Mt. Pleasant News

Kaitlin ?Kit? Lynnell Taylor, 20, of Syracuse, Utah, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014.She was born July 20, 1994, in Oxnard, Calif., to Clint and Kelly (Miller) Taylor.A memorial in Taylor?s name will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Lindquist?s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road, Layton, Utah. Friends may visit family Friday, Nov. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 29 from 9:45 to 10:45 ...

Gary Ray Buffington, 75, of Winfield, died Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center.According to his wishes there will be no visitation or funeral service. A graveside service will be Saturday Nov. 29, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery.A memorial has been established for the Winfield First Responders.The son of Kenneth and Dorothy (Peters) Buffington, he was born August ...

Robert Russell Covert, 76, of Batavia, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday and last until the time of service.Following the service his body will be cremated, with burial to be held at a later ...

Kenneth R. Hill, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at the Murphy Funeral Home with Rev. Deb Savage officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the White Oak Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Murphy Funeral Home where the family will receive ...

Carol Mary Lampe Wiseman, 69, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Arrangements were by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.Carol was born Aug. 24, 1945, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Leonard and Margaret Lampe. She worked as a surgical tech in Iowa and Houston. She also worked as a prison ...

Johanna Van Trump, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Chicago, Ill., died on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 E. Euclid, Arlington Heights, Ill. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Memory Gardens Chapel. A memorial has been established to ...

Dorothy L. Settles, 88, Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Open Bible in Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Mike Johnson will be officiating. Burial services will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Friday at the Murphy Funeral Home where the family will receive ...

Joseph (Joe) Eugene Cottrell passed away peacefully on September 1, 2014 at 11:25 PM. He was born January 19, 1939 in Knoxville, IA to Vernon and Delores (Greer) Cottrell.In 1956 Joe joined the Marine Corp and served until he was honorably discharged in 1962.Joe married Ruby K. Krieger on June 9, 1957. Together they raised 4 children in Iowa.He was often referred to as a ?Master of all Trades? and was highly ...

Martha Lucille Gillispie 94, Trenton, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the New London Christian Church in New London with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the Finley Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Friday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant where the family will be present ...

Kenneth Louis Galle, 75, rural Montrose, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at his home.Friends may call after noon p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 8 p.m. that evening. A rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Montrose. Burial ...

Thomas Leonard Doggett, 77, Lowell, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at University Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 10, at Elliott Chapel, New London. The Rev. Edward Bunt will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m., Thursday in Haines Cemetery, Centerville. Visitation will begin after noon on Wednesday at the Chapel with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. ...

Joseph C. Bransby, 99, Atlanta, Ga., died Monday, June 23, 2014, in Decatur, Ga.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.