Obituaries

Nov 14, 2009

LOUIS W. "JOE" SWANK

Louis W. "Joe" Swank, age 68, of Revere, MO, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at his home.

He was born June 30, 1941, in New Cambria, MO, a son of Harry and Evelyn Fields Swank.

He had been married to Ruth Elwell and they were the parents of a...

Nov 3, 2009

ANNE HUISKAMP HILLER

Anne Huiskamp Hiller, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a patient the past month.

The daughter of Gerard Lawrence Huiskamp and Lillian Barr Huiskamp, she was born June 12, 1926 in Keokuk, IA.

Anne...

Nov 1, 2009

RUSSELL BULLERD

Harry Russell Bullerd, age 92, of rural Alexandria, MO, died Sunday, November 1,

2009, in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born in Alexandria, MO, on October 15, 1917 to William and Mildred

Russell Bullerd.

Russell married Dorothy Trimble at her parents home in...

Oct 25, 2009

MILDRED C. BOICE

Mildred Caroline Boice, age 89, of 227 E. Exchange St., Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, October 25, 2009, at her home as she had wished.

Mildred was born on August 30, 1920 in Kahoka, MO, to Orton and Lena Theiss Heinze.

She married Robert Boice, on January 9, 1944, in Washington,...

Oct 22, 2009

GLEN BARR

Donald Glen Barr, age 87, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

He was born November 16, 1921, to Craten and Gladys Roasa Barr on their farm 5 miles west of Kahoka, where he made his home until his death.

Survivors include two...

Sep 26, 2009

JO ELLEN BARNES

Jo Ellen Barnes, age 51, of Fowler, IL, formerly of Clark and Lewis Counties in Missouri, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, in Sycamore Health Care in Quincy, IL, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Jo Ellen was born October 27, 1957, in Omaha, NE, the daughter of John David and Norma W....

Sep 22, 2009

VOID THOMAS BAKER

Void Thomas Baker, age 80, of Memphis, MO, formerly of Kahoka, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, while a patient at Northeast Mo. Regional Hospital in Kirksville, MO.

He was born July 30, 1929, in Stanton, TN, the son of Robert Ernest and Alla Mae Adams Baker....

Sep 14, 2009

RICHARD M. "DICK" WILSON

Richard M. "Dick" Wilson, age 79, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, September 14, 2009 at his home.

He was born December 3, 1929, near Athens in rural Clark. Co., MO, a son of Melvin and Hazel Killdoo Wilson.

He married Joan Stansbury and they were the parents of four...

Aug 30, 2009

LARRY A. HALES

Larry A. Hales, age 82, of Hannibal, MO, formerly of Wyaconda, passed away early Sunday, August 30, 2009, in Hannibal Regional Hospital.

Larry was born September 24, 1926, in Mt. Sterling, IA, a son of Paul Emmett and Leona Trealoff Hales.

On August 27, 1950, he was united in marriage...

Aug 21, 2009

ENOLA MAE WELLS

Enola Mae Wells, age 92, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, August 21, 2009, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident the past 10 days.

Enola was born March 25, 1917 in the Ballard neighborhood of Clark County, MO, a daughter of Louis and Ida Brookhart...

Aug 16, 2009

HOWARD L. SAWYER

Howard L. Sawyer, age 80, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

He was born April 18, 1929, at Argyle, IA, the son of Glady Emery and Floy Robertson Jones Sawyer.

He married Mary Thomas and they were the parents of...

Aug 14, 2009

BETTY A. CALVERT

Betty A. Calvert, age 80, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, August 14, 2009, in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident the past year and a half.

She was born June 18, 1929 in Burlington, WI, one of 14 children of Wilber and Velma Cline Stine....

Aug 3, 2009

MARK EUGENE DENHAM

Mark Eugene Denham, age 51, of Rowlett, TX, died Monday, August 3, 2009, at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

Mark was born on September 24, 1957 in Bloomfield, IA, the son of Eugene C. and Marlene Boeckman Denham, and baby brother of Melia.

Following the death of...

Aug 2, 2009

LARRY R. BROOMHALL

Larry R. Broomhall, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully, Sunday, August 2, 2009, at his home, following a battle with cancer.

Larry was born July 29, 1935 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Howard William and Vera T. Stehl Broomhall.

On October 5, 1957, he was united in marriage...

Jul 22, 2009

WALTER WILLIAM "BILL" BLOOM

Walter William "Bill" Bloom, age 64, of Luray, MO, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009,

at his home.

He was born January 10, 1945, at Rock Island, IL, a son of Richard and Mildred Rosenbaum Bloom.

Survivors include his sister, Ruby (Chuck) Steele of Morning Sun, IA; best...

Jul 22, 2009

ROBERT J. MORRISON

Robert J. "Bob" Morrison, age 57, of Kahoka, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL, after fighting a battle with cancer.

He was born July 20, 1952 in Muscatine, IA, a son of Raymond Cecil and Helen M. Felker Morrison.

On April 22, 1995, he was...

Jul 17, 2009

ORVEY CLYDE BUCK

Orvey Clyde Buck, age 97, of Rockford, IL, passed away quietly on Friday, July 17, 2009, in Rockford Illinois.

He was born March 7, 1912 in Clark County, MO, near St. Patrick, a son of Orvey Clayton and Jenny Pearl Jones Buck.

Starting life on a small farm near St....

Jul 16, 2009

FLOSSIE V. PHILLIPS

Flossie V. Phillips, age 87, of rural Fort Madison, IA, died Thursday, July 16, 2009, at the West Point Care Center in West Point, IA.

She was born April 11, 1922, at Wheeling, MO, a daughter of David and Maude Wells Mikels.

On April 22, 1955, she was united in...

Jul 15, 2009

MADELINE HOPP

Madeline Hopp, age 93, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born on August 10, 1915 near Chambersburg, MO, in the Bethlehem community, a daughter of William and Dorothy McWilliams Hopp.

Survivors include a brother-in-law, George Heinze, of Kahoka, MO;...

Jul 14, 2009

ERNEST LEE HAMNER

Ernest Lee Hamner, age 37, formerly of Luray, MO, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at his home in Thousand Oaks, CA.

He was born October 13, 1971 in Memphis, MO, a son of Oval Eugene and Margery Ruth Bair Hamner.

Survivors include his parents, Gene Hamner and Judy...