Rae Ilene Carlin Stewart
Rae Ilene Carlin Stewart, 78, of Luray, Missouri died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. She was born April 29, 1934 in Clark County, Missouri the daughter of Ray and Wanneva Forquer Carlin. On November 17, 1951 she was united in marriage to L.E. “Duke” Stewart in…
Read MoreElection Totals – Knox
Of Knox County’s 2896 registered voters, 2004 of them cast their ballots for the 2012 General Election, which means a whopping 69.2% of Knox voters participated in the election. County wide election totals are as follows: President And Vice President Obama/Biden (D) 698 Romney/Ryan (R) 1205 Johnson/Gray (L) 41 Goode/Clymer (C) 13 Write In 3 U.S. Senator McCaskill…
Read MoreClark County Election Results
Clark County will have two new County Commissioners following the November 6 elections. Democrat Paul Brotherton, who defeated Roger Sedore in the August primary, was unopposed on the ballot. Brotherton got 1515 votes for the Western District race. Republican Henry Dienst ousted Democrat Jerry Neyens 754-505 for the Eastern District Commissioner’s seat. Sheriff Paul Gaudette…
Read MoreIndians Overcome Penalties and Mistakes To Claim District Title
You never know what’s going to happen in district football. After running over the Palmyra Panthers earlier this season by a 40-6 margin, the undefeated Clark County Indians faced them again in the Class 2 District 5 Championship. Both the Panthers and the Indians punted away their first possession. Clark County quickly stopped Palmyra, then…
Read MoreUSDA Rural Development Provides Assistance to the City of Kahoka
In a ceremony, Anita J. (Janie) Dunning, Missouri State Director for USDA Rural Development, presented a Certificate of Award to the City of Kahoka for $5,700 to purchase a new self contained breathing apparatus for the fire department. The equipment will be utilized in the Kahoka community of 2,241 residents. The assistance consisted of a…
Read MoreRose Mary White Bergheger
Rose Mary White Bergheger, 60, of Kahoka, Missouri, died at 1:37 AM Monday, October 29, 2012, at Keokuk Area Hospital. Rose was born September 2, 1952, in Canton, Missouri, a daughter of August C. and Georgia H. Neves White. She married Clarence Bergheger on November 9, 1974 in Keokuk. He survives. She had recently moved…
Read MoreDonald Paul Billups
12/18/31-10/29/12 Don was 80 years old. He was born December 18, 1931 in rural Scotland County, Memphis, MO. He was the oldest of three children, Mary Anna, sister, and Richard, brother. He grew up in Scotland County and attended Memphis High School. After graduating, he was employed at Pepsi Cola Memphis Bottling Co. and then…
Read MoreHarley Nelson Erickson
, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away at 8:05 pm Thursday, November 1, 2012, at the Scotland County Hospital. Harley was born January 3, 1923, in Gorin, Missouri, a son of Franklin Snyder & Ora Howard Erickson. He married Janet Hayes in Memphis on May 23, 1948 in her family home. He enlisted in the…
Read MoreJ. Carol Harrelson
J. Carol Harrelson, 85, of Memphis passed away at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis October 31, 2012. Carol was born December 15, 1926 in Snelling, California to Joseph and Ethel (Neighbor) East. She graduated from Merced High School and attended University of California – Berkley. Carol married Bill Harrelson on August 08, 1966 in…
Read MoreJosephine Marie Curfman
1924-2012 Josephine Marie Curfman, 88, of Keokuk, IA died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose, IA. She was born on June 9, 1924 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Clarence and Minnie Bell Green Clark. She first married Delbert Stevenson in 1944 in Keokuk, IA. On August…
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