Category: Obituaries

Jerle Lynn Van Laar, age 67, of Grand River, Iowa, was born to John and Verda (Boles) Van Laar on January 4, 1949, in Clarke County, at Osceola, Iowa. He died at…

Jackie Wayne Ward, son of Lyle and Lois Vinetta (Porter) Ward, was born in Mercer, Missouri, on May 3, 1944, and passed away on June 16, 2016, at the Wayne County Hospital…

Cindy Ann Stewart, age 59, of Grand River, Iowa, the daughter of Edward Joseph and Laura Viola (Adams) Adams, was born August 2, 1956, at Newton, Iowa. She died at Iowa Methodist…

Kathy Jo Crapser, age 62, of Leon, Iowa, the daughter of William C. “Bill” and Mary Ellen (Gills) Miles was born April 20, 1954, in Wyoming County, West Virginia. She died at…

Shirley “Dianne” Michael, 77, Winston, MO, passed away on June 11, 2016 at her home. Dianne was born on March 21, 1939 in Mercer, Missouri to Bernard Arnot and Velma Belle (Holland)…

Vincent Leland Spidle, age 52, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Carl Leland and Karen Kay (Thorp) Spidle, was born October 10, 1963, at Creston, Iowa. He left this life on Wednesday,…

Robert Keim Swisher was born May 30, 1927, in Lamoni, Iowa and died April 9, 2016. The only child of Gerald Swisher and Audrey Keim Swisher Elmore spent his early years in…

Vera Lenore Davenport, daughter of Austin and Hazel (Pruyn) Evans, was born on August 18, 1922, and passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Westview Acres in Leon, Iowa at the age…

Billie Lee Boswell, age 85, of Davis City, Iowa, the son of John Alfred and Iva Belle (Rhodes) Boswell, was born February 18, 1931, at Lone Tree, Iowa. He left this life…

Loretta Lucille Reynolds, daughter of Billie Moore and Opal Irene (Vanderpool) Robison, was born, in Iowa, on February 16, 1934. Loretta grew up in various Ringgold County communities and attended country schools….