Area Obituaries

GLADYS ELDEEN ROACH     Gladys Eldeen (Percifield) Roach was born August 4, 1948 in Ava, Missouri to Blevins Quintine Percifield and Ethel Faye (Hitchcock) Percifield. Eldeen was educated in Ava, Missouri Schools.     On June 21, 1966, Eldeen was united in marriage to Harvey Ray Roach, Sr. in Grant City, Missouri. To this union were…

SHERYL VIRGINIA KEENAN     Sheryl Virginia Keenan, daughter of Elmer Eric and Edna May (Ham) Henderson, was born at Waukee, Iowa on November 30, 1925. Sheryl’s dad passed away when she was 6 years old and the family continued to work the farm.     At the age of 16, Sheryl graduated from Van Meter High…

PATTY LOU HAIGHT     Patty Lou (Perkins) Haight of Mount Ayr, formerly of Arispe, passed away of heart failure Friday, December 30, 2016 at the age of 78, one week before her 79th birthday, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was loved very much by her family and many friends. Family was the most important aspect…

ROBERT DUANE JONES     Robert Duane Jones was born at Diagonal, Iowa to Wesley Thomas and Mary Elberta (Cregeen) Jones. Bob grew up at Diagonal and attended Diagonal School until his junior year. Bob completed his high school education in Oklahoma.     Bob’s working career touched people because he desired to serve. He became a…

CAROL ANN KINDER     Carol Ann Kinder, 71, of Clearfield passed away January 1, 2017 at the Clearview Home in Clearfield.     Carol Ann (England) Varner Kinder, born May 19, 1945 in Page County Iowa, the oldest child of Everitt “Spec” and June (Hutchinson) England. Carol Ann grew up n? ?the? ?Clearfield community? ?and? ?attended?…

LOUISA ANN SHELTON TERWILLGER     Louisa Ann Shelton Terwilliger (LuAnn), 58, of Mount Ayr and formerly of Keithsburg IL and West Liberty, IA, passed away on Friday December 30, 2016. She was born February 6, 1958 in Aledo, Illinois.     She worked at United Technology Automotive as a painter for 25 years. Recently, she worked…

LARETTA LAVAUN NOVAK     LaRetta LaVaun Novak, 86, of Creston passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston.  Pastor Mel Kendall, Calvary Baptist Church, Ottumwa, Iowa…

JAMES ROBERT JOHNSON     James Robert Johnson son of Marcella (Brown) Johnson and Jesse Johnson was born on December 3, 1950 in Gunneson Colorado. Jim grew up in Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1969, “Nothin’ Finer than a ‘69er.     After high school Jim joined the Army Reserves and served in Viet…

AGNES EILEEN MATHENY     Agnes Eileen (Freemyer) Matheny was born into this world on February 18, 1925 the oldest child of William Freemyer and Opal Deardorff Freemyer in Grant City, Missouri. She left this world on December 16, 2016.     Eileen was educated in Maloy, Iowa. She married the love of her life Earl Matheny…