Area Obituaries

ALAN BRYCE ENGLAND     Alan Bryce England was born August 7, 1965 to Samuel George England and Diana Jean (Walkup) England in Mount Ayr.     Alan lived with his grandparents in Blockton, Iowa most of the time while growing up. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1983.     Alan often talked about his trail…

LOUISE ANN (BURCHETT) SACKETT       Louise Ann (Burchett) Sackett was born December 31, 1942 in Leon, Iowa to William Allen Burchett and Inez Mary (Jones). She grew up in Ringgold County and graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1961.     On September 23, 1961 Louise was united in marriage to Larry Joe Sackett…

JOHN DAVID WALKUP     John David Walkup, son of Annabel (Haidsiak) and Harold John Walkup, was born March 4, 1957 in the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Two older brothers, Mike (6) and Dale (4) welcomed and loved him.     John David received his formal education in Mount Ayr Community Schools. He graduated…

VERA LAVIECE (MAIN) BARKER     Vera LaViece (Main) Barker (known to everyone as LaViece) was born on February 27, 1920 on the Main family farm in Liberty Township in Ringgold County Iowa. She was one of 11 children born to the late Corwin Earnest Main and Mabel Mae Wood Main. She attended country school through…

KEVIN BLAKE WHITTINGTON     Kevin Blake Whittington 48 of Des Moines, formerly of Fort Dodge died at his home on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Funeral Services were held Monday, July 13, 2015 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. V. A memorial service was also held Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Radiant Church 1300…

JOYCE ANN ESTES-ANDREWS     Joyce Ann Estes-Andrews, daughter of Katherine D. Raymo and Charles R. Allen, was born September 21, 1942 in Chillicothe, MO.     Joyce grew up around Chillicothe and Trenton, MO, graduating from high school in Weston, MO in 1961. On July 10, 1961, she married David Estes, Sr. in Platte City, MO.…

JAMES PHILLIP MONAGHAN     James (Jim) Phillip Monaghan, Jr., 64, of Mason City, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City.     Memorials may be directed to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Jim.     Visitation was held Monday July 13, 2015 from 5-7…

THOMAS H. AUSTIN     Thomas H Austin, 75, passed from this life on Thursday July 2, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Hospital surrounded by his family.     Tom was born December 7, 1939 in Lenox, IA to Clarence and Nellie (Shaffer) Austin. He graduated from Diagonal High School in 1958 and went into farming on the…

PAUL JENNINGS SMITH     Faith, family, friends and farming… that was Paul Smith.     Paul Jennings Smith passed away June 30, 2015 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Paul Jennings Smith, son of Bertha Johanna (Jennings) and Samuel Jesse Smith, was born September 5, 1923 on the family farm near…

COLLEEN KNIGHT     Colleen was born August 22, 1927 in Promise City, Iowa to Corydon Minor and Lora Anderson. She had six siblings: Enid, Ellis, Clare, Karolyn, Fra and Naomi (who died as an infant).     As a child Colleen was blessed with a beautiful voice. At the age of 2 she could sing 32…

“BUD” MARVIN EUGENE POWELL     Bud (Marvin Eugene) Powell went to meet his Lord on June 11, 2015 surrounded by his beloved family.  He was born on a farm between Mount Ayr, Iowa and Kellerton, Iowa, to Lyle Glen and Ruth Francis (Fletchall) Powell.  Bud grew up riding his horse to Poe #6 Country School,…

FRANKIE ELLEN MEACHAM     Frankie Ellen Meacham passed away peacefully June 29, 2015 at Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, Arizona after a short 2 day stay.  She was born on September 13, 1925 in Harrisburg, Illinois.  She is survived by her son, Chuck and wife Marlys, sister, Margaret Smenyak-Wright and husband Bill and…