Obituaries

William Thomas Fleming, 83, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Ed Parker officiating. Interment, with military rites, will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to Jefferson

Lucille H. Giberson, 71, of Stockport, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.       A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. Interment will be in Spencer Cemetery in Stockport.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Cards and memorials to the family may be sent to ?PO

Lucille H. Giberson, age 71, of Stockport, died Saturday, Feb. 21, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with family present. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. Burial will be at Spencer Cemetery in Stockport.Cards and memorials

Garnett P. Pratt, 89, of Bonaparte, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at Donnellson Health Center.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bonaparte Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mark Caston and the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating. Burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery.      Open visitation began at 2 p.m. today at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with family present from 5-7 p.m.      A memorial

Phillip R. "Phil" McKinnon, 26, of Durand, Wis. formerly Menomonie, Wis. and New London, Iowa died Friday, Feb. 20, at his home in Durand, Wis.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Steve Carlson officiating. Burial will be at a later date in New London.He was born March 27, 1982, in New London, the son of Gregory

Alice Reschly Davis, 86, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 20, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a short illness.A memorial service was held at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 23, at Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church in rural Columbus Junction. Burial was at Cambrian Cemetery.Memorials have been established for Salem Welsh Church and Cambrian Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.jonesfh.com.She

Joan (Mrs. Jake) Shafer, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. She and her husband Jake were well known as business partners in Mt. Pleasant and Southeastern Iowa.The funeral service for Joan Shafer was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Herbert G.

Lester Leland Cook, 84, of New London, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Feb. 20, at Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jeffrey McPheron officiating. Burial will be

Eugene Fulton, age 72 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, IA.      Open visitation will be held Monday, February 23, 2009 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield between 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Eugene requested his family not be present at the visitation and to have a closed casket.      Graveside funeral services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday, February

Mary Ruth Seberg, 83, of Coralville, formerly of the Finley community, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Lantern Park Nursing Home following a debilitating illness.Visitation will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Olson Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev.