Recent Obituaries

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 […]

Private family memorial services for Bill Tull, 64, of Quincy, IL, formerly of Rutledge, will be held at the Keokuk National Cemetery at a later date. Bill Tull died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home in Grand Island, NE. He is survived by his sisters, Marilyn Garman and husband Richard of […]

Gravesite services for Richard R. Ferguson, 94, of rural Memphis, MO, will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Memphis Cemetery. Reverend Charles Hammack will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the Wallace W. Gillespie Memorial Post #4958 of Memphis. Richard R. Ferguson passed away Sunday morning, May 27th, […]

Memorial services for Frank Russell, 69, of Memphis will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 24, at the Gerth Funeral Chapel in Memphis. Frank Russell died Friday evening, May 11, 2012 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m., on Thursday, May 24, at the […]