MAXINE DOWNING HYDE
MAXINE DOWNING HYDE Maxine Downing Hyde Our loss is Heaven’s gain. Maxine Downing Hyde went to her heavenly home on Monday, June 27. She was one of 11 children, and was 88. She was a member of the Kahoka Christian Church, and loved her Lord, her family, gardening and the outdoors. She is survived by…
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ELLA WENGER MARTIN Ella Wenger Martin, 75 years, 5 months, twenty-six days, of rural Arbela, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at her residence surrounded by family. Ella was born January 2, 1947, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Phares and Annie Wenger Zeiset, one of fifteen children. On March 11, 1967, near…
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GLADYS E. HUNZIKER Gladys E. Hunziker, 89, of Kahoka, MO., passed away peacefully June 27, 2022 at 10:55 AM at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. She was born on May 12, 1933 in Keokuk, IA., the daughter of Joe and Ruth (Teller) McMurray. She was united in marriage December 14, 1952, to Earl…
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Barbara Jean (Clark) Harrison
Barbara Jean (Clark) Harrison, 96, of Revere, Missouri, passed away peacefully at 11:20pm, Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Barb was born on January 5, 1926, in Elvaston, Illinois to William and Elizabeth (Sprague) Clark. She married Paul Harrison on October 12, 1947, in Kahoka, Missouri. She received her BA degree…
Read MoreDouglas Keith Briggs
Douglas Keith Briggs, age 68 of Wayland, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 23, 2022 , at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born January 14, 1954 at Keokuk, IA, the son of Vincent and June Phillips Briggs. He graduated from Clark County R-1 High School in Kahoka with the Class of 1971.…
Read MoreGladys E. Hunziker
Gladys E. Hunziker, 89, of Kahoka, MO., passed away peacefully June 27, 2022 at 10:55 AM at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. She was born on May 12, 1933 in Keokuk, IA., the daughter of Joe and Ruth (Teller) McMurray. She was united in marriage December 14, 1952, to Earl Hunziker of Winchester,Mo,…
Read MoreRural Health Care Crisis Impacts Scotland County Hospital
By Mike Scott “Rural health care is collapsing across the nation,” said Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital. Scotland County Hospital is one of 35 Critical Access Hospitals in Missouri. The designation was created in 1997 in response to over 400 rural hospital closures in the 1980s and early 1990s. According to the…
Read MoreKahoka Teen Receives Scholarships
MEXICO, Mo.- Last week, teens from throughout the state of Missouri met in Mexico to begin a full week of rehearsals and competition in the Miss Missouri’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant. While only one teen received the crown, many received awards and scholarships totaling more than $26,000. Among the scholarships included a several for Miss…
Read MoreEASTERN STAR HONORS FEMALE VETERANS
EASTERN STAR HONORS FEMALE VETERANS-On Friday evening, June 17, two female military veteran members of the Order of the Eastern Star, Judith Gaston-Kahoka Chapter #40 and Patricia Triplett-Rutledge Chapter #343, were presented flags by the Missouri Masonic Home. Gaston is a United States Air Force veteran, while Triplett served in the United States Navy. The…
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