Obituaries

May 27, 2007

STEPHANIE S. POLHANS

Stephanie S. Polhans, age 60, of Marshall, MO, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in the Center Point Medical Center in Independence, MO.

She was born May 12, 1947 at Keokuk, IA, a daughter of John and Dorothy Morris Polhans.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Milligan and her husband, Gregg, of...

May 25, 2007

HILLIS F. LIPPER

Hillis F. Lipper, age 78, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, May 25, 2007, in Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA.

He was born December 13, 1928, at Wyaconda, MO, a son of Floyd E. and Lelia Bogener Lipper.

He and Marilee Snider were married November 11, 1951, at Luray, MO.

May 19, 2007

CODY A. FAULKNER

Cody A. Faulkner, age 12, of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the University Hospital Cancer Ward in Iowa City, IA, from complications of cancer and a rare genetic disease known as Fragile X.

Cody, a son of Crystal Lynn Faulkner, was born April 8, 1995, at Columbia, MO, and...

May 5, 2007

JOHN ALLEN FOWLER

John Allen Fowler, age 67, of rural Canton, MO, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at his home located at Gregory Landing.

He was born September 14, 1939, at St. Francisville, MO, a son of John Roscoe and Dorothy Maxine Boone Fowler.

He married Kathy Kramer on January 18,...

Apr 30, 2007

JAMES CURTIS (JIM - J.C.) BROTHERTON

James Curtis (Jim ~ J.C.) Brotherton, age 56, of Medill, MO, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL, following a battle with cancer.

He was born November 30, 1950, at Kirksville, MO, a son of Alvin C. and Helen Dochterman Brotherton.

He married...

Apr 23, 2007

PATTY LOU STARK

Patty Lou Stark, age 62, of rural Williamstown, MO, died Monday, April 23,

2007, at her home.

She was born October 17, 1944 at Keokuk, IA, a twin daughter of Claude Richard and Thelma Juanita Durham Clark.

She married Larry Daniels and they were the parents of a...

Apr 17, 2007

HOWARD E. LAFFOON

Howard Ervin Laffoon, age 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at his home following an eight and a half year battle with cancer.

He was born July 6, 1925, at Higdon, AR, a son of Andrew and Violet Hecox Laffoon.

On January 3, 1950, he was united...

Apr 14, 2007

JOHN MORRIS DAWSON

John Morris Dawson, age 81, of Chesterfield, MO, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Rosewood Care Center in following a stroke.

He was born May 4, 1926 in Alexandria, MO, a son of Horace Tinsman and Ozetta Belle Morris Dawson. He was the second of three children, and grew up on...

Apr 7, 2007

LELAND EUGENE "GENE" BROTHERTON

Leland Eugene "Gene" Brotherton, age 78, of Alexandria, MO, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at his home near Revere.

He was born March 27, 1929, near Neeper, MO, a son of Lloyd Curtis and Julia Magdelina Applegate Brotherton.

He married Lois Shaver on February 11, 1955, at the Kahoka...

Apr 3, 2007

Writing my dad's obituary was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life . I said I wasn't going to do it but it had to get done and with my loving family and their input the words flowed and I couldn't stop. My dad was a person of unbelievable strength. He endured trials growing...

Mar 31, 2007

JAMES LOIS HUDNUT

James Lois Hudnut, age 92, of Williamstown, MO, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Lewis Co. Nursing Home in Canton, MO.

He was born October 19, 1914, at Wyaconda, MO, a son of More and Stella Ann Levengood Hudnut. He was the last living of ten children.

On June...

Mar 18, 2007

EMMA R. SMITH

Emma R. Smith, age 93, of Luray, MO, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA.

She was born September 2, 1913 at her parent's home, rural Kahoka, MO, a daughter of Morris and Ida Williams Oilar.

On November 19, 1930 she and Clyde Smith...

Mar 11, 2007

HELEN ARCHER EBERT

Helen Archer Ebert, age 79, of Kahoka, MO, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

She was born June 18, 1927 in Calhoun County, IA, a daughter of Alonzo J. and Jessie Ausberger Archer. She attended school in Varina, IA.

She married LeWarren "Bill"...

Mar 10, 2007

HARRY JUNIOR MILLER

Harry Junior Miller, age 82, of Memphis, MO, died Saturday, March 10, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

He was born June 22, 1924 at Keokuk, IA, one of thirteen children born to Harry W. and Myrtle Eaton Miller. He and Rose Marie Ekle were married 61 years ago on...

Feb 22, 2007

THOMAS WILLIAM WEBSTER DAW

Thomas William Webster Daw, age 87, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA.

A lifelong resident of Clark County, MO, Tom was born June 28, 1919 to Harry S. and Eleanor Murphy Daw. On April 19, 1941, he married Ida Klingebiel and lovingly...

Feb 21, 2007

LLOYD R. "TAD" THOMAS

Lloyd R. "Tad" Thomas, age 61, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.

He was born May 13, 1945, in LaHarpe, IL, and had been married to Shirley Wood who preceded him in death in 1996. He had children by two previous marriages....

Feb 15, 2007

STANLEY L. HORTER

Stanley L. Horter, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 15, 2007, at the family farm south of Wayland, MO.

He was born December 4, 1932, at Luray, MO, a son of Roy and Alma Jenkins Horter.

He married Twila M. Jesberg on March 27, 1955, at Kahoka,...

Feb 4, 2007

CATHY ELAINE DAVIS

Cathy Elaine Davis, age 52, of Kahoka, MO, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007, at the North Village Park Nursing Home in Moberly, MO, from a neurological disease known as pallido ponto nigral degeneration.

Cathy was a life-long resident of the Kahoka and Williamstown area. She was born April 7, 1954, the...

Jan 19, 2007

DAVID JAMES DAVIS, JR.

David James Davis, Jr., age 39, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, January 19, 2007, at the

scene of an automobile accident near Alexandria, MO.

He was born February 2, 1967, at Iowa City, IA, a son of David James and Margaret Holmes Davis.

He married Wendy Baldwin...

Jan 7, 2007

LACEY LYNN BOYD

Lacey Lynn Boyd, the infant twin daughter of Jeffrey and Andrea Stair Boyd, was stillborn on Sunday, January 7, 2007, in Keokuk Area Hospital.

She is survived by her parents, Jeffrey and Andrea Boyd of Kahoka, MO; five siblings: her twin, Lana Louise, and, Amanda, Robert, Danielle and Bethany Boyd all of...