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Obituaries

Monday, October 1, 2018
Jessie Mildred Swailes Byers
Monday, October 1, 2018
Jessie Mildred Swailes Byers
Jessie Mildred Swailes Byers, 93, Mt. Pleasant, died at 11:37 a.m. Sept. 21, 2004 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.
The graveside funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Grant Cemetery near Rome with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. According to her wishes, the body has been cremated. There will be no visitation. Behner Funeral Home and Crematory in Fairfield is in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established to Grant Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to Sally Wehrle, 301 Goodyear Rd., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641.
Survivors include her foster daughter, Doris Schrum of Fairfield; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Mary Hoover and Velma Kinney; and four brothers, George, Simon, Robert and Howard Swailes.