Category: Obituaries

George J. Dilley was born April 27, 1923 in St Cloud Minnesota to John “Jack” and Pauline (Bendara) Dilley. He passed away peacefully August 2, 2021 at age 98 in his Sun…

Maurice Chester Redman, Jr., age 74, the son of Maurice Chester and Elizabeth Ethel (McMorris), was born January 29, 1947, in Leon, Iowa. He died at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa…

Chance Allen Newton was born April 19, 1996, to Don Allen and Kathy Mae Eggers Newton Reynolds in Leon, Iowa. He set himself free on August 8, 2021, at the age of…

Barbara Iline Campbell, age 87, of Leon, Iowa died April 22, 2021, in her sleep at Castleparke Residential Care in Jefferson City, Missouri. She moved there on Jan. 1, after staying for…

Funeral services for Nancy Eloise (Stewart) Cornell, 79, who passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Overton Funeral Home in…

Darla Jean Murphy, age 78, the daughter of William Ervin “Bill” and Arlene Elizabeth (Payne) Lovell, was born July 14, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa. She died at Westview Acres Care Center…

Christopher Eugene Dykes, age 50, of Weldon, Iowa, the son of Dale Eugene and Sally Ann (Downard) Dykes, was born January 20, 1971, in Leon, Iowa. Jesus took him Home on July…

Larry Alan Vanderflute, age 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Larry Dale and Janice Elaine (Ruth) Vanderflute, was born August 26, 1968, in Leon, Iowa. He died unexpectedly at the Clarke…

Jeffery Lynn Gibson, III, was born to Jeffery Lynn Gibson, Jr. and Katherine Jean Richards on March 23, 2011, in Omaha, Nebraska. With his family beside him, he left this life on…

Melissa “Lisa” Eileen Poole was a brilliant, fun loving, adventure seeking, extremely caring and thoughtful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and dear friend. She left this world suddenly on July 26, 2020…