Area Obituaries
PAULETTA “PAULY” BURGHER Pauly Burgher, 74, died Friday, September 20, 2013. Funeral services were held Friday, September 27, at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Graveside services were held later Friday at the Clearfield Cemetery in Clearfield, Iowa. Pauly was born in the home of her parents, George and Lucille Bailey,…
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BERTHA ANNA DAY Bertha Anna Day was born to Anna and William Ricker on July 13, 1921 near Diagonal, Iowa in Ringgold county. She graduated from Mount Ayr high school at age 17, in 1939 and attended college in Maryville, Missouri where she received her teaching certificate. She taught primary-eighth school for five years…
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Robert Edward Guthland Robert Edward Guthland, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Retired, departed to join his wife, Lillian Isabelle Guthland, and his son, David Edward Guthland in a heavenly homecoming on September 23, 2013 in Independence, Missouri at his home. Bob, as he was known to family and friends, was born October 19, 1927 in Saint…
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FRANCES BULLOCK Frances Bullock, daughter of Della Angela Oliver and James Lawrence Parker, was born July 10, 1912 in Redding, Iowa. She grew up in the Redding area and graduated from Redding high school. On May 14, 1932 she married William Sidney Bullock in Redding. Frances spent the last 55 years of her life…
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DONNIE GENE “DOC” ROSS Donnie Gene “Doc” Ross entered into rest at his home on September 17, 2013 at the age of 41 years, nine months, and one day. His beautiful soul found its way to heaven after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Donnie was born December 16, 1971 in Loveland, Colorado…
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HAZEL F. WALKER Hazel F. Walker, 91, of Sunny Brook Assisted Living in Fort Madison, formerly of Mount Ayr, passed away September 12, 2013 at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, Iowa. Hazel, daughter of Torgen Madsen “John” Skow and Katie Annie Christensen Skow, was born December 12, 1921 at Bradgate, Humboldt…
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WALTER BYRON HEAD Byron Head passed on to be with his Heavenly Father and his brother Stanley with his family at his side. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 13, 2013 at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta, CO. Interment followed at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Crawford, CO. A…
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FERN L. TEMELCOFF Fern L. Temelcoff, 77, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013, in Wichita Falls, KS. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013, in the chapel of Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home with Wayne Ingalls of Beit Tefillah Messianic Home Fellowship officiating. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery under the direction…
Read MoreROSE MARIE HUNT Rose Marie Slavik Hunt was born October 18, 1925 in Diagonal, Iowa to John and Anna (Beta) Slavik and was the eldest of their seven children. She graduated from Mount Ayr high school with the class of 1943. She was employed with the Security State Bank where she made a good…
Read MoreKENNETH EUGENE WOOD Kenneth Eugene Wood was born in Creston, Iowa on February 24, 1948 to Donald and Pauline Wood. He died at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 5, 2013. Kenny graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school in 1966 enjoying football and track. He enlisted in the Army in…
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KYLIE HUNTER Kylie Hunter, 10, of Afton, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013, at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013, at the Powers Funeral Home junction of Highways 34 and 25 in Creston. Pastor Tim Allen will officiate. Burial will be at Saint Edward’s Catholic Cemetery at a…
Read MoreEDWIN WENDELL KING Edwin Wendell King was born on July 4, 1920 to Ray L. and Lois (Remmington) King in Hopkins, Missouri. He departed this life Friday, August 16, 2013, at Mount Ayr Health Care in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Edwin attended school in Hopkins and graduated in 1938. He joined the United States…
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