Fairfield News

Lon Huffman, 56, of Birmingham, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at home.No service is planned. The body will be cremated.Mr. Huffman was born May 29, 1955, in Oakland Mills, the son of Edward and Margaret Jennings Huffman.Survivors include two children: Travis Huffman and wife Tammy and Luke Huffman, all of Florida; three grandchildren; and five siblings: Connie Vagtborg of St. Simons Island, Ga., Lorie Stevens ...

Warren B. Gohn, 83, of Fairfield, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2012, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.No service is scheduled.Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.Mr. Gohn was born Jan. 2, 1929, in rural Lockridge, the son of William Fredrick and Nettee Hazel Wilson Gohn. He married Marilyn Jean Angstead Sept. 19, 1954, at First Christian Church in Fairfield. She died Jan. ...

Murreen K. Peterson, 89, of Fairfield, formerly of Council Bluffs and Decorah, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. A graveside service and interment will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Council Bluffs.Family visitation will be 6-8 p.m. ...

Steve Ruggles, 59, of Peoria, Ariz., died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.A funeral was held this morning at Cathedral Christian Center in Glendale, Ariz. Interment will later follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix.To sign an online guest registry, visit ~Survivors include his wife, Kim Ruggles; one son, Sean Ruggles; one daughter, Ashley Ruggles; one brother, Jim Ruggles; and two sisters, Connie Blakely ...

John L. Sprott, 76, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Park Place Care Center in Mount Pleasant.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Michael Scudder officiating. According to Mr. Sprott?s wishes, his body has been donated to University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Burial will be at a later date in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in ...

Elza ?Jack? Copeland, 87, passed away February 21, 2012. Services will be held at First Baptist Church, 205 W. Broadway in Fairfield, IA on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior.Jack was born on July 8, 1924 in Batavia, IA to Ella and John Copeland. He lived for many years in Ottumwa and Fairfield, moving to Des Moines 4 years ago. Jack married Laurel Greenlee on August 22, ...

Beulah B. Wilson, 102, of Spring Hill, Kan., formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.A graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.Arrangements are in the care of Bruce Funeral Home in Spring Hill.Mrs. Wilson was born Jan. 2, 1910, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Clarence E. and Marcia I. Prickett Dice. She married Lester E. Wilson Feb. 24, 1934, in ...

Dorothy M. Nicklin, 85, formerly of rural Floris, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Ottumwa.A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Selma United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Ottumwa.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, where the family will be present 3-5 p.m.Memo...