Area Obituaries

TED P. McNEILL Ted P. McNeill, 70, of Murray, Iowa, formerly of Afton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa. Services were Thursday, October 18, 2012, at the Afton United Methodist Church. Pastor Joel Sutton officiated. Burial was at Greenlawn Cemetery east of Afton. Powers Funeral…

ELOISE FAIRIE SHAW Eloise Fairie Shaw, daughter of Guy and Levina Combs Staton, was born November 1, 1925 near Allendale, Missouri. The family moved to the Redding area and Eloise would live most of her life on a farm near Redding. Eloise graduated from Redding high school in 1943. On March 21, 1945, she married…

Margaret Mary Henderson passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 27, 2012. Mary, the oldest child of Millard and Adeline (Wise) Haning, was born February 19, 1926 in Anderson, Iowa. Living in Fremont county throughout her childhood, Mary graduated high school in 1943 from Farragut high school.  After graduation she worked at the KMA…

Erma Harris ERMA PEARL WOOD HARRIS     Erma Pearl Wood Harris, daughter of Edward C Wood and Anna Lois Thompson Wood, passed away September 21, 2012 at the age of 94 years.     She was born February 13, 1918 in Liberty township, Ringgold county, Iowa. She lost her mother at an early age in 1922…

    Kenneth Heber Dayley, 89, husband of the late Welda Greenman Dayley, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Thomson Hood Veterans Center. He was born on August 31, 1922 to the late Heber and Mary Ellen Matthews Dayley in Burley, Idaho.     Mr. Dayley was the owner and operator of Commercial and Industrial Heating and…

    James Lavon Eason was born in Diagonal, Iowa on January 19, 1930 to Paul James Eason and Beth (Beymer) Eason. The family moved to Mount Ayr, Iowa in 1932. In 1934 they moved to the farm west of Mount Ayr. Jim went to Siloam country school in Washington township from 1935 to 1944, graduating…

    Norma Jean Munyon, daughter of Charlie Franklin and Helen Elizabeth (South) Reed, was born May 5, 1934 in Decatur county, Iowa. Norma graduated from Kellerton high school in 1952. She was united in marriage to Chester V. Munyon on February 14, 1954 in Kellerton, Iowa. They lived in Del Rio, Texas for 32 months…

    Donald Straight, 70, of 2011 W 3rd Street Extension in Boone,  Iowa, passed away at his home on Tuesday afternoon, September 18, 2012.     He was born on June 18, 1942, in Bedford, Iowa the son of Vernon and Jessie (Nickle) Straight.     Don graduated from Clearfield high school in 1960.  Following his education,…

    Erma Pearl Wood Harris, daughter of Edward C Wood and Anna Lois Thompson Wood, passed away September 21, 2012 at the age of 94 years.     She was born February 13, 1918 in Liberty township, Ringgold county, Iowa. She lost her mother at an early age in 1922 but persevered with the support of…

    Sandra Jean Johnson, daughter of Marcella (Brown) Johnson and Jesse Johnson, was born January 14, 1950 at Lincoln, Nebraska. Sandy grew up at Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal high school in 1968.     Sandy’s hobbies included crocheting and her grandsons all have an afghan made just for them. With each new niece or nephew…

    William Arthur (Bill) Scott, son of Lewis and Cora (Birtwell) Scott, was born July 20, 1928 at Kellerton, Iowa.     Bill attended Mount Ayr schools. He left high school to join the U.S. Army and served at the end of World War II. After his discharge, Bill went back to school and graduated. Bill…

    Tyrone James Briner, 70, of Eagleville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.     He was born December 14, 1941 in Watterson, Iowa, the son of Burl and Violet (Grim) Briner.     On August 4, 1995, he married Denise Tull in Hatfield, Missouri.  She survives…