Area Obituaries

Connie Kay Asher Connie Kay Asher, daughter of Pearl (Bower) and Virgil Deardorff, Sr, was born June 29, 1939 at home south of Clearfield, IA. She arrived five minutes after her twin sister, Bonnie. Connie graduated from Redding High School with the class of 1957. Connie married Billy Mac Asher and to this marriage one…

Linda Lee Hohn was born on March 9, 1950 to Gracie Leanor (Stanley) and William Dean Hohn, Sr. in Creston, IA. She graduated from Grand Valley High School in 1970. On June 13, 1970 she was united in marriage to Eugene Dillenburg. To this union two daughters were born, Amy and Renell. Linda and Eugene…

Kenneth Raymond Shelden was born on May 23, 1956 in Pittsburg, California to Mae (Culver) and Ray Shelden. The family lived in Shore Acres, California, and welcomed Ken’s sister Sherry the following year. In 1960, the family was rounded out with the addition of his baby sister, Pati. While Ken was in early elementary school,…

Lisa Campbell-Patterson the youngest child born to Jack and Edith Campbell of Blockton, IA passed away after a brief illness on April 7, 2020 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. Lisa chose a career in law enforcement, beginning with the Taylor County, IA Sheriff’s office and ending after serving over thirty years with…

Gary Loren Doolittle, second child of Clinton and Vesta (Corll) Doolittle, was born October 2, 1944 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, IA. He was later joined by two younger sisters, Janet and Rhonda. Gary graduated from Saydel High School with the class of 1963. Gary had a love for cars and had the knack…

Betty Bonnelle (Hammond) Snethen was born on February 18, 1929, to Lois Ailene (Linkey) and Roy Lee Hammond. She was the oldest of the four siblings. Betty was introduced to her husband, Joe, by her friend, Roena (Snethen) Adams, Joe’s sister, after he’d returned home from his Army service in World War II. Betty and…

James Ralph Johnson was born December 26, 1939 to Edith M. (Bunce) and Russell W. Johnson on a farm in rural Van Meter, IA. Jim was educated in the Winterset area schools until he began farming with his family. Jim was united in marriage to Golda (Decamp) and to this union five children were born…

Jerri Lynn Worthington was born in Mount Ayr, IA on October 26, 1954 to Melvin Dean “Pete” and Ruby Marie (Sutton) Cavender. Jerri was later adopted by Donald Stewart. Because of Donald’s military career, the family lived in various communities. Jerri married John Thomas Worthington. They lived in Oklahoma and Arkansas before moving to Kellerton…

James Fredrick Burdette, 95, of Lake Ozark, MO, formerly of Waterloo, IO, died Thursday, April 3, 2020, at his home. He was born December 30, 1924, in Ringgold County, IA to Truman and Pauline (Kokesh) Burdette, on the farm where he eventually returned for his retirement career. Jim moved with his parents and younger brother,…

Willis Dain Allen, (Turk), 84, died Monday March 23, 2020 at Mount Ayr Health Care Center, Mount Ayr IA. Born July 27,1935 and raised in rural Diagonal, Turk was the son of Cecil and Lois (Baker) Allen and a lifelong resident of Ringgold County where he did not know a stranger. On August 6, 1960…

Alan Schloner, 69, of Mount Ayr, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville, AR.  As a gift from his family, Alan, his son, Jacob, and grandson, Joseph, had been returning from a bucket list trip to see the ocean. While visiting the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana Alan was able…

Per his request there will be no services for James J. Feeback. He died on March 22, 2020. Jim was born on June 27, 1934 on a farm near Shannon City, IA to W.C. “Clyde” Feeback and Orpha Estella (Kelly) Feeback. He was one of seven children. He married Jane Lee Dukes on July 5,…