Area Obituaries

CARL E. “ED” FENTON     Carl E. “Ed” Fenton, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long struggle with renal cell cancer, on June 1, 2015.   Funeral services will be held at Glen Echo Christian Church, 4323 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m., with visitation…

MARTHA LOUISE ROUTH     Martha Louise (Bower) Routh, 88, died on May 25, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.     Martha was born May 31, 1926 to Guy and Ethel (Patch) Bower in Bedford, Iowa. She graduated from Clearfield High School in Clearfield, Iowa.     On December 1, 1946, she was united in…

LEO VERNON LANE     Leo Vernon Lane was born on May 18, 1930 to Cora Margaret and Fred Douglas Lane.  Leo departed this life on May 24, 2015 at the age of 85 years.       Leo spent most of his life in Elkhart, Indiana.  During his younger years, Leo enjoyed bowling on the league…

ARLENE HANSELL     Arlene Hansell, 90, of Mount Ayr passed away at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center on Friday, May 22, 2015.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Burial will be in the Diagonal Cemetery.  Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.       Arlene Shrimpton was born January 28,…

JEFFREY LYNN WHITE     Jeffrey Lynn White, son of Raymond C. and Imogene (Eastland) White, was born October 3, 1962 at Omaha, Nebraska.     Jeff was raised on a farm southeast of Mount Ayr. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1981. He enjoyed farming and working with horses. When he did get off…

CHARLES WAYNE MCGEHEE     Charles Wayne McGehee, 94, of Mount Ayr, passed away on May 28, 2015 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Wayne was born June 9, 1920 in Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of Ward and Lotte (Dugan) McGehee. He graduated from Tingley High school in 1939. He enlisted in the…

PATRICIA JOANN (POHLMAN) CALLIES     Patricia JoAnn (Pohlman) Callies, daughter of Mary Margaret (Lavus) Pohlman and Clyde L. Pohlman, was born June 11, 1935 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.     She attended school in Eagle Grove. Patricia married Herbert Dwain Callies on June 6, 1962 in Miami, OK. In 1972, the family moved from Kansas City,…

JODY ANN MCMILLIN     Jody Ann (Musich) McMillin was born March 24, 1971, in Harlan, Iowa the first daughter of James Earl Musich and Kathryn Helen (Leuschen) Musich.  She grew up in the Harlan area, moving to Bedford in 1980.  Jody graduated from Bedford High School with the Class of 1989. After graduation, Jody attended…

DONALD GENE BEAR     Donald Gene Bear, son of Glenn and Eula (Brockway) Bear, was born at home in Monroe Township, Ringgold County, Iowa on October 13, 1932. Don graduated from high school in Archie, Missouri in 1950. Shortly after, he returned to Ringgold County and helped his dad farm.     Don began a long…

LLOYD EUGENE MOTSINGER     Lloyd Eugene Motsinger, better known as Gene, was born just across the Missouri line in Iowa on February 24, 1929. He was the sixth child born to Albert Leander and Eunice Ellen (Hardy) Motsinger. Gene grew up in this area helping farm and attending Jackson school and Chestnut Ridge.     Gene…

SHIRLEY LEE HUFF     Shirley Lee Huff, daughter of Carrol Herbert Munyon and Allie Belle (Fenton) Munyon was born October 28, 1932 in Ellston, Iowa and passed from this life Monday, May 4, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at 82 years of age.     Shirley grew up in Ellston and graduated…