Area Obituaries
MAX HERRINGTON Max Herrington, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Marion and Ruth (Jacobs) Herrington, Max Eldon was born November 25, 1930, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. On December 31, 1948, he was united in marriage to Helen Ruth Turnball. The couple lived in…
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DARLENE RICKER Darlene Ricker, 94, passed away July 29 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr. Darlene was born September 5, 1921 in Prescott, Iowa, to Harold and Berneice Schaefer. Upon the death of her mother, at age 10 she and her brothers and sister were raised by grandparents Luther and Lillie Madison. She graduated…
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HELEN LAVINA MCMORRIS Helen Lavina McMorris, age 99, was born September 4, 1916, at Leon, Iowa to Ray Ira and Hazel Bea (Hatfield) McBee. She died at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston, Iowa on Friday, July 22, 2016. Helen grew up and attended various country schools in Decatur and Clarke counties…
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CLIFFORD EUGENE REED Clifford Eugene “Gene” Reed, son of Oscar and Loreen (Scadden) Reed, was born April 16, 1948 at Leon, Iowa. Gene grew up at Van Wert and Grand River. Gene knew how to work and had a steady job since he was 14. He graduated from Grand Valley High School in 1967.…
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TWILA LAVON HIGHTSHOE Twila Lavon (Fletchall) Hightshoe daughter of Ray and Opal Fern (McCord) Fletchall, was born August 3, 1938 in Grant City, Missouri. After graduating from high school in 1956 where she was active in cheerleading and was majorette of the high school band, she met the love of her life at the…
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DAVID LANDIS GIPSON David Landis Gipson was born May 22, 1924 in Cantril, IA. He served in Panama during World War II in the U.S. Navy, completing his service as a Machinist Mate Second Class. After leaving the service he met and married Anna Maye Hunter Gipson, his wife of 55 years. They…
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KARLA (FARIS) MOBERLY The Lord called Karla home on June 29, 2016. Born April 14, 1940 in Ottumwa, Iowa, daughter of Lynden and Gladys Faris. Karla was the beloved wife for 54 years of William Moberly of Santa Rosa, mother to Laurie (Daniel) Williams of Davis, CA and Bryan (MaryAnn) Moberly of Collierville, TN.…
Read MoreSYDNEY NICOLE KING Sydney Nicole King was born September 23, 1985 to Marvin and Carolyn Davis. At age 5 Sydney was adopted by Dan and Esther King in Grant City, Missouri, joining her brother Christopher King. Sydney attended Kindergarten through third grade at Worth County R-3 in Grant City, Missouri. Dan and Esther…
Read MoreHAYDEN ALEXANDER KING Hayden Alexander King was born December 30, 2013 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin where he and his mom lived until they moved to Redding in November 2015. Hayden was his mother’s pride and joy, along with grandpa and grandma’s. Surviving are Grandpa Dan, Grandma Esther, Uncle Chris, Aunt Lacy, Aunt Jennifer, along…
Read MoreELIZABETH TAYLOR LAKEY Elizabeth Taylor (ET) Lakey was born June 3, 2012 in Maryville, Missouri. She was taken from this world just four short years later, on July 8, 2016. ET lived in Grant City, Missouri with her baby sister Scarlette and mommy, Brittney Lakey. Elizabeth loved everyone and everything. She was a…
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VELDA MARIE PIERSON Velda Marie (Clark) Pierson was born February 20, 1937 in Red Oak, Iowa to Joseph Arthur Clark and Catherine Marie (Whitney) Clark. She was educated in the Red Oak Schools. On October 16, 1954 she was united in marriage to Howard Eugene Pierson in Red Oak, Iowa. To this union are…
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DONALD EUGENE LOWMAN Donald Eugene Lowman was born March 8, 1930 to Robert and Effie (Sutter) Lowman in Kelley, Iowa. Don passed away July 9, 2016 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Don married Georgia Gloshen and to this union Linda and Steven were born. Later in years Don married Theresa Hodges…
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