Area Obituaries

  Helen Lois Hammans was born November 9, 1923 at the farm home east of Arispe in Union county, Iowa. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Curtis and Stella (Allison) Hammans. Her entire childhood was spent on the family farm. She attended Arispe Consolidated School and graduated from there in 1941. She…

  Byron ‘Gene’ Greenman passed away peacefully at home on November 8, 2010. He was born in Ringgold county on March 6, 1928 to Weldon and Grace Greenman.  Byron moved to Valley Junction in 1955 and lived there most of his life. He was an excellent carpenter and retired from AMF-Western Tool. Byron loved music,…

  Carl Clarence Davis was born March 1, 1919 in rural Lorimor, Iowa to Della Alice (Ames) Davis and Elmer Chalmer Davis. He was educated in Lorimor school until he quit early to help support the family. Carl entered the U.S. Army in December 1942, serving until he was honorably discharged in November 1945.  On…

  Teresa, daughter of Beverly Young Slawson and Edward Slawson, was born March 1, 1970 in Amarillo, Texas. Teresa worked a variety of jobs including construction. After a serious car accident, Teresa was more of a stay-at-home mom and wife. She did volunteer work at the Neighborhood Center in Mount Ayr.  Teresa married Douglas Harl…

  Mary Lou Walkup, daughter of Hazel (Tamerius) Matheny and Joseph Matheny, was born February 5, 1927 at Platteville, Iowa. Mary grew up in the Platteville area and she graduated from Blockton high school. On December 24, 1947 she married Robert J. Walkup. Mary lived at Blockton until 1988 when she moved to Clearfield. Mary…

  Donald Max Richmond, 86, of Independence, Missouri died Thursday, October 28, 2010, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born in Delphos, Iowa on October 23, 1924, the son of James and Florence Richmond. He grew up in Mount Ayr, Iowa and graduated from Mount Ayr high school. Don was a…

 Angels welcomed Dr. Richard H. Reel to heaven on Saturday, October 30, 2010, at the age of 75. Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 3, at West Des Moines Christian Church on Civic Mills Parkway in West Des Moines. Private entombment will take place at Resthaven Mausoleum in West Des Moines. Richard’s first love was…

 Lynden Lyle Franklin Gilliland was born February 16, 1934 at the family farm in Riley township in southern Ringgold county, Iowa to David Franklin and Inez Waers Gilliland. His oldest sister, Ruby, was already married and had a son. His sister, Ruth, had also already left home and was a school teacher. Lyle grew up…

 Edward Frank DeBoard, son of Georgia May Hesley DeBoard and Thomas William DeBoard, was born July 1, 1934 at Annapolis, Missouri. Frank was a logger all of his life; logging in Missouri and Iowa. He was united in marriage to Glenda Joyce Hale on September 10, 1958 in Grant City, Missouri. Frank and Joyce lived…

    Maxine Wion, 93, passed away October 18, 2010 at Methodist West Hospital surrounded by loved ones.     She was born March 28, 1917 on a farm in Union county northeast of Ellston, Iowa to Vincen Lee and Amanda Howard’McConnell. When Maxine was in the fifth grade, she moved with her parents and sister, Doris,…

 Donna Hardisty, 60, of the Corning and Carl areas, died October 6, 2010 at her home. Donna Rae (Emig) Hardisty, daughter of Darlene Lucille (Lantz) and Gerald Henry Emig, was born January 3, 1950, in Leon. Donna grew up attending school in the Redding and Lenox areas. On August 4, 1968, Donna married Donald Hardisty.…

 Graveside services for Ruby Heyle, age 92, of Bedford, Iowa, who died Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the Bedford Nursing and Rehab Center were held Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at the Kirk Cemetery in Allendale, Missouri. Memorials can be directed to the Bedford Volunteer Ambulance Service. Memories can be shared with the family at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com…