Area Obituaries

LEONA ROSE (WOLDRUFF) OXLEY Funeral services for Leona Rose (Woldruff) Oxley, age 88, were Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford. Interment was at the Shearer Cemetery in rural Page county. Memorials may be given in Leona’s name. Memories may be shared at www.ritchiefunerlhome.com. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral…

MABEL MOLLIE WALTERS Funeral services for Mabel  Mollie Walters, age 88, were held Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Mabel  died peacefully surrounded by family on November 7, 2012 at Simpson Memorial Home, West Liberty, Iowa. She was born on December 24, 1923 in Saltillo, Mississippi to Luther…

GRAYSEN KAELEE  GREENLAND Graysen KaeLee Greenland, infant daughter of Kim and Dara (Creveling) Greenland of Mount Ayr, Iowa, went to be with Jesus on November 3, 2012. In addition to her parents, Graysen will be missed by her big sisters, Kelbey and Abby Greenland; grandparents, Ronnie and Denice Creveling of Ellston, Iowa and Dean and…

LILLIAN ISABELLE  GUTHLAND Lillian Isabelle Guthland, 81, departed for her heavenly homecoming on November 2, 2012 in Independence, Missouri at her home. She was born December 28, 1930 in Athelstan, Iowa to Rex and Mildred (Wehrle) Sickels. On February 2, 1951 she was united in marriage to Lt. Col. Robert E. Guthland (USAF, Ret.) of…

DONALD DEAN ‘BUCK’  WEAVER Donald Dean (Buck) Weaver was born December 4, 1936 near Blockton in Taylor county, Iowa, the son of Raymond O. Weaver and Joyce Laverna Scott Weaver.  He attended grade school through high school in Blockton and graduated with the class of 1954. While in high school he enjoyed playing baseball and…

ANNIE PEARL MORRISON DAVIS Annie Pearl Morrison was born February 19, 1920, to Fletcher Linwood and Annie Pearl Jenkins Morrison in Hanover county, Virginia. She passed away October 30, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 92. Pearl attended elementary and high school at Washington-Henry school near Mechanicsville, Virginia, graduating…

EDNA G. RONG Edna G. Rong departed this life on October 28, 2012 at Clearview Home in Clearfield, Iowa at the age of 98 years, two months and 19 days. Edna was born the daughter of Walter and Callie (Griffith) Bailey on August 9, 1914 at the family home in rural Clearfield. She attended country…

MAX TENNANT ANDERSON Max Tennant Anderson was born December 6, 1927 to Edna (Tennant) Anderson and Jesse Anderson. He departed this life October 25, 2012 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Max lived his entire life in Mount Ayr, graduating from Mount Ayr high school in 1946. He married his high school…

JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON James Edwin Herrington was born December 30, 1932 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Marion ‘Red’ and Ruth Elizabeth (Jacobs) Herrington. Jim enjoyed growing up in Mount Ayr and Benton, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1952 from Benton high school. On December 1, 1952, James was united in marriage to…

PHILLIP VINCENT LUFT Phillip Vincent Luft was born January 27, 1977 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of Doris Jean (Dukes) Luft and Jim Luft. Phillip grew up at Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school in 1996. Phillip lived in Kansas City and worked at Time-Warner.…

HAROLD JOHN DEEMER Harold John Deemer, son of William and Emily (Pierce) Deemer, was born January 2, 1921 in Decatur county, Iowa. Harold grew up in Decatur county and graduated from Leon high school. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army from June 1940 until his honorable discharge in January 1946. On December 11,…

DONALD BONEBRAKE Donald Wayne Bonebrake, son of John (Jack) and Lila (Drake) Bonebrake, was born October 1, 1944 in the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa. He spent the first year of his life living with his mother and grandparents, Cloyd and Amelia Drake, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. His father was serving in the U.S.…