Area Obituaries

Robert David Loutzenhiser of Blockton, IA passed away at the Bedford Colonial Manor on June 19, 1983, at the age of 91 years, eight months and 21 days. Born September 28, 1891 in Ringgold County, IA, the third son of O.J. and Lizzie Judy Loutzenhiser, he spent most of his life as a farmer and…

CHARLES J. LEWIS, A RESIDENT OF RINGGOLD COUNTY FOR 69 YEARS, DEPARTED THIS LIFE JANUARY 2, AT THE AGE OF 95 YEARS, IN THE CLEARVIEW HOME IN MOUNT AYR, AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE ON THE PRECEDING SATURDAY. HE HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE HOME SINCE MARCH OF 1963. A SON OF CLINTON J. AND…

John Gray Stephens, son of John and Martha Stephens, was born December 8, 1882 and departed this life January 13, 1970, at the age of 87 years, one month and five days. He was one of a family of five children-a sister, Mary Jane, who survives him, and three brothers, who preceded him in death.…

Lavena F. Tintle, daughter of Sam and Cora Weddle, was born February 23, 1922, at Hatfield, MO and departed this life December 28, 1969 following a brief illness, in a Manitou Springs, CO hospital. She and her husban, Allbert J. Tintle, moved 17 years ago from the Ellicot area, where they were engaged in farming…

Ben J. Little, son of Bruce and Barbara Little, was born May 29, 1884, in Harrison County MO., and passed away January 13, 1970, in Westview Acres in Leon, at the age of 85 years, seven months and 15 days. On January 12, 1914, he was united in marriage with Pearl Coulson, and of this…

Charles Everett, son of Everett and Elizabeth Merritt, was born May 5, 1949, at Kellerton, Iowa and departed this life on December 28, 1969 in Vietnam, at the age of 20 years, seven months and 23 days. At the age of eight years, he gave his heart to Jesus Christ, and grew constantly in the…

Raymond A. Hickerson was born December 2, 1898, in Harrison County Missouri, and departed this life December 30, in Plainview, TX hospital after an illness of several months duration. Mr. Hickerson, a son of the late J. L. Hickerson and Virgie Hickerson Jackson, was reared in Mount Ayr. On September 3, 1919, he was united…

Doyle Lee Terwilliger, youngest son of Mack and Anna Mosier Terwilliger, was born August 24, 1907, near Lesanville in Ringgold County Iowa, and after a several months’ illness, departed this life January 4, 1970, in his home in Mount Ayr at the age of 62 years, three months and 11 days. “Nick,” as most everyone…

Lena May Schardein, daughter of William A. and Ida M. Foster, was born September 28, 1890, on a farm five miles south of Kellerton, in Ringgold County, Iowa, and passed away on January 3, 1970, in the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr. Mrs. Schardein attended the rural school at Buffalo Ridge and later the…

Lloyd M. Nealis was born September 18, 1894, in Mulhall, OK and passed away December 22, 1969, in the Greater Community Hospital in Creston at the age of 75 years. Mr. Nealis was one of a family of eight children, all of whom have preceded him in death, with the exception of a sister, who…

George Ford Kidney, son of Henry S. and Della Gentry Kidney, was born March 31, 1904, in Harrison County Missouri, and departed this life December 27, 1969, in Mesa, AZ, in which city he had resided for the last three years.  On January 20, 1923, he was united in marriage with Lottie Marie Timble and…

MARY CORDELIA FINE, DAUGHTER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON AND MARY CORDELIA CHANDLER, WAS BORN FEBRUARY 7, 1900, NEAR BRENTWOOD, ARK. AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE JANUARY 25, 1969, IN RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL AT THE AGE OF 68 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 18 DAYS, FOLLOWING MANY YEARS OF A SERIOUS AND CRIPPLING ILLNESS. WHEN SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS…