Fairfield News

Wanda Mae Bird, 85, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center.A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating.Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Behner Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to the Lord?s Cupboard. Cards and memorials may be sent to Charles Bird, 404 S. Sixth St., Fairfield

Jeanne L. McCanless, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at home. No service is planned. The body has been cremated.Family visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa.Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.Mrs. McCanless was born Oct. 8, 1932, in Clinton, the daughter of Clarence and Fern Slaughter Sherman. She married Alton McCanless Aug. 15, 1954, in

Helen Louise Liles, 81, of Eldon, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Hospice of Wapello/Davis Counties in Ottumwa.A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eldon Assembly of God, with the Rev. John Cooper and the Rev. George Edgerly officiating. The body has been cremated. A private burial of cremains will be in Iowaville Cemetery near Selma.Memorials to Eldon Assembly of God may be

A memorial for Stuart (Stu) Zisman will be held Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at the Maharishi School assembly hall.Stu was born on May 27, 1947, and passed on Nov. 8, 2010.Condolences may be sent to pattizisman@yahoo.com. Contributions to the Stuart Zisman Memorial Fund may be sent c/o C. Cornell, 2000 N. Court St. #19D, Fairfield, Iowa, 52556.To see the full paid obituary, read the Nov. 10, 2010, printed

Betty M. Kelly, 82, of Salem, Ore., died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010.A mass was held Thursday at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Salem. Internment was at Saint Mary?s Cemetery, Shaw, Ore.A local memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at Saint Mary?s Church in Sigourney.Flowers may be sent to Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, and donations may be made to the Father Taaffe Foundation of Salem, Ore.Mrs. Kelly was

Rita L. Day, 91, of Davenport, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will take place in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport.Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. ??Memor

Everett C. Craff, 87, of Hillsboro, died at home.A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Spencer Cemetery near Stockport, with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating.Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Homes in Fairfield and Birmingham.Mr. Craff was born Sept. 3, 1923, in Lockridge, the son of Fred Charles and Nellie Pearl Loving Craff.To see the full obituary, read the Nov. 10, 2010, printed

Virginia M. Hooper, 87, of Keosauqua, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren Hospice in Keosauqua.A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Miller Chapel Cemetery, northeast of Keosauqua.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be

Asher Philip Grimm, son of Philip and Renee Hammes Grimm, was stillborn Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Richland Methodist Cemetery, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Asher Grimm?s family and sent to 2506 Green Hills Drive, Norwalk 50211.To see the full obituary, read the Nov. 4, 2010,

Lloyd Constant Buch, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center.A funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with the Rev. William Kneemiller officiating. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.Visitation will be from 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, with prayers at 7:30 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic

James H. ?Jim? Godwin, 72, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at his residence following a lingering illness.A Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Troy Richmond officiating. Following a luncheon at the Knights of Columbus Hall, interment will take place at Memory Gardens in Iowa City.Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Jones Eden

Robert V. Fox, 58, of Brighton, died early Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery. Open visitation will be from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home. Family visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the church.Memorials to