Area Obituaries

ALEXANDER WALTER HUGGINS Walter was born November 11, 1924 to Asa White and Mary HeLena (Maxwell) Huggins in Cedar Rapids, IA. They moved to Berkly, CA. where his mother died in 1928. His father brought Walter and his sister, Margaret back to Mount Ayr, IA to the original Huggins family home. Margaret died in February…

Thelma Mae Ambrose, 94, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Thelma Mae was born May 5, 1923, in Honey Creek, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur Julius and Ethel Mae (French) Rief. Thelma was the last surviving of their four children, Gilbert Rief, Esther Peters and Ila…

Richard Lyle Pierick, 88, of Crystal, formerly of Des Moines, IA, died Monday afternoon, December 18, 2017 at Centennial Gardens Care Facility in Crystal. Richard was born July 6, 1929 at Des Moines to Katherine and Joseph Pierick. He grew up on their dairy farm. He graduated from East High in Des Moines. His first…

Margaret Fern Fletchall passed away at the age of 104, on December 21, 2017, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Margaret was born on October 31, 1913, in Ringgold County, to Walter and Luella Harden. When she was six years old, her six year old cousin, Ilene Hutchinson, came to…

Denzil B. Walker, age 94, Grant City, Missouri died Friday, December 22, 2017 at SSM St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri. Denzil was born August 22, 1923, in the Victory neighborhood, near Redding, Iowa. He was the son of the late Blaine and Ruby Irene (Martin) Walker. Denzil attended Victory Grade School, and the Redding…

Edwin Gilbert Still passed away peacefully in his home on December 22, 2017. Those who loved him and will cherish his memory forever surrounded him in his final moments. Edwin, or Ed as he was known to most, was born on September 15, 1937 at his family farm just north of Mount Ayr, Iowa. His…

Wilmina Mae (Wilkey) Jennings was born in Douglas Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, to Harold Aaron (Jack) Wilkey and Lula Olive (Wagaman) Wilkey January 18, 1925. Wilmina lived, loved and served the Ellston and Ringgold County area since about 1939 when her parents moved to a farmstead one mile north of Ellston. Being the eldest daughter…

Margaret Edna Rhodes, 5th child of 11 children born to Roy and Gertrude (Davis) Dailey, was born February 4, 1920 in rural Mount Ayr, Iowa. Margaret was baptized in the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr at a young age. Margaret grew up at Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. She married…

Gloria Manong Kelley was born August 9, 1951 in the Philippines. She was the daughter of Bernabe & Pelar (Manong) Manong. Gloria grew up in the Philippines. She graduated from the College for Secretarial and she worked in the Philippines for the Ministry of Agriculture as a secretary. Gloria married Rodnie Gene Kelley on April…

Betty entered into this world October 27, 1935 in Little Rock Arkansas. She later moved to Rockford, IL where she met and married Robert E. Adams on August 10, 1951; a marriage that would span just shy of 65 years. Over the years they lived in various places including, TX, MO, IL and IA. But…

EDGAR E. ROBERTSON Edgar E. Robertson was born to Elvin and Florence Robertson on October 27, 1931 in Worth County, Missouri. He departed this life on December 8, 2017 at his home in Fontanelle, Iowa at the age of 86. Edgar was united in marriage to Opal “Jeane” Reynolds on September 5, 1951. He entered…

MILDRED FRANCES PETERSON Mildred Frances Peterson was born April 5, 1929 in Union County, Iowa, and passed away December 10, 2017 at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr at the age of 88 years and 8 months. She was born the daughter of Clement and Lora (Hageman) Todd. On May 10, 1950 she was married…