ORVAL FRANKLIN HAYS     Orval Franklin Hays, son of Virgil and Nellie (Johnson) Hays, was born October 1, 1931 in rural Diagonal, Iowa. Orval graduated from Diagonal high school in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army, in a M*A*S*H unit, during the Korean War; he was honorably discharged in 1954.     Orval was united…

HELEN LOUISE (BATA) FROIT     Helen Louise (Bata) Froit was born on May 14, 1930 north of Diagonal, Iowa to Joseph Frank Bata and Fairy Helen (Jones) Bata. Louise had two younger sisters, Reva and Donna. The three girls remained very close throughout the years.     Growing up Louise lived in Texas and Iowa and…

DORIS DELENE COULSON     Doris Delene Coulson, age 86 of Lamoni, Iowa, daughter of Laurence Frederick and Bernice Ivena (Shields) Borrusch, was born February 14, 1928 in Tingley, Iowa and died April 1, 2014 at home in Lamoni under the loving care of her family.     Doris grew up in Tingley and graduated from Tingley…

MARY ANN (HOFF) MATHANY     MaryAnn (Hoff) Mathany was born December 25, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey to George Arthur and Margaret Mary (Kilmurray) Hoff. Her siblings included Joseph George, born December 23, 1928; Florence Marie, born September 15, 1930; Elizabeth Jane, born in 1932, and Patricia Ann, born March 11, 1943. She attended Our…

DARLENE LOUISE BEDIER REASONER     Darlene Louise Bedier Reasoner was born July 20, 1933 to Grover and Arvilla (Zurmuehlen) Bedier. She attended school at Sandcreek County school and Dikon Country school through the eighth grade and went to Murray high school.     One of her favorite things growing up was attending local dances with her…

EVERETT DENTON KING     Everett Denton King, son of Ernest and Reva P. Waldrip King, was born June 22, 1919 in Jefferson Township near Blockton, Iowa and departed this life on March 24, 2014.     He lived most of his life in Blockton. Everett attended the Blockton school and graduated in 1937. He was very…

BETTE DOBEY McNEILL     Bette Dobey McNeill, daughter of  Harron and Jeane Dobey,  was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 30, 1926 and died peacefully on March 10, 2014 at the Village Care Center in Maryville, Missouri. Bette spent most of her childhood in Park Ridge, Illinois and after high school attended Drake University in…

SHELLEY JEAN COLLIER BOLLES     Shelley Jean Collier Bolles (Mo) was born on January 18, 1962 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Wayne and Alberta Collier.  Shelley has three brothers, Mark, Doug and Jeff and one step-sister, Diane.     Shelley attended high school at MACHS, where she was active in basketball, softball and track. She was…

IRIS WEBB     Funeral services for Mrs. Iris Webb, 85, of Jefferson, Texas were held Monday, March 3, 2014 in the Capt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Bro. Pete Sellers officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home.     Mrs. Iris Webb was born February 6, 1929…

RONNIE GENE NEWTON     Ronnie Gene Newton, 69, was born November 6, 1944 to Junior and Dorothy Newton in Kellerton, Iowa. He passed away at his home on Saturday, February 22, 2014.     Ron served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era with Charley Sissel on the buddy enlistment. Charley was killed in Vietnam.…