Obituaries

Barry R. Stout, 43, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a sudden illness.      Private family services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 2 to

Alvin O. Kinney, Jr., 87, of Burlington, died Sunday, Oct. 19, at Danville Care Center.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with family present from 6 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Deb Miller officiating. Burial will be at Aspen Grove Cemetery, with military rites by the Burlington Area Veterans

Paul Lee Farnsworth, 69, of Mt. Pleasant died Sunday, October 19, at Great River Hospice in West Burlington.Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at New London United Methodist Church. A prayer service will follow at 8 p.m., with the Rev. Dot Hasler officiating. His body has been cremated.Memorials have been established for New London United Methodist Church and Great River Hospice. Lunning Chapel in

Robert C. Jewett, 85, of Norwich, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 10, 2008, at the New York State Veterans' Home in Oxford, N.Y.The son of Cecile and Bertha Fetrow Jewett, Bob was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in March of 1923. He lived in Iowa through his childhood and attended the local schools, then left Iowa to serve his country during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was stationed in Washington,

BURLINGTON - Helen Irene Fillmore, 82, of Burlington, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, in the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the First Christian Church (Disciples) in Burlington with the Rev. Tom Smith officiating Burial will be at 2 p.m. in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today in Lunning Chapel in Burlington

Ethel E. Hatton, 100, of Winfield, died Saturday Oct. 18, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center.Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, until service time at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Bill Morehouse officiating. Burial will follow at Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery.A memorial has been established for Sunrise Terrace Care

Robert C. Ward, 84, of Muscatine, formerly of Davis County, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine.      A funeral was held this morning at Troy United Methodist Church in Troy, with the Rev. Donna Olinger officiating. Burial, with graveside military rites performed by Reed Whisler Post No. 78 of the American Legion, was at Troy Cemetery in Troy.      A memorial has been established to the

Eva Aldora Stever, 88, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim McGaffy officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to Jefferson County Park, which was

WELLMAN - Larry J. Schauf, 61, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the First Baptist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Frances Baumert officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday in the

Martha Fields passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday morning, Oct. 11, 2008. She was 81 years old.She is survived by her children, Brandon Fields, Teresa Morgan, Kevin Fields, and Melissa Jerrell. She also has seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.Martha (maiden name: Jerrel) was born and raised in Mt. Pleasant. Her father, Bert Jerrel, was a local businessman. Her mother, Florence Van Hon, worked