Area Obituaries

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…

CLEOLA MARIE GEIST Cleola Marie, third child of Hugh and Gladys Reynolds Burchett, was born on November 9, 1925 and died on April 20, 2013 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Cleola was raised in the vicinity of Ringgold and Caledonia, Iowa. She graduated from Mount Ayr high school in the year…

DAVID DREXEL ‘BOUG’ STEWART David Drexel ‘Boug’ Stewart was born in Platteville, Iowa on April 18, 1926 the son of David Alfred Stewart and Amy Belle (Matheny) Stewart. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 14, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 86 years old. David spent…

EVAN L. OLNEY Evan L. Olney Jr. of Allendale, Missouri was born on February 9, 1971 to Evan Lavern Olney Sr. and Patricia Rodriques Olney. He passed from this life on April 6, 2013 at the Heartland East Hospital in Saint Joseph, Missouri following a brief illness surrounded by family. Evan, better known as Rod…