Area Obituaries

HELEN IRENE BRUNER LYDDON     Helen Irene Bruner Lyddon was born July 5, 1919 at the Dan and Blanche Bruner farm with Mable Curry assisting with her delivery. She was the youngest of eight children. Helen graduated from Clearfield High School in 1937, teaching in the rural schools for four years. May 24, 1941 she…

DICK LEE GREEN     On October 14, 1938, Dick Lee Green was born to Jacob Thomas and Neva Pearl Green near Sharpsburg, Iowa. He was the seventh of eight children and spent his growing up years on a farm west of Blockton, Iowa. During his elementary school years, Dick attended school at Athelstan, Iowa. After…

MARJORIE WERNER     Marjorie Werner, 94, of Tingley, Iowa, passed away January 24, 2015, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Marjorie was born December 4, 1920, in Lenox, Iowa, to Joshua “Joker” and Merzetta (Fender) Hillebran.  She attended school in Beaconsfield through the 11th grade.  She graduated from Tingley…

ROBERT “BOB” LOUDON     Robert “Bob” Loudon, 85, of Creston, died Sunday February 1, 2015, at Crest Haven Care Centre, in Creston.     Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Creston. Pastor Jim Woodward will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery with military flag presentation provided by…

DWIGHT M. BRAMON     Dwight M. Bramon, 95, of Nampa, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at a local care center. A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Meridian Cemetery, 895 E. Franklin Road, Meridian, Idaho. Dwight was born in Delphos, Iowa, to Fred B. and…

RICHARD EDWIN DAVISON     Richard Edwin Davison passed away on January 29, 2015.  He was born on December 24, 1934 to Harlan and Hilda (Mendenhall) Davison on a farm west of Hopkins, Missouri.  He married Carole Kay Cross on Easter, April 21, 1957 at the Wray Memorial Methodist Church in Hopkins.  To this union, four…

CARMETA JOYE THOMAS SHIELDS     Carmeta Joye Thomas Shields, age 80, the first born child of Lester Earl and Mildred Opal Weddle Thomas, was born on August 19, 1934 at the Hall place west of Grant City, MO. Her parents soon moved to north of Grant City where Lester built and operated a garage and…

HAROLD RAWLEIGH BROWN     Harold Rawleigh Brown, son of Ellree and Mary (Greenland) Brown, was born May 5, 1926 at Grand River, Iowa. Harold graduated from Grand River High School in 1943.     Harold was united in marriage to Eloise Walters on October 7, 1950 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Harold was…

REBECCA JUNE HUNT     Rebecca June Hunt was born October 21, 1956, in Mount Ayr, Iowa at the Ringgold County Hospital to Amon and Lois (Randolph) Hunt. She graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School in 1974. Rebecca attended Southwestern Community College and Graceland University. Her life was full of joy and sorrow. Rebecca married…

TRISTON WAYNE ACKLEY     Triston Wayne Ackley, 16 years old, of Tingley Iowa, was born on August 30, 1998 in Maryville, Missouri and passed away on January 24, 2015.     Triston spent the first 5 years growing up in Grant City, Missouri. In September 2003, Jason and Julie combined their families and made their home…

FRANCES KATHLEEN HOUSE GOFF        Frances Kathleen House Goff was born January 21, 1923, near Denver, Missouri, to Lester “Burr” House and Katie Porter House and passed away on January 23, 2015, at Mount Ayr Hospital at the age of 92.     Frances graduated from Grant City High School in 1940. She and Harold…