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CHARLES E. BLACK

CHARLES E. BLACK     Charles E. Black, 76, of Canton, Illinois passed away at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center in Canton, Illinois.     He was born June 9, 1938 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Ernest and Sadie (Hensley) Black. They preceded him in death.     Surviving are two children,…

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HELEN MAE BANKS PADGITT

HELEN MAE BANKS PADGITT     Helen Mae Banks Padgitt was born June 14, 1938 in Leon, Iowa, to Glen and Hazel (Harris) Banks. She passed away at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa on August 7, 2014 at the age of 76.     Helen suffered an injury at birth, which caused her lifelong…

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RUTH DELORIS CAVENDER

RUTH DELORIS CAVENDER     Ruth Deloris Cavender, 81 of Mesa, Arizona, passed away July 20, 2014 in Mesa.     Ruth was the seventh child born on a farm in Adams County, Iowa to Emory Leon and Edna Nora Powell on January 15, 1932. She went to school in Redding, Iowa and graduated in 1951. She…

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BESSIE OPAL HAGANS-LINE

BESSIE OPAL HAGANS-LINE     Bessie Opal Hagans-Line was born in Hopeville, Iowa, December 14, 1911, as Bessie Opal Williamson, to Margaret and William Williamson. She met her husband Claude Hagans in Mount Ayr, Iowa and the two married. They soon moved to Stockton, California and resided here ever since. They had three daughters Betty, Patricia…

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PERMELIA ANN FLETCHALL

PERMELIA ANN FLETCHALL      Permelia Ann Fletchall was born October 9, 1920 to Rolley and Anna (Wilson) Eslinger. She passed away August 1, 2014 at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa at the age of 93.      Permelia was baptized in the Assembly of God Church at an early age. She married Roland…

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MICKEY RAY AUSTIN

MICKEY RAY AUSTIN     Mickey Ray Austin, age 60, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Austin, son of Charles Austin and Jo (Davis) Parkis was born on November 3, 1953, in Oceanside, California.  On April 30, 1977, he was united in marriage to…

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VERA MADELINE CARSON

VERA MADELINE CARSON     Vera Madeline was born August 6, 1918 to John F. and Anna C. (Holms) Haidsiak the family farm home near Bedford, Iowa.  There were two world-wide crisis at this time – World War I and the deadly flu epidemic, but Vera made the world better bringing sunshine and happiness to her…

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JOANN MYRTLE SPENCER

JOANN MYRTLE SPENCER     Celebration of Life Graveside Services for Joann Spencer, age 79, of Bedford, who died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Bedford Nursing & Rehab were held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 11 A.M. at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Visitation was Sunday, July 27, 2014 from 5 to 7 P.M. at the…

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DARLENE LOUISE WHITE

DARLENE LOUISE WHITE     Darlene Louise White, the third child of Opal Faye Waddell and Glenn Ernest Keller was born on May 2, 1928 at home on a farm northeast of Tingley in Ringgold County, Iowa.     She attended several country schools, including Corn Stalk College, and Monroe No. 5. She attended Kellerton high school…

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MAXINE ELOISE HENDERSON WERNER

MAXINE ELOISE HENDERSON WERNER     Maxine Eloise Henderson Werner, the daughter of Ruth Henderson Culver and Carl Henderson was born March 27, 1921 in rural Kent, Iowa. She passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Mt. Ayr Health Care at the age of 93.     Maxine graduated from Creston High School in 1939 and received…

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