Mt. Pleasant News

July 8, 1933 - April 20, 2018Yen (Baccam) Lovan, 84, of Wayland, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral Services have been set for Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church, with Pastors Kelly Slagel and Michael Swartzendruber officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Following the service her body will ...

March 18, 1927 - April 19, 2018Elaine Verlee Miller, 91, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral services were Monday, April 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church. Burial followed at North Hill Cemetery. Family visitation was held from 2:00-4:00 on Sunday, April 22, and one hour prior to the service and following the graveside service at the Wayland ...

Kenneth Rayner, 91, New London, died Monday, April 16, 2018.He was born November 26, 1926 to Ross and Theodora Peet Rayner. He graduated from Lone Tree High School. Kenneth farmed until attending University of Iowa and Iowa State University. September 6, 1954 he married Marianne Jaeger from Keota. In 1958, he graduated from Veterinary Medicine practicing in New London from 1958-1996.Dr. Rayner was an Army Air ...

Service PendingElaine "Verlee" MillerFuneral services for Elaine "Verlee" Miller, 91, of Wayland are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home. Verlee died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Parkview Home in Wayland.

Keith D. Riley, 57, of Benson, Ariz. and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and Commerce City, Colo., died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his residence in Benson.Funeral arrangement are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

Mary Helen Mills, 97, of Tomball, Texas and former area resident passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Tomball, Texas.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

September 25, 1946 - April 13, 2018 Roy Lee Smoot, 71, went to be with his Lord Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Forest Hills Care Center in Broken Arrow, Okla. He was born September 25, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa to Wilson and Lucille Smoot. Roy attended Salem Elementary School in Salem, Iowa and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in 1964. He attended Burlington Junior College. He ...

Ilene C. Duncan, 67, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home, of Mt. Pleasant.

Lucille R. Fedler, 93, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison, Iowa. Friends may call after 12:00 noon Friday, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point. Family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Parish Rosary at 3:00 p.m., Christian Wake Service at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday ...

December 28, 1945 - April 11, 2018 James G. Farley, 72, of Waterloo and formerly of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Wednesday April 11, 2018 at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Jim was born on December 28, 1945, in Delbarton, W. Va., the son of Robert L. and Martha Evans Farley. He enjoyed fishing, spending time outdoors; he enjoyed learning and loved to read. He served his country in the United States ...

March 19, 1934 - April 16, 2018 Thomas "Tom" Phelps III, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Great River Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday, April 21, at 2:00 p.m. ...

Dr. Kenneth Rayner, longtime veterinarian of New London, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are pending at Elliott Chapel, New London.