Area Obituaries

PAUL WEIGEL     Paul Weigel, age 76, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Charles Vincent and Cora Elizabeth (Robinett) Weigel, was born on August 27, 1940 in Des Moines Iowa. He left this life on March 17, 2017 while a patient of Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by family and friends.     Paul…

SUE ANN TAFF BUCKNER Sue Ann Taff Buckner was born at Leon, Iowa, September 16, 1938 the middle child of Dr. Donald Taff and Viola Still Taff and departed this life March 19, 2017 at Tucson, Arizona. She married Wayne L. Buckner on December 25, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Mount Ayr. Three children were…

  JIMMY EUGENE HALEY Jimmy Eugene Haley, fourth child born to Harry Howard and Ruth Annella (Roudybush) Haley, was born January 12, 1950 at Creston, Iowa. Jim grew up on a farm near Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1968. Jim met and fell in love with Shirley Lee Webb. They were united in…

CHARLES SHELBY BEAUCHAMP Charles Shelby Beauchamp, the oldest child of James and Myrtle Beauchamp, was born July 4, 1924, near Gentry, Missouri and went home to be with the Lord on March 28, 2017. Shelby and Norma celebrated 65 years of marriage before his passing. Surviving to cherish his memory are wife, Norma, daughters, Judy…

RITA CAROLYN ANDERSON     Rita Carolyn (Hewlett) Anderson was born November 6, 1938 in Grand River. She attended country school and graduated the valedictorian of Grand River High School. After graduation, she worked for an insurance company in Des Moines. While living in Des Moines she rode the bus down to Afton where Quentin would pick…

NAOMI LOIS SCOTT     Naomi Lois Scott was born at the family farm west of Corning, Iowa, on September 7, 1922 the second of eight children born to Marion and Rosanna (Mitchell) Brown. Lois walked or rode a horse to country school and later to Corning High School. There were always chores to do around…

WAYNE CECIL BOHN     Wayne Cecil Bohn was born November 11, 1925 in Lamoni, Iowa to John Daniel Bohn and Elma Lydia Lou (Gilliland) Bohn. He attended country school in Ringgold County, Iowa.      On June 15, 1950, he was united in marriage to Irene Marie Todd. They made their home in rural Diagonal and…

DONALD EUGENE BUCK Donald Eugene Buck, 84, of Denver, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the Waverly Health Center in Waverly. Don was born September 26, 1932, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He attended Lonesome Hollow Country School in Ringgold County, Iowa and then graduated from Mount Ayr High School. He served his country honorably in the…

BEVERLY JEAN GARRIS Beverly Jean Garris, daughter of Calvin Clayton Adams and Roena Merlin (Snethen) Adams was born March 23, 1950 in Maryville, Missouri and passed from this life Friday, March 17, 2017 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, Iowa at 66 years of age. Jean moved to Mount Ayr at a young age…

LUCILE BUELL JACKSON Lucile Buell Jackson, of Ellston, IA, daughter of Lynn and Elva Mathany Buell, was born November 5, 1918 at home on a farm in Liberty Township, Ringgold County, Iowa and passed away on February 13, 2017 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. After Lucile was…

RUTH EVANGELINE MORELAND Ruth Evangeline Moreland, daughter of Ralph and Ruth (Snethen) Brenizer, was born southwest of Davis City, Iowa on March 6, 1930. The family eventually moved to the Caledonia, Iowa area and Ruth lived around Mount Ayr most all her adult life.  Ruth married Selwyn Starkey in 1951. To this marriage was born two…

  SUE ANN TAFF BUCKNER Sue Ann Taff Buckner was born at Leon, Iowa, September 16, 1938 the middle child of Dr. Donald Taff and Viola Still Taff and departed this life March 19, 2017 at Tucson, Arizona. She married Wayne L. Buckner on December 25, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Mount Ayr. Three children…