Obituaries

May 10, 2004

LOIS C. BARTELS

Lois C. Bartels, age 79, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Monday, May 10, 2004

at her home.

She was born July 23, 1924 in Clark County, MO, a daughter of Charley V. and Dorothy

Hageman Harmon.

On August 30, 1941, she was united in marriage to...

May 4, 2004

MICHAEL ARTHUR RAINBOLT

Michael Arthur Rainbolt, age 52, of Medill, MO, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at his home.

He was born September 4, 1951 at Hannibal, MO, a son of Hillis Dale and Edith Howard Rainbolt.

He married Brenda L. Ramsey on December 24, 1972 at Kahoka and to this union were...

May 4, 2004

Iona M. Hemm, age 82, of Mexico, MO, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 in Pin Oaks Nursing Center in Mexico, MO.

She was born May 29, 1921 in Scotland Co., MO, a daughter of Albert N. and Etta Dean Reynolds.

She was married to George Raymond Breidenstein on September 27, 1938...

Apr 21, 2004

MADELINE FAIRCHILD BAKER

Madeline Fairchild Baker, age 84 of Quincy, IL, formerly of Kahoka, MO and Vacaville, CA, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born in Rutledge, MO, on March 29, 1920, a daughter of Dexter M. and Anna Hendricks Francis.

She was preceded in death...

Apr 20, 2004

CHARLES FRANKLIN MOSS

Charles Franklin Moss, age 52, of Wayland, MO, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 in Keokuk, IA.

He was born October 2, 1951, at Unionville, MO, He was the son of Carl and Katie Jimerson Cox and the late Kenneth Moss.

He was married to Mary Etta Fountain on October 28,...

Mar 31, 2004

RUBY H. HUNZIKER

Ruby Helen Hunziker, age 99, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born August 31, 1904 near Wyaconda, Missouri, a daughter of Joseph A. and Annie Kirchner Ellison.

She and Clarence R. Hunziker were married on January...

Mar 30, 2004

ROBERT J. PFIEFFER

Robert J. Pfeiffer, age 76, of Wayland, MO, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born May 3, 1927 near Wyaconda, MO, a son of Raymond and Ina Kerner Pfeiffer.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Wilma Pfeiffer, of Peoria, IL; a...

Mar 26, 2004

KATHLEEN M. KELLER

Kathleen M. Keller, age 88, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2004 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO.

She and her twin brother, Kenneth, were born August 18, 1915 in LaBelle, MO, to James Oda and Ora Ethel Lear Vanskike.

On October 18, 1936,...

Mar 14, 2004

WARDIE M. JONES RHOADS

Wardie M. Jones Rhoads, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, died on Sunday, March 14, 2004 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

A mother and friend to all who knew her, she was born August 16, 1912 to Elbert and

Cora Mae Scobee Bachman near Green City, MO....

Mar 14, 2004

NORMAN R. WASHBURN

Norman Russell Washburn, age 86, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, March 14, 2004 in

Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia, MO.

He was born August 24, 1917 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Russell Stephen Seth and Viva Louise Dunn Washburn.

On June 30, 1938 he was united in...

Mar 8, 2004

VERA J. HEINZE

Vera J. Heinze, age 86, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, March 8, 2004 in Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born April 24, 1917 on a farm northwest of Chambersburg, MO, to William and Dorothy McWilliams Hopp.

Vera grew up on the farm where she was born and on November 17,...

Mar 8, 2004

WILMA A. DUNLAP

Wilma A. Dunlap, age 87 of Kirksville, MO, formerly of St. Louis, died Monday, March 8, 2004 in Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO.

She was born November 10, 1916 on a farm near the county lines of Scotland and Clark Counties in Missouri, a daughter of Homer and Ethel St....

Mar 7, 2004

FLOYD DELMER LEACH

Floyd Delmer Leach, age 77, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on March 7, 2004 at Family Hospice Care Center in Mesa, AZ.

He was born February 24, 1927 in Downing, MO, a son of Floyd H. and Flossie May Mattocks Leach.

On December 7, 1946, he was united in marriage...

Mar 4, 2004

HARVEY H.COFFMAN, SR.

Harvey H. Coffman, Sr., age 70, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 at his home with his family by his side.

He was born February 24, 1934 at Lusk, Wyoming, a son of Harvey H. and Opal Robertson Coffman.

On February 27, 1959 he was united in...

Feb 29, 2004

FLOSSIE MAY LEACH

Flossie May Leach, age 94, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born February 21, 1910 in Scotland Co., MO, a daughter of William and Effie

Jane Phillips Mattocks. Her mother passed away when Flossie was just...

Feb 22, 2004

HUGH L. "SPARKY" WOOD, JR.

Hugh L. "Sparky" Wood, Jr., age 66, of Alexandria, MO, died Sunday, February 22, 2004 at his home

He was born August 19, 1937, near Croton, IA, the son of Hugh L. & Colleen Steele Wood.

He married Betty Ellis on November 4, 1957 in Burlington, IA.

Feb 21, 2004

MARION MADISON DUNCAN

Marion Madison Duncan, age 92 of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, February 21, 2004 in St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.

He was born at the Duncan homestead near Millersburg, MO on November 21, 1911, a son of Haden and Adelia Bright Duncan.

He married Anne Prouty in 1933 and they...

Feb 20, 2004

JORDY ADAM GARDIN

Jordy Adam Gardin, age 16, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, February 20, 2004 in an automobile accident one mile west of Wayland, MO.

He was born August 27, 1987 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Timothy and Shelly Rampley Gardin.

Survivors include his father and step-mother, Timothy and Michelle Gardin...

Feb 19, 2004

RICHARD L. "DICK" SISSON

Richard L. "Dick" Sisson, age 78 of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at his home.

He was born December 17, 1925 in Luray, MO, a son of Lawrence L. and Marie Hutson Sisson.

On September 8, 1946, he was united in marriage to Annetta M. Murray at...

Feb 17, 2004

VERDA M. NORTHRUP

Verda M. Northrup, age 89, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born December 24, 1914 at Kahoka, MO, the daughter of Barry and Maggie Greathouse Boone.

On December 27, 1932, she was united in marriage to Lynn H....