceded her...

May 28, 2007

MILDRED MARIE BASH

Mildred Marie Bash, a native of Clark County, passed away in Linden, TX, on Monday,May 28, 2007, at the age of 94 years.

She was born July 14, 1912, at Kahoka, MO, the daughter of Jacob Henry and Eva Lovina Boley Blum.

She married Everett Leroy Bash on May 21,...

May 27, 2007

STEPHANIE S. POLHANS

Stephanie S. Polhans, age 60, of Marshall, MO, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in the Center Point Medical Center in Independence, MO.

She was born May 12, 1947 at Keokuk, IA, a daughter of John and Dorothy Morris Polhans.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Milligan and her husband, Gregg, of...

May 25, 2007

HILLIS F. LIPPER

Hillis F. Lipper, age 78, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, May 25, 2007, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

He was born December 13, 1928, at Wyaconda, MO, a son of Floyd E. and Lelia Bogener Lipper.

He and Marilee Snider were married November 11, 1951, at Luray, MO.

May 19, 2007

CODY A. FAULKNER

Cody A. Faulkner, age 12, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the University Hospital Cancer Ward in Iowa City, IA, from complications of cancer and a rare genetic disease known as Fragile X.

Cody, a son of Crystal Lynn Faulkner, was born April 8, 1995, at Columbia, MO, and...

May 5, 2007

JOHN ALLEN FOWLER

John Allen Fowler, age 67, of rural Canton, MO, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at his home located at Gregory Landing.

He was born September 14, 1939, at St. Francisville, MO, a son of John Roscoe and Dorothy Maxine Boone Fowler.

He married Kathy Kramer on January 18,...

Apr 30, 2007

JAMES CURTIS (JIM - J.C.) BROTHERTON

James Curtis (Jim ~ J.C.) Brotherton, age 56, of Medill, MO, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL, following a battle with cancer.

He was born November 30, 1950, at Kirksville, MO, a son of Alvin C. and Helen Dochterman Brotherton.

He married...

Apr 23, 2007

PATTY LOU STARK

Patty Lou Stark, age 62, of rural Williamstown, MO, died Monday, April 23,

2007, at her home.

She was born October 17, 1944 at Keokuk, IA, a twin daughter of Claude Richard and Thelma Juanita Durham Clark.

She married Larry Daniels and they were the parents of a...

Apr 17, 2007

HOWARD E. LAFFOON

Howard Ervin Laffoon, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at his home following an eight and a half year battle with cancer.

He was born July 6, 1925, at Higdon, AR, a son of Andrew and Violet Hecox Laffoon.

On January 3, 1950, he was united...

Apr 14, 2007

JOHN MORRIS DAWSON

John Morris Dawson, age 81, of Chesterfield, MO, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Rosewood Care Center in following a stroke.

He was born May 4, 1926 in Alexandria, MO, a son of Horace Tinsman and Ozetta Belle Morris Dawson. He was the second of three children, and grew up on...

Apr 7, 2007

LELAND EUGENE "GENE" BROTHERTON

Leland Eugene "Gene" Brotherton, age 78, of Alexandria, MO, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at his home near Revere.

He was born March 27, 1929, near Neeper, MO, a son of Lloyd Curtis and Julia Magdelina Applegate Brotherton.

He married Lois Shaver on February 11, 1955, at the Kahoka...

Apr 3, 2007

Writing my dad's obituary was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life . I said I wasn't going to do it but it had to get done and with my loving family and their input the words flowed and I couldn't stop. My dad was a person of unbelievable strength. He endured trials growing...

Mar 31, 2007

JAMES LOIS HUDNUT

James Lois Hudnut, age 92, of Williamstown, MO, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Lewis Co. Nursing Home in Canton, MO.

He was born October 19, 1914, at Wyaconda, MO, a son of More and Stella Ann Levengood Hudnut. He was the last living of ten children.

On June...