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Jeffrey P. Bliss
Feb. 25, 1954 - Feb. 22, 2004
HAMILTON, Ill. - Jeffrey P. Bliss, 49, of Hamilton, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
He was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Primghar, the son of James William and Helen Chastine Hickman Bliss. On June 8, 1975, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Harshbarger in Keokuk. She survives.
He is also survived by: two sons, Ryan Tyler Bliss and his wife Yvette of Carthage, Ill., and Daniel Evan Bliss of the home; two daughters, Kathryn Sinclair Bliss and Loren Mackenzie Bliss, both of the home; a granddaughter, Ali Bliss; his mother of Hamilton; a brother, Gregg Andrews and his wife Debbie of Keokuk; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He graduated from Keokuk Senior High School with the Class of 1972. He attended the United States Naval Academy, received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Iowa in 1976, and his master's of science degree from the University of Kansas in 1985.
Mr. Bliss was a golf professional at Meadowbrook and Mission Hills Country Clubs in Kansas City from 1978 to 1983.
He and his family moved to Keokuk in 1987. He worked for many years in accounting and banking in the Keokuk area, was president of Security State Bank in Hamilton, and had been an accounting/finance instructor for Iowa Wesleyan and Culver-Stockton Colleges since 1990.
Mr. Bliss was past president of the Keokuk Country Club and the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce. His past memberships include: The Keokuk School Board, Tri-State Coalition Against Family Violence, Keokuk Little League, Hamilton Sports Boosters, Great River Economic Development Foundation, Iowa Alumni Association, I-Club Member, and the University of Kansas Alumni Association.
He was a Little League, AAU, and YMCA coach as well as a long-time member and a Youth Sponsor of the United Presbyterian Church of Keokuk. He devoted his life to his family and took great pleasure in the accomplishments of his children.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, at the United Presbyterian Church in Keokuk, with Reverend Brian Rihner officiating.
Private burial will be at a later date.
Visitation will be held after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with the family meeting with friends from 5 to 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established for the Bliss Children's Education Fund.
Margaret Ann Knowles
Dec. 7, 1926 - March 15, 2004
NAUVOO, Ill. - Margaret Ann Knowles, 77, of Nauvoo, Ill., died Monday morning, March 15, 2004, in Carthage Memorial Hospital, Carthage, Ill.
She was born Dec. 7, 1926, in Keokuk, the daughter of Elmer Francis and Loretta Fern Dusenberry Bruegger. On June 9, 1947, in Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo, she was married
to David W. Knowles. He survives.
She attended St. Mary's Academy in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Knowles was a member of Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed working crossword puzzles but her life centered around her family and friends.
Additional survivors include: three sons, David Knowles and his wife, Jennifer, of Pearland, Texas, Richard Knowles and his wife, Nancy, of Mackinaw, Ill., and Douglas J. Knowles and his wife, Pam, of Nauvoo; a daughter, Mary Jane Hamma and her husband, Dennis, of Murphy, N.C.; a brother, Joseph K. Bruegger of Pearland; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Dale Bruegger; and a great-grandson, Jackson Knowles Brown.
Funeral mass will be said at 10 a.m. Friday in Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo, with Father Luke Spannagel and Monsignor Paul Showalter as celebrants.
Burial will be in Saints Peter & Paul cemetery, Nauvoo.
Friends may call Lamporte Funeral Home in Nauvoo after 3 p.m. Thursday with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials in her name have been established for Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo.
Scot Mathew Boley
Sept. 10, 1960 - May 15, 2004
WARSAW, Ill. - Scot Mathew Boley, 43, of Warsaw, Ill., formerly of Keokuk, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at his home.
He was born Sept. 10, 1960, in Keokuk, the son of John and Elaine Lambert Boley.
He married
Andrea Jones on Sept. 10, 1997, in Keokuk. She survives.
Other survivors include four children, Shaleen Jones and Dylan Boley both of the home, Tiann Boley of Davenport, and Kori Boley of Wewohitchka, Fla., two grandchildren, Kyle and Tyson; six brothers, John Boley III and his wife, Chris, of Burlington, Mark Boley and his wife, Tammy, of Keokuk, Andy Boley of Burlington, Doug Boley of Clarinda, Todd Boley of Keokuk, and Danny Boley and his wife, Rosie, of Burlington; two sisters, Pam Belton and her husband, Mike, of Keokuk, and Peggy Jahani and her husband, Mohammad, of Sacramento, Calif.; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his grandparents, a brother in infancy, Dale Joseph Boley, and a sister, Penny Boley Dill.
He was a member of the All Saints Catholic Church in Keokuk.
He enjoyed fishing, motorcycling and wrenching. Most of all, he enjoyed the times he spent with his family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at All Saints Catholic Church, with Father Christopher David officiating.
Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran cemetery in Carthage, Ill.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with the family meeting with friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
A memorial has been established for the family.
Clyde Glen McConnell
Sept. 18, 1922 - June 11, 2004
QUINCY, Ill. - Clyde Glen McConnell, 81, a resident of the Illinois Veterans' Home in Quincy, Ill., and formerly of Carthage, Ill., died Friday evening, June 11, 2004, in the Veterans' Home.
He was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Fountain Green, Ill., the son of John Wesley and Grace Harmon McConnell.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Force and served in Europe during World War II.
He was a truck driver, retiring from Hancock Service Company in Carthage.
He was of the Protestant faith.
He was a member of Hancock County Post No. 5117 of the VFW of Carthage, Philip Hartzell Post No. 74 of the American Legion, also of Carthage, and AMVETS Post No. 0104 of Quincy.
Survivors include: a brother, John McConnell of McQuon, Ill., three sisters, Jane McDaniel of Carthage, Mary Helen Shoemaker of Torrington, Wyo., and Virginia Fossey of Moab, Utah; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Bill McConnell and Robert "Harmon" McConnell.
Graveside services were scheduled this morning at Moss Ridge cemetery, Carthage, with the Rev. Beth Rupe officiating. A flag presentation was conducted at the graveside by Hancock County Post No. 5117 of the VFW.
Visitation was held prior to the service at Lamporte Funeral Home in Carthage.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blessing Hospice.
Lamporte Funeral Home of Carthage was in charge of arrangements.
John Joseph King
NAUVOO, Ill. - John Joseph King, 69, a resident of Nauvoo, Ill., and formerly of Lynn, Mass., died at 6:48 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2004, in Keokuk Area Hospital.
He was born Sept. 9, 1934, in Lynn, the son of Michael Vincent and Sarah Helena Giann-Atonio King.
He was educated at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. He taught music for 15 years in various states in the United States. Since 1963, he was a graphologist (handwriting analyst). He sang in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for three years. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo.
Survivors include: three sisters, Ruth King Tansey of Lynn, Sabina Mary King Salatino and her husband, Vito, of Pittsfield, Mass., and Helen Bernadette King of Beverly, Mass.; and two brothers, Edward Leo King and his wife, Linda, of Lynn, and Thomas M. King, also of Lynn.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
A memorial service will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 17, at St. Mary's Chapel in Lynn.
Burial of ashes will be in the St. Mary's cemetery, Lynn.
Memorials may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo.
Lamporte Funeral Home of Nauvoo is in charge of arrangements.
Helen L. Smalley-Hurlbert
Nov. 23, 1935 - June 9, 2004
MAHOMET, Ill. - Helen L. Smalley-Hurlbert, 68, of Mahomet, Ill., died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2004, in the Carle Hospital in Urbana, Ill.
She was born Nov. 23, 1935, in LaRay, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Lillian Lee Smalley.
She married
Bill Hurlbert on April 18, 1964, in Keokuk. He survives.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Urbana. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, art work and animals.
Additional survivors include: a daughter, Shari Smalley Harrington of Cisco, Ill., four grandchildren; and a sister, Arlene Jones of Keokuk.
Services will be at noon Monday at Blair-Owens Funeral Home, 102 E. Dunbar, Mahomet, with the Rev. Gritten officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Mahomet.
Memorials may be made to the Champaign Humane Society, 1911 E. Main St., Urbana, Il. 61801, or the Smalley-Hurlburt family.
Wayne Ammons
July 16, 1910 - July 31, 2004
HAMILTON, Ill. - Wayne Ammons, 94, of Hamilton, Ill., died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, in his home.
He was born July 16, 1910, in Seymour, the son of Fred and Fern Miller Ammons.
He married
Doris Free on Sept. 19, 1932, in Unionville, Mo. She preceded him in death.
He was a longtime resident of Wever. He owned and operated Wayne's 66 Service Station for nearly 20 years in Wever.
Survivors include: a son, Wayne Ammons Jr. of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two daughters, Delores Van Horn of Urbandale, and Patricia Suter of Hamilton; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He also was preceded in death by an infant son, two sisters and two brothers.
Graveside committal services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Iconium cemetery in Iconium.
There will be no visitation.
Greaves Mortuary of Keokuk is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Keokuk Area Home Health Care.
Karen 'Suzy' Burchett Savate
NAUVOO, Ill. - Karen "Suzy" Burchett Savate, 50, of Nauvoo, Ill., died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.
Arrangements are pending at Lamporte Funeral Home of Nauvoo.
