IRENE SPENCER     Irene Spencer, daughter of Charles Logan and Bertha Odesa (Hammond) Waddell, was born December 6, 1920 at Mount Ayr, Iowa.     On January 15, 1943, Irene was united in marriage to Barton LeRoy Spencer in Louisiana. Irene and Barton would later welcome into the home two daughters, Vicki and Linda.     In…

MARGARET KAY HUNT     Margaret Kay (Bell) Hunt, daughter of Keith and Lillian (Sandy) Bell, was born June 19, 1946 in Independence, Missouri. She departed this life at the age of 70, on September 9, 2016 in the comfort of her home in Avondale, Arizona.     Margaret grew up in Lamoni and Winterset, Iowa. She…

ROSS EDWIN BISHOP     Ross Edwin Bishop passed away on September 6, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Ross was the firstborn child of Larry and Kathleen (Asselmeier) Bishop and made his entrance on January 8, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa and was joined by his sister, Brenna Lyn Bishop in 1987.     In 1990 the family…

VELDA ROBERTA FENTON     Velda Roberta Fenton, 99, passed away September 6, 2016 surrounded by loved ones.  Velda, daughter of Clair and Ruby Cox Richey was born June 19, 1917 in Colorado on the family homestead.      She was united in marriage to Carl Fenton on December 24, 1940. To this union five children were born.…

ROBERT G. KRAMER     Robert (Bob) G. Kramer, 78, of Dubuque, Iowa and Mission, TX and formerly of Nebraska, Epworth, and North Buena Vista, Iowa, died Tuesday at 4:10 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa.     The family will greet friends and relatives of Bob from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, September 17,…

DOROTHY JEAN BAKER    Dorothy Jean (Symonds) Baker was born February 11, 1929 to Ernest and Florence (Ray) Symonds. She was welcomed home by sister Darlene. Later the family welcomed brothers Dean and Tommy. Dorothy graduated from high school in Lenox, Iowa with the class of 1947. She attended summer school and began teaching that…

KENNETH LAMBERT     Kenneth Lambert, age 75, Bethany, Missouri, formerly of Grant City, Missouri, passed away September 7, 2016, at his home with his family by his side.     Kenneth was born May 3, 1941 near Grant City, the son of the late Owen Kenneth and Lennis Bernice (Pritchard) Lambert. Kenneth was a graduate of…

JACKIE LEE CARSON     Jackie Lee Carson was born in Knowlton, Iowa on December 23, 1942. He was the first of two sons born to Leo Frank and Dorothy Marie (Ruby) Carson. Jack attended country school at Knowlton and east of Diagonal before entering Diagonal Community School.     Jack had a strong work ethic and…