Area Obituaries
WANDA SUE SCHMITZ Wanda Sue (Pittsenbarger) Schmitz, 64, of Hanover, Kansas passed away December 25, 2013 at the KU Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born January 8, 1949 to Walter and Melba (Groom) Pittsenbarger at Worth, Missouri. Sue graduated from Worth County high school and the Beauty Academy in Saint…
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EDITH CAMPBELL Edith Campbell passed away December 10, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa. Edith, the daughter of Mary (Quick) and LeRoy Stephens, was born February 27, 1923 in Ringgold county Iowa. She attended country school at the Miller school, starting high school in Redding, Iowa and graduating from Blockton high school. In 1941…
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HAROLD K. PARKER Harold “Short” Parker, 82, of Diagonal died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Lenox Care Center in Lenox. Services were Friday, December 13, 2013, at Powers Funeral Home junction of Highways 25 and 34 in Creston. Rev. Tim Maxa officiated. A private burial will be at a later date. Flag presentation…
Read MoreJIMMIE LEE PEARCE October 25, 1956, Jimmie Lee Pearce was welcomed by his parents, Jimmie Henry ad Freda Arlene (Teen) Thurman Pearce and his older sister, Sally. Later he was joined by brothers Keith, David and Randy. He grew up in Ringgold county and graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school with the class…
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SHIRLEY MAE MARTIN Shirley Mae Martin, daughter of Clarence and Violet (Allen) Blauer, was born May 17, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa. She lived all of her life in Ringgold county; mainly the Tingley, Washington and Liberty townships. She graduated from Tingley high school in 1956. Shirley married Howard LeRoy Martin on August 17,…
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G. DOYLE MURPHY G. Doyle Murphy was born June 15, 1939 in rural Redding, Iowa to Olin “Pat” E. Murphy and Emma I. Still. He graduated from Redding high school in 1959. Doyle never married and farmed with his father on the family farm for many years. His mother, Emma, passed away when Doyle…
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KATHRYN ANN (JENSEN) HALL Kathryn Ann, 61, of Leon, Iowa, passed away at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, November 18, 2013. Kathryn Ann (Jensen) Hall was born March 1, 1952, the first born child of William M. and Evelyn A. (Bucy) Jensen in the Decatur County Hospital at…
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JACK HOUSTON HOFFMAN Jack Houston Hoffman, second son of W.R. “Wally” and Elva (Whisler) Hoffman was born October 21, 1923, at a rural Kellerton, Iowa farm. He passed away on November 21, 2013 at the Lamoni Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lamoni, Iowa. Jack loved the farm and spent the majority of his…
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LINDA SUSAN MANNING Linda Susan Manning, daughter of Jack and Phyllis (Holland) Manning, was born on November 19, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa. Linda attended Woodlawn elementary school; Monroe elementary school’s talented and gifted program; Meredith middle school, and Hoover high school, graduating in 1975. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University…
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MERLIN DUANE CLEMENT Merlin Duane Clement, son of Carl and Stella (Jerome) Clement, was born in Central City, Nebraska on September 2, 1926. Merlin lived most all of his life in and around Hopeville, Iowa. In 1957 he married Gertrude L. Lawrence and became a dad to Nadine and Joe. Joe passed away at…
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CHARLOTTE RICE CUNNING Charlotte Rice Cunning, daughter of Douglas A. and Minnie Minnick Rice, was born January 10, 1925 at Mount Ayr, Iowa. Charlotte attended country school and later was proud to graduate by GED. On March 2, 1947, Charlotte married Dwight D. Cunning in Lenox, Iowa. Charlotte and Dwight settled on a farm…
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DOROTHY BIRD MAIN Dorothy (Bird) Main was born to Fred and Ollie (Driskell) Bird on May 2, 1923 in Filer, Idaho. The family, which included her sister, Margaret, moved back to their roots in Ringgold county, Iowa where Dorothy lived most of her entire life. She passed away on November 15, 2013 at the…
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