George O. Durflinger Jr.

      George O. Durflinger Jr., 77, of Greentop, Mo., formerly of Ottumwa and Batavia, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at home.

      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Living Hope Bible Church in Eldon, with the Rev. David Albert and the Rev. Richard Northcutt officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, with military services conducted by American Legion O.B. Nelson Post No. 3 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter B. Schafer Post No. 775.

      Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the family present from 5-8 p.m.

      Memorials may be made to Bladensburg Christian Church, First United Methodist Church of Kirksville or Living Hope Bible Church of Eldon.

      Mr. Durflinger was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Wapello County, the son of George O. and Garnett Davidson Durflinger. He married Lynda Maddix Dec. 20, 1996.

To see the full obituary, read the Feb. 17, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.