Mt. Pleasant News

Howard W. Arbogast, 74, New London, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at his residence.Services will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 23, at the Mt. Pleasant Masonic Temple. The Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be directed to the Salem Little League Association or HCI Care Services of Mt. Pleasant. On-line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyf...

Dorothy Marie ?Dot? Johnson, 88, Winfield, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehab Center in Winfield.Funeral services are to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, at the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield with the Rev. Dottie Halverson officiating. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. The family will meet with friends at the First Presbyterian Church ...

Dale Brock, 46, Monmouth, Ill., died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Emergency Room at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral services are pending and will take place in Monmouth. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with memorial arrangements.

Louesa Bush, 99, Mt. Pleasant, died Friday March 28, 2014, at Arbor Court.Graveside services are pending at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.

Margaret Marie Biggerstaff, 91, Winfield, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Winfield Open Bible Church with the Rev. Edward Spencer and Allison Malcolm officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the church. A private burial at the Columbus City cemetery will be at a later date. ...

Kenneth M. Baker, 87, New London, died Dec. 25, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun, where the family will greet friends. The funeral service will be Saturday, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial will follow at the Elmwood ...

Mark Fraise, 54, Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at his home following a battle with cancer.Visitation will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mike Hess officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has ...

Beverly J. Carver, 72, New London, formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Trenton, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room after being stricken at her residence.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant.

Roger A. Smith, 76, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla.Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, at North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville, Fla. A memorial service will be held in Peoria, Ill. at a later date.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Midwest St. Jude, 4722 North Sheridan Road, Peoria, Ill. 61614 or the charity of your ...

NEW LONDON ? The New London wrestling team claimed a pair of wins but fell short against Burlington in their home-opening quadrangular on Thursday night.The Tigers topped West Hancock (Ill.), 42-24, and defeated West Burlington/Notre Dame by a score of 37-27.Burlington won all three of its duals on the night, including a 72-12 victory over the Tigers.The Tigers won two matches against the Grayhounds ? Reno ...

The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls? basketball ?A? team routed Ottuwma in a home game on Monday, 40-14, and claimed the ?B? game by a score of 16-13 to sweep the Bulldogs.In the A game, the Panthers (2-3 on the season) had all they?d need for the win by halftime, as they went into the break leading 20-9.Kalynn Batey led the Panthers with 12 points and Delaney McDowell added 10.Taylor Murray and Ashlee Menke ...

Turnovers plagued the Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team in a 63-43 loss to Class 5A Muscatine on Tuesday, Nov. 26.The Panthers struggled with their press break in their home opener, turning the ball over 29 times in the game.?Their (Muscatine?s) guard corps is super quick,? Mt. Pleasant Coach Joanna Settles said.The Panthers have faced Muscatine in their season opener the last two years, and were well aware ...