JOSEPH “JOE” PAUL HALEY     Joseph “Joe” Paul Haley was born June 4, 1957 to Harry Howard Haley and Ruth Annella Roudybush in Creston, Iowa. Joe was raised in rural Diagonal and lived in Afton for a short while. He currently resided at the Ringgold County Group Home in Mount Ayr. Joe was active in…

ROBERT “DUDLEY” MARTIN     Robert Dudley Martin, 81, son of Ila Fern (Brown) Martin and Albert M. Martin was born September 1, 1932 in rural Tingley, Iowa. Bob passed away in Mount Ayr, Iowa on May 5, 2014 after a heroic battle with cancer, with his family at his side.     Bob attended country school…

DAVID ALAN WOOLLUMS     David Alan Woollums, son of Marvin Clair and Freida Pauline (Moler) Woollums, was born October 29, 1957 in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     David grew up at Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school in 1976. He married Julie Bonnett and three children were born.     In his earlier…

SHIRLEY SUE SICKELS KARR     Shirley Sue (Sickels) Karr was born July 25, 1936 in rural Ringgold County, Iowa to Rex and Mildred Lavon (Wherle) Sickels. Shirley passed away peacefully with family by her side at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa on April 29, 2014.     Shirley started school in Delphos, later moving north…

WILMA MAE WHITE     Wilma Mae White was born May 30, 1918, the daughter of Ira and Mary (Campbell) Bakerink in Adair County, Iowa.  She passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Greenfield Manor in Greenfield, Iowa at the age of 95.    Wilma grew up on a farm near Hoopy Hollow in…

JOHN WARREN KNAPP     John Warren Knapp was born February 10, 1925 to Everett Knapp and Jessie Galloway Knapp on a farm west of Centerville, Iowa. As a young boy he attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade and then attended high school in Centerville graduating in 1943. In February 1944 he enlisted in…

ADA ELIZABETH DeGRYSE STANLEY     Ada Elizabeth (DeGryse) Stanley, 97, of Mount Ayr passed away on April 22, 2014 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center.  Ada was born July 12, 1916 in Stoneham, Colorado to Edmond DeGryse and Bessie (Lybarger) DeGryse. In 1934 Ada graduated from high school in Snyder, Colorado. Ada was united…

RODNEY “ROD” HAROLD CLOUD     Rodney “Rod” Harold Cloud passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr.  Rod was born June 25, 1939 to Harold Ralph Cloud and Mildred Irene (Stranberg) in Galva, Iowa.  Rod was educated in Dayton and Storm Lake Schools.  He served in the National Guard…

LAWRENCE WILLIAM OSBORN     Lawrence William Osborn, son of John Eugene and Laura May (Brant) Osborn, was born December 8, 1973 in Iowa City, Iowa. Lawrence grew up at Tingley and attended Mount Ayr Community school.     Lawrence was a truck driver and drove a rock truck in his earlier years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles…