Area Obituaries
JODENE LAVERNE SCHUSTER BROWN Jodene Laverne Schuster was born July 29, 1926 in Athelstan, Iowa to Honey and Ralph Schuster. She departed this life on January 19, 2014 at the Creston Hospice House at the age of 87. Memorial services were held on January 23, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Clearfield,…
Read MoreALICE RIDGE Alice Ridge passed away on January 15, 2014 at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Alice was born December 16, 1937 at Isadora, in Worth County, Missouri to James G. and Laura Hall Ray. Alice attended Isadora and Grant City schools graduating in 1955 and was a lifelong member of…
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DAVID JULIAN IRVING David Julian Irving, son of George Oliver and Marjorie Eloise (Ritz) Irving, was born December 28, 1926 in Lizton, Indiana. Dave lived his life at Mount Ayr and he graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1945. While in high school, Dave lettered four years in baseball, four years in basketball…
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EUNICE IRENE ATHERTON MYERS Eunice Irene Atherton was born October 12, 1923 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan. She was the daughter of John Eugene Atherton and Leora Eunice Twining Atherton and sister of Joseph and Dean Atherton. She lost her father at the age of five from an accident and her mother later…
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JOHN WORTHINGTON On November 20, 1942, James and Ruby (Lynch) Worthington and older siblings Laverne, Helen and Ed welcomed Judy and John Thomas into the home. John attended school in Maloy and Mount Ayr, leaving school at the age of 17 years old to join the United States Navy in 1959. Upon leaving the…
Read MoreDUDLEY EDWARD DAVIDSON Dudley Edward Davidson, 55, of Grant City, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Worth County Convalescent Center. Dudley was born in Wheeler, Oregon January 24, 1958 to Chase and Leona (Fletchall) Davidson. Dudley was the youngest of five brothers and sisters. At the age of two Dudley and…
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MILDRED IRENE COLE BEYMER Mildred Irene Cole Beymer was born in Atchison County, Missouri, on September 16, 1922. She passed away on December 27, 2013 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, where she had lived for a year. She was the first of 10 children born to Worley and Josephine (Kellison) Cole. She graduated…
Read MoreJAMES KEITH HANKS James K. Hanks was born April 20, 1944 in Redding, Iowa to Otis and Dorothy (Combs) Hanks. He departed this life January 1, 2014. Jim married Wanda Jean Weddle on December 26, 1967. They have one son, Philip J. Hanks. Survivors include his wife, Jean; son, Philip; brothers, Robert, Francis…
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NAOMI LORENE WEEDA WILSON Naomi Lorene (Weeda) Wilson was born March 3, 1923 to Lawrence and Florence (Overholtzer) Weeda on the family farm between Tingley and Mount Ayr, Iowa. Naomi was the fourth of five children born into this Weeda family, Dayle, Eleanor, Doris, Naomi and Doyle. Naomi grew up working on the farm,…
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GABRIEL EDWARD BOECKMAN Gabriel Edward Boeckman was born October 22, 1943 and passed away on December 25, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, V. Jean Boeckman; both parents, and three siblings, Donna Mae, Michael and Joseph. He is survived by their three daughters and their families,…
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