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Dollie Louise Whitaker
Jan 23, 2007
View Video Tribute Dollie Louise Whitaker, 97, of Keokuk, IA, died at 4:10 p.m., Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Lexington Square in Keokuk, IA. She was born on March 26, 1909 near Alexandria, MO, the daughter of James and Laura Bell Rosencrans Scovern. On September 4, 1929 Dollie was united in marriage to James William Whitaker in Kahoka, MO. He...
Verlan E. Mcclain
Jan 20, 2007
Verlan E. McClain, 78, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday January 20, 2007 at the River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born on October 19, 1928 in Williamstown, MO, the son of Arthur and Margaret Timmons McClain. On July 3, 1954, Verlan was united in marriage to Phyllis Hamilton Schock. She preceded him in death on December 31, 2005....
Jerry D. Roberts
Jan 18, 2007
Jerry D. Roberts, 61, of Kahoka, MO died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at his home in Kahoka, MO. He was born March 19, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Glen and Geneva Gray Roberts. On June 22, 1963 he was united in marriage to Dorothy L. Egley in Kahoka, Missouri. She survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Tammy Roberts...
Lowell Edwin Coker
Jan 15, 2007
Lowell Edwin Coker, 73, of Keokuk, IA, died Monday morning, January 15, 2007 at his home. He was born July 31, 1933 in Patterson, IL, the son of Brock Mayfield and Olive Naomi Ford Coker. He married Carol Ann Wilcox of rural Roodhouse, IL on July 22, 1956. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during...
Wanda V. Kinkeade
Jan 12, 2007
Wanda V. Kinkeade, 80, of Wayland, MO died peacefully in her sleep Friday, January 12, 2007 in Kahoka, MO. She was born September 24, 1926 in Warsaw, IL, the daughter of Martha & Isaac "Jake" Bunker. She married Lawrence Kinkeade on April 18, 1964 in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death. Wanda worked for Sheller Globe in Keokuk, IA,...
Harry E. Fox
Jan 10, 2007
Harry E. Fox, 86, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on January 25, 1920 in Alexandria, MO, the son of Earl and Ilene Falkenberg Fox. On December 4, 1944, Harry was united in marriage to Thelma Wooster in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters,...
Arthur Joseph Humphrey
Jan 9, 2007
View Video Tribute Arthur Joseph Humphrey, 71, of Keokuk, IA, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. He was born on June 3, 1935 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Frank and Iola Boline Humphrey. On May 24, 1968 Arthur was united in marriage to Sara Dickinson Grogan at the First Christian...
Robert L. Butcher
Jan 9, 2007
Robert Louis Butcher, 69, of Wayland, MO, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born on June 8, 1937 in Hillsboro, OR the son of Raymond H. and Edna Rosencrans Butcher. On December 31, 1959 he was united in marriage to Lora Lee Ferguson in Yankton, SD. She survives. Other survivors include...
Leotis I. Davis, Jr.
Dec 28, 2006
Leotis I. "Junior" Davis, Jr., 85, or rural Keokuk, IA, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. He was born August 29, 1921 in Keokuk, IA, the son of Leotis I. Davis, Sr. and Flossie Smith Davis. On September 3, 1955, Leotis was united in marriage to Evelyn Jean Vinson in Hannibal, MO. She preceded...
Dorothy L. Davolt
Dec 26, 2006
Dorothy I. Davolt, 82, of Argyle, IA, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, IA. She was born on July 22, 1924 in Ft. Madison, IA, the daughter of Grover Turner and Marie M. Eldred Hughes. On March 21, 1941, Dorothy was united in marriage to Harry Davolt in Monticello, MO. He preceded her in death...
Charles E. Mason
Dec 23, 2006
View Video Tribute Charles E. "Rocky" Mason, 78, of Dallas City, IL died Saturday, December 23, 2006 at his home. He was born October 14, 1928 in Keokuk, IA the son of Robert A. and Hester Anna Lobb Mason. Charles was united in marriage to Shirley Joline Weller in Luray, MO. She preceded him in death on March 11, 1988....
Leslie Lynn Gilman
Dec 20, 2006
View Video Tribute Leslie Lynn Gilman, 39, of Muscatine, IA, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at her home. She was born March 11, 1967 in Iowa City, IA the daughter of Dianna Rodgers. Leslie graduated from the Nursing program at Southeastern Community College in Keokuk, IA. She had been employed as an LPN at the Muscatine...
Guymon "Dutch" Roy Wilsey
Dec 16, 2006
Guymon Roy "Dutch" Wilsey, 99, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at his home. He was born on February 4, 1907 in Vincennes, IA, the son of Granderson Hill and Elizabeth Meister Wilsey. He married May Viola Johnson on September 14, 1927 at her home in Keokuk, IA. She preceded him in death on October 17, 1962. He...
Geneva O Leake
Dec 16, 2006
Geneva O. Leake, 93, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday morning December 16, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born November 6, 1913 in Gorin, MO the daughter of Edmund and Mayme E. Murray Kenager. On October 4, 1940 in Kahoka, MO Geneva was united in marriage to Lester Eugene Leake. He preceded her in death....
Robert L Newton
Dec 14, 2006
Robert L. Newton, 84, of rural Keokuk, IA died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at his home. He was born on July 27, 1922 in Green City, MO the youngest son of Earl Orange and Margaret Jane Wernitch Newton. Robert was a Veteran of the United Sates Navy and served as a pilot for three years during WW II and two...
Glen Dale Oliver
Dec 12, 2006
Glen Dale Oliver, 80, of Burlington, died Tuesday, December 12th at his home. Born August 10, 1926 in Memphis, Missouri, he was the son of Adelbert Fi and Mary Louise (Gower) Oliver. Glen served his country during World War II in the south pacific as a Military Policeman. He married Mary Lou Harris on December 28th, 1951. He worked for...
Ronald Eugene Mccane, Sr.
Dec 12, 2006
Ronald Eugene McCane, Sr, 60, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. He was born May 16, 1946 in Ft. Madison, IA the son of Daniel and Maddie Crowson McCane. He was united in marriage to Doris McClinton in October of 1979 in Keokuk, IA. She survives. Other survivors include one...
Dorothy E. Lang
Dec 8, 2006
Dorothy E. Lang, 82, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, December 8, 2006 at River Hills Village in Keokuk, IA. She was born September 27, 1924 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Raymond F. and Ruby M. Jobe Williams. She first married Danny Thompson and he preceded her in death in 1956. She then married James Warrington in 1961 and he...
Olin Franklin Foglesong
Dec 1, 2006
Olin Franklin Foglesong, 67, of Taylor, MO, died Friday, December 1, 2006 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born May 8, 1939 in Granger, MO, the son of Ray Ernest and Ada Loretta Anderson Foglesong. On December 22, 1969 he was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Wells. She survives. Other survivors include his son Gary Foglesong...
Betty Taylor
Nov 25, 2006
Betty J. (Brown) Taylor, 77, of Monterey Park, California passed away quietly after a long illness Saturday morning, November 25, 2006 at Rancho Mesa Care Center in Alta Loma California. Betty was born February 22, 1929 in Argyle IA, the daughter of Oscar and Lillian Brown. Upon her marriage to Frank Taylor Jr., they moved to California. Betty raised her...
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