Area Obituaries

Donna Lee (Wiley) Adkisson, 90, died peacefully on January 27, 2026. Donna spent her final days in hospice care at Promise House in Hiawatha, Iowa. In accordance with Donna’s wishes, no memorial service will be held. A private interment will be conducted this spring at Bethel Cemetery outside Diagonal, Iowa, near the Wiley family century…

Helen Louise Pine Clymer was born July 21, 1941, at the family farm south of Mount Ayr, Iowa to Glenn and Lola Pine. Helen attended Poe #9, a one room country school, from her kindergarten year through the 8th grade. Starting her freshman year at Mount Ayr High School was quite an adjustment as she…

Yvonne Marie (Roland) Andrew of rural Grand River, Iowa, passed away January 25, 2026, in Hospice Care, Mount Ayr, Iowa, and is with her Lord Jesus in heaven. Visitation will be held at Trinity Christian Church, Hwy 2, Decatur, Iowa on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a service beginning…

Dean Pettit was born on March 8, 1947, to Earl and Esther Pettit in Greenfield, Iowa. He attended school in Menlo and grew up alongside his siblings, brothers Donnie, Bill, and sister Bonnie. Dean graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, where he earned a degree in education. He began his teaching career…

Charles “C.A.” Good, Jr., 79, of Diagonal, passed away peacefully Friday January 16, 2026, at his home near Diagonal, Ia. surrounded by family and friends. Celebration of Life Services will 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Full Military Honors will be provided by Theodore J. Martens, Creston V.F.W. Post…

Ernest Eldon “Ernie” Mercer, age 85, of Kellerton, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026, at Mount Ayr Health Care. He lived a life grounded in faith, family, and a deep love for the land he farmed for more than sixty years. Ernie was born on March 10, 1940, to Clarence Ernest Mercer and…

Sherry Little Swinton, 89, passed away at Wesley on Grand in Des Moines, Iowa on January 11, 2026. Funeral services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Des Moines at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026, with visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be directed to Families Forward. The Swinton…

Hazel Esther Jackson, daughter of Homer and Diamond (Bowman) Ruckman, was born May 10, 1930, at Diagonal, Iowa. Hazel attended and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. Following graduation, Hazel worked as a secretary for the Ringgold County attorney. On December 15, 1949, Hazel was united in marriage to John Delbert Jackson at the Baptist…

Carl Lawrence (Larry) Ford was born May 29, 1940, on a farm near Tingley, Iowa to Carl J and Ann Smith Ford. He was later joined by Thomas Edward, John Alan (passed away at birth), and Carla Ann. He attended Tingley School where he rode his pony Little Joe every day, graduating from Tingley in…

Born July 26, 1930, in a tenant farmhouse in Delphos, Iowa, Doris Marguerite Pratt arrived as one half of a mischievous twin pair alongside brother Donald Marvin – the youngest of Clark and Effie Pratt’s family of five boys and five girls. Her father’s response became family lore: “It’s time to quit when they start…