Obituaries

Oct 3, 2008

Henry V. Wendling

Henry V. "Hank" Wendling, age 85, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, October 3, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born May 4, 1923 at Kahoka, the son of Charles V. and Alma Nona Moore Wendling.

On September 28, 1941, he was united in marriage to...

Sep 29, 2008

Aubrey E. Suter, age 92, of Wyaconda, MO, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where he had been a resident the past month.

He was born September 4, 1916, the only child of Elmer E. and Bessie McReynolds Suter.

On February 28, 1942, he was united in marriage...

Sep 22, 2008

HARLAN W. BUFORD

Harlan W. Buford, age 77, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, September 22, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born December 31, 1930 in Fort Madison, IA, the son of Chester and Orvetta Spoor Buford of Donnellson, IA.

On October 17, 1948, he was united in...

Sep 20, 2008

RUBY KATHLEEN COLVIN

Ruby Kathleen Colvin, age 91, of Montrose, IA, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, in Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, IA.

She was born May 17, 1917 at Luray, MO, a daughter of Charles and Beulah Teter Hull.

She and Michael LaPolla were married in 1939 and to this union...

Sep 10, 2008

KAREN A. MALONE

Karen Ann Malone, age 59, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, September 10, 2008, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born August 23, 1949 at Eldora, IA, the daughter of George "Stephen" and Alice Mary Chance Young.

She and John A. Malone were married on December 23, 1974, at...

Aug 19, 2008

CECIL L. JONES

Cecil L. Jones, age 61, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born August 27, 1946, in Kahoka, a son of Earl and Lorene Moss Jones.

He and Mary D. Burlingame were married March 5, 1972 in Kahoka.

...

Aug 11, 2008

BARBARA JEAN HARDIN

Barbara Jean Hardin, age 81, of Donnellson, IA, died Monday, August 11, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA, following a brief illness.

She was born July 12, 1927, near Denmark, IA, one of two daughters born to Harry B. and Mabel Hayes Bengston.

She married Floyd...

Aug 8, 2008

ORPHA I. McPHERSON

Orpha I. McPherson, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, August 8, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born May 13, 1921 at St. Francisville, MO, one of three daughters of Roscoe and Irene Brown Wilsey.

She married Robert E. McPherson on October 6, 1974....

Jul 30, 2008

EVA DALE BOON

Eva Dale Boon, age 88, of rural Luray, MO, died peacefully Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had been a resident the past week.

She was born June 10, 1920 at Edina, MO, a daughter of Herman and Isabelle Stutsman Coffey.

She...

Jul 17, 2008

ALVIN J. MAST

Alvin J. Mast, age 88, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, in St. Johns Medical Center in Creve Coeur, MO, following an automobile accident.

He was born November 27, 1919 at Nappanee, Marshall County, IN, a son of Jacob D. and Lydia Borkholder Mast.

He married Katie...

Jul 17, 2008

VIOLA PEARL HODGES

Viola Pearl Hodges, age 98, of Canton, MO, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, in Blessing Hospital, Quincy, IL.

She was born October 17, 1909 at Colusa, IL, a daughter of John Franklin and Florence Elizabeth Glassburn Goff.

She married Virgil V. Hodges on April 16, 1938, at Moberly, MO. He...

Jul 14, 2008

CHARLYANN MORRISTA HARDY

Charlyann Morrista Hardy, one year, eleven months and nineteen days, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 14, 2008, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born July 25, 2006, in Keokuk, IA, the precious daughter of Tim and Virginia "Jenny" Oilar Hardy.

Survivors include her parents of Kahoka;...

Jul 12, 2008

GRACE SPORY

Esther M. "Grace" Spory, age 79, formerly of Wayland and Kahoka, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 in Lexington Square, Keokuk, IA, where she had been a resident since 2005.

She was born June 21, 1929 in Van Buren County, Bonaparte, IA, one of nine children born to Roy A. and Bertha Edna Gibbs...

Jul 9, 2008

ROBERT MERLE HUFFMAN

Robert Merle Huffman, age 76, of Kahoka, MO, surrounded by his family, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on July 9, 2008 at his home.

He was born November 8, 1931, near Libertyville, in Liberty Township, Jefferson County, IA, the oldest child of Hollis Hiram and Jessie Ila Harrison Huffman....

Jun 21, 2008

LARRY RAY

Larry Ray, age 60, of Luray, MO, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 21, 2008, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

He was born April 14, 1948, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Billy D. and Betty Davis Ray.

On October 12, 1968, he was united in marriage to Jeannie Adamson...

Jun 15, 2008

HUNTER JOHN RANKIN

Hunter John Rankin, one month old, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 15, 2008, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

He was born May 16, 2008, in Keokuk, IA, the son of Matt and Clarissa Gray Rankin.

Survivors include his parents of Kahoka; grandparents, Tim and...

Jun 11, 2008

TAMMY SUE CLAY

Tammy Sue Clay, age 44, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at a house fire at her home.

She was born July 4, 1963, in Unionville, MO, a daughter of Pearley and Osa Moss Clay.

She married Larry Barker and they divorced. She then married Kevin...

Jun 5, 2008

MARY ALICE SMELTSER

Mary Alice Smeltser, age 83, of Wayland, MO, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 in Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born July 2, 1924 in Warsaw, IL, the daughter of Ernest and Clara Louise Freeman Pruett.

On February 15, 1942, she was united in marriage to Floyd Smeltser Sr in Alexandria,...

Jun 4, 2008

ERMA GRACE SELLERS

Erma Grace Sellers, age 84, of Salina, KS, formally of Mt. Sterling, IA, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 in Salina, KS.

She was born October 21, 1923 in Kahoka, MO, the daugher of Lewis Albert and Ethel Billings Herring.

She graduated from Granger High School.

On March 26,...

May 27, 2008

IRENE COFFMAN PLENGE

Irene Coffman Plenge, age 97, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born May 19, 1911, near Wyaconda, MO, the daughter of Hearly W. and Mabel Catlett Coffman.

She graduated from LaGrange High School in 1929 and attended Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe,...