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Ronald Bowdish
Jul 1, 2009
Ronald "Ronnie" Bowdish, 46, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on April 8, 1963 in Elmhurst, IL, the son of Ronald and Patricia Long Bowdish. He had been employed at Midwest Academy in Keokuk, IA and also at Hardees in Carthage, IL. He loved to go bike...
Richard Lee Milligan
Jul 1, 2009
Richard Lee Milligan, 59, of Lansing, KS formerly of Keokuk, IA died July 1, 2009 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. He was born April 19, 1950 in Keokuk, IA the son of Edlo P. and Myrtle Kite Milligan. He married Becky Witzenburg on March 22, 1975 in Oskaloosa, IA; they later divorced. Richard graduated from Keokuk High School with the...
Veva H. Morris
Jun 26, 2009
Veva H. Morris, 96, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born March 3, 1913 in rural Kahoka, MO, the daughter of Jess and Ida Belle Cochran Cochenour. She was united in marriage to Glee Morris on January 1, 1933 in Luray, MO. He preceded her in death on...
Meghan Ann Brewer
Jun 23, 2009
View Video Tribute Meghan Ann Brewer, 21 of Omaha, NE, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in Omaha. She was born on October 26, 1987 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Jerry and Danita Colwell Brewer. She is survived by one son, Trenton Caudill of Omaha, one daughter, Aarya Caudill of Omaha, her father Jerry Brewer and...
Michael Lee Hobb
Jun 20, 2009
View Video Tribute Michael Lee Hobb, 16, of rural Canton, MO, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at his home as the result of a drowning accident. He was born on November 27, 1992 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Elmer and Sandra Lamma Hobb. He attended Keokuk High School and Midwest Academy in Keokuk, IA. Michael...
Charlotte B. Hays
Jun 17, 2009
View Video Tribute Charlotte B. Hays, 90, of Keokuk, IA died Wednesday, June 17 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born November 21, 1918 in Keokuk IA, the daughter of Robert and Lilly Saxxe Kayser. She first married Albert Keppel II and later went on to marry Roy A. Hays on June 28, 1952. He survives....
Vivian Logsdon
Jun 12, 2009
Vivian Logsdon 100, of Kahoka, MO, died June 12, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa. She was born April 11, 1909, the daughter of John and Minnie Kathryn "Kate" Leftwich Bayne in Clark County, Missouri near Gregory Landing. On February 26, 1926, she was united in marriage to Reuben J. Logsdon in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her...
Alma Mae Roberts
Jun 5, 2009
View Video Tribute Alma Roberts, 86, of Keokuk, passed away at home on Friday, June 5, 2009. She was born on March 13, 1923 in Hamilton, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Benjamin and Iva Mae Fisher Brown. She was married on October 12, 1940 to the love of her life, Beryl Lamar Roberts and enjoyed his loving companionship for 69...
Lewis "Eddie" Roberts
Jun 3, 2009
Lewis "Eddie" Roberts, 83, of Revere, MO, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. He was born September 22, 1925, in Kahoka, MO, the son of Felix and Margaret Schmid Roberts. He was united in marriage to Norma Louise King on July 23, 1947 in Canton, MO. She survives. Other survivors include his...
Sergeant Levi A. Gundy
May 31, 2009
View Video Tribute Sergeant Levi A. Gundy, 22, of Jacksonville, NC, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in Jacksonville, NC as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on June 9, 1986 in Keokuk, the son of Robert and Betsy Gardine Gundy. On April 15, 2009 Levi was united in marriage to Mallory Vanderschans. She...
Hunter Ray Rule
May 26, 2009
Hunter Ray Rule, the son of Benjamin Rule and Cassandra Hudson of Montrose, IA, died at birth on Tuesday May 26, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He is survived by his parents, his maternal grandparents, Diana and Tim Adamire of Montrose, IA and Chris and Connie Hudson of Montrose, IA, paternal grandparents, Barb and Dean Jacobs...
Chris L. Murphy
May 21, 2009
View Video Tribute Christy "Chris" L. Murphy, 54, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born on December 14, 1954 in Ottumwa, IA, the daughter of Billy and Eloise Belger Beaty. On October 22, 1977, Chris was united in marriage to John Murphy in Fairfax, IA. He survives. Other survivors include...
Adalynn Grace Pitman
May 21, 2009
Adalynn Grace Pitman, the daughter of Adam and Ashley Shuman Pitman of Wayland, MO, died at birth on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She is survived by her parents, her maternal grandparents, Tracey and Mark Shuman of Wayland, MO, her paternal grandmother Rosa Pitman of Keokuk, IA, paternal great- grandmother, Betty L. Day...
Charlotte J. Carlson
May 8, 2009
Charlotte Josephine Carlson, 81, of Keokuk, IA died Friday, May 8, 2009 at the River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on June 7, 1927 in Mt. Pleasant, IA the daughter of Bernie L. and Annie-Katherine Emerson McCabe. Charlotte had resided in Denver, CO for 30 years before moving back to Keokuk, IA. She was employed as a...
Everett E. Mead
May 5, 2009
Everett E. "Weiner" Mead, 74, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at his home. He was born on January 23, 1935 in Ethel, MO, the son of Estel and Barbara Speaks Mead. Everett enjoyed hunting, fishing and mushroom hunting. He is survived by five sons, Chris Mead and his friend Teresa Pietz and Richard Evans all of Ft....
Chester G. Milligan
May 4, 2009
Chester Milligan, 87, of Keokuk, IA, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at his home. He was born on March 24, 1922 in Kirkwood, IL, the son of Otis and Ferol Kerr Milligan. On September 20, 1942, Chester was united in marriage to Dorotha Powers in Kahoka, MO. She preceded him in death on September 7, 2005. He had been employed...
Robert L. Ward, Jr.
May 3, 2009
Robert "Bob" L. Ward, Jr. 66, of Ft. Madison, IA, died May 3, 2009 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. He was born on August 15, 1942 in Ottumwa, IA the son of Robert L. and Celora J. Edwards Ward. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country during the Vietnam...
Frederick Charles Hummel
May 1, 2009
Frederick Charles Hummel, 73, of Montrose, IA, died May 1, 2009 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born March 21, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York the son of Charles F. and Helen Yost Hummel. On February 15, 1958, he was united in marriage to Erma Jean Renner in Keokuk, Iowa. She survives. Other survivors...
Rodney W. Doran
May 1, 2009
Rodney W. Doran, 35, of Kahoka, MO, died May 1, 2009, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born June 7, 1973, in Quincy, IL, the son of Robert W. and Nina Kitson Doran. Rodney graduated from Canton R-5 High School with the Class of 1992. He was employed at ADM in Quincy, IL. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Tonya Sue Adkins
Apr 25, 2009
Tonya Sue Adkins, 59, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her home. She was born on February 3, 1950 in Ft. Madison, IA, the daughter of Johnnie Lee Adkins, Sr. and Gladys Little Adkins. She married Cecil Barnes in 1969. They later divorced. Tonya grew up in Montrose, IA and graduated from Central Lee High School in...
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