Area Obituaries

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

ELDON ELBERT STILL Eldon Elbert Still, 80, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr. Eldon was born the 8th child of 10, on a farm north of Mount Ayr on July 10, 1936 to Mary Ellen Parker and Leonard L.Still. Eldon attended Caledonia country school; graduating…

RICHARD DUANE WELCH Richard Duane Welch, son of Wayne Lucas and Rena Blanche (Hircock) Welch, was born at the Madison County Hospital in Winterset, Iowa on February 14, 1943.  Richard grew up in Winterset and graduated from Winterset High School in 1961. Richard began college at NW Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. On February…

MARY FLORENCE CAVIN Mary Florence Cavin, age 92, of Clarinda, Iowa entered into peace Monday, February 20, 2017 at Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda, Iowa. Mary Florence (Saville) Cavin was born October 2, 1924, in Redding, Iowa the daughter of Wilbur Frederick Saville and Mamie Louise (Wallace) Saville. She grew up attending country school, graduating from…

JOHN “BILLY” WILLIAM SHIELDS     John “Billy” William Shields, Jr. passed away at his son’s home in Benton on February 16, 2017 after a 2 ½ yearlong battle with cancer.     Billy was born July 8, 1961 to John and Elizibeth Shields in Mount Ayr. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1979 and…

ROBERT & JANET HALEY     Robert Faye Haley was born in Creston, Iowa on September 21, 1946 to James Calvin and Dorotha Olive (Lane) Haley. Bobby grew up in Benton, Iowa “running the town” with best friends, Larry Bowen, Oscar Bowen and Gail Matthews. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1965 and joined…