Obituaries

Jul 20, 2012

DELORES E. SHANNON

Delores E. Shannon, age 78, formerly of Clark and Lewis Counties in Missouri, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Manor Care in West Des Moines, IA, following many years of illness.

Delores was born June 30, 1934 in Kahoka, MO, a daughter of Leslie L. and...

Jul 19, 2012

BETTY I. EDER

Betty I. Eder, age 79, of rural Kahoka, MO, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

Betty was born April 4, 1933 in Keokuk, IA, a daughter of Earl Floyd and Ruby Peterson Loter.

She and Ronald E. Eder were married on April 11, 1953...

Jul 13, 2012

ARDIS LAVON FRENCH

Ardis Lavon (nee Post) French of Springfield Township, Cincinnati, Ohio, died on July 13, 2012.

She was born on May 9, 1923, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, to the late James and Marie Giger Post.

Ardis is survived by her beloved husband of 65 years, Robert French. Together they raised four...

Jul 9, 2012

JOYCE M. CAMPBELL

Joyce Marie Campbell, age 66 of rural Kahoka MO, died peacefully on Monday, July 9, 2012 at her home following a battle with cancer.

Joyce was born December 28, 1945 at Clark City, MO, a daughter of Virgil "Teeter" and Eleanor Pattinson Ferguson.

On April 1, 1967, she married Harold...

Jul 3, 2012

BETSY K. FOX

Betsy K. Fox, age 63, of rural Canton, MO, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in the emergency room of Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital.

Betsy was born April 10, 1949 in Keokuk, IA and in earlier years was raised by her grandparents James and Opal McDaniel while her mother worked and later...

Jun 30, 2012

BETTIE L. NICHOLS

Bettie L. Nichols, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Bettie was born June 16, 1930 at Revere, MO, a daughter of Lawrence and Hazel Courtney Brewer.

She married Harold V. Gray and they were the parents of Connie, Nancy, and...

Jun 30, 2012

KATHRYN G. ROBINSON Kathryn G. Robinson, age 94, formerly of Kahoka and most recently of Wayland, MO, passed away peacefully Friday, June 30, 2012, at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA where she had resided the past four years. Kathryn was born January 25, 1918 in Murphysboro, IL, a daughter of Nicholas and Gertrude Weber Maes. In April of...

Jun 26, 2012

MILLIE L. DOOD PHILLIPS

Millie Leona Dood Phillips, age 87, of Dallas City, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her daughter's home in Dallas City, following a battle with lung cancer.

Millie was born June 29, 1924 at Alexandria, MO, a daughter of Ed and Georgia Velma Logue Brooks.

She was...

Jun 22, 2012

NYLE DEAN STARK

Nyle Dean Stark, age 72, of rural Williamstown, MO, died Friday, June 22, 2012, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Dean was born August 31, 1939 in Clark County, MO, a son of Albert G. and Nelda L. York Stark.

He was first married to Rosa Lee Cochenour and they...

Jun 22, 2012

JOSEPH STEPHEN WHITE

Joseph Stephen "Big Tex" White, also known as "Joey" to his family, age 65, of Revere, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 22, 2012 while being admitted (for another reason) at Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

Joseph was born January 20, 1947 in Texarkana, AR, the son of Joseph Stephen White,...

Jun 20, 2012

MARY LOU TALLMAN

Mary Lou Davis Tallman, age 70, of St. Francisville, MO, died peacefully, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her home.

Mary Lou was born February 2, 1942 at Canton, MO, a daughter of Robert and Mamie Hess Davis.

She married David Wayne Tallman on November 24, 1958, at Wayland, MO.

Jun 19, 2012

MARY L. GARRELS

Mary L. Garrels, age 82, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

Mary was born August 30, 1929, the youngest daughter of Walter and Bertha Hamner Heinze.

She grew up on the family farm south of Kahoka and after graduating...

Jun 14, 2012

DARRELL PAUL BUCK CONRAD

Darrell Paul Buck Conrad, age 72, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpected Thursday, June 14, 2012 in a farm accident at his home.

Darrell was born December 8, 1939 at Houghton, IA, a son of Orville and Lucille Schwartz Conrad. On November 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Anne Meierotto...

Jun 13, 2012

LOIS I. WILSON

Lois Irene Wilson, age 79, of Wyaconda, MO, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her home.

Lois was born in rural Clark County, MO on September 10, 1932, a daughter of Harry Maurice and Maude Harness Dochterman.

Lois was a 1950 graduate of Wyaconda High School. Two years later on...

Jun 10, 2012

RHYKIN AYDELL HALL

Rhykin Aydell Hall, 7 mos, 22 days, precious daughter of Keylee Hall and Austin Steinbach, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at her home in Wayland, MO surrounded by her family following a brave battle of rabdomyosarcoma of the liver, one of 34 in the United States.

Rhykin was born October 18,...

Jun 9, 2012

MELVIN D. HATFIELD Melvin Denver Hatfield, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 9, 2012 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital. Melvin was born January 29, 1938, at Gorin, MO, a son of Edward Grover and Grace Maude Garmon Hatfield. He married Virginia Runyon and they were the parents of Florenda Kay and Patrick Allen...

Jun 8, 2012

TALMAGE E. PHILLIPS

Talmage E. Phillips, age 86, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where he had been a resident the past five years.

Talmage was born September 30, 1925 at Ashton, MO, a son of Victor F. and Gladys Morrison Phillips.

He...

Jun 5, 2012

CLARA T. PARKER

Clara Thelma Parker, age 99, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 while a patient at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

Clara was born February 6, 1913 on a farm near Liberty, IL, a daughter of John Michael and Maud Russell House Johnson Leapley. She was the third of five children...

May 27, 2012

MARGARET ANN McCARTY

Margaret Ann McCarty, age 80 of St. Francisville, MO, went home to be with the Lord

on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Keokuk Area Hospital.

Margaret was born August 14, 1931 at Danville, IL, a daughter of Jerry Dennis and Geneva Pickett Dodson.

She married Harold Lee McCarty...

May 12, 2012

JERRY B. OSTRANDER

Jerry Bennett Ostrander, age 65, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital following a demolition accident in Kahoka.

Jerry was born December 7, 1946 in Chico, CA, a son of John Bennett and Argyl Conklin Ostrander

He married Nancy Wolf on...