DOUGLAS JAMES SAVILLE     Douglas James Saville, 47, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center from complications of colon cancer.     Doug was born December 28, 1967, in Mount Ayr, IA, to James and Marilyn (Davis) Saville. He graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School in 1986 and received…

GILBERT SAMUEL WEBB JR.     Gilbert “Bill” Samuel Webb, Jr. was born December 5, 1926, on a farm near Mount Ayr, Iowa to Gilbert and Edna (Surface) Webb. Bill went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2015, at the age of 88. Gilbert attended school at Shannon City, Iowa through the 7th grade…

RAYMOND EDWARD URESK     Raymond Edward “Ray” Uresk was born on July 9, 1951 to Raymond D. and Marguerite (Marks) Uresk in Kingston, New York.     Ray joined the United States Air Force in 1971 and was honorably discharged in 1974. During his service he married Shirlene Love and they settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming. To…

Katherine Wion was born June 25, 1937 and died June 5, 2015.

JOHN ROLLA BROWN     John Rolla Brown, the fourth child of Leonard and Arlie May Brown was born on February 27, 1945 in Loveland, Colorado. The family moved back to the Grand River area soon after, where he lived until he was a young man.     When John was 5 years old, after returning home…

HARLAN D. LAYTON     Harlan D. Layton, 87, of Lincoln NE. passed away May 14, 2015 after a long battle with lung disease. He was born Dec. 23, 1927 in Decatur, IA to Clifford and Clara (Ward) Layton. He graduated high school in Mount Ayr, IA nd served in the Army from Sept. 1946 through…

CHARLES WAYNE MCGEHEE     Charles Wayne McGehee, 94, of Mount Ayr, passed away on May 28, 2015 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Wayne was born June 9, 1920 in Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of Ward and Lotte (Dugan) McGehee. He graduated from Tingley High school in 1939. He enlisted in the…

JEFFREY LYNN WHITE     Jeffrey Lynn White, son of Raymond C. and Imogene (Eastland) White, was born October 3, 1962 at Omaha, Nebraska.     Jeff was raised on a farm southeast of Mount Ayr. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1981. He enjoyed farming and working with horses. When he did get off…

ARLENE HANSELL     Arlene Hansell, 90, of Mount Ayr passed away at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center on Friday, May 22, 2015.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Burial will be in the Diagonal Cemetery.  Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.       Arlene Shrimpton was born January 28,…