Fairfield News

Mary Martha Lyon, 98, formerly of Jefferson County, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Longhouse Nursing Home in Spencer.A private service will be held at the family?s convenience.Arrangements are in the care of Harris Funeral Home in Mallard.Mrs. Lyon was born Sept. 30, 1911, on a farm near Packwood, the daughter of John and Anna Hildebrand Clark. She married Vern Floyd Lyon May 26, 1937, in Mallard. He died May 24,

Mamie Mary Murray, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at home.A service will be held in California at a later date. The body will be cremated.Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.Mrs. Murray was born Sept. 21, 1928, in Woodside, Calif., the daughter of Duncan and Elizabeth Blair MacFarlane. She married Robert E. Murray July 3, 1948, in Reno, Nev. He preceded her in death.To

Nellie Langstaff, 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. She was born January 14, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan to Albert and Petronella Herzogenrath Hazelaar.Nellie married Donald Langstaff in 1944. Dr. Langstaff passed on in 1998.Online condolences can be left at www.behnerfh.com or messages can be sent to 707 E. Burlington Ave., Fairfield.To see the full paid obituary, read the April 21, 2010, printed edition

Jerry Randall Riggs was born April 3, 1935 in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Roscoe and Oshia (Wood) Riggs. He graduated from Fairfield High School. Jerry was united in marriage to Ruth Frescoln on June 10, 1956 in Batavia, Iowa. Jerry died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at his home at the age of 75 years.Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 am Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in

Velna Irene Paxton, 89, of Packwood, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center in Fairfield. A celebration of life graveside memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Packwood Cemetery, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. The body has been cremated in accordance with Mrs. Paxton?s wishes.Memorials may be brought to the graveside service. Memorials also may be mailed to the

Larry B. Nelson, 80, of Bonaparte, formerly of Lockridge, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lockridge. Military honors will be conducted by the Lockridge Veterans Association.  Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be

Melissa Jean Hartman, 36, of Birmingham, died Thursday, April 9, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Bob ?Beagle? Beghtol officiating. Cremation will follow.Family visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association.Online condolences may be sent to the

Ruah ?Juanita? Haney, 90, of Batavia, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A celebration of her life will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia, with the Rev. John Cooper officiating.Open visitation began at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family present from 6-8 p.m.Memorials may be made to ARC of Jefferson and Nearby Counties.Mrs.

Carroll Shelman Crane, 98, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Round Prairie, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.  A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Timothy Graham and the Rev. Mike Hess officiating. Burial will be in Lambirth Cemetery, southeast of Lockridge.Family visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Rev. (Chaplain, Colonel, Ret. US Army) Joseph Vardell Watterson, of Broadway, NC, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 3rd, at his home.The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm on Monday, April 5th, at the Holly Springs Baptist Church multipurpose building. The service will be at 3 pm on Tuesday, April 6th at the same church. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Joseph Vardell and Mary

Mary Kathleen Seaton, 77, of Washington, Iowa, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2010, at Halcyon House in Washington. A funeral was held today at Washington Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Grant Nebel and the Rev. Diane Z. Brenneman officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Memorials to Hospice of Washington County may be mailed to the family at 102 E. 13th St., Washington, IA 52353. Gould

Eugene John Reed, 86, died Saturday morning, April 3, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stephen Page and the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Interment will be in Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery in Clear Creek. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. ??M