Area Obituaries

 Mabel Marie (Holmes) Adams was born January 8, 1917 to William Edward and Vesta Maude (Wantland) Holmes at the family farm north of Worth in Worth county, Missouri. Younger siblings included twins, Beulah Bethel and Ethel Lucille, and a brother, William Eugene (Shad). As a youth, Mabel helped her father in the fields and with his…

Doyle E. Stamper was born October 21, 1926 in Creston, Iowa to Grant Albert Stamper and Mildred Pearl (Keller) Stamper. He passed away peacefully April 26, 2010 at 5:37 p.m. in Clearview Home in Mount Ayr with his loving wife and family at his bedside after many years of suffering with severe back pain. Doyle…

    Harold Zenas Grout, son of Grace (Richards) Grout and Ray Grout, was born October 14, 1930 at Tingley, Iowa. He graduated from Tingley high school and received his bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, Missouri. Harold served in the U.S. Army. Harold was united in marriage to Pearl Ruth Sanderson on…

    V. Faith Buell, daughter of Eliza (Pyle) Creveling and Bert Creveling, was born June 4, 1924. She graduated from Ellston high school. Faith was united in marriage to William E. Buell in 1943. They lived in Ellston, Iowa before moving to Des Moines, Iowa in 1965. Faith retired in 1986 from the U.S. Postal…

 Salina E. Mast of Redding passed away April 21, 2010 at the age of 74 years, four months and 11 days. She was born in Arcola, Illinois, the daughter of Amos U. and Esther (Mast) Mast on December 10, 1935. Salina is survived by her brothers Henry and Wilma Mast of Nappanee, Indiana, Eli and…

  Trevor Ray Easton Wasson, the son of Johnny Edwin and Dawn Rogene (Keller) Easton, was born December 5, 1989 in Leon, Iowa.  He passed away at the young age of 20 years, four months and eight days on April 13, 2010 in Lamoni, Iowa. Trevor was a simple yet extremely complex, curious and cantankerous…

Helen Jessie Straight, daughter of Roy Nickle and Mary Charity (Ledgerwood) Nickle was born October 20, 1911 in Ringgold county. She attended school in rural Ringgold county and graduated from Clearfield high school in 1929. She taught school for four years following graduation. Jessie and Vernon met at a dance. They were married on June…

Adrian John Garcia, son of Francisco R. and Agnes (Arias) Garcia, was born August 8, 1977 in Clovis, New Mexico. Adrian graduated from high school in Clovis. He received a two-year degree in college. He moved with his family to Mount Ayr about six years ago. Adrian was a chef and had worked at the…

Howard R. Faust, 83, of Mount Ayr, Iowa passed away April 20, 2010 at the Ringgold County Hospital. He was born May 28, 1926 in Winterset, Iowa to John and Ruth Faust. Howard was manager for many years of the Places store in Mount Ayr and Chariton. He worked at Prudential Insurance in Des Moines,…

  Thelma Lea Drake, daughter of Leonard and Elsie (Scott) Maudlin, was born November 8, 1939 near Allendale, Missouri. Thelma graduated from Kellerton high school. On July 22, 1960, she was united in marriage to Merl E. Drake in Ottumwa, Iowa. Thelma was a devoted farm wife and mother. She also worked at the Mount…

Elmer Carter Wolf, son of Edith (Carter) Wolf and John Wolf, was born July 30, 1921 at Ogden, Iowa. He graduated from Ogden high school in 1939. On October 14, 1946, he was married to Mary Jeanette Staebler in Ogden. While living in Boone county, he worked for the local ASCS office in addition to…

Charles Billie Fifer, son of Rosa (Robison) Fifer and Charles W. Fifer, was born January 16, 1958 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa. In the 1970’s Billie married and had two children, later being divorced. He shared his life for many years with Becky Hunt, helping to raise daughter Tiffany as his…