Area Obituaries

BEVERLY JEAN MOORE     Beverly Jean Moore, daughter of Jack Edgar and Vera Florence (Austin) Moore, was born December 12, 1946 in Creston, Iowa. Bev’s twin sister, Barbara Jane, died at birth. Bev was born with Cerebral Palsy and had other physical burdens but she did not let them hinder her. She attended Mount Ayr…

GARY LEE SHIELDS     Gary Lee Shields, 69, of  Marion died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He was in palliative care at Unity Point (Saint Luke’s) and UIHC. Memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Rev. Emory Gillespie and…

KATHLEEN THOMAS FREED     Kathleen Thomas Freed, daughter of Glen and Bernice (Maloy) Thomas, was born November 8, 1918 and passed away November 3, 2013 in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Kathleen was born in rural Redding, Iowa and resided in and around the area for most of her life. She received her associate’s degree at…

MILDRED ROBINSON SHIELDS     Mildred Robinson Shields, daughter of Glenn David and Mary Ellen (Wolfe) Robinson, was born April 3, 1919 in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She graduated from Kellerton high school and furthered her education at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. Mildred taught for a short time in country schools. In 1939 she…

MARY JANE ARMSTRONG     Mary Jane Armstrong, daughter of John William and Marie Evelyn (Kinnan) Frederick, was born November 13, 1933 in Cedar Bluff, Iowa. Janie graduated from Tipton high school in 1950 while still 16 years old. Janie fell in love with Grant H. Armstrong and while Grant was stationed in Boston, Massachusetts, she…

BEVERLY GILLESPIE     Beverly Gillespie, 64, Rea, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.     Beverly was born March 13, 1949 in Creston, Iowa to Frank and Pauline Deemer. She graduated from Kellerton high school in Iowa and moved to Rea, Missouri in 1985.     She was…

GRETA HAWKINS WILLIS     Greta Hawkins Willis was born October 4, 1914, in Decatur county, Iowa to Howard Freeman and Madge (Gammill) Hawkins. She was welcomed by a sister, Adra, and a brother, Max. Greta graduated from Lineville high school with the class of 1932. As with other young women at that time, she went…

DARRELL “REX” SNETHEN     Rex parked his truck for the last time on November 2, 2013. He was born to Albert and Gene Snethen in Mount Ayr, Iowa on September 19, 1934. Heaven gained an amazing angel who was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother and friend.     After graduating from Mount Ayr high…

RICHARD “DICK” TAYLOR     Richard “Dick” Allen Taylor was born May 30, 1937 to Floyd Allen Taylor and Leona Marie (Hutchison) Taylor in Diagonal, Iowa. Dick graduated from Diagonal high school in 1955. He later attended Creston Community College and Iowa State University.  On January 24, 1959 Dick was united in marriage to Janis Lea…

THELMA TIPTON     Thelma Belle (Mickael) Tipton was born March 8, 1934 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Dick and Clara Mickael. She attended school in Mount Ayr and Idaho. On September 7, 1951 Thelma was united in marriage to Herman Tipton in Twin Falls, Idaho. Thelma and Herman lived a short time in Grove, Oklahoma…

MARY LEE HILL     Mary Lee Hill, daughter of Lee and Wilma Terwilliger, was born August 20, 1954 and passed from this life October 25, 2013 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Mary was born in Ringgold county, Iowa and was raised on a farm just outside of Mount Ayr.     She received…