Area Obituaries
STANLEY CARLSON Stanley Carlson, 76, of Lenox, passed away June 22, 2016 at his home. A Sharing of Memories was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at the Lenox Community Center in Lenox, Iowa. Visitation, with the family present, was held at the Lenox Community Center on Wednesday, June 29 from 5:00 p.m.,…
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JOHN DELBERT JACKSON John Delbert Jackson, second son of Clifford and Sarah Ethel Hunt Jackson, was born at Jackson Corner in Ringgold County, Iowa on October 21, 1925. He died in Clearview Home, Mount Ayr, Iowa on June 26, 2016 after a struggle with cancer. Delbert attended grade school at Rose Hill and…
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WANDA LEE MCGAHUEY Wanda Lee (Jeter) McGahuey was born April 24, 1926 near Hatfield, MO to Cordia Jones Jeter and Fred Elmer Jeter. She passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center. She spent her life in and around Hatfield, MO and Ringgold County, attending local country schools, Mount…
Read MoreHARRIET R. MOREHOUSE Harriett R. Morehouse “Becky/Nanny” (née Hayworth) died at Ashton Place ALF in Sarasota, FL on May 31, 2016 at the age of 92. Becky was formerly from Leavenworth, KS and Mount Ayr, IA. Becky is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law: Vila Jean and Tom Clarke of Sarasota, FL;…
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LARRY DEAN BOWEN Larry Dean Bowen, son of James and Ruby (Smith) Bowen, was born May 17, 1947 at Benton, Iowa. Larry grew up at Benton and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1965. After graduating from high school, he moved to Cedar Rapids where he worked at Collins Radio for a…
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EDNA DARLINE JAMES ADKINS Edna Darline James Adkins, 96, or St. Joseph, MO passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at home with loving family by her side. Darline was born February 16, 1920 in rural Ringgold County, Iowa, the daughter of Edmond Howe and Gertrude Humphreys James. She attended schools in Ringgold County.…
Read MoreFORREST ROBISON Forrest Eugene Robison, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at his home in The Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids. There will be a private family graveside service at a later date. Forrest was born March 11, 1932, the son of Forrest David and Adelene (Trisler) Robinson in Ellston, Iowa.…
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LEOTA HALLORAN Leota Halloran, of Kansas City, Missouri died on January 10, 2016. She was born on a farm located outside of Mount Ayr, Iowa on December 21, 1930 to Orville and Lillian (Hill) Lovitt, Leota was preceded in death by her husband, Captain Gerald Halloran, of the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department and…
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LUCILLE KATHLEEN DRAKE (Lucille) Kathleen Drake, 93, of Blockton, Iowa, passed away June 8, 2016 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Kathleen, the daughter of Jesse and Roxie (Roudebush) Faubion, was born at her grandparents’ home near Blockton on November 28, 1922. Kathleen was united in marriage to Lester Paul Henson on…
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JOHN ROGER MORRISON John Roger Morrison was born February 16, 1955, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, to Roger and Donna (Ferguson) Morrison. He passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on June 9, 2016. John was baptized as a youth at the Tingley Presbyterian church, and again as an adult while attending…
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PEARL LOIS VANDIVER HAUPTMANN Pearl Lois Vandiver Hauptmann, age 104, of Macon, MO, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Loch Haven Nursing Home in Macon, MO. She was born at Locust Hill, MO on December 29, 1911, to Robert and Myrtle Troutt Vandiver. She had two sisters Jewel Daugherty and Helen Taylor and…
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DONELLA JEAN CREVELING Donella Jean (German) Creveling was born August 29, 1927 to Clyde Leroy German and Florence (Nobles) German in rural Ellston, Iowa. Donella attended school in Ellston and graduated from Ellston High School in 1944. While attending school, Donella met her best friend, Ray “Lee” Creveling, who she later was united in marriage…
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