Area Obituaries

Justin Lee Beier was born in Aurora, Nebraska to John Edward Percifield and Candice K Beier on December 4, 1979. Justin passed away on November 4, 2024, at Kavanaugh Hospice House in Des Moines at the age of 44. Justin graduated from Mount Ayr High School and went on to work most recently as a…

Raymond Eugene Peppmeier, age 87, the son of Laurence Ray and Ruth Josephine (George) Peppmeier, was born October 1, 1937, in Clarke County, Iowa. He passed away on October 28, 2024, at his Decatur, Iowa home. Raymond’s family lived in Clarke County, Iowa until they moved to Ringgold County, Iowa when he was five years…

Linda Lou Foland, daughter of Francis Virden and Fornola (Higday) Virden was born May 11, 1942, in Kellerton, Iowa and passed from this life suddenly on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Foland farm north of Grand River, Iowa at 82 years of age. Linda grew up in Kellerton, graduating from Kellerton High School with…

Donella Cook, 89, of Creston, died Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Crest Haven Care Centre in Creston. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday October 26, 2024, at Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Phil Price will officiate. Services will be livestreamed. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton at a later…

Diana Lynn Triggs, daughter of Marvin Arlo and Darlene Louise (Zweifel) Triggs, was born in Mount Ayr, Iowa on April 25, 1959. Diana would later help welcome into the family a brother, Kevin. Diana grew up on the farm and enjoyed the farm life. She was active in 4-H showing Duroc & Spot pigs. In…

Gordon Adkisson, 64, died on September 29, 2024, at home in Lake Ozark, Missouri. Gordon was born July 29, 1960, in Corning, Iowa, to LaVerne and Mary Geneva Adkisson. Gordon is survived by his loving wife, Mary; daughters, Jennifer Adkisson (Craig Jimerson) and Meghan Adkisson (partner, William Bowen); mother Geneva Adkisson; stepdaughters, Angie Urban (John)…

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved, Brian Dean Henry, of Broomfield, Colorado. Brian left us suddenly on September 21, 2024, at the age of 61. His passion for metal detecting brought him to Pickle Gulch in Black Hawk, Colorado, where he peacefully passed away among the trees, from…

Susan Yvonne Kinney lost her battle to the one thing she could not beat, cancer, on September 29, 2024, in Princeton MO, surrounded by her children. She was born August 1, 1946, in Creston Iowa, to Paul and Mary (Canny) Vanderplyum. She was welcomed home by an older sister Willetta (Snookie) George. She attended Grant…