Area Obituaries

Letha May Todd, daughter of Arthur and Pearl Cora (Brown) Reed, was born at Peaburg, Colorado on May 16, 1943. Letha graduated from high school and attended beauty school. She worked as a beautician for a short time of her life before she utilized her love for sewing to become a seamstress. Her grandmother taught…

Kenton Jay “Kenny” Runyon, 61, passed peacefully Friday, June 28, 2019 surrounded by his family at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa due to complications resulting from a stroke. Family and friends may join us for a celebration of Kenny’s life at Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Missouri on Saturday, July 13, at 11 a.m.…

Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Pickering-Noble, age 56, Mount Ayr, Iowa, formerly of Grant City, Missouri, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at her home surrounded by all her loved ones. Cindy was born August 24, 1962, the daughter of Carol Aubrey and Beverly Ann (Goff) Pickering. She was born and raised on the Goff Centennial Farm north…

Melynda Lea (Forsythe) Crawford was born September 14, 1963 in Davenport, Iowa to Marion Luella (Dreier) and Phillip Earl Forsythe. She graduated high school from Bettendorf and later graduated from St. Ambrose University in 1987. On July 3, 1999 Melynda was united in marriage to Harold Dean Crawford in LeClaire, Iowa. She worked as a…

Judith Carmen Lee, 78, passed away June 9, 2019 in Bondurant, Iowa. Judy’s celebration of life will be held at the Ankeny Memorial Funeral Home at 4208 North Ankeny Boulevard in Ankeny, Iowa on Sunday, June 30, 2019. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. and services will begin at 2:00 p.m. with burial at Ankeny Memorial…

Jim, or Greenie as many knew him, left this earth on June 17, 2019 to join his beloved father, mother, sister and son. Family was always Jim’s first love, and if you walked into his home, his church, or his presence, you were considered family. There wasn’t anyone, human or animal alike, who wasn’t welcomed…

Calvin Clayton Adams, son of Luther David and Eva Lena (Pottorff) Adams, was born at Hatfield, MO. Calvin grew up around Hatfield and he graduated from Hatfield High School in 1942. Calvin refused a military deferment because of the need on the farm to enlist in the U.S. Army. On April 17, 1943, he entered…

A Memorial Celebration of Life Visitation for Butch Cordell, age 85, of Clearfield, formerly of Lenox, who passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston was  held Wednesday, June 19, 2019, from 5 to 7 p.m. with a Memorial Service at 6:45 p.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home in…

Cecil “John” Stevens, 69, of Creston died Saturday, June 08, 2019 at EveryStep Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. Celebration of Life Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Powers Funeral Home junction of highway 34 and 25 in Creston. Pastor Jim Morris will officiate. Burial will be at a later…

Nieda Rae (Egly) Cunningham, the first-born daughter of John William (Bill) and Ruth Egly, passed away on June 4, 2019 in Burnsville, MN. Nieda was born in Creston, Iowa and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1962. Two daughters, Lizette and Kimberly, left to cherish her memory, reside in Minnesota. Nieda was a gifted…

Gayle Walters Olson, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, at Grace Lutheran Church, 5201 Urbandale Avenue, Des Moines, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will…