On Fri., Jan. 15, reported on the Decatur County Hospital Facebook page, Decatur County COVID-19 update reports having identified 14 total active cases in the prior 7 days (40 active cases in…
Author: Tonya Lindsey
Healthcare Transportation Eclipses 2,000 Rides
The Decatur County Hospital, Decatur County Public Health and Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa (CHCSI) are happy to announce that after 52 weeks in operation, the Healthcare Transportation Van has eclipsed…
Third Graders Talking About Heroes
Mrs. Martin’s 3rd graders at North Elementary Central Decatur are talking about heroes… well-known, unsung and local.If there’s someone in the local community whom you feel is a Hometown Hero, the class…
ROY EDWARD McELFISH
1952-2020Roy Edward McElfish, 68, Leon, IA passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at a Des Moines, IA hospital.He was born on August 17, 1952 the son of Claud Junior and Mary Madylee…
ALTA HOUCK
Alta Houck of Branson, Mo., formerly of Van Wert and Leon, died January 3, 2021, in Branson.Alta Alene McKee was born July 30, 1931, in Lingle, Wyo., the third of Wilber and…
RAMONA FLORENCE (HILL) NIDAY
Ramona Florence (Hill) Niday was born June 21, 1935 in High Point, Iowa, to Dealia (Leahy) and Ray Hill and was the youngest of their 6 children. She passed away January 2nd,…
GARY ALLEN PETTY
Gary Allen Petty, age 59, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Gary Rex and Marietta Jane (Bruce) Petty, was born September 25, 1961, at Mercer, Missouri. He died at the Southern Hills…
NELLIE LUELLA McBROOM
Nellie Luella McBroom, age 91, of Lamoni, Iowa, daughter of James Joseph and Elsie May (Smith) Liddle, was born July 15, 1929, in Saylorville, Iowa. She passed away peacefully at her home…
KAY EUGENE WHITE
Kay Eugene White, age 87, the son of Kay Orlando and Myrtle Belle (Miles), was born September 18, 1933, at Cherokee, Iowa. He died at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa…