Mt. Pleasant News

James Franklin Pickle, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at his home.The service for Mr. James Pickle was at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 7, at Elliott Chapel, New London with Reverend Troy Weigert officiating. Visitation began at noon Sunday with the family greeting friends from 2:00-5:00. Burial was at Burge Cemetery, rural New London, with military rites by the Henry ...

Virginia Ruth McCabe, 90, New London, died July 28, 2017 at Danville Care Center.Service will be Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Elliott Chapel with Pastor Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will follow at Burge Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Monday with the family greeting friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Because of her love of Christmas the family requests Christmas attire. A memorial has been established ...

Lucas J. Brookhart, 57, of Hillsboro, died at his home on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Hillsboro.A private family service will be held. In keeping with his wishes, cremation has been accorded. Online condolences may be sent to the family at ~ Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is handling the arrangements.Lucas was born on December 6, 1959, in Keokuk the son of Richard and Beverly Clingsmith Brookhart. He was ...

C.J. Wright, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, July 21, 2017 at his residence.A funeral service for Wright will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 28, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Paul Miller, Pastor of Bible Missionary Church of Mt. Pleasant, will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 9:00 p.m. on ...

Rosetta Marie McKenzie Vorhies-Brooks died July 9, 2017 at a hospice house in Bethany, Okla.Rosetta was born on June 30, 1942 to Frank and June McKenzie.She is survived by Gail Lunde of Bethany, Okla.; Terry Vorhies of Georgia; Chris Vorhies of Texas; sisters Marvyl (Harlan) Croff of Brighton, Iowa, and Haz (Randy) Ross of Burlington, Iowa; Floyd (Jane) McKenzie of Blue Grass, Iowa, and Scott and Shiela ...

Beverly "Bev" Joyce Brobston, age 79, of Fairfield, died July 8, 2017, at Parkview Care Center.Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 13, 2017, with Pastor John Kermott officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery in Libertyville, Iowa.Memorials can be made to Parkview activity fund. ...

Hubert Lowery Hubert Lowery, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at his home. According to Hubert's wishes his body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. Gifts of love and friendship may be given to the family to be used for charities that ...

Hubert G. Lowery, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his home.According to Hubert's wishes his body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. Gifts of love and friendship may be given to University of Iowa Cancer Center for leukemia research, ...

Lance Hugh Giberson, 77, of Mission, Texas, formerly of Bonaparte, IA, passed away at 5:00 A.M. Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg, Texas. He was born January 24, 1940, in Mt Pleasant, Iowa to Thomas Hugh and Helen Pauline (Kirk) Giberson. He married Gloria J. Holtkamp on November 6, 1960, in Houghton, Iowa. He was a member of Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.He is ...

Robert ?Bobby? Witmer 67, of Farmington, died Saturday, May 27, 2017, at the Donnellson Health Center.A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday July 5, 2017, at the Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington with Rev. Dennis Martin officiating.The Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements.

Ruth M. Johnson, 92, of Rockford, Tenn., formerly of the Mt. Pleasant and Burlington communities, died June 26, 2017, in her daughter?s home.A visitation will be held at Olson Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 E. Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, from 2 to 4 p.m., on Sunday July 2, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., on Monday, July 3, 2017, at Prairie Grove Cemetery in Des Moines County. In lieu of ...

William Robert (Bill) Follas,69, passed away suddenly at his son?s home in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.Bill was born on June 30, 1947 in Toledo, OH, the son of Junior D. and Mary Ann (Lepke) Follas. He grew up in Iowa City, graduated from City High School and attended The University of Iowa.For most of his career, Bill worked in men?s retail clothing. More recently, he was an employee of the ...