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Steven Daughters, 51, Montrose
MONTROSE – Steven Eugene Daughters, 51, of Montrose, passed away at 5:28 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 14, 1965, in Keokuk, to Robert and Harretta Metcalf Daughters, who survive.
Cremation has been entrusted to King-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory in Fort Madison.
No services are planned at this time.
Thomas Horsey, 73, Salem
SALEM – Thomas M. Horsey, 73, of Salem, formerly of Keokuk, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at his home after a short battle with the rare disease, AL Amyloidosis.
He was born on June 15, 1943, in Keokuk, the son of James O. and Marie Horsey.
He graduated from Northeast Missouri State College on May 17, 1968, with a bachelor of science degree in education.
On Feb. 13, 1971, he was united in marriage to Dixie Boecker in Montrose.
He served his country in the U.S. Army from January 18, 1968, until he was honorably discharged in Jan. 10, 1970.
Tom worked in the insurance field for 44 years, spending the last 39 years with Principal Financial Group out of Keokuk, where he held his life, health and securities licenses and attained the designations of CLU, ChFC; CFP and LUTCF. He was the recipient of many outstanding awards throughout his career, never retiring. Thomas was involved in many professional organizations as well as Elks and the American Legion, and was a founding board member of the SCCAA. Thomas enjoyed all types of music, and was a big fan of all community sport organizations and Iowa teams. He was appreciated by all for his problem-solving abilities. Most of all, his most enjoyable time was when he was spending time with his family. Thomas enjoyed living a healthy life, mushroom and wild berry hunting and spending time with his wife and close friends dining out. He was the family handyman for his children’s households, took yearly vacations with his family, and looked forward to family gatherings.
He is survived by his wife, Dixie; his children, Tim (Breanna) Horsey of Storm Lake and Sarah (Wes) Tadlock of Crystal Lake, Ill.; five grandchildren, Bazyl Horsey, Amelia Horsey, Montgomery Tadlock, Oliva Tadlock and Elise Tadlock; three sisters, Susie (Mike) Easter of Donnellson, Beverly (Bill) Stevens of Farmington and Mae (Ed) Conn of Montrose; and numerous brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Harold Horsey; and sister, Bonnie Cahill.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Embury United Methodist Church, rural Donnellson, with Pastor David Barrett officiating, followed by a time of food and fellowship.
Tom has donated his body to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Memorials may be directed in his memory to the Mayo Clinic for AL Amyloidosis Research and HCI Care Services in Mount Pleasant.
Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is handling the arrangements.
Betty Fox, 83, Concordia, Mo.
CONCORDIA, Mo. – Betty L. Fox, 83, of Concordia, Mo., formerly of Revere, Mo., died Friday, April 14, 2017, at Lutheran Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Concordia.
She was born May 2, 1933, in Peaksville, Mo., the daughter of Everett and Essie Evermon.
Survivors include her three daughters, including locally, Loretta (Chuck) Johnston of Revere.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Vigen Memorial Home in Kahoka, Mo.
Burial will be in the Kahoka Cemetery.
Visitation will be held after 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the family meeting with friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jonathan Walte, 29, Iowa City
IOWA CITY – Jonathan Truman Walte, 29, of Iowa City, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Iowa City.
He was born on May 24, 1987, in Fort Madison, to Joe Walte and Mary McDowell.
He was a construction worker and member of Carpenters Union 1260.
He was very charismatic and had the ability to make you mad and then laugh. Jon had a way of making you remember him and touched many lives. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes fan and had a passion for all sports.
Jon is survived by his father and stepmother, Joe (Tresa) Walte of Bonaparte; his mother, Mary McDowell of Fort Madison; brother, Joe (Donielle) Walte of Salem; two half-brothers, Frank and Sam McCollum, both of Fort Madison; stepbrother, Nevada (Ann) Lyon of Fort Madison; stepsister, LaShae (Jake) Corder of Ottumwa; his paternal grandparents, Milt and Marilyn Walte of Keokuk; several nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family; and his special friend, Lauren Marie of Iowa City.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and an uncle.
Cremation has been entrusted to King-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory in Fort Madison.
A celebration of life will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at King-Lynk Funeral Home.
Burial will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk.
A memorial has been established in his memory.
Billie Peters-Anderson, 94, Ursa, Ill.
URSA, Ill. – Billie Kay Peters-Anderson, 94, of Ursa, Ill., formerly of Keokuk, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Addison Assisted Living facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Billie was born on March 13, 1922, in Quincy, Ill., to the late Edwin and Minnie Weber.
She married
Gail Peters on July 17, 1948, in Ursa. They lived at the home on the Peters Dairy Farm, while she and Gail raised three sons, Kent, Mark and Craig.
Billie attended Indian Grave School and the high school in Mendon, Ill., where she taught for two years after she graduated from Iowa State University. She went on to teach farm women how to use electricity and gas to heat their homes, refrigerate and cook their food as a home educator for the Illinois-Iowa Electric and Gas Company.
After Billie’s boys were in school full time, she went on to teach for 31 years in the Keokuk School System. She taught second and third grades at Wells-Carey School, and later became the reading specialist. She retired after Gail had a severe stroke. She took great care of him until he passed away on March 16, 1996.
Billie married
Milo Roger Anderson of Ursa on June 12, 1999, after a 14-month courtship. She and Milo traveled extensively and spent the coldest part of the next 16 winters at their home in Pharr, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. Milo passed away on July 7, 2016. Billie then moved to Addison Assisted Living Facility in Pleasant Prairie, where she was visited daily by her son Kent of Kenosha, Wis. Sons Mark and Craig visited her frequently along with their wives and families.
Surviving are three sons, Kent Peters of Kenosha, Mark Peters of Naperville, Ill., and Craig Peters of Willow Springs, Ill.; three daughters-in-law, Jennifer, Gloria and Linda; six grandchildren, Jessica, Courtney and Mark Evan, Kristina, Erik and Josh Peters; five great-grandchildren, Mark, Sven, Ingrid, Dahlia, Piper and one on the way; sister, Mary of Golden, Ill.; and sister-in-law, Faye Bunch of Macomb, Ill.
Services were officiated by the Rev. Jerry Bown at 11 a.m. Monday at Ursa Christian Church.
Interment was in New Providence Cemetery in Ursa.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church.
Memorials have been suggested to Ursa Christian Church or Hospice Alliance in Pleasant Prairie.
Steve Wilson, 62, Donnellson
DONNELLSON – Steve Wilson, 62, of Donnellson, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.
Services are pending at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson.
Rebecca Robbins, 63, Des Moines
DES MOINES – Rebecca Sue Vestal Robbins, 63, of Des Moines died unexpectedly Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, from head trauma due to an accidental fall while visiting friends the previous evening near her home in Des Moines.
Rebecca was born Feb. 17, 1951, in Centerville to Walt Vestal and Shirley Proffitt Vestal. She was the oldest daughter of 10 children. On March 18, 1962, her mother Shirley died suddenly in a car accident, and that following June, Rebecca was adopted, along with her brother Ronald, by Melvin and Marie Burnett of Keokuk.
She is survived by her father, Melvin Burnett; seven brothers, Gene Vestal of Runnels, Mike (Tamara Martin) Proffitt of Des Moines, Dennis (Patricia) Vestal of Ottumwa, Ricky (Beanie) Riley of Camanche, David Vestal of Des Moines, Roger Kelly of South Carolina and Ronald (Connie) Burnett of Fontanelle; and two sisters, Janie Kelly of Des Moines and Christine Ecklund of Champaign, Ill. Rebecca also is survived by a daughter, Cherone Vestal of Minneapolis; and two sons, Charles Vestal of Ames and Mark Farnsworth of Bloomington, Ill.; six grandchildren, Niko Vestal, Maya Vestal, Bella Vestal and Francesca Vestal of Minneapolis, and George Farnsworth and Claire Farnsworth of Chatham, Ill.; along with several nieces and nephews.
Although she was employed mostly as a health care worker and phlebotomist, Rebecca was a naturally gifted musician, artist and interior decorator. She especially loved to sing and was well known in Des Moines, Ames and Keokuk for her vocal blues performances.
Rebecca will be remembered by her family as the loving peacemaker, the one who worked hard to bring peace and unity to every situation. For this reason, it is a happy ending to her life that Rebecca carried on that mission in her death.
Because Rebecca made it known to her family that she wished to be an organ donor, the Iowa Donor Network was able to work with Rebecca’s family and find recipients in a timely manner. Because of Rebecca’s kind and generous spirit, at least three families desperate for help now have a reason to be joyful. Even as she is leaving us, Rebecca found a way to make peace.
An event to celebrate Rebecca’s life will be from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Southside Boat Club in Keokuk.
Bryan Boone, 44, Keokuk
Bryan Oliver Boone, 44, of Keokuk, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at his home in Keokuk.
He was born July 3, 1972, in Fort Madison, the son of Emmett “Will” and Loraine Downs Boone.
Bryan attended elementary school at Keokuk Christian Academy and graduated from Keokuk High School with the Class of 1991.
He was baptized at Hamilton Christian Church in Hamilton, Ill.
He had worked in construction for many years.
Bryan loved sports, and while in high school, he ran track and played football and basketball.
He is survived by two sons, Bryan “BJ” Boone Jr. of Keokuk and Zackery Boone of Murphysboro, Ill.; his parents, Emmett “Will” and Loraine Boone of Keokuk; his sister, Linda Treadwell of Greensburg, Ind.; a granddaughter, Gracie Lynn Boone of Keokuk; three nieces, Kristina Morton of Scottsdale, Ariz., Aly Wubben of Greenburg, Ind., and Ashley Rose Prewett of Warsaw, Ill.; a nephew, Jonathan Moyers of Hallsville, Mo.; four aunts, Suellen Robertson of LaGrange, Ill., Wanda Roggenkamp of Edinboro, Pa., Irene Burke of Ursa, Ill., and Gloria McGee of Keokuk; an uncle, Daniel Boone of Hamilton; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Mabel Downs and Kenneth and Mildred Boone; his birth mother, Renae Lyman; and an aunt, Loma Swearingen.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with Pastors David Turner and Jerry Bown officiating.
Burial will be in Wythe Congregational Church Cemetery south of Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the family meeting with friends at that time.
Memorials may be made to the Keokuk Christian Academy Scholarship Fund.
Ruby Cox, 19, Nauvoo, Ill.
NAUVOO, Ill. – Ruby Cox, 19, of Nauvoo, Ill., passed away at 12:22 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at her home in Nauvoo.
She was born on June 6, 1997, in Rockford, Ill., the daughter of Ralph Troy and Ann Christensen Cox, who survive.
Private graveside services will be at Nauvoo City Cemetery, with Bishop Casey Cluff officiating.
Lamporte-St. Clair Funeral Home in Nauvoo is in charge of arrangements.
