Area Obituaries
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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GEORGE “DAVE” PATCH Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and farmer. Services for George “Dave” Patch, 75, who passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, were held 11 a.m. Friday, March 10 at the First Baptist Church, Indianola, IA. Visitation was held from 9:30 to 11 prior to service. Burial…
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MARTINA MARIE STEPHENS Martina Marie Stephens, daughter of Dwight F. and Mary B. (Brown) Stephens, was born in Benton Township, Ringgold County, Iowa, on September 15, 1932. Martina married Rex Irvin Vest in Creston, Iowa. To this marriage, six children were born: Patricia, Peggy, Jane, Sherry, Shirley, and Judy. Rex was in the military and the…
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ELAINE YVONNE PAGE MCCAMPBELL Elaine Yvonne (Hammers) Page McCampbell was born April 30, 1939 to Eddie and Eva (Severn) Hammers in Waubonsie Hills between Glenwood, Iowa and Tabor, Iowa. She attended the Walnut Grove Country School through the eighth grade and then high school in Tabor, Iowa. Elaine married Curtis Evert Page, Sr. in Silver City,…
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SAMUEL NAOMI Samuel Naomi, son of Joseph and Anna Naomi, was born March 3, 1926 in Brookville, Kentucky. Sam entered into the U.S. Army on September 15, 1950 at Newark, New Jersey. Sam served his country during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on September 5, 1952. In later years, he was active in…
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BARB HOOVER KIBURZ Barb Hoover was born on January 24, 1926 to Walt and Sadye (Law) Hoover of Ellston, Iowa. She was born in the same rural farm house as Walt, on the original homestead of her ancestors. Barb was the only child of Walt and Sadye and went to country school, then graduated from…
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SUE BURTON COLE Sue Burton Cole, 94, of Cape Girardeau, MO passed away February 24, 2017 at Chateau Girardeau Senior Living Center. She was born Margery Sue Combs on October 22, 1922 in Redding, Iowa to Harley L. and Susie Swift Combs. Sue’s family included an older sister, Katherine Louise and a younger brother, Harley…
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ROBERT LARRY PRATT Robert Larry Pratt was the son of Glenn Mills and Dorothy Keplinger Pratt. He was born on November 16, 1939 at the maternal family farm in Maloy, Iowa. Surrounded by his loving family, and at home, he passed away peacefully on February 28, 2017 in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Larry attended grade…
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