Obituaries

Richard D. Kreiss, 44, of Keosauqua, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in a multiple vehicle accident, in which his father Arlo Kreiss also lost his life, south of Arbela, Mo.      A joint funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Center, Highway 1 North, Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lawry and the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.   

Frances V. Young, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 1, at Washington County Hospital following a lingering illness.Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the United Church of Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Nancy Oehler Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery.A memorial fund has

Arlo R. Kreiss, 67, of Keosauqua died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in a multiple vehicle accident, in which his son Richard also lost his life, south of Arbela, Mo.      A joint funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Center, Highway 1 North, Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lowry and the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.      Visitation will

Gilbert Carroll "Bub" Patterson, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Oct. 31, at Henry County Health Center.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. His body has been cremated; inurnment will be at Champion Hill Cemetery in rural Wellman, at a later date.He was born Jan. 9, 1922, in Iowa County, the son

Roland O. Underwood, 86, of Winfield, died Thursday, Oct. 30, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.A Masonic service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, followed by visitation until 4 p.m. with family present. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Interment will follow at

Darlene LaVonne Williams, 75, of Nacogdoches, Texas, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, at her home.A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 31, at the Laird Funeral Home in Nacogdoches with Bro. Dale Shaver officiating.She was born Oct. 10, 1933, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Charles and Clara Beauchamp Watson. She was married to Johnnie Williams for 55 years.For more, see our Oct. 31 print edition.

Barbara M. Huston, 76, died Wednesday, Oct. 22.Her body has been cremated. Services will be held in Winfield, and a memorial at Venice, Fla., both at a later date. Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Bradenton, Fla., assisted with arrangements; further services will be arranged by the family.Memorials have been established for Life Path Hospice, 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573, the American Cancer

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Letty J. Jackson, 81, of San Antonio, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, after a long battle with cancer.      Private services will be held in Des Moines. Memorials may be made to the Shrine Hospital for Children.      Mrs. Jackson was born Sept. 8, 1927 in Fairfield, the daughter of Alvin L. and Stella Fry. She married James F. Jackson.For the full obituary, see the Oct. 29 edition of The

LONE TREE - Harold N. Schmitt, 89, of Nichols, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in his home in Nichols due to a house fire.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held in the United Presbyterian Church. Visitation

Steven Jay Steinbeck passed away October 20th, 2008 at the age of 59 in Union, Missouri. He was the son of Carroll and Evelyn (Burton) Steinbeck.      Steve was born February 25th, 1949 in Washington, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Valorie Ahlbom in 1970 at Macon, Missouri.      Visitation was held Wednesday, October 22nd and funeral services were October 23rd at the Oltmann Funeral Home in Union with the