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Sara B Wardlow

Sara B Wardlow

Jun 16, 2006

Sara Barbara Wardlow, 63, of Kahoka, MO, died Friday, June 16, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born February 7, 1943 in Panora, Iowa the daughter of Zene and Elsie Gilson Harris. She was united in marriage to Charles Wardlow on December 29, 1959 in Adel, Iowa. He survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Sara...

Norma Leggett Wieneke

Norma Leggett Wieneke

Jun 16, 2006

Norma Jean Leggett (Wieneke), 77, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, June 16, 2006 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant, IA. She was born on June 9, 1929 in Salem, IA, the daughter of John and Nora Lee Brown Glassford. She married Wayne Leggett on December 10, 1950 in Keokuk, IA. He preceded...

Mary M. Murphy

Mary M. Murphy

Jun 16, 2006

Mary M. Murphy, 92, of Lewistown, MO, formerly of Williamstown, MO died June 16, 2006 at the Country Aire Retirement Estates in Lewistown, MO. She was born August 8, 1913 in Lewis County, MO, one of nine children to Earl and Estel Brookhart Nichols. On February 23, 1935 she married Norval Murphy in Monticello, MO. He preceded her in death...

Richard Gale Pruett, Sr.

Richard Gale Pruett, Sr.

Jun 13, 2006

View Video Tribute Richard Gale Pruett, Sr., 81, of rural Montrose, IA, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at his home. He was born on August 13, 1924 in Chambersburg, MO, the son of Kester Victor and Vera Beatrice Dooley Pruett. He married Corrine Johnson on September 13, 1947 in Farmington, IA. She preceded him in death on September 1, 1981....

John Nick Kirchner

John Nick Kirchner

Jun 13, 2006

John Nick Kirchner, 79, of St. Patrick, MO, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, MO. He was born April 6, 1927 in St. Patrick, MO the son of Nick and Anna Marie Ellison Kirchner. He first married Bettie Lou Logsdon on May 5, 1948 in St. Patrick, MO. She preceded him in death...

Louise F. Johns

Louise F. Johns

Jun 12, 2006

Louise F. Johns, 85, of Keokuk, IA died Monday June 12, 2006 at her daughter's home in Rialto, CA. She was born on June 24, 1920 in Canton, MO the daughter of Oren and Roxie Allensworth Hart. She was united in marriage to Howard McCallister on July 10, 1936 and to this union of 30 years there were four children....

William V. Symmonds

William V. Symmonds

Jun 12, 2006

William Virgil "Bill" Symmonds, 75, of Keokuk, IA died Monday, June 12, 2006 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. He was born on March 7, 1931 in Warsaw, IL, the son of Virgil W. and Imogene Knight Symmonds. He first married Shirley Ann Hasten on October 1, 1949. She preceded him in death in February 1991. On May 16,...

Larry Lee Link

Larry Lee Link

Jun 9, 2006

Larry Link, 69, of Montrose, IA, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. He was born on November 12, 1936 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Gardner and Ruth Marshall Link. On October 6, 1990, Larry was united in marriage to Carol Charles in Kahoka, MO. She survives. Other survivors include five...

Donald Franklin Edwards

Donald Franklin Edwards

Jun 8, 2006

Donald Franklin Edwards, 82, of Keokuk, formerly of Oxford, entered heaven on June 8, 2006, due to complications of Parkinson's disease and pneumonia. He was born on December 26, 1923 to Lewis and Myrtle (Christee) Edwards on the family farm near Oxford, Iowa. He attended Iowa Township School #7 and graduated from Oxford High School in 1941. In December 1943...

Lola Mae Weaver

Lola Mae Weaver

Jun 6, 2006

Lola M. Weaver, 75, of Keokuk, IA formerly of Kahoka, MO died June 6, 2006 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. She was born August 11, 1930 in Ashton, MO the daughter of Ernest and Georgia Mae Keller Irvin. On August 4, 1951 she was united in marriage to Carl W. Decker, Jr. in Keokuk, IA. She then married Clark...

Thomas L. Marsden

Thomas L. Marsden

Jun 5, 2006

Thomas L. Marsden, 62, of Kahoka, MO died Monday, June 5, 2006 at his home in Kahoka in the arms of Rhonda Lynn, the love of his life. He was born in 1944 in Burlington, IA, the son of Reeder W. and Helen F. Dixon Marsden. On April 22, 1988, he married Rhonda Miller in Canton, Missouri. She survives. Other...

John Joseph Stark

John Joseph Stark

Jun 1, 2006

John J. "Buster" Stark, 74, of Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 at his home. He was born on March 14, 1932 in Keokuk, IA, the son of John W. and Lilly F. Davis Stark. On September 24, 1966 John was united in marriage to Florence A. Brewer in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Dorinda...

Shirley Stonehouse

Shirley Stonehouse

May 21, 2006

Shirley J. Stonehouse, 58, of Keokuk, IA formerly of Montrose, IA died Sunday May 21, 2006 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1947 in Rutledge, MO the daughter of Archie and Vivian King Tull. She first married Benjamin Peterson in 1970. Then on June 8, 1984, she married William "Dick" Stonehouse in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her...

Ruth Eckland

Ruth Eckland

May 21, 2006

View Memorial Tribute Ruth Irene Eckland, 81, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, May 21 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born on January 3, 1925, in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Elmer and Eva Dray. On July 10, 1944, Ruth was united in marriage to Clifford Eckland, Jr. in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her in death on...

Mary Louisa Inman Watts

Mary Louisa Inman Watts

May 12, 2006

Mary Louisa Inman Watts, 89, of Keokuk, IA, formerly of Bentonsport, IA, died Friday, May 12, 2006 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born on October 18, 1916 in Fairbury, NE, the daughter of John L. and Eveah Price Inman. On July 25, 1935, Mary was united in marriage to Buster Brown Watts. He preceded her in death...

Donald E. Gray

Donald E. Gray

May 11, 2006

Donald E. Gray, 79, of Hamilton, IL, formerly of Quincy, IL, died Thursday, May 11 at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Born July 20, 1926 in Quincy, IL, Donald was a son of Walter A. and Ida Mae Platt Gray. Don served a term in the United States Army in Germany during WW...

Donna Sue Nelson

Donna Sue Nelson

May 6, 2006

View video tribute Donna Sue Nelson, 45, of Revere, MO died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, IA. She was born in Keokuk, IA on September, 18, 1960 the daughter of Robert and Ruby (Judy) Byrn Smith. Donna was a lifelong resident of Revere, MO and had been employed as a C.N.A. Med. Tech. She enjoyed...

Frances M. Spiesz

Frances M. Spiesz

May 2, 2006

Frances M. Spiesz, 86, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born January 2, 1920 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of William and Violet Inman Biddenstadt. She was united in marriage to Herbert R. Spiesz on June 19, 1959 in Keokuk, IA. He preceded her in death on April 18,...

Robert Rankin

Robert Rankin

Apr 25, 2006

Robert "John" Rankin, 81, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, IA. He was born April 6, 1925 in Canton, MO, the son of Hiram Lamon and Uda May Rennaker Rankin. On September 21, 1957 he was united in marriage to Virginia Wallace in Canton. MO. She survives. Other...

Mary Alma Kay

Mary Alma Kay

Apr 17, 2006

View Video Tribute Mary Alma Kay, 75, of Keokuk, IA, died Monday, April 17, 2006 at the Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on September 24, 1930, in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Horace and Marjorie Young Powers. On November 8, 1953, Mary was united in marriage to Elmer Kay in Kahoka, MO. He survives. Other...

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