Area Obituaries

      Eloise Marie Hall Schmidt, age 83, beloved wife of the late TSgt. Robert T. Schmidt, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at her residence in Sumter, South Carolina.    Born on September 8, 1928 in Kellerton, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Cora A. Hall. She was employed with…

 Delores Geraldine (Colvin) Stephenson, daughter of James and Lena (Miller) Colvin, was born January 10, 1920 in Worth county, Missouri  and passed away April 8, 2012. At age five she moved with her family to Mills county, Iowa where she grew up. After returning to Missouri, she met Claude Stephenson and they married in Grant…

  Merlin Wilkins, 83, of Creston, Iowa, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services  were held Monday, April 9, 2012, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Creston with Pastor Dianna Clark officiating.  Burial was in the Tingley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to…

  Ronal ‘Scotty’ Harrison Scott’s vibrant soul left this world suddenly on March 26, 2012. At this time, his family and friends are reminded that God gives and takes on His own time. Yet through it all, they will praise the  name of the Lord, for He is good. Ronal was born August 18, 1943…

  Marvin Ray Rice, age 76, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Howard Eldon and Ora Marie (Walter) Rice, was born November 22, 1935 on a farm northwest of Kellerton, Iowa in Ringgold county, the youngest of three children. He passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines,…

  Evelyn LaVera Hunt, 85, of Grant City, Missouri passed away March 31, 2012 at Orilla’s Way, Grant City, Missouri. She was born August 14, 1926 in Gaynor, Missouri to Raymond and Nellie (Hawk) Jobst. She married Alan Alson Hunt on March 22, 1951. They had four daughters. Alan preceded her in death August 16,…

  Berdean Freda Beardsley, age 84 of Grand River, Iowa, daughter of Lyle and Ruby (Work) Johnson, was born June 2, 1927 near Armstrong, Iowa and died March 22, 2012 at her home in Grand River. When Berdean was about a year old, her family moved to Avoca, Minnesota. They farmed until the spring of…

  A famous writer once said, ‘We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.’ If that is true, then Irene made a great life. Irene was a most giving person.   Irene Lois Cover was born on May 8, 1920 in Drinkwater, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the…

       Mescal Gilbert, 86, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, Iowa. Funeral services were held Monday, March 26, 2012, at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Des Moines, Iowa, with burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Mescal was born in Beaconsfield, Iowa, and was a graduate of…

 Jessie Ibbotson, 89, of Creston, Iowa, died, Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Crest Haven Care Centre in Creston. Funeral services were Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Creston. Pastor Dianna Clark officiated. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, south of Creston. Memorials will be determined at a…