Area Obituaries

Larry LeRoy Brown, youngest child of Robert LeRoy and Madge (McCullough) Brown, was born May 26, 1938, in Decatur County, IA and passed away August 22 at the age of 82. Larry grew up on a century farm in Ringgold County, IA west of Lamoni with brother, Roger, and sister, Sharon. He developed a love…

Daniel Leo Carr passed away peacefully in a Buffalo, NY hospital on Monday, August 17, 2020. Dan was born April 12, 1944 in Omaha, NE to Maurice and Maxine (Shay) Carr, their first. They soon moved to their hometown of Maloy, IA. He attended Maloy Elementary School and Mount Ayr High School where he graduated…

David Lee Lynch left this world on August 11, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines after a long battle of heart disease and kidney failure. David was born on April 13, 1946 to Robert and Elizabeth Lynch. David grew up and lived his life on the farm, two miles north of Maloy, IA. He…

Nelson Dean Grindstaff, 88, of Lansing, KS passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center. He was born on September 19, 1931 in Redding, IA to Lester and Meda (Stuck) Grindstaff. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army on October 24, 1949. While stationed in Germany, he met…

Betty Crittenden, 86, of Afton, died Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home west of Afton.  Celebration of life funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2020 at Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Rev. Jim Morris will officiate the service. Social distancing will be observed and masks are highly recommended. The service will…

Marlene Ruth Greimann, daughter of Robert Edward Williams and Marietta Josephine (Heinisch) Williams, was born in Kellerton, IA on May 31, 1933. Marietta and Robert divorced when Marlene was young, and Marietta married Lee E. Brown in 1944. Marlene shared many fond memories of growing up with friends and family in Kellerton. She attended Kellerton…

(Allie) Laverne Brown formerly of Bedford, IA passed away on Saturday July 11, 2020 and is now reunited with his beloved wife, Annabell, of 71 years. For the last several years, Laverne had resided at Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, IA. Graveside funeral services for Laverne, age 92, were held Thursday, July…

Patricia Amy Norris Ney, 87, of Blackfoot, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Gem Village Assisted Living in Blackfoot, Idaho following a stroke in April. Patricia was born November 13, 1932 in Redding, Iowa to G. Dayton Norris and Eunice Fern Shafer Norris. She grew up and attended schools   in the Mt. Ayr, Iowa area,…

On Saturday, July 4, 2020, Sharon Marie (Fugate) (White) Davis passed away at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, IA. Sharon was born in Beaconsfield, IA on October 24, 1939 to Haldon and LaVerne Fugate, one of three children. She grew up in Ringgold County and attended Kellerton High School. In 1958, she married Jimmie…

Karol Lynn “Mike” Bailey was born October 8, 1945, in Creston to George Franklin Bailey, Sr and Lucille Mae (King) Bailey. She attended Elementary, Junior High and High School at Clearfield Community Schools, Graduating High School from Clearfield in 1964. During high school Mike played basketball, ran track, was a cheerleader, a member of the…