Area Obituaries
JACQUELYN ANN MOSHER A memorial service for Jacquelyn Ann Mosher, 87, of Lawrence was held Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Lawrence. Private family graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died October 25, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Jackie was born May 18, 1926 in Fort Smith,…
Read MoreMARILYN CARR BESH Marilyn Carr Besh, age 75, of Livingston, Alabama died on October 27, 2013. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Saint Francis Catholic Church in Livingston, AL. The funeral mass will be held Saturday, November 2, at 10 a.m. at Saint Francis Catholic Church.…
Read MoreEVELYN W. BONNELL Evelyn W. Bonnell was born to Floyd and Opal (Overholtzer) Walters on April 25, 1921. Evelyn attended Tingley high school graduating in 1939. She moved to Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from AIB College of Business. After graduation she became a secretary for Newton Manufacturing, making all types of promotional products.…
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FRANKLIN LEROY MORSE Franklin Leroy Morse, son of Everett and Opal (Jones) Morse, was born at home near Conway, Iowa on March 4, 1950. He grew up in Ringgold county and went to Mount Ayr Community school. Leroy worked at Gummy Bears factory in Creston for 15+ years and did farm work on the…
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MARIE CAMPBELL Marie Campbell was born Mildred Marie Weaver on March 3, 1925 in Blockton, Iowa. Her parents were Raymond Weaver and Dicey Fern (Golliday) Weaver, lifetime residents of Iowa. Marie remembered loving moments spent with her mother, but sadly she was only six when her mother died. There was great sadness and confusion…
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RUBY LOUELLA (GAULE) McGAHUEY Ruby Louella (Gaule) McGahuey was born July 10, 1924 to Patsy and Lenore (Perkins) Gaule on the family farm near Clearfield, Iowa in Taylor county and departed this life October 13, 2013 in Federal Heights, Colorado at the age of 89 years, three months and three days. She graduated…
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Dwight David Cunning Dwight David Cunning, son of William and Mamie Elizabeth (Nickle) Cunning, was born October 29, 1918 near Clearfield, Iowa. When Dwight was a child, he contracted scarlet fever and lost most of his hearing. After high school, Dwight lived in Indiana for a couple of years and worked in a…
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Marvin R. “Wigg” Boyer, son of James Garfield and Grace May (Dunn) Boyer, was born November 30, 1917 at Sharpsburg, Iowa. He grew up at Sharpsburg and graduated from Sharpsburg high school. Wigg met his life mate, Betty C. Beemer, at a Lenox, Iowa cafe. They were married at Bedford, Iowa on October…
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James Fisk, 84, of Centerville, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville. James was born on December 13, 1928 in Franklin township (Cincinnati) to Edgar and Ellen Merle (Houdesheldt) Fisk. He received his education from Cincinnati high school graduating in 1946. After high school James attended Northeast…
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Luetta Lorraine King was born July 17, 1927 in Savannah, Missouri to Lonnie Gilbert and Mary (Brumfield) Cavin and departed this life May 7, 2013 at Mount Ayr Health Care in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Lorraine graduated from Blockton, Iowa high school. She was active in the Blockton community as long as her…
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John William (Bill) Rusk, 87, completed his journey Monday, September 30, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 1, 1926 in Newton, Iowa just as the 7 o’clock Maytag whistle blew. He was welcomed by his parents, Opal and Earl Rusk, and his sister, Glendoris. Bill grew up in Ringgold…
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