Area Obituaries

Kellie Lynn (Reed) Groft, 56, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Lincoln Nebraska. She was born February 1, 1962, to Joe and Gloria (Grose) Reed. Kellie grew up in LeMars Iowa and attended the University of South Dakota, where she studied music and the arts. For many years Kellie worked with adults who had…

Roberta Arlene Sobotka was born to Donald and Esther Johnston Butt on February 8, 1936 northeast of Diagonal on her grandparent’s farm. She grew up in rural Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1954. With her friend, Reba Rychnovsky, Arlene headed for the big city of Des Moines and worked for Meredith Corporation.…

Helen Maxine McGahuey, daughter of Omer “Casey” and Jenny (Kinder) Holtzman, was born May 14, 1924 in Ringgold County, IA. Helen always lived in Ringgold County, and mostly in Mount Ayr. She attended Mount Ayr Community School and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. On June 25, 1941, she was united in marriage to Charles…

Curtiss Lee Stamps, one of eight children, was born February 13, 1934 to Ray and Reva (McCoy) Stamps. The family moved to a farm near Gus, IA where Curtiss grew to adulthood and graduated from Gravity High School in 1952. He worked a variety of jobs as a young man including helping on the family…

James Martin Neas, the oldest of Pearl and Lela (Martin) Neas’s three sons, was born March 29, 1932 in Garden City, Kansas. The family lived in Kansas until 1940 when they moved to the Redding, Iowa area; settling on a farm northwest of Redding that would be home for most of Jim’s life. Jim attended…

Glenda Rose Hall-Marlow, daughter of Albert Hall and Cora Fertig-Hall was born on September 22, 1938 in Benton, Iowa. She departed on November 1, 2018 in Lodi, California at the age of 80 years old. Glenda was number nine of eleven children and grew up in Benton, Iowa on their family farm known as Happy…

William David Drew, son of Roy Drew and Frances (Noth) Drew was born July 30, 1941 in Milan, Missouri and passed from this life Monday, December 10, 2018 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at 77 years of age. Dave moved with his family many times as a child, his father served…

Mrs. Charlene F. Monaghan Lee, 59, a resident of Trenton, Missouri, died early Tuesday morning, December 11, 2018 at her residence. A memorial service is to be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Kellerton at the Kellerton Family Worship Center. Charlene was born July 2, 1959 in Portland, Oregon to William Junior…

Mary Margaret Stephens, daughter of Harry Glen and Lois Pearl (Buck) Trimble, was born October 9, 1921 at home in Rice Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. Mary lived most all of her life in Rice Township. She graduated from Delphos High School. On June 1, 1943, Mary was united in marriage to Lloyd Ernest Stephens, Jr.…

Michael “Mike” Lee Combs, 53, of Marion, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Marion First United Methodist Church, located at 5050 Rec Drive, in Marion. Funeral Services will be…

Craig William Baker, son of Carroll and Leann (Porter) Baker, was born May 15,1955, in Creston, Iowa. Craig grew up in Taylor County and graduated from Clearfield High School in 1973. On March 28, 1976, Craig was united in marriage to Markeeta Jeanne Beggs and to this union three children were born: Matthew Craig, Marcy…