Area Obituaries

 Zoe Elliott Nichols, 91, died in Denton, Texas of lymphoma on November 21, 2011. The second of five children of Mark and Ilah Spencer Elliott was born February 20, 1920 in Rice township, Mount Ayr, Iowa. She married Donald O. Nichols, June 30, 1940, in the farm home where she was born. Graduating in 1936…

  Luella Young, 91, of Des Moines, Iowa,  formerly of Creston and Mount Ayr, Iowa, died Thursday, November 17, 2011, at Manor Care in West Des Moines, Iowa. Services were Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Creston. Burial was at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Powers Funeral…

  Dr. Max G. Pool, 95, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Creston, Iowa, died Friday, October 28, at Tucson Medical Center Hospice in Tucson. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, November 25, at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Rev. Ed Shields will officiate. Inurnment will be private at Prairie…

  Lee Don Wood passed away November 4, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Hospital with his loving wife, Bobbi, by his side. He was 68. Lee was born November 12, 1942 in Hatfield, Missouri and grew up in Blockton, Iowa. During his life Lee lived and worked in various parts of Colorado and Nevada, eventually…

  Robert Lee (Bob) Poush, son of Sim and Mabel (Pottorff) Poush, was born August 10, 1921 near Lamoni, Iowa. Bob was united in marriage to Marie Scott on October 28, 1938. Together they had two children, Byrle and Roberta. Bob and Marie lived for a short time in Colorado and Bob worked in the…

  Patricia Ann Kennedy was born August 10, 1934 in Corning, Iowa to Oscar Means and Merle (Caruth) Means. Patricia entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at the age of 77 years old. After graduating from high school in Corning in 1953, she worked as…

  Darlene Joyce Bailes Groves was born on October 15, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas to Aca and Lillian (Perkins) Bailes. She was one of four children, being the youngest daughter. The family home continued to be in Kansas City. Darlene later met Walter Donald Groves and they were married January 6, 1953 in Kansas…

  Martin Frederick Hintz was born December 18, 1934 to Emil and Clella Osta Johnson Hintz on a farm northwest of Clarinda, Iowa and passed away November 10, 2011. Martin graduated from Clarinda high school in 1953. He served three years in the U.S. Army which included 16 months in Korea. In June 1959 Martin…

  Lois Elaine Johnson was born August 17, 1934 to Albert and Eva (Waddel) Deemer on a farm south of Kellerton, Iowa. She passed away at age 77 on Monday, October 24, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa of complications from heart valve surgery. Lois was raised on a farm south…

  June Mardale (Liles) Rinehart was born June 2, 1929 to Jay and Opal Liles of Mount Ayr, Iowa. She departed this life on November 7, 2011 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr surrounded by family and friends. June graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school. On August 19, 1950, she was united in…

  James George Votava, son of Louise (Matus) Votava and Louis Frank Votava, Sr., was born June 9, 1925 at Morris Bluff, Nebraska. Jim grew up in Nebraska and moved to Iowa in 1942. Jim served his country during World War II. He entered the U.S. Army in August 1943 and was in the 158th…

    Edna  Mae Gibson, 89, of Madrid, formerly of Slater, died October 24, 2011 at the Madrid Home. Funeral services were Thursday, October 27, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Slater.  Edna was born April 13, 1922 in Kellerton, Iowa to Clifford and Bessie (Reynolds) Greenman. She married Woody Gibson in 1938 and helped him on…