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TERRY GENE TULL

TERRY GENE TULL     Terry Gene Tull the third child of Archie Ivan and RoEmma Murlen (Sissel) Tull was born at home at Hatfield, Missouri January 18, 1958. He passed away at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.     Terry attended school at Mount Ayr Community and later got his GED.  Terry was a…

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LORRAINE CRONE

LORRAINE CRONE     Lorraine Crone, daughter of Virgil Leroy and Gladys (Cecil) Sharp, was born October 14, 1930 in North Platte, Nebraska. The family later moved to Ontario, Oregon where she grew up and attended school. Lorraine married Lyle Dean Crone and they had three children, Marla, Leslie and Cathy. The family lived in many…

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GRACE MOSER

GRACE MOSER     Grace Moser, daughter of Ray and Frances L. (Mathews) McCauslin, was born February 11, 1924 at New Hampton, Iowa. Grace graduated from high school and received her teaching degree from Iowa State University in Ames. She taught home economics at Mount Ayr from 1946 until 1961. Grace had an influence on a…

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IRIS GLORIA OSBORN

IRIS GLORIA OSBORN     Iris Gloria Osborn, daughter of Frank H. and Edrie Irene (Day) Culbertson, was born at Knowlton, Iowa on February 12, 1924. Iris grew up in Ringgold County and attended high school in Mount Ayr and then Redding, graduating from Redding High School.     Iris married Ivan J. Brown, who died serving…

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LAURA MAY OSBORN

LAURA MAY OSBORN     Laura May Osborn, daughter of William Lewis and Luella May (MaHaffy) Brant, was born December 21, 1939 at Lincoln, NE. Laura married John Osborn in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in Atlantic, Iowa and Diagonal, Iowa before moving to Tingley, Iowa in 1968 where they raised their family.     Laura had a…

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DARLENE RICKER

DARLENE RICKER     Darlene Ricker, 94, passed away July 29 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr. Darlene was born September 5, 1921 in Prescott, Iowa, to Harold and Berneice Schaefer. Upon the death of her mother, at age 10 she and her brothers and sister were raised by grandparents Luther and Lillie Madison. She graduated…

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MAX HERRINGTON

MAX HERRINGTON     Max Herrington, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care.     The son of Marion and Ruth (Jacobs) Herrington, Max Eldon was born November 25, 1930, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. On December 31, 1948, he was united in marriage to Helen Ruth Turnball. The couple lived in…

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JOHN KEITH SICKELS

JOHN KEITH SICKELS     John Keith Sickels was born April 4, 1926 on the family farm near Kellerton to Sherman Rex and Fern Mildred Lavonne (Wehrle) Sickels. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1946. John helped his father Rex on the farm through his school years. John, at an early age, accepted Christ…

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VELMA KING LORENZ

VELMA KING LORENZ     Velma King Lorenz was born March 1, 1922 to Sylvia Brown Kennedy and Reed Kennedy in Ringgold County, Iowa. She departed this life at Clearview Home in Clearfield, Iowa on July 25, 2016. Velma grew up and attended schools in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Russell King…

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CLIFFORD EUGENE REED

CLIFFORD EUGENE REED     Clifford Eugene “Gene” Reed, son of Oscar and Loreen (Scadden) Reed, was born April 16, 1948 at Leon, Iowa. Gene grew up at Van Wert and Grand River. Gene knew how to work and had a steady job since he was 14. He graduated from Grand Valley High School in 1967.…

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