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Danny Bill  Stott

Danny Bill Stott

Jun 5, 2016

Danny Bill Stott, 66, of Revere, MO died Sunday at his home in Revere. He was born February 9, 1950 in Keokuk Iowa the son of Lloyd and Evelyn Flaudia Orton Stott. Danny graduated from Clark County R-1 High School and then graduated from Linn Tech Community College. He was employed with the Garnet Factory in Memphis and Shellor Globe...

William "Bill" Joseph Kirchner

William "Bill" Joseph Kirchner

Jun 2, 2016

Graveside services for William Joseph "Bill" Kirchner, 77, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016 at the St. Patrick Cemetery in St. Patrick, Missouri with Msgr. David D. Cox officiating. Mr. Kirchner passed away at 2:50 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016 at his home. He was born September 14, 1938, at St. Patrick, Missouri,...

Eunice V Acker

Eunice V Acker

Jun 1, 2016

Eunice V. Acker, 89, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born on April 17, 1927 in Keokuk, the daughter of Elmer and Ethel Long Varner. She married Elmer E. Harrison on August 30, 1946 and he preceded her in death in 1965. On May 10, 1968, Eunice...

Carson E. Hibbert

Carson E. Hibbert

May 28, 2016

Carson Edwin Hibbert, 79, of Keokuk, IA died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Timberpoint Healthcare Center in Camp Point, IL. He was born on November 7, 1936 in Quincy, IL, the son of John Chester and Loretta M. Morton Hibbert. He had been a resident of Keokuk for the past twelve years. He studied Accounting and Business Law in...

Cheryl Lynn Lamma

Cheryl Lynn Lamma

May 26, 2016

Cheryl Lynn Lamma, 40, of Keokuk, IA died on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL as the result of an auto accident. Cheryl was born on December 29, 1975 in San Antonio, TX the daughter of Charles and Phyllis Fairfield Gould. She was united in marriage to Jimmy Lamma on March 28, 1994 in Keokuk,...

Betty Sheffler

Betty Sheffler

May 20, 2016

Betty Sheffler, 89, of Kahoka, MO died Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Keokuk Area Hospital. She was born on October 27, 1926 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Dewey and Edda Mae Sells Kerns. She graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1945. Betty married Harold Sheffler in 1947 and he preceded her in death in 1991....

Charles Edward Collins

Charles Edward Collins

May 20, 2016

Charles Edward Collins, 89, of Keokuk, IA, died Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Keokuk Area Hospital. He was born on September 5, 1926 in Keokuk, the son of Charles E. and Clara Flick Collins. He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1944 and then attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. Charles was a veteran of...

Dixie Howell

Dixie Howell

May 16, 2016

Dixie Howell, 65 of Keokuk died Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born October 5, 1950 in Keokuk the daughter of Felix L. and Mary Canada Howell. Dixie graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1969. Later in life Dixie furthered her education by attending Southeastern Community College where she received...

Debra  Joan Neill

Debra Joan Neill

May 9, 2016

Debra Joan Neill, 58, of Keokuk, IA passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home, following a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born on August 1, 1957 in Carthage, IL the daughter of Robert Leslie and Joyce Louise Martin Kreps. Debra graduated from the Southeastern High School in Augusta, IL with the Class of 1975. She attended...

Linda Louise Custer

Linda Louise Custer

May 6, 2016

Linda Louise Custer, 74, of Ft. Madison, IA, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 23, 1941 in Ft. Madison, IA, the daughter of Paul Eugene and Mildred Privia Slater. On October 3, 1959, Linda was united in marriage to Delbert C. Custer in Montrose, IA. He survives. She is also survived by three...

Gary Lee Berry, Sr.

Gary Lee Berry, Sr.

Apr 21, 2016

Gary Lee Berry, 68, of Kahoka died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle, MO. He was born August 27, 1947 the son of Elmer Lee and Elizebeth Thompsaphine Blakely Berry in Fairfield, IA. Gary was an over the road truck driver and drove many miles. Before he retired in 2007 he owned Hickory Hollow...

Mildred Lucille Huett

Mildred Lucille Huett

Apr 15, 2016

Mildred Lucille Huett, 102, of Keokuk, IA, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born on August 2, 1913 in LaPlata, MO the daughter of Charles Ellsworth and Tessie May Buck. Her family moved to Ft. Madison, IA when she was eight years old so her father could work for the Santa Fe...

Barbara Ellen Massey

Barbara Ellen Massey

Apr 8, 2016

Barbara Ellen Massey, 78 of Warsaw, IL died Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Montebello HealthCare Center. She was born April 1, 1938 in Hamilton, IL the daughter of Merle and Ada Evermon Glines. On December 24, 1956 she was united in marriage to Raymond Massey in Keokuk. He survives. Other survivors include three sons, Michael Massey of Warsaw, IL,...

Stephen E. Crowell

Stephen E. Crowell

Apr 7, 2016

Stephen E. Crowell, 65, of Kahoka died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born April 6, 1951 in Keokuk, Iowa the son of Edward Lawrence and Betty LaVerna Waller Crowell. On August 26, 1967 he was united in marriage to Patricia Louise Denning in Kahoka, Missouri. Steve was employed with Climax in Ft....

Ferne A. Eppers

Ferne A. Eppers

Apr 4, 2016

Ferne Eppers, 97, of Keokuk, IA passed away April 4, 2016 in Keokuk. Ferne was born on May 1, 1918, the second of three daughters born to Lester and Mary (Rhum) Biddenstadt of Keokuk, Iowa. Ferne graduated from Keokuk High School in 1936, and married Rhea Flambeau Jr. in 1940. To this marriage four children were born. Linda, Roger, Larry...

Daniel Mcdowell Dawkins

Daniel Mcdowell Dawkins

Apr 3, 2016

Daniel McDowell Dawkins, 65, of Keokuk passed away on Sunday evening April 3, 2016 in Keokuk, Iowa. He was born on December 30,1950, in St Charles, Mo. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Marian Dawkins, of Keokuk. He was a 1969 graduate of Keokuk High School. Dan honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to...

Steven Thomas Sheffler

Steven Thomas Sheffler

Apr 2, 2016

Steven T. Sheffler, 54, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his home in Warsaw. He was born March 14, 1962 in Keokuk, the son of Frederick and Julia "Judy" Marlin Sheffler. In 1980, he was united in marriage to Pam Scheuermann. Together they raised three daughters. He graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1980. He received a...

Kenneth E. Woodley

Kenneth E. Woodley

Mar 27, 2016

Kenneth E. Woodley, Sr. 83, of Donnellson, IA died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Great River Hospice House in Burlington, IA. He was born October 5, 1932 in Robertson, IA the son of Glenn and Wilma Kiefer Woodley. On February 16, 1956 he was united in marriage to Virginia Hawes in Ft. Madison, IA. She preceded him in death...

Elmer  "Al" Garcia

Elmer "Al" Garcia

Mar 26, 2016

Elmer "Al" Garcia, 85, of Wayland, MO died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born February 7, 1931 in Oakley, CA the son of Adrian and Rose Garcia. On December 20, 1975 he was united in marriage to Sydney Harrison in Hamilton, IL. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Jeannine Rose Harrison of...

Richard "Doc" H. Georges, D.D.S.

Richard "Doc" H. Georges, D.D.S.

Mar 24, 2016

Dr. Richard "Doc" H. Georges, 89, of Keokuk, formerly of Carthage, IL died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. He was born on March 18, 1927 in Chicago, IL the son of Herman and Gladys Leora Reiter Georges. He is survived by, two daughters, Patricia (Robert) Cloar of Simpsonville, KY, and Ann B. (Rob) Dunham...

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