Sylvia Paris Felker Rackley, 85, of Hamilton, passed away at 10:30 PM, Saturday, November 8, 2025. Sylvia was born September 3, 1940, to Sidney and Daime (Harmon) Felker of Lavalle, Missouri. She was the youngest of 9 children. She attended school in Parma, Missouri. Down south, Sylvia and her family were of the Baptist faith and had a quaint church at the end of their dirt road they loved to […]
Betty Ruth Rife entered eternal life on November 8, 2025, at the age of 97. She passed away peacefully with her sons at her side. Betty Ruth Shepherd was born August 6, 1928, in Moberly, MO, the daughter of Frank Wesley and Ethel Ruth (Kleinert) Shepherd. She married Thomas Leo Rife on October 2, 1949, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Warsaw, IL. Betty moved with her parents and brother, […]
John “Jack” J. Donahue, 76, of Keokuk, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Jack was born on March 4, 1949, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Edward and Alice (Branson) Donahue. He attended Keokuk High School and went on to serve his country in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam, being awarded the Quilt […]
Jearlyn Frances (Lunt) Plumley, 82, of Carthage peacefully passed Friday morning at her home. Jearlyn was born on November 24, 1942, in Carthage, Illinois, the daughter of Francis and Leota (Sparrow) Lunt. She graduated from Carthage High School in 1960. On November 12, 1960, Jearlyn was united in marriage to Darrell Plumley. He preceded her in death. Jearlyn worked as a bookkeeper for much of her career at Robnett-Jurgens Implement, […]
John W Redding, 70, of Memphis, Missouri formally of Fairmont, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025, at his home with his family by his side. Funeral Services for John Redding will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Wilson & Triplett funeral Home of Kahoka. Pastor Nathan Deatrick will officiate. Burial will follow at the Wyaconda Cemetery, Wyaconda, Missouri. Visitation with family present will be […]
Dorothy (Dottie) Ielene (Bavery) Ruffcorn, 88, passed away at Windsor Heights in Camdenton, MO on November 4, 2025. She lived most of her life in Warsaw, IL. Dorothy was born January 10, 1937, in Chili Township, West Point, IL, to Caples Sourdough and Arminta Della (Meyers) Dooley. Dorothy graduated from Warsaw High in 1954. Dorothy married Billy Bavery in 1954, and they had five children prior to his passing in […]
Norma Lee Brown, 93, of Carthage, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2025, @ 6:30am at Memorial Hospital in Carthage with family at her side. Norma was born on May 13, 1932, at home in rural Astoria, IL. She was the daughter of Sheldon and Ruby (Webb) Stremmel. Norma graduated from Farmington High School in 1950. On December 22, 1951, Norma was united in marriage to Charles D. […]
Marjorie Eloise “Elly” Webb, 97, of Keokuk, IA, died Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, IN following a short illness. She was born on December 10, 1927 at her grandparents’ home in rural Mt. Pulaski, IL, the daughter of Eles Harper and Ruby Olive (Clendenen) Quandt. She went to elementary school in a one-room school house and went to high school at Mt. Pulaski […]
Marian L. Ealey, 94, of Keokuk, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born August 7, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Margaret Vivian Marsh Reeves. On June 15, 1947, Marian was united in marriage to Harry Lee Ealey in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1999. Marian worked for many […]
