Recent Obituaries

Katheryn L. (Hendricks) Ritter of Farmington, IL, formerly of Keokuk and Memphis, died at Farmington Country Manor on March 31st, 2014. She was born the daughter of Gale and Garnett Hendricks on the McIntire farm west of Memphis August 14, 1921. She attended Memphis schools. Katheryn married James Ritter in Kirksville, Mo. She worked at […]

Doris Caroline Armstrong, 80, of Marshall, MO, formerly of Scotland County, died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. She was born the daughter of Ornal Oren and Zela (Howard) Reynolds on January 19, 1934, in Scotland County MO. Doris attended schools in Rutledge and Baring, graduating in 1952. Doris graduated from the […]

Madelene Rae Woodward, 91, of Levasy, MO, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born the daughter of Cleveland G. and Allie Mae (Westphal) Simpson on January 6, 1923 on a farm near Millport, MO. Madelene attended school at Millport, Edina and Rule School. She graduated high school […]

Charlotte England, 83, of Keokuk, formerly of Canton, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Lexington Square Care Center in Keokuk. She was born August 10, 1930, the daughter of Raymond and Violet (Strange) Nicol in Wyaconda, MO. Charlotte graduated from the Wyaconda High School. She married Albert England on March 20, 1948 at the First […]

Anna Louise Dice, 90, of Quincy, formerly of Arbela, MO, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy. She was born the daughter of Noah and Adda (Bondurant) Kapfer on June 30, 1923 in Wyaconda, MO. Anna graduated from the Wyaconda High School. She married Eldon Dice on December 28, 1947 […]

Lemuel Luther Hatfield, 96, of Memphis, MO, died Thursday, February 6, 2014, in the Scotland County Care Center. He was born November 9, 1917 , the son of Edward G. and Grace M. (Gorman) Hatfield, in Scotland County, MO near Crawford. He was married to Marjorie Anita Chambers, daughter of Glen A. and Helen M. […]

Timothy L. Cornelison, 47, of Memphis died Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family and with full knowledge that he was loved and wanted. He was born the son of Clifford Duane and Dorothy Elaine (Shrake) Cornelison on January 14, 1967 in Unionville, MO. Tim saw something to admire in […]

Jimmy Ellis, 78, of Memphis died Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of James Logan and Pearl Marcella (Frew) Ellis on July 28, 1935 in Canton, IL. Jimmy attended school in Canton before the family moved in 1954 to settle in Memphis.  He traveled […]

Lila M. Mellott, 89, of Memphis,MO, formerly of Gorin, MO, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, in the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. The daughter of William Daniel and Clara Pearl (Hill) McKinney, she was born February 14, 1924 in Knoxville, IA. She accepted Jesus as her savior at an early age. Lila graduated from […]

James A. Thomas, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Gorin, died Monday morning, December 9, 2013, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of Glynn B. and Nelli Elgene (Morris) Thomas on May 18, 1928 at Gorin, MO. He was one of seven children in the Thomas family. Jim lived […]