Obituaries

Sharron M. Bandy, 72, of Bonaparte, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at home.      A funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at New Hope Assembly of God in Farmington, with the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating. Cremation will follow the service, with burial of the cremains at a later date at Hillcrest Cemetery in Price, Wis.      Family visitation will be from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday at the church.      Memorials to New

Infant twins born to pastor Joseph and Charity Brown died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, in the University of Iowa in Iowa City.      Private family services will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at a later date. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.For the full obituary, see the Feb. 17 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

RICHLAND - Doris McCracken, 95, formerly of Richland, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Richland United Methodist Church in Richland with the Rev. Willy Morfitt officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland where the family will be present

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

KALONA - Eunice Lucille Kyle, 94, of Rural Kalona, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in her home, following eight years of declining health due to Alzheimer's disease.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Sharon Bethel Church in rural Kalona with Delmar Bontrager, Jacob Yoder, Gabriel Beachy and Lamar Ropp officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. - George David Wilson Jr. 64, of Beardstown, Ill., died Thursday, Feb. 12, in his home.      Graveside funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at the Veterans Section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Beardstown. Memorials have been suggested for Guthrie-Pierce VFW Post No. 1239 in Beardstown. Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown was in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Wilson was born July 21, 1944, in

Duaine Leon "Mope" Cary, 80, of Danville, formerly of West Burlington, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at Great River Medical Center.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Jackie Bradford officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard will provide military rites.      Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at the

Keith Leroy Stout, 75, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at his home in Riverside, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow in the Sandy Hook Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Stout was born Dec. 19, 1933, in

Terry Lee Allen, 47, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.      A graveside service was held Feb. 4 at Rosedale Cemetery in Cambridge, Ill.      Mr. Allen was born March 30, 1961, in Fairfield, the son of Larry and Lena Allen.For the full obituary, read the Feb. 18, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

Doris McCracken, 95, formerly of Richland, died early Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Richland United Methodist Church in Richland, with the Rev. Willy Morfitt officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present from 5-6:30 p.m.      In