Entries for the 'Obituaries' Category

    Edna  Mae Gibson, 89, of Madrid, formerly of Slater, died October 24, 2011 at the Madrid Home. She was born April 13, 1922 in Kellerton, Iowa to Clifford and Bessie (Reynolds) Greenman.

    Edna  Mae Gibson, 89, of Madrid, formerly of Slater, died October 24, 2011 at the Madrid Home. She was born April 13, 1922 in Kellerton, Iowa to Clifford and Bessie (Reynolds) Greenman.

   Bertha May Brown Motsinger, only daughter of Charles and Susan Winstone Brown, was born December 30, 1931 in Adams county near Corning, Iowa. Following a year-long illness, Bertha’s wish was granted that she was brought back to Mount Ayr to leave this earth peacefully with family by her side. Bertha passed away October 21, 2011 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. 

   Dorothy Louise Keller, age 81, of Grand River, Iowa, was born September 10, 1930 to Virgil James and Bessie Lorraine (Glazebrook) Buell, north of Grand River in Decatur county, Iowa. She passed from this life at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

   Wilma Jean Pottorff, daughter of Ruth Davis and Samuel Grimes, was born May 10, 1931 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jean passed away on October 9, 2011 at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson, Iowa.

   Leonard Lee Still, 82, of Conesville, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Still was born on February 24, 1929, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of Leonard Lon and Mary Ellen (Parker) Still

   Vernice Pauline Adkisson, 93, was born on July 28, 1918 to Lewis and Hazel (Baker) Adams in Worth county, Missouri. She departed this life on October 4, 2011 at the Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa.

    James Harlan King, son of Willard Benjamin and Edna Mae (Jones) King, was born July 29, 1927 on a farm near Indianola, Iowa.  James passed away at his home in Mount Ayr on September 26, 2011 surrounded by family.

    Brenda Schmitz, 46, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer.

    Mary “Kay” Wion, 69, fought cancer for over 14 years, all of the time staying positive and living life to the fullest. Kay died September 25, 2011 with her family by her side.