Erma Pearl Wood Harris, daughter of Edward C Wood and Anna Lois Thompson Wood, passed away September 21, 2012 at the age of 94 years.     She was born February 13, 1918 in Liberty township, Ringgold county, Iowa. She lost her mother at an early age in 1922 but persevered with the support of…

    Donald Straight, 70, of 2011 W 3rd Street Extension in Boone,  Iowa, passed away at his home on Tuesday afternoon, September 18, 2012.     He was born on June 18, 1942, in Bedford, Iowa the son of Vernon and Jessie (Nickle) Straight.     Don graduated from Clearfield high school in 1960.  Following his education,…

    Norma Jean Munyon, daughter of Charlie Franklin and Helen Elizabeth (South) Reed, was born May 5, 1934 in Decatur county, Iowa. Norma graduated from Kellerton high school in 1952. She was united in marriage to Chester V. Munyon on February 14, 1954 in Kellerton, Iowa. They lived in Del Rio, Texas for 32 months…

    Sandra Jean Johnson, daughter of Marcella (Brown) Johnson and Jesse Johnson, was born January 14, 1950 at Lincoln, Nebraska. Sandy grew up at Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal high school in 1968.     Sandy’s hobbies included crocheting and her grandsons all have an afghan made just for them. With each new niece or nephew…

    William Arthur (Bill) Scott, son of Lewis and Cora (Birtwell) Scott, was born July 20, 1928 at Kellerton, Iowa.     Bill attended Mount Ayr schools. He left high school to join the U.S. Army and served at the end of World War II. After his discharge, Bill went back to school and graduated. Bill…

    Gerald David Zoller, son of William F. and Carrie Lee (Lindsay) Zoller, was born at home on September 23, 1919 in rural Columbus, Illinois.     The family moved to southwest Iowa and settled in the Sharpsburg area in 1936. In 1942, his parents purchased a farm southeast of Clearfield, Iowa where he lived and…

    Goldie Pearl (South) Stark, daughter of George and Ella Virginia (Fry) South, was born August 7, 1911 in Decatur county, Iowa near DeKalb, Iowa and passed from this life on August 17, 2012 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa at the age of 101 years.     Goldie graduated from…

    Tyrone James Briner, 70, of Eagleville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.     He was born December 14, 1941 in Watterson, Iowa, the son of Burl and Violet (Grim) Briner.     On August 4, 1995, he married Denise Tull in Hatfield, Missouri.  She survives…

    Soelistyati was born on March 13, 1936 in Turen – East Java, Indonesia to Joewono Bertham and Moerwani Kasihno. She was the second daughter of six children.     After graduating from middle school, Lis continued to midwife academy at the general hospital in Malang – East Java in 1960. She then worked at a…

    June Ellen Smith, daughter of Norma Lee Krueger and Harvey Lucien Krueger, was born June 29, 1957 at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. With her family at her side, June passed away at her home on August 15, 2012 after a heroic battle with cancer.     June attended the AvoHa Community School…