James Harlan King, son of Willard Benjamin and Edna Mae (Jones) King, was born July 29, 1927 on a farm near Indianola, Iowa. He graduated from Indianola high school in 1944. James worked the harvests for two years with his brother, Dale. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950. On March…

    Brenda Schmitz, 46, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. She passed away at Mercy Hospice in Johnston surrounded by family and friends. Brenda was born in Atlantic, Iowa and is a graduate of Atlantic high school and Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo, Iowa.     Brenda’s memory will be…

Milton Ray Stone, son of Lee and Arzelle (Spencer) Stone, was born February 15, 1946 at Mount Ayr, Iowa. He passed away September 28, 2011 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.     Milt graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1964. He was a career military serviceman in Vietnam with tours in…

John Henry Sudduth, age 88, was born March 5, 1923 to Henry Otis and Clara Helena (Ackerman) Sudduth in Nevada, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Nevada high school in 1941. He joined the United States Marine Corp on December 11, 1942 and served his country during World War II until his honorable discharge on…

    Mary ‘Kay’ Wion, 69, fought cancer for over 14 years, all of the time staying positive and living life to the fullest. Kay died September 25, 2011 with her family by her side.     Kay, daughter of Richard and Jean Kinsey, was born June 14, 1942. She grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with…

 Konner Evan Klommhaus, son of Kory and Deborah (Faris) Klommhaus, was born March 25, 1996 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Konner entered into God’s gates on September 24, 2011. Konner was a playful boy who grew into a mature and caring young man. He loved spending his summer days with Papa…

  David Oren Allen, retired editor and publisher of the Lamoni Chronicle for 38 years, passed away on July 24, 2011 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 73 years. He was born October 7, 1937 to Oren Isaac and Opal Irene (Smith) Allen in Leon, Iowa.…

  Carolyn Jean Reno was born to Iva Justine Main/Minnick and Lelan ‘Lee’ Francis Minnick on October 31, 1934 and moved on from this life on September 9, 2011. Jeanie raised her children in California and will be remembered for her management and health care abilities on the job and off during those years. The…

      Kenneth Leon Taylor, age 83, of Grand River, Iowa, the son of Clyde Smith Taylor and Ruth Edith (Crandell) Taylor, was born March 22, 1928 in Creston, Iowa. He died at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa, his home for the past five months, on Wednesday, September 7, 2011.   Ken was…

Patricia ‘Patty’ Hainline, 64, of Bloomfield, Iowa died September 5, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.   She was born August 24, 1947 in Creston, Iowa to Ivan and Dorothy Sevier Sterling. She married Fred Hainline September 29, 1968 in Maryville, Missouri. He preceded her in death December 16,…