Leona Margaret Verhoff
Feb 8, 2008
Leona Verhoff, age 84, of St. Elizabeth, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at the St. Elizabeth Care Center. She was born in Miller County on January 10, 1924, a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine "Katy" (Otto) Schaffer. On April 22, 1950, in St. Anthony, she was married to Roman Anton Verhoff, who preceded her in death on November...
Anna Belle Beard
Feb 3, 2008
Anna Belle Beard, age 71, of Brumley, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Lake Regional Hospital. She was born in Ava on October 3, 1936, a daughter of the late Harrison and Jessie May (Points) Hunsaker. On January 22, 1955, in Bettendorf, Iowa, she was married to Byron Logan Beard, Sr., who preceded her in death on March 12, 1990....
Velma Veasman Welch
Jan 31, 2008
Velma Veasman Welch, age 93, of Dixon, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Dixon Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Iberia on March 5, 1914, a daughter of the late Thomas Benton and Odessa Dakota (Humphrey) Whitaker. She was united in marriage to Raymond C. Veasman on September 23, 1935, who preceded her in death on June 13, 1977....
Tony Lee Wood
Jan 27, 2008
Tony Lee Wood, age 60, of Eldon, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at his home. He was born in Osawatomie, Kansas on September 5, 1947, a son of the late James Lee and Hazel (Murray) Wood. On September 6, 1997, in Eldon, he was married to Phyllis Polly, who survives at the home. Tony moved to Colorado in 1957 and...
Arlie T. Binkley
Jan 23, 2008
Arlie T. Binkley, age 93, of Spring Garden, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at his home. He was born in the Eugene area on May 20, 1914, a son of the late Samuel T. and Minnie May (Hinds) Binkley. On August 8, 1934 he was married to Dixie Pauline Bontrager, who preceded him in death on October 2, 1995. Arlie...
Emily Elsie Ochs
Jan 22, 2008
Emily E. Ochs, age 83, of Eldon, died Tuesday, January 22, 2007, at her home. She was born in Cheboygan, Michigan on July 2, 1924, a daughter of the late Rudolph and Amelia (Marshal) Suboleskey. On February 12, 1949, in Cheboygan, Michigan, she was married to Dr. Earl A. Ochs, who preceded her in death on January 4, 2004. Those...
Barbara Bass Brandt
Jan 12, 2008
Barbara Bass Brandt, age 60, of Tuscumbia, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, at her home. She was born on November 18, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of James and Sybil (Gabel) Bass. Her mother survives in Huntsville, Alabama. On October 13, 2000, in Versailles, she was married to John Edward Brandt, Sr., who survives at the home. She was a...
William E. Kessler
Jan 11, 2008
William E. Kessler, age 67, of Tuscumbia, died Friday, January 11, 2008, at St. Mary's Health Center. He was born in Marshall on December 24, 1940. He was raised by his foster parents, Harold and Mabel Curry. On June 25, 1960, in Tuscumbia, he was married to Beulah Jean Witt, who survives at the home. He started his career as...
Sherrill D. Wilson
Jan 7, 2008
Sherrill D. Wilson, age 70, of Tuscumbia, died Monday, January 7, 2008, in Camden County. He was born in Miller County on May 1, 1937, son of Claude and Eula (Casey) Wilson. On June 21, 1958, in Tuscumbia, he was married to Glenda Mae Clark, who survives at the home. He had worked for Apperson Construction and was currently employed...
Lula Rosa Reeves
Jan 5, 2008
Lula Rosa Reeves, age 83, of St. Elizabeth, died Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born in Koeltztown on February 20, 1924, daughter of Lemuel and Mary Susie (Dearduff) Thompson. On June 6, 1942, in Vienna, she was married to William Leonard Reeves, who preceded her in death on July 14, 1979. She was a...
Shawn Dale Smith
Jan 4, 2008
Shawn Dale Smith, age 30, of Iberia, died Friday, January 4, 2008, in Iberia. He was born in Columbia on November 30, 1977, son of Delbert I. and Connie S. (Long) Smith. His mother survives in Tuscumbia. He loved life and enjoyed traveling to different places. Other survivors include one sister, Theresa Long of Iberia and several aunts, uncles, and...
Mildred Margaret Veasman
Jan 3, 2008
Mildred Margaret Veasman, age 84, of St. Elizabeth, died Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born in Meta on December 24, 1923, daughter of Arthur and Katie (Breeding) Wilson. On November 23, 1946, in Brinktown, she was married to John Vernon Veasman, who survives. In her early years she taught school. She also worked for...
Lorraine Catherine Bax
Jan 1, 2008
Lorraine Catherine Bax, age 80, of St. Elizabeth, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at the St. Elizabeth Care Center. She was born in St. Elizabeth on September 2, 1927, daughter of August George "Gus" and Rosa D. (Braun) Bax. Her mother survives in St. Elizabeth. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth. Other survivors include...
Faye M. Keeth
Dec 30, 2007
Faye M. Keeth, age 84, of Iberia, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born in Dixon on November 30, 1923, daughter of William Lofton and Urmina (Barnhart) Helton. On February 12, 1942, in Tuscumbia, she was married to Vernon Allen Keeth, who preceded her in death on March 8, 1991. She was a member...
John W. Hurst
Dec 30, 2007
John W. Hurst, age 58, of Eldon, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at his home. He was born in Nassawadox, Virginia on May 3, 1949, a son of the late Lou Eugene and Mary Knox (Haines) Hurst. Those who survive him include: his wife, Carolyn (Christman) Hurst, of the home; two sons, John and Matthew Hurst of the state of...
Kenneth Ray Marks
Dec 29, 2007
Kenneth "Ken" Marks, age 75, of Eldon, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Lake Regional Hospital. He was born in Prairie DuRocher, Illinois on March 11, 1932, a son of the late Charles and Mary (Cheek) Marks. On December 17, 1954, in St. Louis, he was married to June Sikes, who survives at the home. Others who survive him include:...
Robert Gene Gibson
Dec 26, 2007
Robert Gene Gibson, age 71, of Columbia formerly of Iberia, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at his home. He was born in St. Louis on July 31, 1936, son of Samuel A. and Cora Viola (McKinney) Gibson. On July 19, 1986, in Iberia, he was married to Joann Pearson, who survives at the home. He was a Marine Corps veteran...
Juanita Marguerite Kemper Owens
Dec 20, 2007
Juanita Marguerite Kemper Owens, age 81, of El Dorado Springs formerly of Eldon, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Miller County Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Chilhowee on September 17, 1926, daughter of Ernest and Beulah (Crider) Young. On April 15, 1950, in Harrisonville, she was married to Leonard Kemper, who preceded her in death in...
Danny L. Dilley
Dec 20, 2007
Danny L. Dilley, age 52, of Eldon, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at his home. He was born in Glendale, California on August 27, 1955, a son of the late Austin Frank and Betty Mae (Beltran) Dilley. In 1989, in Tuscumbia, he was married to Crystal Gaye Hull, who survives at the home. Others who survive him include: six children,...
Jimmie Dale Sechrest
Nov 30, 2007
Jimmie Dale Sechrest, age 44, of Ulman, died Friday, November 30, 2007, at his home. He was born in Tuscumbia on February 28, 1963, a son of the late Leonard Dale and Vernie (Cotton) Sechrest. On November 13, 1992, in Olean, he was married to Peggy Workman, who survives at the home. Jimmie enjoyed fishing, and spending time with his...
