Area Obituaries
DOROTHY I. McDOWELL Dorothy I. McDowell, 99, of North Henderson, died 12:41 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Knox County Nursing Home, in Knoxville. She was born April 18, 1915 in Ringgold County, Iowa, the daughter of Peter G. and Anna (Shaffer) Holmes. She was reared and educated in Mount Ayr, Iowa.…
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JACQUELYN IWALANI ALLEN On Monday, May 26, 2014, Jacquelyne (Jackie) Iwalani Ching Allen, a beloved member of the Lamoni, Iowa community, passed away at the Bishop Drumm Care Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Jackie was born August 25, 1940, to John and Emmaline Ching in Honolulu, Hawaii where she lived until graduating from…
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RICHARD LILIENTHAL Richard Lilienthal, 76, of Kellerton, passed away July 13, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Graveside services will be 3 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2014 at the Maple Row Cemetery in Kellerton. Pastor Skip Rushings will officiate the service. Visitation will be held after services at Richard’s home at 208…
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SYLVIA MAE HALL Sylvia Mae Hall, age 94 formerly of Decatur, Iowa, the daughter of George and Ella Virginia (Fry) South, was born May 7, 1920, near DeKalb in Decatur County, Iowa. She passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Sylvia attended…
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JACOB ALLEN PHELPS Jacob “Jake” Allen Phelps, 16, of Tabor, Iowa, was taken from us too soon on Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Greeley, Colorado while visiting family. Jake was born August 30, 1997 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Verlin “Gene” Phelps and Valerie Phelps. He was to be a Junior at Fremont…
Read MoreFRANK “SKINNY” GARNER SAVILLE Frank G. Saville, 81, Garden City, Missouri died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Golden Living Center Westwood, Clinton, Missouri. Frank was bom November 6, 1932 in Redding, Iowa, a son of Wilbur F. and Mamie (Wallace) Saville. Frank served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and spent…
Read MoreRUTH A. NICKLE Ruth A. Nickle, daughter of William Franklin and Nona Ermina (Porter) Stingley, was born August 20, 1915 at Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota. Ruth grew up at Clearfield, Iowa and graduated from Clearfield High School in 1933. Ruth was a teacher at Grant #4, a country school west of Clearfield before…
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JO REES LOUDON Jo Loudon, 77, of Creston, died Wednesday June 18, 2014, at the Clearview Home, in Mount Ayr. Services were Monday, June 30, 2014 at the Powers Funeral Home at the junction of Highways 25 and 34 in Creston. Burial was at Graceland Cemetery. Open visitation, with family receiving friends was…
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SHERMAN L. BATHURST Sherman L. Bathurst, son of Samuel Sherman and Phyllis LaVon (Gaule) Bathurst, was born January 24, 1954 in Creston, Iowa. Sherm was raised at Clearfield and attended Clearfield and Lenox schools. In 1987, he moved to Creston where he lived the remainder of his life. Sherm worked at Sheltered Workshop, which…
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ROBERTA JEAN “BERT” FARMER Roberta Jean “Bert” (Lamb) Farmer was born on April 8, 1934 at the family home in Allendale, Missouri, to Edgar Glee Lamb and Ocle Floerene (Staton) Lamb. Roberta departed this life at her home on June 18, 2014. She attended and graduated from Worth County High School, Grant City,…
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ORLIN HENSON Orlin Henson, 87, of Blockton, passed away June 20, 2014 at the Liberty Terrace Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Liberty, Missouri. Memorial services were held Tuesday, June 24 at the Blockton Christian Church. Pastor Scott Marcum and Pastor Bill Farrens officiated the service. Open visitation and luncheon followed the memorial service at the Blockton…
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IONE JENNINGS WIGHT Ione Jennings Wight, 92, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with Rev. Dr. Beverlee Bell officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset…
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