Obituaries

Mark Eugene Cosens, 46, formerly of Fairfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at his home, after a courageous 22-month battle against brain cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Madrid Jr. Sr. High School in Madrid. Private burial and committal services for the family will take place later at Otterman Cemetery, at rural Adel, Iowa. The Iles Funeral Homes ?

John Willis Wood, 81, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Riverside, Calif., from heart failure.A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church, 28200 Portsmouth St., Sun City, CA  92586.Mr. Wood was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Fairfield.To see the full obituary, read the March 19, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

NORTH ENGLISH ? Vivian Arlene Parsons, 65, of What Cheer, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at her home. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Burial will be in the Piersol Cemetery near North English. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Ronald Lee Griffith, 56, of Crawfordsville, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 6, at the United Church of Crawfordsville. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery. Following the committal services there will be a time of food and fellowship at the church. Visitation...

LONE TREE ? Edwin L. Westfall, 76, of West Liberty, formerly of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 2, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with Carol Kaalberg, St. Mary?s Parish Life Administrator, presiding. Burial will be in the River Junction Cemetery with full military rites provided by ...

NORTH ENGLISH ? Edwin Earl Frederick, 86, of South English, died Friday, April 29, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Burial will be in the South English Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Mercy ...

Brent Kean Watson, 52, of Stockport, died at 1:38 a.m. today, Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with John Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery in rural Stockport.Open visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 2-4 p.m. and 6-7:30

Funeral services for Annette Fravel, 65, who passed away Monday, March 16, 2009 will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 19 from 3:00?8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00?8:00 p.m.She is survived by husband, Paul of Indianola; sons, Chris (Graciela Avila) Mason,

Theresa Julia Makatura Graby, 73, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a short battle with leukemia.  A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Franklin Road Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, Tenn., with the Rev. Mike Norris officiating. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Franklin Road Baptist

William H. ?Bill? Crawford, 84, of Clearwater, Kan., died Thursday, March 12, 2009.A funeral was held at 1 p.m. today at Belle Plaine United Methodist Church in Belle Plaine, Kan.Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Memorials have been established to Belle Plaine United Methodist Church, 124 E. 10th, Belle Plaine, KS 67013, and Clearwater Retirement Community, 620 E. Wood, Clearwater, KS