Area Obituaries

CLARK DAVID JENNINGS Clark David Jennings was born March 8,1923, in the Union Township, Ringgold County to Clark and Mary Leota (Young) Jennings. David lived his entire life within 7 miles of his birth place; always in Union Township except for a short year just across the road in Union County and that was 1.5…

BRIAN NEAL CHRISTNER Brian Neal Christner, son of Robert L. & Barbara R. (Halsted) Christner, was born January 1, 1970 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Brian was welcomed home by big sisters, Brenda & Beth, and would later help welcome little sister, Belinda, into the family’s home. The family moved to Mount Ayr in February of 1970.…

RUSSELL DEAN DAVENPORT Russell Dean Davenport was born September 3, 1925 to John Stewart Davenport and Margaret Lenore Schultz Davenport on the farm home north west of Diagonal, IA. Russell attended Lincoln No 2, Diagonal, IA, a rural school and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1944. On June 1, 1952 he married Floy Laura…

BETTY LOUISE STUART Betty Louise (Harris) Stuart was born August 24, 1926 on a farm north of Kellerton to Herbert James Harris and Mary Beatrice (George) Harris. She attended country school and later school in Beaconsfield. Betty rode a pony and sometimes needed a scoop shovel to ride to school because of the snow. Betty…

JOAN ISABELLE McCONNELL KELLEY Joan Isabelle McConnell Kelley was born October 30, 1931 in Grand River, IA and was the daughter of the late Jap D. McConnell and Lois Dukes McConnell. She was raised by Gladys Dukes McConnell after the death of her mother. She was baptized in the Lutheran Church. She was preceded in…

JUNE STEINMAN June Steinman was born to Ray and Dora (Spurgeon) Wood June 8, 1923 in Grant City, MO. She was welcomed home by five siblings, Flossie, Lucille, Earl, Stella and Ermon. She would later be joined by twins Art and Effie. June grew up in Grant City, MO and Leon, IA. As a teenager,…

CARNIE WAYNE ANDERSON Carnie Wayne Anderson was born on March 15, 1934 in Ellston, Iowa. His parents were George and Lena Anderson. He graduated from Ellston High School in 1951. Carnie assisted his father in farming and business until entering the U.S. Air Force in 1956. After his discharge from the military, Carnie purchased the…

KATHY JACKSON Kathy Jackson, 66, of West Burlington, died at 3:32 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2017, at her residence. Born on August 10, 1950 in Creston, Iowa she was the daughter of William and Margaret Troxell Bryan. She married Harold Jackson and they later divorced. Kathy was a 1968 graduate of Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr, Iowa and…

ELDON LEE STARMER Eldon Lee Starmer was born on July 19, 1950 in Creston and passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the age of 66 years. Starmer was born to Elmer Alexander Starmer and Verna Grace (Fine) Starmer. He grew up on a farm southeast of Diagonal and in 1968, Eldon graduated from…

PAUL McKINNEY Paul Eugene McKinney was born July 18, 1939 in rural Macksburg, Iowa and was the son of Faye (Allsop) and Percy C. McKinney. He graduated from Macksburg High School in May 1958. Paul was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Creston on April 14, 1963. On June 14, 1959, Paul married Muriel E.…

DONALD GENE STAMPER Donald Gene Stamper, son of Grant A. & Mildred (Keller) Stamper, was born December 30, 1924 on a farm southwest of Diagonal, Iowa. When he was 10 months old, the family moved to Creston where his dad took employment with the railroad. When the Great Depression hit seven years later, the family…

DUANE LEE SOBOTKA Duane Lee Sobotka was born December 9, 1956, in Corning, Iowa, to Leonard Andrew and Venita Shirlene (Kirby) Sobotka of Clearfield, Iowa. He was welcomed home by two sisters, Connie Sue and Karen Rae. Being raised on the farm, his younger years were filled with lots of fun times such as playing…