Obituaries

Feb 8, 2008

FLOYD N. MOREHOUSE

Floyd N. Morehouse, age 76, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 8, 2008, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

He was born July 15, 1931 at the family farm in rural Kahoka, the son of Asa and Lula Pearl Campbell Morehouse.

On December 27, 1959 he...

Feb 7, 2008

GUY B. NIXON

Guy B. Nixon, age 97, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born February 16, 1910, near Chambersburg, MO, a son of James H. and Nellie Bennett Nixon.

He married Opal Peterie and they were the parents of Lyndell...

Feb 5, 2008

FERN GRISHAM WORRELL

Fern Grisham Worrell, age 83, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

She was born October 3, 1924 at Nauvoo, IL, one of eight children of Vernon F. and Anna R. Ourth Schneider.

She married Raymond R. Grisham on March 14, 1941 and...

Jan 22, 2008

AGNES M. ASCOTT

Agnes M. Ascott, age 96, of Kahoka, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at the Clark Co.

Nursing Home in Kahoka where she had made her residence since October of 2001.

She was born March 26, 1911, at Revere, MO, the daughter of Walter and Nora Shuler Epperhart.

She...

Jan 20, 2008

SAMMY M. ARNOLD

Sammy M. Arnold, of rural Kahoka, MO, (Chambersburg) passed away at his home on Sunday, January 20, 2008, at the age of 92 years and 10 months.

Born on March 8, 1915, in Clark County, MO, Sammy was the son of Samuel E. Arnold, Sr. and Julia Gehn Arnold.

Sammy...

Jan 16, 2008

JERRINE M. "JERRY" QUICK

Jerrine M. "Jerry" Quick, age 89, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg, IA.

She was born October 9, 1918, in Nishnubolma, MO, a daughter of Grover and Bessie Huffman Neal.

She was married to Wilfred A. "Willie" Quick following...

Jan 12, 2008

FELICITY A. AND TAYLOR M. BALL

Felicity A. Ball, age 4, and Taylor M. Ball, age 1, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, in a fire which destroyed their family home.

Felicity was born July 15, 2003 and Taylor was born February 27, 2006, the children of Anthony and Jackie Rose Shotts...

Jan 12, 2008

FELICITY A. AND TAYLOR M. BALL

Felicity A. Ball, age 4, and Taylor M. Ball, age 1, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, in a fire which destroyed their family home.

Felicity was born July 15, 2003 and Taylor was born February 27, 2006, the children of Anthony and Jackie Rose Shotts...

Jan 12, 2008

MARGARET SEDERBURG

Margaret Elgeva Dean Sederburg, age 82, of Mt. Sterling, IA, died at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born June 11, 1925, at Spickard, MO, a daughter of Claude and Nora Turner Dean.

She married Miles Owen Sederburg on October 17, 1945, at Iowa City,...

Jan 12, 2008

Mary Scobee

Mary Scobee, age 73, of Alexandria, MO, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, at Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born August 5, 1934, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Bill and Agnes Grogan Moyer. Her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother and step-father, Walker Spellman, whom she considered her father in...

Jan 1, 2008

MARY ETTA FOUNTAIN MOSS

Mary Etta Fountain Moss, age 67, of Kahoka, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, in Kahoka.

She was born June 14, 1940 at Revere, MO, a daughter of Lester M. and Mary Evalena Cochenour Shaffer. She had been married to Raymond Fountain and they were the parents of Joe, Dawn...

Dec 29, 2007

Bertha M. O'Banion

Bertha M. O'Banion, age 90, of Wayland, MO, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, in the emergency room of Keokuk Area Hospital.

She was born May 2, 1917 at Lorens, IA, a daughter of Jerry and Geneva Pickett Dodson.

She married Raymond R. O'Banion on April 19, 1937, at Danville, IL....

Dec 26, 2007

HELEN L. HALFERTY

Helen L. Halferty, age 72, of Wyaconda, MO, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at the Madonna Rehab Hospital in Lincoln, NE, following heart surgery this past May.

She was born March 10, 1935, in rural Lomax, IL, one of eight children of Fred and Hazel Waterman Nixon.

She graduated from...

Dec 21, 2007

VIRGINIA M. "GINGER" KATSAROS

Virginia M. "Ginger" Katsaros, age 70, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, December 21, 2007 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born December 9, 1937 in Antioch, MO, the daughter of Elmer "Doc" and Lavon Ridgely McAfee.

She had been married to Gene Katsaros and they were the...

Dec 13, 2007

TRULY HOPE DEATRICK

Truly Hope Deatrick, infant daughter of Stephen and Jennifer Deatrick of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, December 13, 2007, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

She was born December 5, 2007, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Stephen and Jennifer Yowell Deatrick.

Survivors include her parents of...

Dec 13, 2007

Larry L. McColm

Larry L. McColm, age 70, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, December 13, 2007, at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

He was born June 25, 1937, at Bedford, IA, a son of Howard and Vada Huss McColm.

He and Joyce K. Butler were united in marriage on January 28,...

Dec 8, 2007

HAZEL M. INLOW

Hazel M. Inlow, age 96, formerly of Kahoka, MO, died early Saturday morning, December 8, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Fulton, MO.

She was born March 21, 1911, in Knox County, MO, the daughter of James and Gracie Hines Bohon. She married O. L. "Red" Inlow in Bowling Green, MO on...

Dec 5, 2007

DOROTHY BUSCHLING

Dorothy Buschling, age 74, of rural Canton, MO, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

She was born July 4, 1933, in Bushnell, IL, a daughter of Lloyd and Agnes Quinn Leeds.

She and Elmer Buschling were married on December 14, 1952, at St. Patrick, MO, and...

Dec 3, 2007

JOSEPHINE EDMONDSON WOOD

Josephine Edmondson Wood, age 69, of Arcadia, FL, formerly of Kahoka, MO, passed away Monday, December 3, 2007, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL.

She was born November 3, 1938 at Fox City, MO, the daughter of Earl and Minnie Nimmo Edmondson. She married Buddy Wood on August 17,1982 in...

Nov 27, 2007

Patricia Louise Clifford

Patricia Louise Clifford, age 71, of Kahoka, MO, was born on September 24, 1936 in Gaston, Indiana to Donald Kinder and Lola Turner Kinder and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

On April 8, 1955, she married Dick Clifford...