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Danny Leroy Mccartney

Danny Leroy Mccartney

Apr 6, 2017

Danny Leroy "Dan" McCartney, 68 of Keokuk, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 in Athens, TN. He was born October 20, 1948 in Queen City, MO the son of Ray Howard and Evalee Victoria Henderson McCartney. On December 24, 1999 he was united in marriage to Kathy Kutzner in Argyle, IA. She survives. Other survivors include two brothers, James "Jim" McCartney...

John G. Phillips

John G. Phillips

Apr 2, 2017

John G. Phillips, 74, of Hamilton, IL, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Keokuk Area Hospital. He was born on April 4, 1942 in Chicago, IL, the son of George and Lee Posche Phillips. He graduated from Main Township High School in Chicago with the Class of 1960. He continued his education at Northern Illinois University and graduated in...

Alfred Leroy Ransdell

Alfred Leroy Ransdell

Mar 29, 2017

Alfred Leroy Ransdell, 82, of Keokuk, IA, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. He was born on November 26, 1934 in Eolia, MO, the son of Marvin and Florence Graham Ransdell. He married Toni Orth in 1955 in Keokuk and they later divorced. Alfred was a veteran of the United States Army....

Sala Ann Marlin

Sala Ann Marlin

Mar 26, 2017

Sala Ann "Sam" Marlin, 70, of Keokuk died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. She was born on November 16, 1946, in Keokuk the daughter of Carl Otis and Ina "Sally" Pearl Eilers Marvin. On February 27, 1965, she was united in marriage to William Charles Marlin, Sr. in Keokuk, IA. She...

Robert E. Logsdon

Robert E. Logsdon

Mar 25, 2017

Robert E. Logsdon, 63, of Boonville, died March 25, 2017 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. He was born March 1, 1954 in Keokuk, IA, the first born son of Robert B. and Kathryn Moore Logsdon. He was raised in the St. Patrick Catholic Church. He graduated from the Wyaconda R-1 School with the Class of...

Rhonda Kay Wheatley

Rhonda Kay Wheatley

Mar 23, 2017

Rhonda Kay Wheatley, 56 of Keokuk died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at her home. She was born March 28, 1960 in Omaha, NE the daughter of John and Barbara Ellison Stephens. She was united in marriage to Donald Wheatley on September 10, 1984 in Keokuk. She is survived by her husband, Don of Keokuk, three sons, Justin Wheatley (Amy) of...

Clyde "Gene" Eugene Alvis

Clyde "Gene" Eugene Alvis

Mar 22, 2017

Clyde Eugene "Gene" Alvis, 81 of Keokuk died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. He was born March 18, 1936 in rural Montrose, IA, the son of Raymond and Mabel Leona Carlson Alvis. He was first united in marriage to Christine Luis "Liz" Heidecker on July 11, 1961 in Gunzenhausen, Germany. She preceded...

John Raymond Kay, Jr.

John Raymond Kay, Jr.

Mar 16, 2017

John Raymond Kay, Jr. 77 of Keokuk died Friday, March 17, 2017, at his home. He was born July 9, 1939, in Keokuk the son of John Raymond, Sr. and Katherine Kelly Kay. John graduated from Keokuk High School. He had been employed by Pinkerton Security in North Carolina until his retirement in 2015. John enjoyed collecting old model cars....

Virginia "Penny" Stebbings

Virginia "Penny" Stebbings

Mar 13, 2017

Virginia "Penny" Stebbings, 97 of Woodbury, MN, formerly of Keokuk, IA, passed away on March 13, 2017 . A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk. The family will meet with friends from 10:30 – 11 am Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Keokuk National Cemetery.

Walter Ray Stephens, Jr.

Walter Ray Stephens, Jr.

Mar 12, 2017

Walter Ray Stephens, Jr. of Keokuk, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Keokuk Area Hospital. He was 94 years old. He was born October 17, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Walter Ray Sr. and Irene Graves Stephens. On October 13, 1944, he was united in marriage to Lenore Palmer in Cleveland, Ohio. She preceded him in death...

Jack Lee Scott

Jack Lee Scott

Mar 8, 2017

Jack Lee Scott, 79 of Keokuk died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born November 8, 1937 in Covington, KY the son of Garnett Kirkpatrick and Leslie Willard Scott. Jack was a veteran of the United States Navy. He served his country for over nineteen years, retiring in 1974 with the rank of Communications...

Rowena Lee Meier

Rowena Lee Meier

Mar 6, 2017

Rowena Lee Meier, 84 of Keokuk died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. She was born February 4, 1933 in Kahoka, Missouri the daughter of Herman and Ella Cameron Meier. She graduated from Kahoka High School with the Class of 1950. For forty seven and a half years she was employed with St. Joseph Hospital and the...

Lynn Carole Frazier

Lynn Carole Frazier

Mar 5, 2017

Carole 'Lynn' Frazier, 81, of Keokuk, IA, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, of heart failure at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born in Keokuk October 25, 1935, the daughter of John and Vera Langley Rankin. In 1953 she married Ron Greer, and had her one son, Daniel Rankin Greer, in 1955. On June 1, 1968, she...

Laura E. Akers

Laura E. Akers

Mar 5, 2017

Laura E. Akers, 87 of Keokuk died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her home. She was born May 18, 1929 in Tipler, WI the daughter of James and Elizabeth Schoon-Rossi. On June 9, 1950 she was united in marriage to George Akers in Carthage, IL. He preceded her in death in November of 1989. She was a member of the...

Valerie Lynn Williams

Valerie Lynn Williams

Mar 1, 2017

Valerie Lynn Williams of Springfield, along with her unborn daughter died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She was born September 10, 1989 in Quincy, IL the daughter of Danny Buntin and Lisa Barnes. She was engaged to Marc DeLaFuente and to this union Aidan was born. She then married Mike Williams on April 9, 2015 and to this...

Pamela Christine Belton

Pamela Christine Belton

Feb 28, 2017

Pamela Christine Boley Belton, 59, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Lexington Square in Keokuk. She was born on February 21, 1958 in Keokuk, IA at St. Joseph's Hospital. Pamela was the second daughter of John Edward and Martha Elaine Lambert Boley. She was one of 11 children. She was united in marriage to Michael L. Belton on December 19,...

Nelda "Nadine" Simmons

Nelda "Nadine" Simmons

Feb 24, 2017

Nelda "Nadine" Simmons, 73, of Keokuk passed Friday, February 24, 2017 at her home in Keokuk. She was born August 26, 1943 in Jacksonville, FL the daughter of Charlie and Cleo Cody Page. On June 25, 1977 she was united in marriage to Robert Edward Simmons at the New Testament Christian Church in Keokuk. He preceded her in death on...

Joseph (Sam) James Cady

Joseph (Sam) James Cady

Feb 23, 2017

Joseph James (Sam) Cady died on February 23, 2017 at Willard Walker Hospice House in Fayetteville, Arkansas, following a brief illness. He was born March 20, 1930 in Keokuk, Iowa, and chosen by Perry Cady and Verona Rose Cady Gatton to be their son. Sam worked at Hubinger's, later Roquette for forty-seven years. He enjoyed walking, gardening, and traveling with...

Brenda Lee Shuman

Brenda Lee Shuman

Feb 17, 2017

Brenda Lee Shuman, 57, of Keokuk, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born January 9, 1960 in Keokuk the daughter of Carl and Hilda Cooper Bauswell. On March 11, 1994 she was united in marriage to Rick Shuman in Keokuk. He survives. She is also survived by two daughters; Selena (Ron) Lawson...

Helen Louise Atterberg

Helen Louise Atterberg

Feb 16, 2017

Helen Louise Atterberg, 83 of Keokuk died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born on February 3, 1934 in Portland, ME the daughter of Albert E. and Edith Millekin Newell. On May 5, 1973 she was united in marriage to Harold Leroy Atterberg in Hamilton, IL. He preceded her in death on March...

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