Obituaries

Feb 8, 2009

Catherine "Katy" Burk, 94, of the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri, formerly of Dallas City, Illinois died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 8:35 a.m. at the Knox County Nursing Home. She was born January 12, 1915 in Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Harve and Sylvia Runquist Arment. On October 29, 1939, Katy married William H....

Feb 6, 2009

Ricky L. Fox, 50, of Baring, Missouri, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 6, 2009.

Born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Marian (Hersh) Fox of New Holland, Pennsylvania, and the late Paul W. Fox.

He was a truck driver for Amos Zimmerman, Jr., Cantrell, Iowa and he enjoyed hunting and...

Jan 20, 2009

Alan Craig Weeks 61 of 415 North Main Street Milton Iowa died at 10:15 P.M. January 20 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center in Iowa City.He was born November 29 1947 in Ottumwa Iowa to William W. and Doris I. Bowers Weeks. He married Carol Evelyn Collett June 8 1968. They divorced. He married the love of his life Cherie...

Jan 19, 2009

Mary Louise Schroeder, 81, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Mary was born on April 30, 1927, in Baring, Missouri, the daughter of Walter Shubert Jr. and Margaret Anna Coslett Shubert.

She was raised in the Baring and Edina Community...

Jan 16, 2009

Kevin Eugene Yoakum, of Brashear, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Kevin was born on November 3, 1963, the son of Eugene and Reta Frances Rowlison Yoakum.

Kevin was a graduate of Knox County High School Class of 1982. Kevin lived his whole...

Jan 14, 2009

LITTLE BUT MIGHTY Ruby L. Purvis 88 life long resident of Scotland County Missouri died Wednesday January 14 2009 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis Missouri. She was born February 26 1920 in Scotland County to Emmor Rolla and Marjory Blanche Shook Spees. She attended Spees Country School. Ruby married Phillip Elmer Purvis on January 29 1936 in...

Jan 14, 2009

Jesse Howard Shrouf, 22, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in an automobile accident near Edina, Missouri.

Jesse was born on December 28, 1986, the son of Gary Dean Sr. and Lisa Lanae Slaughter Shrouf.

Jesse lived in Hurdland, Missouri his entire life and was a member of the...

Jan 14, 2009

Franklin "Tyler" Lonberger, 20, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in an automobile accident near Edina, Missouri.

Tyler was born on July 9, 1988, in Perry, Georgia, the son of Samuel L. and Tina K. McCabe Lonberger.

At the age of 6 months he moved with his family  to Edina, Missouri, attended...

Jan 12, 2009

Joy Isabelle Campbell 80 of Bloomfield Iowa died January 12 2009 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines Iowa.She was born October 7 1928 to Dorcie D. and Cleo H. Hulen Lunsford at Savannah Iowa. She grew up in the Savannah area and attended Bloomfield High School.She married William Timothy Campbell at Memphis Missouri on August 24 1946 and...

Jan 10, 2009

Ronald S. "Ronnie" Simmons, 73, of Novelty, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

He was born on May 18, 1935, in Knox County, Missouri, near Leonard, the son of Arthur and Blanche Shofstall Simmons.

Ronnie attended the Rhoades Rural School and graduated from the Edina High School...

Jan 6, 2009

Glenn Z. Garman 30 of rural Scotland County died Tuesday January 6 2009 at his home after battling cancer for three years. He was born November 23 1978 in Keosauqua Iowa to Irvin Z. and Laura Z. Garman. He was a graduate of Jordan School in rural Scotland County. Glenn married Mary Kay Horning on November 23 2002 and to...

Jan 5, 2009

Parthena Louise "Pat" Cahalan, 97, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Pat was born on April 13, 1911, near Philadelphia, Missouri, the daughter of William Leslie and Alice Adelaide Buckley Powell.

She grew up in Marion County, Missouri and attended...

Dec 30, 2008

Richard Koellner 74 of rural Milton Iowa died Tuesday December 30 2008 while driving north out of Memphis Missouri on Highway 15.He was born November 1 1934 at Fort Madison Iowa to Benjamin Laborious and Catherine Pollmeier Koellner.He attended St. Marys Grade School in West Point Iowa graduating from eighth grade. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army...

Dec 21, 2008

Doris Evelyn Miller 90 of Bloomfield Iowa and formerly of Memphis Missouri died Sunday December 21 2008 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.She was born September 14 1918 in Scotland County Missouri to Foster and Loucile Melissa Phillips Fogle.She grew up in the Downing Missouri area and graduated from Downing High School. She also attended the Burlington Beauty Academy....

Dec 19, 2008

Louise Green 96 formerly of Memphis Missouri died Friday December 19 2008 in a care center at Valley Nebraska.She was born at Memphis Missouri October 29 1912 to Virgil Grover and Mary Ethel Krewson Hays. She received her education in local schools.She married Warren Green at Pocahontas Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 1968.Louise was a member of the...

Dec 16, 2008

Gene Edwin Lewis, 79 of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at his residence near Hurdland, Missouri. Gene was born on March 8, 1929, in Green Castle, Missouri, the son of George and Freda Lewis Loe. He attended school in the Green Castle and Novinger area before being drafted into the Army. In September 1950, Gene married Jean...

Dec 9, 2008

Mary Louise Adams. 42 passed away December 9 2008 at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk Iowa.She was born November 15 1966 at Edina Missouri to Charles F. and Margaret L. Egbert Adams. She graduated from Wyaconda High with the class of 1985. She attended college in Kirksville Missouri and was a member of the Gorin United Methodist Church.Mary was...

Dec 3, 2008

Ernest A. "Ernie" Diekmann Sr., 66, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at his workshop in Hurdland, Missouri.

Ernie was born in Hurdland, Missouri on February 25, 1942 the son of Albert and Bertha Spurlock Diekmann.

He graduated from the Hurdland High School in the Class of 1961 and began working construction. While working...

Nov 12, 2008

John W. Bunch 73 passed away November 12 2008 at his home in rural Scotland County Missouri.He was born December 16 1934 at Sublette Missouri in Adair County to Volley Edward and Ruby Lee Greenstreet Bunch.He graduated from Brashear High School with the Class of 1953. He served with the United States Army from 1953 until 1956 and was stationed...

Nov 8, 2008

Robert Lee "Bob" Cahalan, 76, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Bob was born on December 17, 1931, in Edina, Missouri, the son of Raymond E. and Florence Louise Kriegshauser Cahalan.

Upon graduating from St. Joseph High School, Bob entered the United States...