Obituaries

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.

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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,...

May 24, 2008

BEULAH HAYS HOLMAN

Beulah Hays Holman, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday evening, May 24, 2008, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born August 2, 1920 in Scotland County, MO, a daughter of Howard and Beulah B. Miller Goosey.

She married Alfred Hays in 1939 and they were the parents...

May 19, 2008

VERA M. POWELL AYER

Vera M. Powell Ayer, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at her home in Kahoka.

She was born August 3, 1924 at Morganton, NC, a daughter of Vernon L. and Annie May Powell.

She was married to Sfc Herley Ayer, Jr. in July of 1967...

May 14, 2008

TOVE M. BOLTZ

Tove M. Boltz, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born December 2, 1933, at Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of Karl and Thyra

Bengsten Pedersen. On October 2, 1954, she was united in marriage to John...

May 13, 2008

LEO G. WAGGENER

Leo G. Waggener, age 91, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Hot Springs, AR.

He was born June 28, 1916 in Clark County, MO, a son of Leo G. and Grace Kaiser Waggener. He married Virginia Lorene Lillard on June 14, 1941 in Trenton. To this union two...

May 11, 2008

Lowell D. Jackson, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA.

He was born September 17, 1926, at Downing, MO, a son of Leonard Herman and Ollie Merle Elschlager Jackson.

On May 28, 1950, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth "Betty" Maxine Saulsbury in Lancaster,...