Area Obituaries

Connie Herrington, age 64 of Harlan, IA died on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Visitation will be Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, IA. The funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, IA. Interment will be at…

Nancy Lea Poppe is dancing with the angels and laughing with her well-known contagious laugh, as she was reunited with family and friends in the kingdom of heaven on May 4, 2018. She won the battle, as she now lives in eternal peace. We know not whether she fell on her knees and kissed the…

Dan A. Minnick, son of Lee and Iva (Main) Minnick, was born at home, southwest of Diagonal, Iowa, on November 11, 1942. Dan attended and graduated from Mount Ayr High School with the class of 1963. Dan answered the call of the draft board and entered the US Army on April 22, 1964. He served…

Cindy Love, 66, of Afton, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Celebration of Life Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Powers Funeral Home 612 N. Dodge Street in Afton. Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m.…

TAMI SUE  (SWANK) CASE Tami Sue (Swank) Case was born September 1, 1969 in Mount Ayr to Leonard and Charlotte (Combs) Swank. She graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1988. After school Tami married Darrel Case and they had a son, Joshua Brandon Case. They made their home in Mount Ayr. They later divorced.…

PAUL CLIFTON SMITH Paul Clifton Smith was born to Milo and Ida (Driver) Smith on January 12, 1924 in Clarke County. He was the fourth oldest of 15 children. He went to school in Clarke County and helped his dad on the farm. In March 1943 he went into the service, he was First Marine…

Alan Curtis Jones was born to William and Hazel (Hullinger) Jones on the family farm in rural Tingley on August 20, 1941. Welcoming him home were older siblings, Lloyd, Robert, David, Mary, Mildred and Margaret. Curt later helped welcome siblings, Lois Maxine, Kendrick, Gene and Martha. Curt passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on…

Eva Winifred (Saville) Knapp was born December 19, 1927, to Archie Leland Saville and Zanita Margaret (Fullerton) Saville in Redding, Iowa. She graduated from Redding High School in 1945. Eva attended Teacher’s College in Maryville and taught in country school. On November 18, 1945, she was united in marriage to Richard Ariel Knapp in Redding.…

Blanche LaVerne Wilcox, only daughter born to Hugh and Audrey Mae (Merckling)Wilcox, was born December 18, 1938 at Raymondville, Texas County, Missouri. Blanche went to school in Grant City, Missouri. On September 17, 1955, she married Dean A. Allen in Grant City, Missouri. To this marriage, two children were born: Connie and Ronald. Blanche lived…

Donna Marie (Freemyer) Stewart-Gray was born March 29, 1928 to Bill and Opal Freemyer in Grant City, Missouri. She passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 after suffering a long battle with Alzhiemer’s Disease at the age of 90, surrounded by her family. Donna attended school in Sheridan, Missouri. Donna was united in marriage to…

         Joseph Rivera, age 84, of Boone and formerly of Adair and Ringgold Counties, died Friday, April 13, at his home in Boone. Joe has gifted his body to the Anatomical Board of Nebraska for medical students’ learning. There will be no formal services. A celebration of his life will be held later in the…

Horace A. Johnston, “Andy,” age 77, died on Friday, April 6, 2018 in San Antonio, TX. Andy was born in Diagonal, IA on August 10, 1940, to Robert and Floretta Johnston, but was largely raised by his grandparents, Horace and Martha Johnston, who he had great affection for. He was one of four siblings, to…