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Roberta F. Jackson

Roberta F. Jackson

Dec 2, 2010

Roberta Jackson, 62, of Keokuk, IA, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born October 28, 1948 at home in Scotland County, MO the daughter of Charles and Flossie Lane Smith. She was of the Methodist faith. In her younger years she had been employed at Iowa...

Pastor Kay W. Ames

Pastor Kay W. Ames

Nov 27, 2010

Pastor Kay W. Ames 1923 – 2010 Kay W. Ames, 87, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1923 in DeKoven, KY, the son of Percy and Martha Kean Ames. On September 20, 1946 he was united in marriage to Ethel I. Burkett. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters,...

Kristin Wallace

Kristin Wallace

Nov 25, 2010

Kristin Wallace, 37, of Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at her home. She was born on October 1, 1973 in South bend, IN, the daughter of Michael and Norma Winther Wallace. She was a member of the Amissville Baptist Church in Amissville, VA. Kristin enjoyed fishing and reading. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children. She is...

Kathryn E. Vineyard

Kathryn E. Vineyard

Nov 17, 2010

Kathryn E. Vineyard, 65, of Kahoka, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Clark County Nursing Home. She was born December 18, 1944 in Napa, California the daughter of Alvin Harold and Mary Kathryn Klingebiel Wallace. She was united in marriage to Donald Dean Vineyard on July 6, 1968 in Revere, Missouri. He survives. Other survivors include two sons,...

James Daniels

James Daniels

Nov 17, 2010

James Henry Daniels, 71, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital. He was born February 20, 1939 in Memphis, MO, the son of Harold "Mickie" and Flora "Belle" Ann Stoneking Daniels. On August 14, 1963, he was united in marriage to Carole Wilsey in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include three sons; Kevin...

Olive Irene Megchelsen

Olive Irene Megchelsen

Nov 16, 2010

Olive Irene Megchelsen, 93, of Montrose, IA, was called home Tuesday, November 16, 2010 while at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on April 11, 1917 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Louis and Birdie Williamson Boyd. On August 12, 1939, Olive was united in marriage to Karl Megchelsen at the Sandusky Christian Church in Sandusky,...

John M. Michl

John M. Michl

Nov 12, 2010

John M. Michl, 59, of Keokuk, IA died Friday, November 12, 2010. John was born on December 1, 1950, the first born son of Sylvester (Mike) and Betty Londrie Michl. He and Kathy Jo McAdams were united in marriage on October 31, 2005. John was a life-long resident of Keokuk, IA where he excelled as a sheet metal worker. He...

Duane "Boomer" Edward Bowles

Duane "Boomer" Edward Bowles

Oct 30, 2010

Duane "Boomer" Edward Bowles, 87, a longtime Keokuk resident, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at his home. He was born on March 19, 1923 in Keokuk, IA the son of Earl and Minnie Swift Bowles. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during WW II in the Pacific theater. He was employed for twenty-seven years with...

Danny Lee Smith

Danny Lee Smith

Oct 30, 2010

View Video Tribute Danny Lee Smith, 68, of Burlington, IA, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born on July 15, 1942 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Arlo and Dora Carter Smith. On July 5, 1963, Danny married the love of his life, Donna Rae Hanson in Keokuk, IA....

Barbara Delvina Clinton

Barbara Delvina Clinton

Oct 27, 2010

Barbara Delvina Clinton, 79 of Warsaw, IL, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in Keokuk, IA. She was born September 29, 1931 in Carman, IL, the daughter of James O. Milligan and Ferol M. Kerr Milligan. On December 19, 1948 she was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart, James E. Clinton at the First Christian Church of Keokuk, IA. He...

Ricky W. Stepp

Ricky W. Stepp

Oct 24, 2010

View Video Tribute Ricky Wayne Stepp, 53, of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born June 28, 1957 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Leroy F. and Mary Jane Tucker Stepp. On October 15, 1983, Ricky was united in marriage to Melody Ann Moore. She survives. Other survivors include his mother,...

Dorothy L. Hanson

Dorothy L. Hanson

Oct 22, 2010

Dorothy L. Hanson, 91 of Keokuk, IA died Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born November 3, 1918 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Charles and Hazel McGee Brown. On July 25, 1947 she was united in marriage to William E. "Eddie" Hanson. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1998....

Richard "Olie" Olson

Richard "Olie" Olson

Oct 9, 2010

Richard Harold "Olie" Olson, 86, of Alexandria, MO, died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. He was born on January 3, 1924 in Cantril, IA, the son of Pearl and Medie Olson. On September 16, 1945 Richard was united in marriage to Jennie Lavaughn Oliver in Memphis, MO. She preceded him in death...

Viola E. Roberts

Viola E. Roberts

Oct 7, 2010

View Video Tribute Viola Elaine Roberts, 78, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on December 14, 1931 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Gordon and Kathryn Laisle Brownlee. On October 30, 1948 Viola was united in marriage to Ernest Gene Roberts in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her...

Ruthie Mae Dade

Ruthie Mae Dade

Oct 4, 2010

View Video Tribute Ruthie Mae Dade, 79, of Shaumburg, IL, formerly of Keokuk, IA died Monday, October 4, 2010 at the Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL. She was born March 3, 1931 in Elmore, AL the daughter of Evans and Nettie M. Reynolds Saxton. On August 20, 1955 she was united in marriage to Willie Dade...

Oscar Billings

Oscar Billings

Sep 23, 2010

View Video Tribute Oscar Billings, 71, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born on August 12, 1939 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Albert and Dorothy McCoy Billings. On February 3, 1961, Oscar was united in marriage to Carol Sue Peterson, his loving wife for 49...

Deloris M Sanders

Deloris M Sanders

Sep 16, 2010

Deloris Sanders, 85, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on January 20, 1925 in Argyle, IA, the daughter of John Herman "Bud" and Vivian Marie Brodsky Rube. On June 1, 1948, Deloris was united in marriage to Corwin Sanders at the First Baptist Church in Keokuk. He preceded...

Verna L Malone

Verna L Malone

Sep 10, 2010

Verna Malone, 69, of Keokuk, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on March 15, 1941 in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Lillie Washburn and Dick Cook and Dick Benge. She met her true love, Dick W. Malone in 1980 and they were married on June 11, 1993 in Keokuk,...

Jimmie Dee Perry Waide

Jimmie Dee Perry Waide

Sep 10, 2010

Jimmie Dee Perry Waide, 81, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, MO. She was born on August 6, 1929 in Alco, Arkansas, the daughter of Walter and Dolly Branscum Richardson. She first married Ralph Perry in 1944 and he preceded her in death on December 12, 1983. She...

Arlene June Lally

Arlene June Lally

Sep 8, 2010

Arlene J. Lally, 87 of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born January 10, 1923 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of C.E. and Opal H. Lane Mackie. On March 1, 1941 she was united in marriage to Bernard Lally in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1984....

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