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Alyssa Mary Benedict

Alyssa Mary Benedict

Sep 3, 2009

Alyssa Mary Benedict, 16, of Tiffin, IA, died Thursday, September 3, 2009 in Johnson County, Iowa as a result of an automobile accident. She was born on August 1, 1993 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Chuck Stevens and Marie Benedict. She was currently a sophomore at Clear Creek-Amana High School in Tiffin. She previously lived in North Liberty and...

Doris Rose Nye

Doris Rose Nye

Aug 25, 2009

Doris Rose Nye, 83 of Platte City, MO formerly of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at her home in Platte City, MO. She was born January 6, 1926 in Memphis, MO the daughter of Ray and Tressie Ann Stephens Monroe. On August 9, 1947 Doris was united in marriage to Oliver Kenneth Nye he preceded her in death...

Ida Belle Johnson

Ida Belle Johnson

Aug 22, 2009

Ida Belle Johnson, 87, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on March 20, 1922 in Lee County, IA, the daughter of Theodore and Lelia Best Carlson. She married Eldon Mason on September 18, 1941 in Kirksville, MO. He preceded her in death on November 15, 1952. On January...

Donald Printy

Donald Printy

Aug 22, 2009

Donald R. Printy, 71 of Montrose, IA formerly of Keokuk died August 22, 2009 in the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on October 27, 1937 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Roy and Emma Schevers Printy. On November 20, 1982 Donald was united in marriage to Terril Lynn Westermeyer in Argyle, IA. She survives. Other survivors...

Cheryl L. Overhulser

Cheryl L. Overhulser

Aug 8, 2009

Cheryl Lynette Overhulser, 53, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born March 21, 1956, the daughter of Howard and Mildred Holder. On October 2, 1974 she was united in marriage to John Overhulser in Alton, Oklahoma. They later divorced. She was a very artistic...

Betty Joan Carroll

Betty Joan Carroll

Aug 7, 2009

Betty Joan Carroll, 73, of Keokuk, IA died Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born on March 29, 1936 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of George and Johanna Dommerman Johnson. On September 22, 1951 Betty was united in marriage to Bill E. Carroll. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2006. Betty...

Paul F. Abrahams

Paul F. Abrahams

Jul 16, 2009

Paul F. Abrahams, 75, of West Point, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at his home. He was born on November 22, 1933 in Winterset, IA, the son of Clyde C. and Gladys O'Neal Abrahams. On June 20, 1954, Paul was united in marriage to Beverly Clippert in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include one...

William L. Varner

William L. Varner

Jul 15, 2009

View Video Tribute William L. Varner, 96, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. He was born on May 31, 1913 in Keokuk, IA, the son of James and Margaret Long Varner. He was first married to Esther Cochenour Nye in 1935. On August 1, 1953, William was united in marriage to Florence...

Robert E. Page

Robert E. Page

Jul 12, 2009

View Video Tribute Robert Eugene "Bobcat" Page, 70, of rural Montrose, IA died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on March 28, 1939 in Crossville, TN the son of Cloyd P. and Minnie Abston Page. On May 22, 1965 Robert was united in marriage to Mary Jane Murphy. She survives. Other...

Larry Eugene Deck

Larry Eugene Deck

Jul 6, 2009

Larry E. Deck, 69, of rural Keokuk, IA died Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital, Ft. Madison, IA. He was born on October 25, 1939 in Keokuk, IA the son of Millard and June Swift Deck. While residing in California Larry was employed at Fedco for several years and when returning to Keokuk, he was employed...

Grace W. Schevers

Grace W. Schevers

Jul 3, 2009

View Video Tribute Grace W. Schevers, 88, of Keokuk, IA, died July 3, 2009 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born November 12, 1920 in Keokuk, Iowa the daughter of Forest Earl and Emma Frances Buell Moore. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Schevers on April 14, 1941 in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in...

Ronald Bowdish

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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