JERRY D. NEAS     Jerry D. Neas, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2016 under hospice care at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale. Jerry was born on September 11, 1937 in Coldwater, Kansas to Pearl and Lela Mae Neas. As a young boy his family, along with his two brothers, moved to Redding,…

JANE LEA BEAMER SIMPSON     Jane Lea Beamer Simpson passed from this life May 2, 2016 following a two year battle with ovarian cancer. Jane was born June 10, 1942 to Cecil and Evelyn Beamer in southwest Iowa. Her father died when Jane was three years old. She was raised with her brother John by…

DONNA LEE SCOTT     Donna Lee Scott, daughter of Herbert Ryder and Alma (Robertson) Knapp, was born January 27, 1939 in Wisconsin.     The family soon moved to Des Moines, and Donna grew up and lived most of her life on the East side of Des Moines. For the last 15 years, Donna has made…

LEO HACKER     Leo “Jocko” Hacker, age 102 passed away August 26, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. He was born June 12, 1913 to Roy Hacker and Ida Louise Hosford Hacker on a farm in Ringgold County, Iowa. He was the youngest of five children and the last to join them in the hereafter. He was…

RONALD RAY REYNOLDS     Ronald Ray Reynolds, 74, left his beloved home in Dexter, IA to join his heavenly family on May 4, 2016 following a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. In honor of Ron the family will receive visitors from 2-3 p.m. on May 10, 2016 at the Crossroad Evangelical Free Church in…

VERA DAUGHTON     Vera Emma Gibson was born April 5, 1915, the oldest of three daughters of Nile Huston Gibson and Edith Esther (Campbell) Gibson. She passed away at the age of 101 years on May 8, 2016 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Vera attended rural one-room schools until she entered high…

CHARLES ROLLAND CASE     Charles Rolland Case was born October 23, 1943 in Osceola, Iowa to Vaughn Andrew and Betty Louise (Dusenberry) Case. He lived on a farm south of Ellston, Iowa and attended school in Ellston until it closed, and then he attended Mount Ayr Community Schools. In January of 1961 he joined the US…

RAYMOND LEROY GODDEN     Raymond LeRoy Godden, son of Glen and Viola (Laird) Godden, was born February 17, 1947 at Creston, Iowa.     Raymond grew up in the Kellerton area and attended country school at Grand River before graduating from Grand Valley High School.     Raymond’s lifelong career and love was for trucks: red Peterbuilts…

CYNTHIA “CINDY” ELLEN HAROVER     Cynthia “Cindy” Ellen Harover passed April 26, 2016 at her home in Iowa City. Cindy was born October 21, 1951 at UIHC in Iowa City, the daughter of Bill and Kathleen Maharry Harover. After the birth of her sister Anne the family moved from Iowa City to Vinton. In 1954…