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Great River Honor Flight Postpones Upcoming Honor Flight Missions

Great River Honor Flight Postpones Upcoming Honor Flight Missions March 11, 2020   Due to the current situation regarding the COVID-19 virus and the need to monitor its day to day status, the Board of Directors of Great River Honor Flight have decided to postpone the first two 2020 missions scheduled for April 2nd out of…

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TONY O’NEIL HAND

Tony O’Neil Hand 1956 – 2020  Tony O’Neil Hand, 63, of Alexandria, MO, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born on December 23, 1956 in Keokuk, IA, the son of James and Phyllis VanTress Hand.  He graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1976. Tony married…

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ROLAND G. OILAR

  ROLAND G. OILAR Roland G. Oilar, age 80, of Kahoka, MO, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka where he had been a resident since Thursday. Rollie was born September 28, 1939 in Kahoka, MO, a son of George A. and Geneva Rigg Oilar. He was…

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RICHARD GALE SCHREIBER

   RICHARD GALE SCHREIBER Richard Gale Schreiber, age 88, of Kahoka, MO, formerly of Revere, passed away on Sunday evening, March 1, 2020 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Gale was born November 2, 1931 in St. Joseph Hospital in Keokuk, the son of Albert and Faye Halferty Schreiber. On May 9, 1954 he was…

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THOMAS G. KERR

THOMAS G. KERR Thomas G. Kerr, age 84 of Luray, MO, passed away Friday at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City following a motor vehicle accident in Keokuk earlier that day. Private graveside services with military rites were held Wednesday in the Combs Cemetery in Luray with Rev.Patrick Mutchler officiating. Memorials are suggested…

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JAMES RAYMOND “PETE” MEGINN

JAMES RAYMOND “PETE” MEGINN James Raymond “Pete” Meginn, age 58, of Kahoka, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. There will be no services or visitation at this time. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or NEMO Hospice. Arrangements are being handled by Wilson Funeral Home in…

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SHARON LEE SMITH

SHARON LEE SMITH   Mrs. Sharon Lee Smith, 79, of West Burlington, died at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Great River Medical Center. Born May 15, 1940 in Luray, MO, she was the daughter of Delbert Wayne and Marjorie Maxine (Locke) Weller.  She married James Smith on June 25,1979 in Kahoka, MO.  He…

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Clark County Man Running For Congress

By Mike Scott “This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” said Charles West of rural Clark County.   On Wednesday, February 25, West took a step few will ever take:  he filed as a candidate for Missouri’s Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. West is one of four…

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LOIS “RETA” STEELE

LOIS “RETA” STEELE 1941-2020 Lois “Reta” Steele, 78, of Keokuk, IA died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at River Hills Village in Keokuk. Reta was born on October 12, 1941 in rural Clark County MO, the daughter of James E. and Lois Pauline Long Egley.  She was united in marriage to Charles S. Steele on January…

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LITTLE MISS ALEXIS MARIE LEE

LITTLE MISS ALEXIS MARIE LEE Alexis Marie Lee born at 5:58 a.m. on February 14, 2020 and was received by the loving arms of God at 7:51 a.m. the same day. Alexis was the precious baby girl of Kenneth and Jessica Lee of Weatherby, Missouri. She is preceded in death by her Maternal Great-Grandparents, Harold…

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