Alberta Lee Grim, the only child of Leo and Gertrude Payton, was born in the midst of a winter storm on January 24, 1934. The Great Depression enveloped Decatur County, Iowa, but…
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FARREL LAVENE HANSON
Farrel Lavene Hanson, 86, Lake St. Louis, MO (formerly of Fayette, MO) passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at her son’s home. Lavene was born May 8, 1931 in rural Mercer County,…
DEBBIE DELANA BETTIN
Debbie Delana Bettin, age 55, the daughter of Clifford and Eloise Cox, was born October 25, 1961, in Leon, Iowa. She passed away at her farm home near Leon on Monday, October…
TED LAYTON
Ted Layton, 45, left this world to join his dad Steve Layton and grandparents Cliff Layton and Dorcas and Bob Redman on Monday, October 2nd. Ted was born October 15, 1971. He…
DORIS MARIE EASTIN
Doris Marie Eastin, age 93, of Waukee, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Lewis and Myrtle May (Jennings) Ross, was born May 26, 1924, in Garden Grove, Iowa. She left this life at…
Local FFA Helps Provide Care Packages to Hurricane Victims
The Central Trail FFA Chapter, under the leadership of Rosa Sondag, helped raise funds to purchase 121 care packages to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. The process started about four weeks…
FFA Members Advance to State Soils
FFA members and agriculture students left early Wednesday, September 27 to attend the South Central District FFA Soil Judging Contest. The contest, which was held in Knoxville, IA, consisted of four soil…
OLLIE J. TALTON, SR.
Ollie J. Talton, Sr., 80, passed away September 24, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center. Ollie was born October 6, 1936 in Monroe City, Missouri one of thirteen children to Roy and Alice…