Obituaries

Sep 2, 2014

DOROTHY JUNE VANVELKINBURGH Dorothy June VanVelkinburgh, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Keokuk Area Hospital. Dorothy was born April 20, 1932 in Chicago, IL, a daughter of Ralph and Viola Gerber Thornton. On July 11,1983 she was united in marriage to Edward "Sonny" VanVelkinburgh at the First Baptist Church in Wayland, MO. Survivors...

Sep 1, 2014

JEWELL EILEEN CALVERT Jewell Eileen Calvert, better known to friends and family as Eileen, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. Formerly from Wyaconda, she was a resident of the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka the past several years. Born June 14, 1926 near Liberty Church, Eileen was the daughter of...

Aug 27, 2014

CAROLYN JEAN MORGAN PETERS Carolyn Jean Morgan Peters, age 79, formerly of Keokuk, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Peace Haven in St. Louis, MO. Carolyn was born March 24, 1935 in Wyaconda, MO, the daughter of Eugene Broadwell and Helen Elizabeth Waddell Morgan. Survivors include her sister, Elizabeth Ann Morgan of Columbia, MO; sister-in-law, Kay Hutchinson Morgan,...

Aug 25, 2014

ESTHER L. SOWERS Esther Leajean Sowers, age 97, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Wayland and Kahoka, MO, died on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Esther was born September 4, 1916 in Brandon, IA, the only child of Earle V. and Ruth A. (Boyack) Bagenstos. She attended all twelve years of school and graduated from...

Aug 19, 2014

DELBERT L. PARSONS Delbert Leroy Parsons, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home following a brief illness. Delbert was born August 31, 1936 at Revere, MO, a son of Walter Raleigh and Lucille B. Hayden Parsons. Survivors include his daughter, Tonia Ohrberg and her three children, of California; one brother,...

Aug 6, 2014

BETTY J. ASH Betty Jo Ash, age 79, of Burlington, IA, formerly of Keokuk, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Betty was born March 20, 1935, a daughter of Wilber "Pete" and Zaida Carter Toops. She married Alva Junior Ash and they were the parents of five children. Survivors...

Aug 6, 2014

BILLY G. PRICE Billy G. Price, age 75, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Bill was born July 8, 1939 in Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa, the son of Gerald R. and Melba McDonnell Price. Bill was raised in Van Buren county, graduating from Milton High School. He...

Aug 1, 2014

CARROLL A. NIXON Carroll A. Nixon age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 1, 2014 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Carroll was born April 27, 1931 at his parent's home near Chambersburg, a son of Arthur James and Merle Caldwell Nixon. He attended Oak Grove rural school for 4 years and spent his...

Jul 25, 2014

IZEAN E. GARNETT Izean E. Garnett, age 91, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, July 25, 2014 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka. Izean was born November 28, 1922 in Cantril, IA, a daughter of David Benjamin and Clarissa Mae Pickens Hootman. Izean was married to Wilbur Garnett in 1940 in Palmyra. Following their marriage, they moved to...

Jul 24, 2014

SUZIE HOPP Suzie L. Hopp, age 68, of Luray, MO, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at her home surrounded by family following a battle with cancer. Donna L. "Suzie" Hopp, was born May 8, 1946 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Harry M. "Breek" and Bertha James Yates. She married Vernon G. Hopp on January 29, 1964 at...

Jul 23, 2014

STEPHEN N. ROBERTS Stephen N. Roberts, age 61, of Kahoka, Missouri, formerly of Luray, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home after losing his battle with cancer. He was born the second son of Richard Reuben Roberts, Jr. and Louise (Sisson) Roberts, on December 8, 1952, in LaHarpe, Illinois. Stephen attended Luray Elementary and graduated from Revere...

Jul 22, 2014

PHOEBE L. DAW Phoebe Lucille Daw, age 90, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident the past year and a half. Phoebe was born February 9, 1924 in Hardin, IL, a daughter of Alonzo and Melissa Agnes Harlow Cox. She was united...

Jul 20, 2014

Richard "Rick" Christian, age 57, of Ewing, MO, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Rick was born July 6, 1957 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Richard and Evelyn Cecil Christian. He graduated from Revere High School. On July 20, 1979, he was united in marriage to Tami Fountain and...

Jul 20, 2014

HELEN T. MARTIN Helen T. Martin, age 93, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, IL. Helen was born on March 8, 1921 in Clark County, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas and Ruth Mitchell Worrell. She married Wendell Martin on September 9, 1940. He preceded her in death on July 22,...

Jul 19, 2014

CHERYL M. COX Cheryl M. Cox, age 67, of Luray, MO, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA. Cheryl was born February 21, 1947 in Chicago, IL, a daughter of Howard and Patricia A. Burke Hoover. She was raised in the Chicago area, graduating from Bloomfield (IL) High School. She married Wayne Cox and...

Jul 19, 2014

WILLIAM "BILL" DANIEL ROACH William "Bill" Daniel Roach, age 66, of St. Patrick, MO, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at his home, following a battle with cancer. Bill was born September 17, 1947 at Burlington, IA, a son of Cecil and Marie Schiedeman Roach. He married Rexann Yarolem on December 31, 1998 in Gorin, MO. In addition to...

Jul 18, 2014

LOREN E. RAHN Loren E. Rahn, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home where he had been a resident a short time. Loren was born August 11, 1926 near Nauvoo, IL, a son of John and Nellie Pearl Knipe Rahn. He first married...

Jun 12, 2014

CLIFFORD E. KNUPP Clifford Eugene Knupp, age 62, of Wyaconda, MO, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Cliff was born February 12, 1952 in San Diego, CA, a son of Wesley and Helen Sprague Knupp. He and Betty Brookhart were married on July 4, 1993, at the Wyaconda Baptist Church....

May 24, 2014

MARK A. BRAMMER Mark A. Brammer, age 54, of Wayland, MO, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at his home. Mark was born February 22, 1960 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Roger and Carolyn Brooks Brammer. He married Debbie Maxwell and they were the parents of a daughter, Lakin. He later married Debbie Morrison Scobee and they...

May 3, 2014

GERALD LEROY MORTIMER

Gerald LeRoy Mortimer, age 73, of Alexandria, MO, died unexpectedly Saturday,

May 3, 2014, at his home.

Gerald was born February 9, 1941, in Keokuk, IA, a son of Raymond and Hazel Harrison Mortimer.

He and Penny Scobee were married May 31, 1968 at the Alexandria Presbyterian Church...