Margaret Ann Perry, 81 of Keokuk died Friday, October 28, 2016 at her home surrounded by her five daughters. She was born May 26, 1935 the daughter of Crayton and Hazel Cummings Protsman. She was first united in marriage to Glen Morgan in 1951 in Kahoka, MO and to that union were born seven children.…

Carroll R. Boyd, age 73, of Kahoka, MO, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Carroll was born October 23, 1942 at Chambersburg, MO, a son of Raymond and Alma “Louise” McVeigh Boyd. Survivors include his children: Jeffrey (Andrea) Boyd of Kahoka , Alicia Boyd of Eureka,…

Jack F. Herring, age 73, of Luray, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his home. Jack was born June 21, 1943 at Kirksville, MO, a son of Emerson C. “Shorty” and Bessie M. Irvin Herring. On January 27, 1962, he was united in marriage to Lois Weller in Kahoka. Survivors include…

Richard Wayne Billings, 70, of Gorin, died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Ross “Shorty” and Stella Margaret (Davis) Billings on August 23, 1946 on a hill in Scotland County. Richard graduated from Wyaconda C-1 High School. He joined the United States Army, attaining the…

Gregory J. “Mac” McVeigh, age 65, of Kahoka, MO, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, near LaGrange, MO, while enroute to Blessing Hospital following a heart attack near Canton. Greg was born October 30, 1950 at Keokuk, IA, a son of James Robert and Mildred Davis McVeigh. Greg graduated from Central Lee High School…

Clifford Leroy Pamperl, age 76, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at his home in Kahoka. Clifford was born August 10, 1940, in New Boston, MO, a son of Roy and Dorothy Riedel Pamperl. He was united in marriage to Mary Dieterich Shaul on April 3, 1986 in Leavenworth, KS. Clifford is survived by his…

Sharon F. Schevers, age 67, of rural Canton, MO, passed away on Friday evening at her home near St. Patrick. Sharon was born August 22, 1949 at home near Memphis, MO, a daughter of William E. and Lucille M. Howell Osbon. Survivors include her son, John Tucker, Jr. (Martha York) of Kahoka; her mother, Lucille Osbon…

Charles R. “Chuck” Kerr, age 81 of Kahoka, MO, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at his home. Chuck was born June 17, 1935 at his parent’s farmhouse near Luray, MO, a son of Charles C. and Glennis Sommerville Kerr. He was united in marriage to Wilma M. Oilar on August 3, 1958, at St. Paul…

Frances Dee Swearingen, 91, of Memphis, formerly of St. Ann, MO, passed away Sunday morning, Oct. 2, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, MO. The son of James and Elizabeth (Peterson) Swearingen, he was born August 28, 1925 at Gorin, MO He attended the Gorin school and graduated with the class of…

Richard “Lucky” Eugene Wilkerson, 72, of Williamstown, Missouri died at home in his sleep on October 6, 2016. He was born July 22, 1944, in Quincy, Illinois to Alfred and Martha Wilkerson. Survivors include his mother, Martha Valle of Aurora, Missouri; wife, Julie Wilkerson of Williamstown, Missouri; two daughters, Jenna Wilkerson of Quincy, Illinois and Jodi…