Obituaries

Louis Vernon ?Vern? Richardson, 85, of Washington, died Sunday July 5, 2009, in Halcyon House in Washington following several years of declining health.    Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Burial with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29 will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. 

Janie Meyer, 64, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Wayland, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Bob Hartzler officiating.  Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church where the family will be present from 4 to 7 p.m.  A general memorial fund has been

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. ? Kimberly ?Kim? Kay Freeland, 46, of Belleville, Ill., died Thursday, July 2, 2009, in St. Elizabeth?s Hospital in Belleville, Ill.    A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Cedar Bible Baptist Church in Cedar Falls.  Burial will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be made to the family in care of Brian Freeland.  Lake View Funeral Home in Fairview Heights, Ill., is

KALONA ? Floyd Franklin Yoder, 89, of Wellman, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at the Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler officiating.  Burial was in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery.  A memorial fund has been established for the Crooked Creek Christian Camp.  The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of

Dora Mae Chalupa Cole, 93, of Washington, formerly of Pleasant Plain, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, in the Skiff Medical Center in Newton following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating.  Burial will be at the Friends Cemetery in Pleasant Plain.  Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home

F. Jean Swift, 82, of Washington, died Monday, June 29, in Halcyon House in Washington, following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the

COLUMBUS, Neb. ? James D. Davidson, 76, of Columbus, Neb., died Saturday, June 27, 2009, in the Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb.    Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus, Neb., with the Rev. Lee Weander officiating.  Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus, Neb.  Memorials are suggested to diabetes research, American Heart Association, or American

Velma Ruth Jarrard, 88, of Washington, died Monday, June 29, 2009, in Halcyon House in Washington following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington.  Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  The family will receive friends prior to the services from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be directed

RICHLAND ? Elmer E. Liebhart, 85, of Richland, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Ottumwa Good Samaritan Health Center in Ottumwa, following failing health.    Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating.  Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.  A light lunch will follow at the Richland United Methodist Church.  A general memorial

KALONA ? Doyle Rex Gibson, 81, of Mesa, Ariz., died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in the Friendship Village Hospice Center in Tempe, Ariz.    Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona.  Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.    Mr. Gibson was born May 15, 1928, in Galt, Mo., the son of Robert