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Karen "Roxie" Roxanne Pruett
Jul 8, 2010
Roxie Pruett, 49, of Montrose, IA died Thursday, July 8, 2010 as the result of an automobile accident in Keokuk, IA. She was born October 17, 1960 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Richard Gale and Corrine Johnson Pruett. She graduated from Central Lee High School and Southeastern Community College. She was employed at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk,...
Edward Ballew
Jun 25, 2010
Edward Ballew, 84, of Keokuk, IA died Friday, June 25, 2010 at the River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born on April 19, 1926 in Glenwood, MO the son of Charles and Marjorie Welsh Ballew. On June 9, 1944 Edward was united in marriage to Inez Broadwell at Downing, MO. She survives. Other survivors include: one son, Richard...
Lyle N. Chancellor
Jun 20, 2010
Lyle N. Chancellor, 64, of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA with his girls by his side. He was born on May 28, 1946 in Kansas City, MO the son of John and Grace Billups Chancellor. He graduated from Canton High School with the Class of 1965. He had been employed at...
Vicki Ann Henrickson
Jun 19, 2010
Vicki Ann Hendrickson, 55, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at her home. She was born on May 13, 1955 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Ralph and Mildred June Stutes Jobe. She had been employed at The Cellar in Keokuk and Morgan's Truck Stop in Alexandria, MO. Vicki enjoyed being outdoors fishing, camping and taking care of...
Iven T. Boston
Jun 17, 2010
Iven T. Boston, 80, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. He was born on April 16, 1930 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Charles and Lucretia Mae Langley Boston. On October 30, 1976 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Schminkey in Cedar Rapids, IA. She survives. He...
Alma B. Montgomery
Jun 17, 2010
Alma B. Montgomery, 93, of Kahoka, MO died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born March 26, 1917 in Wayland, MO, the daughter of George and Alberta Shouse Sylvester. On January 9, 1944 she was united in marriage to John Mack Montgomery. He preceded her in death on August 29, 2000. Alma...
William R. Meyer
Jun 13, 2010
William R. Meyer, 96, of Jefferson, IA formerly of Chicago, IL died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson, IA. He was born on February 7, 1914 in Aurora, IL the son of Alvin and Myrtle Reynolds Meyer. He first married Margaret David. He was later united in marriage to Marie Wisniewski Pierce on December 30,...
Vicky Lynn Campbell Scobee
Jun 12, 2010
Vicky Lynn Slater Campbell Scobee, 50, of Alexandria, Mo died Saturday, June 12, 2010 in Wayland, MO. She was born November 1, 1959 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Vinton and Mary Hall Slater. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Scobee on December 24, 2003 in Keokuk, IA. He survives. Other survivors include her son Mike Campbell and his...
Evelyn Stott
Jun 11, 2010
Evelyn Flaudia Stott, 95, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at the home of her daughter Nancy Adamson. She was born April 22, 1915 in Scotland County, Missouri the daughter of Roy and Pearl C. Bennett Orton. On March 29, 1930 she was united in marriage to Lloyd C. Stott in Cantril, IA. He preceded her in death...
Jim L. Elder
Jun 9, 2010
Jim L. Elder, 73, of St. Francisville, MO, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on March 15, 1937 in Bowen, IL, the son of Andy and Ada Mae McClain Elder. On January 31, 1967, Jim was united in marriage to Patricia Reed in Kahoka, MO. She survives. Other survivors include...
Howard R. Burgess
Jun 6, 2010
Howard R. Burgess, II, 33, of St. Francisville, MO, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, June 6, 2010 at his home. He was born August 2, 1976 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Howard R. Burgess, Sr. and Vickie Lynn Blaise Burgess. On April 19, 2010, he was united in marriage to Holly Hendricks in St. Francisville, MO. She survives....
Retha G. Steenberg
Jun 5, 2010
Retha G. Steenberg, 83, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on March 23, 1927 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Charles W. and Blanche Bartholomew Brice. On June 30, 1944, Retha was united in marriage to Clayton Steenberg in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her in death on...
Robert F. Smith
Jun 4, 2010
Robert F. Smith, 69, of Revere, MO, died Friday, June 4, 2010 in Keokuk, IA. He was born July 10, 1940 in Scotland County, MO the son of Joseph and Marie Spencer Smith. On August 15, 1959 he was united in marriage to Ruby "Judy" Byrn in Memphis, MO. She preceded him in death on February 27, 2000. Robert was...
Robert L. Robertson, Sr.
May 28, 2010
Robert Lynn Robertson, Sr., 56, of Wyaconda, MO, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, MO. He was born on December 9, 1953, the youngest of four children, to Floyd and Eileen Holt Robertson. He married Betty Webster on July 4, 1973 in Wyaconda, MO. A lifelong resident of Wyaconda, MO, Bob graduated from...
Wilma B. Knipe
May 25, 2010
Wilma B. Knipe, 69 of Zellwood, FL, formerly of Fowler, IL, died May 25, 2010 at her home. She was born on September 1, 1940 in Warsaw, IL, the daughter of Frank and Minnie Taylor Boone. She had been employed at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL for thirty years. She then became a truck driver for eight years before retiring....
Ila Mae Vermazen
May 25, 2010
View Video Tribute Ila Mae Vermazen, 85, of Montrose, IA, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Montrose Health Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on December 4, 1924 in New Boston, IA, the daughter of Earl and Greta Harrison Kite. On April 2, 1941, Ila was united in marriage to Robert Louis Vermazen in Keokuk, IA. He survives....
Robert Eugene Jones
May 20, 2010
Robert Eugene Jones, 61, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at his home. He was born September 29, 1948 in Keokuk, IA the son of Robert and Norma Mortimer Jones. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Robert was united in marriage to Connie Manewal in 1970 in...
Paul Schmid
May 20, 2010
View Video Tribute Paul F. Schmid, 82, of Keokuk, IA died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on August 3, 1927 in Wayland, MO, the son of Paul and Oweta Weiniger Schmid. On January 10, 1953, Paul was united in marriage to Jean Phillips in Kahoka, MO. She survives. Other survivors...
Virginia F. Murphy
May 19, 2010
View Video Tribute Virginia F. Murphy, 68 of Canton, MO formerly of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton, MO. She was born September 18, 1941 in Kahoka, MO, the daughter of John "Curly" and Virginia Malone Inman. She was first united in marriage to Francis Ellison and then later married Delbert...
Kari Wright
May 17, 2010
View Video Tribute Kari Dawn Wright, 44, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born on October 29, 1965 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Gerald E. and Judith Ann Roller Sawyer. Kari graduated from Clark County R-1 High School with the Class of 1984. She attended Northeast Missouri...
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