Recent Obituaries

  Omar Edward “Ed” Heckethorn, Sr., 58, of Memphis, MO, passed away in his home on Monday, December 24, 2012. The son of Emmett Porter and Virginia M (Chambers) Heckethorn, he was born on January 31, 1954 in Crawford County, Missouri.  Ed graduated from Gorin High School, in 1972. He was in the United States […]

Lavern “Shorty” Stott, 84, of Memphis died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Laurence and Opal (Echelberger) Stott on June 15, 1928 in rural Scotland County. Lavern married the former Alta Mitten on July 23, 1949 in Medill. She preceded him in death on September […]

Almeta Egbert, 88, of Kahoka, formerly of Wyaconda, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at her home. She was born the daughter of Victor Magellan and Imogene Belle (Dieterich) Howell on August 12, 1924 on the family farm north of Luray. Almeta was the fourth of nine children.  She grew up on the family farm near […]

Ralph V. Hamner, 83, of Kahoka, formerly of Memphis and Keokuk, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. He was born the son of Henry and Ethel (Bender) Hamner on September 3, 1929 in Winchester, MO. He was a believer in his Lord Jesus Christ. He served in the […]

William T. Coffrin, 89, of Memphis died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Scotland County Care Center. He was born the son of Constantine T. and Cora Jane (Ledbetter) Coffrin on September 16, 1923 in Hartshorne, OK.   Bill was lovingly raised by T.P. and Ethel Coffrin. Bill was a member of the Future Farmers of […]

Keith Leon Downing, 80, of Memphis, MO, passed away August 4, 2012, in the Scotland County Care Center. The son of Ansel C. and Leah G. (Humphrey) Downing, he was born January 25, 1932, in Davis County, IA. He attended elementary rural school and Bloomfield High School, excelling in academics, basketball and band. Later he […]

Orva Clarence West, 74, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Memphis, MO, passed away in his home at Bickford Cottage on July 21, 2012,  following a short illness with cancer. The son of Orva O. and Marguerite (Perkins) West, he was born on August 7, 1937 in Viola, Idaho. At an early age he moved with […]

Wilma June Garrett, 89, of Downing died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born the daughter of William Newton and Edith Elnora “Nellie” (McDaniel) Dalton on November 4, 1922 in Scotland County, MO. Wilma married Herbert Glen Garrett on November 16, 1939.  He preceded her in death. To this […]

Wilma June Nussbaum, 85, of Kirksville, formerly Memphis, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was born the daughter of Peter Gordon and Eva Myrtle (Saulsbury) Garrett on March 8, 1927 at Downing, MO. Wilma married Harvey Loring McElroy on July 2, 1949. On June 17, 1978, Wilma married […]

  Alvin E. Ayer, 87, of Kahoka, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at his home in Kahoka with his family by his side. He was born the son of Herley and Lena Ayer on May 7, 1925 at Bloomfield, Iowa. Alvin spent his childhood in the Bloomfield and Lancaster, MO, area.  He was drafted into […]