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...
William J. Hartack
Nov 26, 2007
William J. "Bill" Hartack, age 74, died Monday, November 26, 2007. He was born on December 9, 1932, near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and died while on a hunting trip near Laredo, Texas, of natural causes due to heart disease. Bill was a lifelong world renowned jockey and the winner of five Kentucky Derby races and winner of hundreds of stake races....
Kenny Lee "Doodle" Doyle
Nov 21, 2007
Kenny Lee "Doodle" Doyle, age 23, of Iberia, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007, near Dixon as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on May 14, 1984, in Columbia, son of Gary Doyle and Patricia Mae Hogue. Survivors include his mother, Pat Hogue of Dixon; his father, Gary Doyle of Dixon; maternal grandparents, Doyle Hogue...
Ruby Harrison
Nov 14, 2007
Ruby Harrison, age 91, of Olean, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at the Miller County Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Capps on June 18, 1916, daughter of Herman and Mae (Atkinson) King. On November 10, 1934, in Granite City, Illinois, she was married to Raymond Harrison, who preceded her in death on November 9, 1983. She worked...
Roman J. Otto
Nov 13, 2007
Roman J. Otto, age 81, of St. Elizabeth, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at his home. He was born in St. Anthony on August 4, 1926, son of Michael and Martha (Rehagen) Otto. On February 27, 1954, in St. Anthony, he was married to Christine Helen Wieberg, who survives at the home. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the...
Ronald Eugene "Geno" Atwell
Nov 12, 2007
Ronald Eugene "Geno" Atwell, age 81, of Eldon, died Monday, November 12, 2007, at the Miller County Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Iberia on July 16, 1926, son of Archie Loren and Electa Ann (Thompson) Atwell. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include two brothers, Carl Atwell of Barnett and J.R. Atwell...
Marjorie Robinett Cannon
Nov 3, 2007
Marjorie Robinett Cannon, 91, of Lexington, North Carolina, died Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Alston Brook Nursing Center. She was born in Brumley on June 16, 1916, daughter of Herman A. and Cynthia (Rodden) Robinett. She was married to Charles Willard Cannon, who preceded her in death. She was a resident of Shawnee, Kansas, for 56 years until moving to...
Jane French
Nov 1, 2007
Jane French, age 65, of Dixon, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born in Maries County on July 24, 1942, daughter of Amos and Maye (McKee) Pendleton. On May 6, 1961, in Iberia, she was married to Murl French, who survives at the home. She owned and operated Jane's Floral Flower Shop in Iberia...
