Darlene L. Pratt September 13, 1932 - September 1, 2005

      Darlene Louise Pratt, 72, of Keosauqua, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.

      The graveside memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, with Rodney Robinson officiating. The body has been cremated. A memorial has been established. Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield is handling the arrangements.

      Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Holly Pratt of St. Louis, Mo., Peggy and her husband Tony Stevens of Hillsboro, and Gayle and her husband Kevin Hervey of Keosauqua; a son, Doug and his wife Teri Pratt of Dewitt; nine grandchildren; a brother, Dean Marshall of Packwood; and a sister, Donna Wheeler of Bella Vista, Ark.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; two grandchildren; a brother, Stanley Marshall; and a sister, Marjorie Marshall.