Obituaries

Mar 19, 2016

William Emmett Claycomb, 88, died Saturday, March 19, in Taos, New Mexico. He was born May 6, 1927, to Wendell and Edith (Fowler) Claycomb of La Harpe, IL. Bill was the eldest of four siblings, along with Eugene, Linda, and Ray Leon. He went to school all his primary and secondary years in La Harpe. He met his beloved...

Mar 13, 2016

Mrs. Esther R. Ferguson, 88, of LaHarpe, IL went to be with the Lord at 4:13 PM Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL She was born on December 1, 1927 in Dixon, IL, the daughter of August and Anna Altpeter Suechting. On December 16, 1951 she married Raymond E. Ferguson in Basco, IL, he...

Mar 11, 2016

Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Breiner

Lloyd Eugene Gene Breiner, 69, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of LaHarpe, IL, passed away at 6:52 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2016 at the St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, IL. Gene was born on May 2, 1946 in LaHarpe the son of Loyd L. and Nancy Moore Breiner. Mr. Breiner attended Northwestern High School, Sciota, IL....

Mar 6, 2016

Ray Peter "Pete" Christofferson

, age 91 of Terre Haute, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Sunday March 6, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, Illinois. He was born January 2, 1925 in Grand Junction, Iowa, the son of Sherman and Birdie Gleason Christofferson. He married Justina Johnson on October 25, 1952. Pete was an...

Mar 5, 2016

Mary M. Jacob Dennis Mrs. Mary M. Jacob Dennis, 95, of West Burlington, IA passed away at 8:50 PM Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington. She was born on June 25, 1920 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Jesse R. And Ruby Dean Brooks. On August 4, 1946 she married Dean Jacob in...

Mar 2, 2016

Barbara J. Walters Logan

Mrs. Barbara J. Walters Logan 86, of Dallas City. IL passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Sunnybrook Assited Living in Fort Madison, IA.

She was born on April 26, 1929 in Burlington, IA, the daughter of Fred F. And Dorothy L. Johnson Howe. On October 11, 1947 Barbara married George S....

Feb 29, 2016

Dorothy Elizabeth Dunham, 96, of Peoria, IL passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Carol Cadle, of Peoria. She was born on August 24, 1919 near Fountain Green, IL the daughter of Roy and Leta Bowen Eddington. On March 30, 1940 she married Richard Dunham in Jefferson City, MO. He preceded her in death...

Feb 25, 2016

Donna A. Wright, 85, of Carthage, IL passed away at 4:55 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born on March 3, 1930 in LaHarpe, IL the daughter of Eddie and Stella Sears DeHaven. On February 16, 1950 Donna married Arnold C. Wright in Dallas City, IL. He preceded her in death on...

Feb 18, 2016

Karen Mosley Marsden, 73, of Dallas City, IL, lost her life to cancer at 4:24 a.m. February 18, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, IA. Karen was born on October 12, 1942 in Hancock County, IL the daughter of Marion and Mary Esther Stewart Mosley. She married George Marsden in Dallas City, IL on November 15,...

Feb 17, 2016

Mr. Paul D. Reiter, 91, of LaHarpe, IL formerly of rural Blandinsville, IL passed away at 5:00 AM Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. He was born July 21, 1924 in Blandinsville, the son of Frank Paul and Ethel Blanche Alton Reiter. Paul was born on the family farm and lived there until moving to...

Feb 16, 2016

Duane Leon Covert, 87, of LaHarpe, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. Duane was born in Raritan, IL on November 21, 1928 to Cecil and Wanda Allen Covert. Duane married Willa Ann Byers on February 2, 1951 and they were married 65 years. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1946....

Feb 16, 2016

Mr. Sterling R. Adams, 91, of rural Blandinsville, IL passed away at 3:38 PM Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe. He was born November 11, 1924 in Henderson County, IL, the son of Willis and Reva Mustain Adams. On June 12, 1949 he married Joanne Wyatt. She preceded him in death on April...

Feb 14, 2016

J. Douglas Olson

Mr. J. Douglas Olson, 61, of Fort Madison, IA, formerly of Dallas City, IL passed away at 11:13 AM Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born on May 4, 1954 in Tucson, AZ the son of Gary M. And Betty Klossing Olson. Doug raised in Dallas City and was a...

Feb 14, 2016

Kerri Anne Mowen

, age 41 of San Diego, CA, passed away Sunday February 14, 2016 at her home. She was born May 19, 1974 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Ronald and Renee Baxter Mowen. Kerri was a 1992 graduate of Porta High School in Petersburg, IL. In 1996, she received a degree in Biology from...

Feb 6, 2016

Maxine E. Clover, 99, of rural Dallas City, IL passed away at 4:35 a.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 on the farmstead, near Disco, IL, where she was born and lived all but six years of her life. She was born on November 24, 1916. She was the daughter of Robert and Jenora Rice Ailes. On January 21, 1940 she married...

Feb 4, 2016

Ernest A. Lieurance, 84, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 10:17 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. He was born on March 4, 1931 in Avon, IL the son of Morris and Marie Melvin Lieurance. On November 15, 1952 Ernie married Norma Jean Polhemus in Lewistown, IL. She preceded him on May 28,...

Jan 26, 2016

Luella Jean "Sis" Bowen

Luella Jean Sis Bowen, age 92 of Media, Illinois passed away at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday January 26, 2016 at her home. She was born January 19, 1924 in Kirkwood, Illinois, the daughter of Floyd A. and Gladys M. Littrel Link. On October 6, 1945, she married Frank Wendell Bowen, They later divorced. Sis...

Jan 24, 2016

R. Kent Poulter IIR. Kent Poulter II, 50, of rural Good Hope, IL passed away at 11:44 AM Sunday, January 24, 2016 near Good Hope. He was born on March 8, 1965 in Fort Madison, IA, the son of Russell Kent and Rose Ellen Foglesong Poulter. On December 10, 1994 he married Ellen J. Ewen in Monmouth, IL. Kent was...

Jan 15, 2016

Carroll M. "Curly" LivermoreMr. Carroll M. Curly Livermore, 83 of LaHarpe, IL, formerly of Roseville, IL passed away at 5:50AM Friday, January 15, 2016 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. He was born August 7, 1932 in Point Pleasant Township, Warren County, IL, the son of Lyle and Opal (Smith) Livermore. On September 1, 1955 he married Patricia Peterson. To...

Jan 10, 2016

Danny Lee Magner, age 63 of Media, Illinois passed away at 10:55 a.m. Sunday January 10, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born March 24, 1952 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Kenneth and Mable Davis Magner. Danny was a 1971 graduate of Media-Wever High School in Media, Illinois. He then served in the...