Area Obituaries
HIEDI ALICE STRANGE Hiedi Alice Strange, born at the Mount Ayr Hospital on May 4, 1978 was greeted by her beloved twin sister, Hatti Rose, just six minutes old at that moment, and her parents Beth Ann and Doug Strange of Ellston. The twins quickly developed a “twin-English” language, a unique communication foreign to…
Read MoreEARL EUGENE WOOD Earl Eugene Wood, son of James Mitchell and Eva Violet (Seviers) Wood, was born at Mount Ayr, Iowa on April 4, 1929. Earl attended school at Mount Ayr. He would later marry, and he is the father to three children; Gary, Pauline and Ronald. Earl was a painter, and he…
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IRENE SPENCER Irene Spencer, daughter of Charles Logan and Bertha Odesa (Hammond) Waddell, was born December 6, 1920 at Mount Ayr, Iowa. On January 15, 1943, Irene was united in marriage to Barton LeRoy Spencer in Louisiana. Irene and Barton would later welcome into the home two daughters, Vicki and Linda. In…
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DONALD KEITH CLARKE Donald Keith Clark was born June 21, 1959 to Roy Edward Clark and Louisa Lucille (Warner) Mercer at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr. Donnie attended Mount Ayr Community School. Donnie later moved to Glenwood where he remained until 1990. He then moved to Atlantic for a few years…
Read MoreDORIS MAHRENHOLZ Doris Mahrenholz, 91, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016. A Graveside Service was held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28 at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa. Doris was a long-time resident of Des Moines Iowa until 1996 when she relocated to live with her daughter. She retired…
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VELDA ROBERTA FENTON Velda Roberta Fenton, 99, passed away September 6, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Velda, daughter of Clair and Ruby Cox Richey was born June 19, 1917 in Colorado on the family homestead. She was united in marriage to Carl Fenton on December 24, 1940. To this union five children were born.…
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ROSS EDWIN BISHOP Ross Edwin Bishop passed away on September 6, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Ross was the firstborn child of Larry and Kathleen (Asselmeier) Bishop and made his entrance on January 8, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa and was joined by his sister, Brenna Lyn Bishop in 1987. In 1990 the family…
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MARGARET KAY HUNT Margaret Kay (Bell) Hunt, daughter of Keith and Lillian (Sandy) Bell, was born June 19, 1946 in Independence, Missouri. She departed this life at the age of 70, on September 9, 2016 in the comfort of her home in Avondale, Arizona. Margaret grew up in Lamoni and Winterset, Iowa. She…
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JACKIE LEE CARSON Jackie Lee Carson was born in Knowlton, Iowa on December 23, 1942. He was the first of two sons born to Leo Frank and Dorothy Marie (Ruby) Carson. Jack attended country school at Knowlton and east of Diagonal before entering Diagonal Community School. Jack had a strong work ethic and…
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KENNETH LAMBERT Kenneth Lambert, age 75, Bethany, Missouri, formerly of Grant City, Missouri, passed away September 7, 2016, at his home with his family by his side. Kenneth was born May 3, 1941 near Grant City, the son of the late Owen Kenneth and Lennis Bernice (Pritchard) Lambert. Kenneth was a graduate of…
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DOROTHY JEAN BAKER Dorothy Jean (Symonds) Baker was born February 11, 1929 to Ernest and Florence (Ray) Symonds. She was welcomed home by sister Darlene. Later the family welcomed brothers Dean and Tommy. Dorothy graduated from high school in Lenox, Iowa with the class of 1947. She attended summer school and began teaching that…
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