Area Obituaries

Robert H. Darling, Sr, was born April 7, 1941, in California. He lived most of his life in California where he owned and operated an appliance sales and repair business. He has lived at Sun Valley Lake the past four years where he enjoyed the community and made friends. Robert passed away at his home…

Donald Edwin Thompson, age 84, passed away on June 16, 2023, at home in La Feria, Texas.  He was born on October 22, 1938, in Mount Ayr, Iowa and lived a life marked by dedication, service and love for his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Cleone Thompson, brothers Larry and…

Danny Lee Rinehart, 76, of Davis City, Iowa, was born December 29, 1948, in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Calvin & Leatrice Rinehart. Danny was raised in Diagonal, Iowa along with his siblings Diane, Steve, Jerry, and Debbie. He attended Diagonal Community School. In 1969, Danny was drafted into the Vietnam War, serving in the United…

Marilyn Louise Pritchett Johnson was born to Helen “Lucille” (Clouse) and Ralph Forrest Pritchett on a farm near Delphos, IA on Dec. 29, 1939. She joined sisters, Lois Irene, and Verna “Eileen”. In 1944, brother Ralph Forrest Jr “Junior” and in 1955 brother Jerry Lee were born to complete their family. Unknown to the Pritchett…

Shirley Ann Knapp was born March 24, 1951, in Grant City, Missouri to Eldon and Delores (Harlan) Campbell. She passed away on June 22, 2025, at the age of 74. Shirley married Rick Knapp on September 10, 1982, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. She loved her animal mounts and displayed them for all to see. She…

Rodney Eugene Boles, age 85, of rural Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Russel Doyle and Mary Ermal (Mendenhall) Boles, was born on January 12, 1940, at the Harkin Hospital in Osceola, Iowa. He left this life on June 17, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Rod grew up on farms outside…

Irma Miller was born December 2, 1930, to Chester Arthur and Inez Ann (Reasoner) Miller at home, northeast of Beaconsfield, Iowa. She attended school in Beaconsfield. Irma married Roy L. Huntsman on June 16, 1957, in Albert Lee, Minnesota. Irma & Roy settled in the house she was born in and enjoyed their life together.…

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Sherry Exley Greene, who died peacefully on May 23, 2025, at the age of 67, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. A celebration of life gathering will be held on Friday, May 30th, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., at Pierschbacher’s in Knoxville, Iowa. In…

Teddie Ray Bear, son of Glenn and Eula (Brockway) Bear, was born August 29, 1945, in Creston, Iowa. Ted attended school in Kellerton, Iowa and graduated from Grand Valley High School. On July 24, 1965, Ted was united in marriage to Bryce Daneen Carl at the Paton Methodist Church in Paton, Iowa. To this union…

ALEX JOHN STEPHENS Alex John Stephens, 39 of Creston, Iowa, died on May 7, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, after a courageous battle with cancer. Alex was born on July 23, 1985, in Creston, Iowa to John and Karleen (Cronbaugh) Stephens and welcomed home to the family farm west of Diagonal by his siblings Adam…

Larry Bert Grose, son of Bert Clifford Grose and Mary Tennessee (Glick) Grose, was born on July 6, 1950, in Creston, Iowa, and passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa, at the age of 74. A lifelong resident of Ringgold County, Larry attended school…