Obituaries

Frances V. Young, 84, of Washington, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the United Church of Crawfordsville in Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Nancy Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral

Donald E. Pencil, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, at McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with family present from 5 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the United Methodist Church in Washington, with Ilene Schnicker officiating. Burial will follow at Elm

Lawrence T. Brown, 85, of rural Batavia, died Monday morning, Nov. 3, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Halferty Cemetery west of Richland.      Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      A memorial to Richland United

OSKALOOSA - Nellie J. Bair, 66, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in Mahaska Hospital.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 in Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Bryan Latchaw of the Fellowship Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral home where the family will be present

Donald E. Pencil, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in the McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7 in the United Methodist Church in Washington with Ilene Schnicker officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Beatty Funeral home in Washington, where the family

James Edward Crabill, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London and Mt. Union, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation will begin at noon Friday, Nov. 7, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present from 5 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, at the chapel, with Jim Marshall officiating. Military rites will be presented by the Henry County Honor

Alvin Dean Graber, 91, of Newton, Kan., formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.      Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Bethel Mennonite Cemetery with Robert Hartzler officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the family receiving friends at 5 p.m. and a sharing service at 7

WELLMAN - Eunice Lenore Marner, 93, of Wellman, died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in the Silver Pond Assisted Living Center in Wellman.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, near Wellman, with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery, near Wellman. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the

MUSCATINE - Anita M. Lange, 89, or rural Letts, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at Pioneer Court in Lone Tree.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Letts United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kimberly Bowles officiating. Burial will be in the Letts Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine.

Adele Peterson, 91, of rural Winfield, died Sunday, Nov. 2, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Steven Zittergruen officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Church