Area Obituaries
KENNY MICHAEL MARKLEY Kenny Michael Markley, son of Kenneth Kyle and Lillian Catherine (Novak) Markley, was born January 31, 1948 at Greater Community Hospital in Creston, Iowa. Ken grew up in Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1966. He furthered his education at Creston Community College and transferred to…
Read MoreANNABELLE SLUSHER Annabelle Slusher 91 passed away June 17, 2015 in Harris, Iowa. She was born June 16, 1924 In Kellerton, Iowa to Gladys and Rollo Virden. Annabelle was a former Salida resident. While here she was active in the Heart of the Rockies Medical Center Women’s Auxiliary. She loved playing dominoes…
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CECIL EDWARD SMITH Cecil Edward Smith was born May 12, 1937 to Cecil Joseph Smith and Vesta Maxine (Keller) Smith in Diagonal, Iowa. Cecil attended West Point Country School. On August 15, 1958 Cecil was united in marriage to Dorothy Rose Sissel at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. To this union four…
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LILLIE MARIE MATLAGE Lillie Marie Matlage, the 12th child born to Earl and Lillie (Pearson) Dawson, was born December 21, 1932 at home in Des Moines, Iowa. Lillie grew up on the southeast side of Des Moines and graduated from Lincoln High School. Soon after graduating, Lillie met Clem Edward Matlage while he…
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WAYNE RICHARDSON A graveside memorial service for Wayne Richardson is planned for 11 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2015 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Reverend Skip Rushing will officiate. Wayne passed away March 11, 2015 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, where he had made his home for many years. He was 95. Wayne…
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DOUGLAS JAMES SAVILLE Douglas James Saville, 47, of Topeka, KS, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center from complications of colon cancer. Doug was born December 28, 1967, in Mount Ayr, IA, to James and Marilyn (Davis) Saville. He graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School in 1986 and received…
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HARLAN D. LAYTON Harlan D. Layton, 87, of Lincoln NE. passed away May 14, 2015 after a long battle with lung disease. He was born Dec. 23, 1927 in Decatur, IA to Clifford and Clara (Ward) Layton. He graduated high school in Mount Ayr, IA nd served in the Army from Sept. 1946 through…
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JOHN ROLLA BROWN John Rolla Brown, the fourth child of Leonard and Arlie May Brown was born on February 27, 1945 in Loveland, Colorado. The family moved back to the Grand River area soon after, where he lived until he was a young man. When John was 5 years old, after returning home…
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RAYMOND EDWARD URESK Raymond Edward “Ray” Uresk was born on July 9, 1951 to Raymond D. and Marguerite (Marks) Uresk in Kingston, New York. Ray joined the United States Air Force in 1971 and was honorably discharged in 1974. During his service he married Shirlene Love and they settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming. To…
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GILBERT SAMUEL WEBB JR. Gilbert “Bill” Samuel Webb, Jr. was born December 5, 1926, on a farm near Mount Ayr, Iowa to Gilbert and Edna (Surface) Webb. Bill went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2015, at the age of 88. Gilbert attended school at Shannon City, Iowa through the 7th grade…
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