Area Obituaries

 Billie Jean Smith, oldest son of Ernest Theodore and Leila Jeneive Smith, was born January 28, 1932, near Benton, Iowa, and passed away June 25, 2009, at his home in Mount Ayr, Iowa at the age of 77 years, five months and 27 days. On August 12, 1950, he was married to Rena Rae Walters…

PHYLLIS JEAN PAGE, DAUGHTER OR CARROLL AND ALLIE BELLE MUNYON, WAS BORN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1934, IN ELLSTON, IOWA AND PASSED FROM THIS LIFE THRUSDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2008 AT IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER AT 74 YEARS OF AGE. PHYLLIS RECEIVED HER EDUCATION IN ELLSTON GRADUATING IN 1953.  SHE WAS UNITED IN  MARRIAGE TO LARRY KERMIT…

GREG HALEY, 37, OF CRESTON, IA, PASSED AWAY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IN DES MOINES.  SERVICES WERE HELD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CRESTON.  FATHER JOSEPH PINS AND FATHER LEONARD KENKEL OFFICIATED.  BURIAL WAS IN THE SAINT EDWARD’S CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN AFTON, IOWA.  POWERS FUNERAL…

JOHN RICHARD “DICK” DERSCHEID WAS BORN MAY 30, 1925 IN WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA, THE SON OF JOHN FREDERICK AND MARCELEAN ANNA (FRIDAY) DERSCHEID.  DICK GRADUATED FROM WEBSTER CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943.  ON FEBRUARY 9, 1946 DICK WAS MARRIED TO HESTER STANFORD AND THEY LATER DIVORCED. DICK WAS A LIFELONG FARMER. HE FARMED NEAR CLARION,…

WILLARD WAYNE CRAIG AGE 88 OF LAMONI, IOWA THE YOUNGEST SON OF PERCY EDWARD AND MINNIE ETHEL (BENNETT) CRAIG, WAS BORN OCTOBER 2, 1920 IN DECATUR COUNTY, IOWA.  HE DIED AT THE DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL IN LEON, IOWA ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009. WILLARD WAS RAISED AND LIVED MOST ALL OF HIS LIFE IN DECATUR…

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DONALD STEWART, AGE 80 OF VILLISCA, IOWA, FORMERLY OF BLOCKTON, IOWA WHO DIED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 AT THE CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WERE HELD SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2009 AT THE BLOCKTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH. INTERMENT WITH MILITARY RIGHTS ACCORDED BY THE BLOCKTON AMERICAN LEGION WERE HELD IN THE ROSE HILL CEMETERY  IN…

ON JANUARY 29, 2009, SHARON BONHAM MOABARGER, AGED 67 PASSED AWAY FROM THIS LIFE TO  HER ETERNAL LIFE. A CELEBERATION OF HER LIFE WAS HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009 AT THE ACTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. SHARON WAS BORN TO ED AND MARY BONHAM ON MARCH 11, 1941 IN FORT MADISON, IOWA, THE ELDEST OF FIVE…

ALVERTA G. DAILEY WAS BORN ON JULY 28, 1927 IN COMSTOCK, NEBRASKA, TO BURL AND VIOLET BRINER.  ALVERTA PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009 AT RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL IN MOUNT AYR, IOWA. IN HER EARLY CHILDHOOD THE FAMILY MOVED BACK TO RINGGOLD COUNTY.  ON MAY 20, 1944 SHE WAS MARRIED TO GEORGE DAILEY WHERE…

LOLA A. HAILEY DAUGHTER OF WILLARD R. AND MAUD (RUSK) WILLEY, WAS BORN JUNE 26, 1916 AT MOUNT AYR IOWA.  LOLA GRADUATED FROM MOUNT AYR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1934,ALSO RECEIVING HER TEACHER’S CERTIFICATE AT THE SAME TIME.  LOLA WAS A COUNTRY SCHOOL TEACHER AT JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP #6 FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. ON MARCH 20,…

MARY JEAN (COOPER) HAMBLEN WAS BORN JANUARY 11, 1952 TO GARVIN COOPER AND WILMA SIDDENS COOPER.  SHE PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 6, 2009 AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IN DES MOINES. MARY JEAN BETTER KNOWN AS JEANIE BY THOSE WHO KNEW HER. SHE WAS MARRIED TO BUTCH THURMAN AND OUT OF THIS UNION THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, DONNIE…

RUTH COLE HENRY WAS BORN FEBRUARY 19, 1929 IN LAMONI,IOWA TO BLANCHE AND LLOYD COLE AND SHE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 22, 2009 IN CARSON CITY, NV. RUTH WAS RAISED IN THE AREA AND GRADUATED FROM BENTON HIGH SCHOOL. WIDOWED TWICE. RUTH WAS NO STRANGER TO ADVERSITY AND HEARTACHE BUT SHE ALSO KNEW LOVE AND…

IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN WHO DIED FEBRUARY 2, 2009. FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009 AT HAMILTON FUNERAL HOME IN DES MOINES, IA. HELEN IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, SANDRA (ROBERT) SMITHHART; SONS, LARRY GORDON AND STEPHEN (BARBARA) GORDON; FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, CINDI (TOM) RAMAEKER, LORI (KEVIN) CLARK, LISA (ADAM) NEWMAN, JENNIFER (RAY)…