Mt. Pleasant News

Caroline Marie Pencil, 78, of Birmingham, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A memorial service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham with Larry Smith officiating.The family will receive friends on Friday afternoon from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham. Memorials may be made to Noah?s Ark animal ...

Mary E. King, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m., on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, July 10, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Deborah Stowers ...

David Keith Corey, 73, of Delmar, Iowa, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at WestWing Place in DeWitt, Iowa.A memorial service celebrating David?s life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2015, at Delmar United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:15 a.m., to 10:15 a.m., at Delmar United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Union ...

Izola Evans, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will be held from noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 21, 2015, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, June 22, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with Rev. Mike Hess officiating. Interment will be in the Mills ...

Randall ?Randy? Wayne Calhoun, 58, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids.A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m., that afternoon. A private service will be held at a later date. A memorial has been established to Great River Hospice in appreciation of ...

Gertrude L. Lite, 90, of Glasgow, died Monday, June 8, 2015, at Park Place Elder Living Center in Mt. Pleasant.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at White Oak Cemetery north of Rome with Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorials to be directed to the Wounded Warrior or to the Lockridge Lions in her memory.Lite was born on Sept. ...

A celebration of life for Lucy H. Wenger, 83, of Wayland will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Eicher Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating. Burial will follow in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-10:30 AM Saturday at the Church. Beatty Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Eicher ...

Sylvia Marie Harrison, 82, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at her home.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the FirstLutheran Church in Fairfield with Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m., Tuesday at theChurch. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Memorials have been established to: T.T.T., the Fairfield Arts ...

Karen Renee Brown Lankford, 43, of Ollie, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at home after a long battle with cancer.A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday at JEBS Park in Batavia. The body has been cremated.In lieu of flowers, contributions will be allocated to memorial fund in the name of Karen Renee.Lankford was born Sept. 22, 1971, in Carthage, Ill., the daughter of Pearl and Jean Harter Brown.The ...

Elvin E. Myers, 82, of New London, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family.Visitation will be from 12 noon to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor David Plooster and the Rev. ...

Vera L. Scheer, 91, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Salem, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.A private family graveside funeral service will be held at a later date at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril. Rev. Jared Haley of the Salem Friends Church will officiate. Graveside Military Honors will be provided by the Henry County Honor Guard. There will be no visitation at ...

Dorothy J. Wagner, 77, of Salem, died Friday, May 15, 2015, at her home in Salem.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the Salem East Cemetery in Salem with Rev. David Legge officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established in her memory.Wagner was ...