Area Obituaries

  Crystal McNutt Gourley, 93, of Bedford, Iowa, formerly of Diagonal, Iowa, passed away June 30, 2011 at the Bedford Nursing & Rehab Center. Crystal, daughter of Mina Winemiller and Alpha Hayworth, was born December 30, 1917 at Sheridan, Missouri. Crystal graduated from Bedford high school in 1935. She married Charles Dean McNutt on August…

  Ruby Ilene Caldwell Schoonover, 83, of Raymore, Missouri passed away June 9, 2011. Ruby was born December 21, 1927 in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the daughter of Bernice and Burr Caldwell. Ruby was the seventh child out of 10 brothers and sisters. Ruby became a Christian at the age of 10. She graduated from the…

 Alberta Fay Moyes (Toots), daughter of Cora Amanda and Albert Milton Hall, was born November 23, 1926 in Benton, Iowa. She departed this life June 20, 2011 in Petaluma, California. She was formally of Thornton, Colorado. Last year she moved to California with her son and family when they were transferred from Colorado. Alberta retired…

  Judy Clymer, 71, of Tingley, Iowa passed away June 23, 2011 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Judy, daughter of Kathleen Dilly and Harold Townsend, was born February 6, 1940 in Muscatine, Iowa. She graduated from Muscatine high school. Judy was in the first graduating registered nursing class at South Iowa Community…

  Phyllis Louise Butler was born to Keith and Esther (Newton) Johnston on August 17, 1932 in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was a 54-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star; a 26-year employee with Ruan Transportation serving as executive administrative assistant, retiring in 1996, and also a talented seamstress, making nearly all of…

PAUL TRULLINGER     Paul Trullinger, 89, of Redding, Iowa, passed away June 12, 2011 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.     Paul, son of Pearl Ellen Brown and Washington Irving Trullinger, was born May 23, 1922 in Molalla, Oregon. He served his country in the United States Army, 71st Medical Battalion, from January 29,…

    Jeanne Louise Thompson, 62, of Dacono, Colorado passed away on June 15, 2011 at her home. She was born on April 26, 1949 in Iowa City, Iowa to Lawrence Rinner and Nellie McMillon. She married William Thompson on March 15, 1974 in Grand City, Missouri. William and Jeanne moved to Colorado in 1982.    …

    Jack Edgar Moore, son of Arthur Roy and Sarah Blanche (Richards) Moore, was born May 8, 1922 at home north of Mount Ayr, Iowa on Highway 169.  A few years later his family moved south about a mile. While living there Jack attended Side Hill school through the fourth grade. Jack was also baptized…

    Karl Oren Gepner was born October 15, 1933 in Garnett, Kansas to Oren ‘Skip’ Gepner and Cleo Hawley Gepner. He departed this life at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa on Tuesday, June 14, 2011.     Cleo and Skip’s family included Marvin, who died as a small child, Karl, Bill, Mary Ann, Larry, Donald…

    Elvin Doyle Campbell was born May 20, 1933 on a farm in Taylor county, Iowa to Rev. Ward and Carmen (Barnes) Campbell.  He was welcomed home by his older brother, Cleo. Later his siblings, Miriam, Yvonne and Phillip, would join the family.     Doyle attended country school and school in Corning, Iowa when he…

    Margaret Ellen (Barker) Ballinger, 67, of Glenwood, Iowa entered into eternal rest on June 13, 2011 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born February 1, 1944 in Creston, Iowa to Weldon and Lois (Vogel) Barker. Margaret was raised in Mount Ayr, graduating from Mount Ayr Community high school in 1962. She attended Nebraska College…

  Lola Louise ‘Lu’ (Wright) Johnston passed away May 22, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. A memorial graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr, Iowa at a later date. Lu was born January 22, 1919 in Caledonia, Iowa to Elba Clyde and Lola Blanche Opdyke Wright. She was the last surviving…