AREA OBITUARIES

VERNON G. THOMPSON Vernon G. Thompson, 95, of Revere, MO formerly of Keokuk, IA and Canon City, CO died Monday, October 19, 2020 at his home. Vernon was born on July 12, 1925 in Cloquet, MN, the son of Gilbert and Clara (Beldon) Thompson. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Cochran on July 30,…

MARILYN BESSIE KELLY Marilyn Bessie Kelly, 84, of Wayland, passed away at 9:00 am on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Montrose Health Center in Montrose, Iowa. She was born on June 4, 1936 in Keokuk, the daughter of the late Sidney and Jennie (Land) Cook. She was married to the late Bennie Jacobs and later…

WENDY MORRISON Wendy Morrison, 54, of Kahoka, passed away at 5:40 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born on April 28, 1966 in Keokuk the daughter of the late Larry and Patty (Stark) Daniels. Wendy loved to clean and keep things in meticulous…

HAROLD V. GARES Harold V. Gares, 96, of Kahoka, passed away at 10:27 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Harold was born on March 8, 1924 in Anson, the son of the late George and Julia (Nixon) Gares. He married Celesta Ball on October 25, 1947 in Kahoka and…

OLA MAE WATSON Ola Mae Watson, 81, of Kahoka, passed away at 2:46 am on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, Iowa.  She was born on May 16, 1939 in Cyrene the daughter of the late Johnny Hubert and Ellen (Haught) Lenington.  Mae attended school at Bowling Green before…

GARNET TRIPP Garnet Tripp, 89, of Kahoka, passed away at 8:15 pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois due to complications from Covid 19. She was born on September 16, 1931 in Scotland County, Missouri the daughter of the late John and Grace (Billups) Chancellor.  Garnet married Denver Leo Tripp…

NORMA JEAN (PHILLIPS) ARNOLD Norma Jean (Phillips) Arnold, 90 of Seattle, Washington passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The daughter of Aubrey and Veta Brown Phillips was born on January 7, 1930 in Ewing, Missouri. She was united in marriage to E. W. (Bill) Arnold in 1948 and they moved to…

KAY LYON Kay Lyon, 72, of Palmyra, passed away at 4:10 pm Monday, October 5, 2020 at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. Friends and Family are invited to Kay’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Friday October 9, 2020 at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel…

LELAND SCHUSTER Leland Schuster, 96, of Kahoka, passed away peacefully at 12:30 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2020, surrounded by family in a home filled with love that he laid the foundation for. Leland was born on the family farm on May 23, 1924 southeast of Wyaconda, the son of Raymond and Mabel Barrows Schuster.…

PHYLLIS ANN RICE Phyllis Ann Rice, 77,of Columbia, Missouri passed from this earthly life on Monday September 28th, 2020 at the University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.  She was surrounded by her loving family as she went to meet her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Phyllis was born in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois on November 24th, 1942,…