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LEOTA HALLORAN

LEOTA HALLORAN     Leota Halloran, of Kansas City, Missouri died on January 10, 2016. She was born on a farm located outside of Mount Ayr, Iowa on December 21, 1930 to Orville and Lillian (Hill) Lovitt, Leota was preceded in death by her husband, Captain Gerald Halloran, of the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department and…

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FORREST ROBISON

FORREST ROBISON     Forrest Eugene Robison, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at his home in The Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids. There will be a private family graveside service at a later date.     Forrest was born March 11, 1932, the son of Forrest David and Adelene (Trisler) Robinson in Ellston, Iowa.…

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ONELLA JEAN CREVELING

DONELLA JEAN CREVELING     Donella Jean (German) Creveling was born August 29, 1927 to Clyde Leroy German and Florence (Nobles) German in rural Ellston, Iowa. Donella attended school in Ellston and graduated from Ellston High School in 1944. While attending school, Donella met her best friend, Ray “Lee” Creveling, who she later was united in marriage…

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PEARL LOIS VANDIVER HAUPTMANN

PEARL LOIS VANDIVER HAUPTMANN    Pearl Lois Vandiver Hauptmann, age 104, of Macon, MO, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Loch Haven Nursing Home in Macon, MO.  She was born at Locust Hill, MO on December 29, 1911, to Robert and Myrtle Troutt Vandiver.  She had two sisters Jewel Daugherty and Helen Taylor and…

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MARLENE JOAN GILES ZARR

MARLENE JOAN GILES ZARR     Marlene Joan Giles Zarr was born February 22, 1933, two miles north of Tingley, Iowa to John and Fern (Dunlap) Giles. Marlene passed away at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center on May 27, 2016.     Marlene was baptized as a baby at the Tingley Methodist Church and reconfirmed in…

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TWILLA RUTH HALL LININGER

TWILLA RUTH HALL LININGER     Twilla Ruth Hall was born September 19, 1920 on a farm near Atkinson, Nebraska, to Leon and Lula (Fullerton) Hall. She passed away May 23, 2016 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     The family, including older siblings Marvin and Vienna, moved to Tingley, Iowa when Twilla was three…

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CECIL OWEN DAVENPORT

CECIL OWEN DAVENPORT     Cecil Owen Davenport was born on June 11, 1939 in Benton, IA to Roy Richard Davenport and Sylvia Ellen (Spencer) Davenport. After finishing country school, Cecil graduated from MounAyr High School in 1957. He later attended NWMSU in Maryville, MO. Cecil went on the wheat harvest and worked for various farms…

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LORETTA LUCILLE REYNOLDS

LORETTA LUCILLE REYNOLDS     Loretta Lucille Reynolds, daughter of Billie Moore and Opal Irene (Vanderpool) Robison, was born, in Iowa, on February 16, 1934.     Loretta grew up in various Ringgold County communities and attended country schools. Loretta married Francis Marion (Frank) Reynolds on June 1, 1950 at the Christian Church parsonage in Mount Ayr,…

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MARGARET LOUISE CAMPBELL

MARGARET LOUISE CAMPBELL     Margaret Louise (Euritt) Campbell was born January 24, 1918 to Everett Euritt and Bernice (Laird) Euritt in Ringgold County, Iowa. She graduated from Mount Ayr School then attended a Bible school in Nebraska in 1934.  Margaret came back to Ringgold County and taught rural country school for 5 years. She then went…

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MYNA IONE HUGHES GIBBENS

MYNA IONE HUGHES GIBBENS     Myna Ione Hughes Gibbens, age 88, of Madison, WI, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, after an illness of two months.      Born to Russell Santford Hughes and Lois Edna (Allen) Hughes on February 7, 1928, she grew up in Wayne, Decatur, and Ringgold counties in…

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