Chad William Harris, 45 of St. Francisville, MO died Friday, December, 9, 2016 at his home. He was born November 10, 1971 the son of Roger and Sharon McGlothlin Harris. On June 1, 2014 he was united in marriage to Susan Johnson in St. Francisville, MO. She survives. Other survivors include, two daughters, Emma Harris…

Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Shoemaker, age 74, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, 2016 in the emergency room of Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital in Memphis, of a heart attack following complications with her heart from a stroke she suffered on June 3, 2016. Kathy was born December 7, 1941 in Selma, IA, a…

Ida Elizabeth (Liz) Sebastian was born on a family farm near Wyaconda, Missouri on May 21, 1915 to Albert G. and Mary Gibbs Dieterich. She graduated from Wyaconda High School in 1933 and attended cosmetology school in Illinois. In 1940, Liz married J. Rex Sebastian, Jr. They had one son, Rex Sebastian. Liz lived most…

Kurt R. Scribner, age 49, of Kahoka, MO, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO while being airflighted from Scotland Co. Memorial Hospital to University Hospital in Columbia. Kurt was born February 10, 1967 in Santa Clara, CA, a son of Roland and Roberta Quayle Scribner. He married Kimberly Katsaros and…

Bessie Marie Martin, age 78, of Kahoka, MO, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, while a patient at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Bessie was born December 27, 1937 in Kinderhoook, IL, a daughter of Ellis and Beulah Holdren Spann. She married Bill Conger, Sr. and they were the parents of one son,…

Gorden Lee Wood, age 56, of rural Kahoka, MO, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 in the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA, following a lengthy illness. Gorden was born April 29, 1960 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Hugh L. “Sparky” and Betty Ellis Wood, Jr. Survivors include three brothers: David Wood, Steve…

Russell O. Branson, age 66, of Anson, MO (Farmington, IA) died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home. Russell was born July 14, 1950 in Keokuk, IA, a son of Russell O. and Velma Irvin Branson. He married Glenda “Kandi” Johnson on October 12, 1969 at the Melrose Methodist Church. Survivors include his…

Mearl Eugene “Gene” Cohagan, age 71, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Gene was born November 23, 1944 at Keokuk, IA, a son of Mearl J. “Bud” and Gertrude Bartels Cohagan. On June 1, 1968, he was united in marriage to Theresa Kerr and they…

Imogene K. Schaaf, age 96, of Kahoka, MO, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk, IA. She was born July 12, 1920 in Clark County, MO, a daughter of Clifford and Ruth Beard Fish. On November 22, 1956, she was united in marriage in Kahoka to Ernest F. “Dutch” Schaaf. He…

Vera Olean Tague, 74, of Wyaconda, formerly of Gorin, died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital. She was born the daughter of Charles William and Melba (Cain) Welker on December 31, 1941 in Kirksville. She graduated from the Williamstown High School. Vera married Bruce K. Tague on January 28, 1961 in Williamstown. She…