Area Obituaries
Francis Edwin Willis was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 25, 1942, the only child of his parents Greta and Shelby Willis. After Shelby finished his military career, the family moved to a farm near Pleasanton, Iowa, where Francis attended country school until starting high school at Leon High School. He accepted the Lord…
Read MoreTeena Suzanne Hill (Krisinger) of Hailey, ID, died of colon cancer at 76 years old on April 28, 2021, in San Juan Capistrano, CA, in a hospice home overlooking the ocean surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on January 21 in Mount Ayr, IA, the daughter of late Ruth Van Sandt and…
Read MoreL.D. “Jeff” Jefferson Sr age 98 of Gallatin, MO passed away Tuesday morning, November 9, 2021, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 30, 1923, the son of William Madison and Clara Bernice (Denney) Jefferson in Woodbine, IA. He attended school in Woodbine, IA, Redding, IA…
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Shirley Mae (Comer) Brand, fifth child of seven born to Rolla Bryan and Florence Marjorie (Smith) Comer, was born January 13, 1939. Growing up in Ringgold County, she attended school in Maloy through the eighth grade; one semester at Redding, IA during her freshman year and the remainder of her education was at Mount Ayr…
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Marvin Glenn Pratt was born in Story City, IA on July 28, 1938 to Glenn and Dorothy Pratt. He went to sleep in Jesus on October 26, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the eldest of three children. His siblings were Larry Pratt and Charlene (Pratt) Greene. He started school in Delphos, IA where…
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Calvin F. Lambert of Enon, OH passed away at home on October 21, 2021 at the age of 78. He was born in Grant City, MO the son of the late Owen and Lennis Lambert. He retired from the U.S. Post Office after 36 years beginning as a mail carrier and retiring as a supervisor.…
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Jane E. (St. Clair) Thomas was born to Ernest “Wink” and Ellen St. Clair on June 13, 1945, in Jefferson, IA. Jane grew up on the family farm south of Jefferson with her parents and her brother, Dick. She loved horses, did farm chores, drove tractors, showed Angus cattle in 4H and enjoyed helping her…
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Charles Edwin Manuel, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the age of 70. His friends called him “Chuck”. Chuck died from cancer. Chuck was born on February 27,1951 in Berkley, CA to Don and Jean Manuel. He graduated from Graceland College with a Bachelor’s in Biology (1973), University of Puget Sound with a…
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Marlene Kay (Murphy) Keller was born August 12, 1936, to Olin Elmer (Pat) Murphy and Emma Irene (Still) Murphy at Redding, IA. Marlene graduated from Redding High School in 1954. Following graduation, Marlene moved to Gilcrest, CO to attend Business School in Greeley, CO. She lived with her stepmother’s sister’s family, Darryl and Myrtle Deutcher.…
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Bonnie Lee Hart, daughter of Robert and Yvonne (Hime) Darling, was born January 13, 1958, in Iowa City, IA. Bonnie was united in marriage to Billy Lee Hart on December 31, 1977, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Bonnie worked at various businesses as a bartender and cashier. In 1998, Bonnie and Billy bought a farm northeast…
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Doris Louise Todd was born March 25, 1930, in Overland Park, KS to Albert and Ila (Brown) Martin. Doris was later joined by brothers, Bob and Howard Martin, and a sister, Mary Martin Harris. Doris married Lyle Raymond Todd on May 28, 1950. Lyle and Doris rented farms in many places over the years. To…
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Evadne Sue (Hopkins) Stephens was born to James Riley and Opal Adeline (Rutledge) Hopkins on May 29, 1937 in Wichita, KS. She was soon joined by a younger brother, Larry Lee Hopkins. During her youth in Wichita, she trained as a classical pianist. Sue gave her heart to the Lord Jesus in 1958 at a…
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