JOE ANDREW JACKSON Joe Andrew Jackson was born April 19, 1932 to Clifford and Sarah Ethel Hunt Jackson at Jackson Corner in southern Ringgold county, Iowa. He attended Rose Hill country school and graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1950. He was very proud of having been a member of an undefeated high school…

KENNETH GENE BOLINGER Kenneth Gene Bolinger, son of John R. and Suzie H. (Scott) Bolinger, was born June 4, 1931 at home south of Mount Ayr, Iowa. Kenny grew up in Ringgold and Taylor counties. Kenny was united in marriage to Marcia Haynes in March 1950. To this marriage were born two sons, Mike in…

PAULINE E. HOLLAND HANSEN Pauline E. Holland Hansen, 94, of Creston, Iowa passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at Trinity Terrace Park Medical Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Creston. Burial followed in the Redding cemetery. Memorials may be made to…

DARLENE TAYLOR Darlene Taylor, daughter of Lyle and Bessie (House) Nelson, was born January 19, 1929 near Clearfield, Iowa. Darlene graduated from Clearfield high school in 1946. She taught in country schools until her marriage to Raymond D. Taylor on December 28, 1948. Darlene worked at Taylor Fiberglass in Diagonal before her career in nursing.…

PAUL E. DOSER Paul E. Doser of Thayer Hill Road, husband of Marlene P., passed away on February 10 2013 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, New York. He was born in River Falls, Wisconsin on May 31, 1930, a son of Emery and Ethel Bigley Doser. Paul grew up in Kellerton, Iowa,…

CALVIN LEE GREGG Calvin Lee Gregg was born October 6, 1928 to Alvin and Jenny Gregg in Hatfield, Missouri. On August 25, 1945 Calvin was united in marriage to Fern Louise Hanks at Troy, Kansas. To this union were born nine children. He farmed for 33 years and moved off the farm to town in…

MICHELLE SCHRODT Michelle Schrodt, 48, of Lorimor died Thursday, February 14, 2013. Michelle Robin Schrodt was born June 17, 1964 in Escondido, California, the daughter of David and Donna (Walters) Schrodt. She graduated from Chattooga high school of Summerville, Georgia in 1981. Michelle worked at Iowa Select Farms near Lorimor for 10 years as a…

CARL EUGENE CREES Carl Eugene Crees, son of Michael Samuel and Ruth Lavern (Ellars) Crees, was born on the family farm in Decatur County, Iowa on May 10, 1939. He grew up in the Grand River area and graduated from Beaconsfield high school in 1957. He was working at Adams Ranch in Odebolt, Iowa when…

ELNO HOFFMAN Elno Hoffman, 82, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born January 16, 1930 in Elkport, Iowa, the son of Elno Carl and Goldie (Amling) Hoffman. Elno married Carolyn Sue Kramer on April 12, 1997 in Cedar Falls. He worked at Waterloo Mills,…

VERNICE MAE BANNER SHIELDS Vernice Mae Banner Shields was born October 31, 1918 to Delno and Lola Banner on the family farm near Ellston, Iowa and died February 5, 2013 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Victor Shields March 5, 1938 in Mount Ayr. To this union were…