Area Obituaries

JUNETTA BARRETT Junetta Barrett, age 93 years and six months, passed away May 18, 2013 in Roswell, Georgia at the home of her daughter. Junetta was born November 20, 1919 near Hatfield, Missouri, the daughter of Raymon and Florence Barnhouse. She attended Northwest Missouri State College and graduated in 1941 receiving a bachelor of science…

ANNABELL L. SWEETEN Annabelle L. Sweeten, 88 passed away on M ay 26, 2013 at The Village in Indianola, Iowa. Annabelle Louise Taylor Sweeten was born on March 9, 1925, in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Faye Davis Taylor and Leo H. Taylor. She attended the Mount Ayr public school and graduated in 1942. Annabelle won…

 CLARANCE KENNEDY Clarance ‘Roy’ Kennedy, age 79, of Rogers, Arkansas passed away May 13, 2013. Roy was born Feb. 6, 1934, in Ottawa, Kansas, to parents Clarance D. Kennedy and Mary Mulvaney Kennedy. As a young man, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served during the Korean War. Roy later relocated…

KATHLEEN ‘Kate’ BURCHETT Kathleen Amelia ‘Kate’ Burchett, age 85, of Grand River and Osceola, Iowa, was born April 7, 1928 in Grand River. She was the eldest of four daughters born to Harry Raymond and Alice Ellen (Owens) McGraw. Kate died May 16, 2013 at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola. Kate grew up in Westerville,…

FORREST WAYNE SHIELDS Forrest Wayne Shields, 86, was born on November 5, 1926 to Claude (Bill) Shields of Mount Ayr, Iowa and Lula (McLain) Shields from the Davis City, Iowa area. Forrest attended rural school at Wolf Valley. He attended rural churches in Caledonia and Pleasant Hill. As a confirmation of faith Forrest was baptized…

LUETTA LORRAINE KING Luetta Lorraine King, 85, formerly of Blockton, Iowa, departed this life May 7, 2013 at Mount Ayr Health Care in Mount Ayr, Iowa, where she had resided the past two years. Lorraine was born July 17, 1927 in Savannah, Missouri to Lonnie Gilbert and Mary (Brumfield) Cavin. Lorraine graduated from the Blockton,…

BEATRICE BOLES Beatrice Boles, age 89, of Grand River, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Carrie Andrew, passed away May 5, 2013 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Beatrice is survived by her daughter, Helen Boles; sisters-in-law, Lena Hewlett, Lucia Daughton and Carol Andrew; cousins; nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends.…

SHIRLEY VIRGENE BROWN Shirley Virgene Brown, born June 11, 1932, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Mount Ayr Health Care at 80 years, 11 months and one day of age. Shirley was the eldest daughter of Clifford Warren and Emma Lorene (Glazebrook) Brown and was born at home in Grand River, Iowa. Shirley spent…

BETTY JO BARKER Betty Jo Barker, 92, died April 4, 2013 in the Sunrise at Hunter Mill Senior Living Center in Oakton, Virginia.  She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of the late Ebon McAninch and Bertha Overholser McAninch and was raised in Mount Ayr, Iowa. A graduate of Mount Ayr high school…

GRACE JEAN KETTLE HAIDSIAK Grace Jean Kettle Haidsiak was born to Henry and Myrtle (Bean) Kettle on December 22, 1920 in Lena, Illinois. As a small child, she moved with her parents to Blockton, Iowa. Jean helped on the farm as a child. She rode her horse ‘Dandy’ to and from school. ‘Dandy’ lived a…

DOROTHY MAXINE KELLER Dorothy Maxine Keller, daughter of Alfred ‘Pete’ and Avis (Benson) Pacha, was born July 1, 1923 near Diagonal, Iowa. Dorothy grew up in Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal high school in 1941. Dorothy married Robert Earl Keller on April 4, 1942 in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed west of Diagonal for several…

GARY PITMAN Gary ‘Penny’ Allan Pitman was born February 15, 1937 in Portland, Oregon the son of Harry Pitman and Frances Opal (Joslyn) Pitman. Gary was raised by his mother and grandparents in Gravity, Iowa where he graduated from high school with the class of 1956.  He worked for Don Well’s Locker driving a stock…