Obituaries

Lyle Davis

Lyle Davis

Apr 11, 2015

LYLE E. DAVIS Lyle E. Davis, age 64, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at his home. Lyle was born December 11, 1950 at Kirksville, MO, a son of Lowell and Loubelle Drake Davis. He attended grade school at Granger and graduated from Wyaconda High School. He later graduated from technical/mechanical school at Palmyra. On December 11,...

Jerry Soper

Jerry Soper

Apr 8, 2015

JERRY D. SOPER Jerry D. Soper, age 54, of Keokuk, IA, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his brother's home at rural Kahoka, MO. Jerry was born May 21, 1960 in Keokuk, a son of Carl V. and Lucille Renner Soper. He is survived by three brothers, Jeff (Robin) Soper of Kahoka, Jed (Kim) Soper of Alexandria, and...

Joan Hayden

Joan Hayden

Apr 7, 2015

JOAN HAYDEN Joan Hayden, age 68, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Keokuk Area Hospital. Joan was born January 20, 1947 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Victor E. and Mary Dorine Briley Young A 1965 graduate of Kahoka High School, Joan continued her education at Southeastern Community College, graduating from there in 1996....

Marvin Brotherton

Marvin Brotherton

Apr 5, 2015

MARVIN DUANE BROTHERTON Marvin Duane Brotherton, age 68, of West Point, IA, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, IA. Marvin was born July 21, 1946 at Kahoka, MO, a son of Lloyd Curtis and Ella Marie Applegate Brotherton. He graduated from Kahoka High School in 1965. He and Carolyn Sue Ward were...

Julie Buschling

Julie Buschling

Mar 27, 2015

JULIA C. BUSCHLING Julia C. Buschling, age 58, of rural Canton, MO, passed away on Friday morning, March 27, 2015 following a battle with cancer, at her home lovingly in the care of her family. Julie was born July 26, 1956 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Frank and Bertie Powers Rose. On March 6, 1976, she was united...

David Overhulser

David Overhulser

Mar 9, 2015

DAVID W. OVERHULSER David W. Overhulser, age 65, of St. Francisville, MO, died on Monday, March 9, 2015 in the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Dave was born October 22, 1949 at LaHarpe, IL, a son of Wayne and Nelda Mae Lipper Overhulser. He was married to Hope LeMaster on March 1, 1985. Survivors...

Thelma Waples

Thelma Waples

Mar 3, 2015

THELMA L. WAPLES Thelma L. Waples, age 82, of rural Alexandria, MO, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Thelma was born October 22, 1932 in Meppen, IL, a daughter of Carl and Nellie Bull Fuller. She attended Monterey Country School until 8th grade, graduating from Hannibal High School in 1950....

Gary Gray

Gary Gray

Feb 26, 2015

GARY D. GRAY Gary Dale Gray, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his home. Gary was born November 28, 1940 in Gladstone, IL, one of four sons of Virgil and Ruby Beebe Gray. He was first married to Nancy Trump and they were the parents of Pam, Charlotte, James and Eric. On...

Leo Olson

Leo Olson

Feb 20, 2015

LEO E. OLSON Leo E. Olson, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home surrounded by his family and friends. Leo was born March 13, 1937 in Kahoka, MO, a son of Oscar and Media Shotten Olson. He was married to Bettie Edmondson in 1958 and they were...

Duane Brewer

Duane Brewer

Feb 14, 2015

DUANE E. BREWER Duane E. Brewer, age 76, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Duane was born October 20, 1938 at Revere, MO, a son of Lawrence and Hazel Courtney Brewer. He married Berty Toops on August 6, 1956 and they were the parents of three sons, Billy, Eldon and...

Marilyn Ross

Marilyn Ross

Feb 13, 2015

MARILYN SUE ROSS Marilyn Sue Ross, age 58, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home where she had resided the past thirty-five years. Marilyn was born July 17, 1956 in St. Joseph Hospital in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Laverne M. and Dorothy M. Hunziker Ross. Survivors include her...

Delbert Boley

Delbert Boley

Feb 12, 2015

Delbert Boley, aged 87, of Luray, MO, passed into eternal Glory on February 12, 2015, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO. He was born on March 22, 1927, near Kahoka, MO, to Lawrence Boley and Laura Grace Smith Boley. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors are his devoted wife, RuthAnn McHargue Boley of Luray,...

John Boltz

John Boltz

Feb 8, 2015

John Thomas Boltz, 89 of San Marcos, CA, (formerly from Kahoka, MO), died peacefully Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside, CA. "JT" was born November 14, 1925 in La Grange, Missouri, the son of Cena and Oval Boltz. He moved to Keokuk at the age of 14 and graduated from Keokuk High School in 1945 where...

Dorothy Evans

Dorothy Evans

Feb 7, 2015

DOROTHY EVANS Dorothy Evans, age 95, a long-time resident of Quincy, IL, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine, TX. The daughter of Reamor Vernon and May Dorothy (Bricker) Evans, she was born August 24, 1919 in Ashton, MO. Dorothy attended grade school in Luray, MO. She attended the first two years of...

Dorothy Seyb

Dorothy Seyb

Feb 4, 2015

DOROTHY DIANNE SEYB Dorothy Dianne Seyb age 62, of Arbela, MO, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Dianne was born June 4, 1952 in Wyaconda, MO, a daughter of Carl Eugene and Dorothy Morrow Webster. She was married to Mark A. Seyb on December 24, 1969 at the Wyaconda Baptist Parsonage....

Billy Ray

Billy Ray

Feb 3, 2015

BILLY D. RAY Billy D. Ray, age 87, of Luray, MO, died peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Billy was born August 17, 1927 at Stahl, MO, a son of Roy and Minnie Mae Allen Ray. He married Betty J. Davis on May 8, 1946 at Marshalltown,...

Samuel Clair

Samuel Clair

Feb 3, 2015

SAMUEL KEITH ST. CLAIR Samuel Keith St. Clair, age 72, of Nelson, MO, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO. Keith was born March 5, 1942, at Kirksville, MO, a son of Samuel S. and Calladona Cull St. Clair. He was married to...

Steven Smeltser

Steven Smeltser

Jan 31, 2015

STEVEN D. SMELTSER Steven D. Smeltser, age 53, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at his home. Steven was born September 14, 1961 in Florrisant, MO, a son of Floyd and Mary Alice Pruett Smeltser. He married Cora Lewis and they were the parents of two sons. Survivors include his sons, Nathan Smeltser (Alexis Hoppes) of Kahoka,...

Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy

Jan 30, 2015

MARK CALVERT MURPHY Mark Calvert Murphy, age 64, of Revere, MO, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at his daughter's home in Round Rock, TX. Mark was born July 5, 1950 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Russell and Margaret Johnson Murphy. Survivors include three daughters: Dana Collins and her husband, Michael, of Austin, TX, Nicole Murphy of Salado, TX,...

Kerdonna Sabatino

Kerdonna Sabatino

Jan 30, 2015

KERDONNA L. JINKENS SISSON SABATINO Kerdonna Lois Jinkens Sisson Sabatino, age 94, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka surrounded by her family. She was born June 14, 1920 at the family home in the Bethlehem neighborhood of Clark County, the daughter of James S. and Letta M....