Obituaries

Jan 6, 2008

Mrs. Mildred M. Blythe, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 11:35 P.M. at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center.

She was born June 30, 1921 near Fountain Green, Illinois, the daughter of Alexander Walker and Cly Blandin Mustain McConnell. On February 14, 1940 she married Keith Alton Blythe in Burlington, Iowa. He preceded...

Dec 31, 2007

Mrs. Ila M. Reynolds Arnold, 83, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 31, 2007 at 6:30 P.M. at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born May 26, 1924, the daughter of Roy Frederick and Ruby Jane Freeman St. Clair. On February 4, 1942 she married Estel Reynolds. He died September 18,...

Dec 31, 2007

Mrs. Darline Stout, 93, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Monday, December, 31, 2007 at 1:20 A.M. at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois.

She was born October 24, 1914 in McDonough County, Illinois, the daughter of Elzie and Ruby Cotton Morrison. On October 13, 1934 she married Lester Stout in Galesburg, Illinois. He...

Dec 30, 2007

James W. Lauver

James W. Lauver, age 95 of Galesburg, Illinois, died at 10:00 A.M. Sunday December 30, 2007 in the OSF St. Mary's Medical Center in Galesburg. He was born March 20, 1912 near Raritan, Illinois, the son of Orley W. and Martha Ann McKeown Lauver. On August 31, 1940, he married Ruth Cook in Raritan....

Dec 23, 2007

Gear E. "Skeeter" Peterson

Gear E. Skeeter Peterson, age 75 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 10:15 P.M. Sunday December 23, 2007 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. He was born July 26, 1932 in Hopper, Illinois, the son of Gear and Mamie Dowell Peterson. On November 3, 1952, he married Lorraine Johnson in...

Dec 18, 2007

Dorothy L. Williams

Mrs. Dorothy L. Williams, 89, formerly of Disco, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 10:50 P.M. at the Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois.

She was born August 18, 1918 in Henderson County, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham and Cora Shick Magee. On June 6, 1940 she married John N....

Dec 13, 2007

Mrs. Merle Patterson, 82, of LaHarpe, Illinois, died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 11:45 P.M. at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born October 30, 1925 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Arthur and Myrtle McEndree Rathbun. On June 17, 1943 she married Neal Patterson in Kahoka, Missouri.

She was a...

Dec 10, 2007

Mrs. G. Sue Bowman, 60, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Monday, December 10, 2007 at 5:15 P.M. at the Fort Madison Community Hospital.

She was born May 8, 1947 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Harley Lonzo and Betty Louise Marsden Nickols. On December 28, 1964 she married Phillip T. Shorty Bowman in Carthage, Illinois.

Dec 9, 2007

Rena Jean McIntyre, age 72 of Olena, Illinois died at 9:40 A.M. Sunday December 9,2007 in the Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She was born October 12, 1935, in Tioga, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur and Olive Kelly Walton. On December 16, 1956, she married Donald McIntyre.

Mrs McIntyre had worked at the Lomax Canning Factory,...

Dec 5, 2007

Donald Lee Rankin

Donald Lee Rankin, age 68 of rural Media, Illinois, died at 4:05 A.M. Wednesday December 5, 2007 at his home, after a long battle with cancer. He was born July 5, 1939 near Media, the son of Elmer and Pauline Van Arsdale Rankin. On October 24, 1959, he married Patricia Avery in Peoria, Illinois....

Nov 17, 2007

Jerome Lee Arnold, age 73 of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at 5:55 A.M. Saturday November 17, 2007 in the Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa. He was born March 12, 1934 in Raritan, Illinois, the son of Maurice Honk and Alice Ruebush Arnold.

Mr. Arnold was a graduate of Dallas City High School and St Ambrose...

Nov 13, 2007

Rosetta A. Fritz

Mrs. Rosetta A. Fritz, 91,of Pontoosuc, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 1:03 AM at the Fort Madison Community Hospital.

She was born July 15, 1916 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Millie Robinson Jones. On August 27, 1955 she married Clarence Fritz in Big Bear Lake,...

Nov 13, 2007

Donald Lee Overton

Donald Lee Overton, age 76 of rural Stronghurst died at 4:58 A.M. Tuesday November 13, 2007 in the Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. He was born December 20, 1930 in rural Knox County, Illinois, the son of Garland A. and Alean Wise Overton. On February 27, 1954, he married Joanne Carol Doe...

Nov 12, 2007

Anna Lou Bondurant Chaney, 102, of Colusa, Illinois died Monday, November 12, 2007 in the home of her son, Benny Marvin and Sunny Chaney in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Anna Lou was born July 1, 1905 in Lewis County, Missouri, north of La Belle. She was the fourth of six daughters born to Emmett Marvin Bondurant and Lucinda Virginia...

Nov 12, 2007

Betty J. Calhoon

Mrs. Betty J. (Wahl) Calhoon, 64, of Lomax, Illinois passed away Monday, November 12, 2007 at 8:15 PM at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

She was born February 19, 1943 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Corine Bowman Wahl. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Corine and...

Nov 8, 2007

Mr. D. Wayne McCoy, 78, of the Oaklane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Oaklane.

He was born October 6, 1929 in Kanopolis, Kansas.

He served in the US Army and was a truck driver for Carry Transit in Fort Madison for many years. He was a...

Nov 6, 2007

Marjory H. Barber

Marjory H. Barber, age 84 of Media, Illinois died at 10:10 A.M. Tuesday November 6, 2007 in the Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. She was born July 24, 1923 at her grandfathers home in Media, Illinois, the daughter of Frank Harold and Eurie Mathers Graham. On August 13, 1943, she married Staff Sergeant...

Nov 1, 2007

Randy L. Johnson

Mr. Randy L. Johnson, 57, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 11:00 P.M. at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

He was born October 31, 1950 in LaHarpe, the son of Eugene and Betty George Johnson. On December 8, 1973 he married Sandy...

Oct 27, 2007

James "Cookie" Cook, Jr.

Mr. James Cookie Cook, Jr., 77, of Colchester, Illinois formerly of Pekin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 5:30 PM at the home of his daughter, Rhoda Strang in Colchester.

Mr Cook was born June 22, 1930 to James Arthur, and Eddie Johnnie Gibb Cook in Burnside, Il. He...

Oct 25, 2007

Edith Dianne Garst, age 62 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 2:19 A.M. Thursday October 25, 2007 in the OSF Holy Family Hospital in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born January 5, 1945 in Streator, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Ronelva Pollett Harlacher.

She had been employed at Precision Resistive Products in Mediapolis, Iowa for several years. She...