Obituaries

Florence Isabelle Easton, age 94 of Fairfield died Sunday morning at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Born December 5, 1913 at Foxhome, Minnesota, she was the daughter of John Orion and Velma Eyestone Bartholow.      She married Charles A. Easton on July 22, 1934 in Fairfield.       Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Peterson

Ricky Wayne Himes, 48, of Douds, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley, Ill.      A memorial service will be held at a later date. The body has been cremated.      Memorials may be made to the family. Cards and memorials may be sent to 14833 Railroad St., ?Douds 52551.      Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.      Mr. Himes was born June 2, 1960, in Keosauqua,

Kristie I. Vickers, 50, of Keosauqua, died at 8:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua following a short illness.      A graveside service was at 2:30 p.m. today at Bonaparte Cemetery, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating.      Memorials to the Center Village activity fund may be mailed to the family at 504 Sixth St., Bonaparte 52620.      Ms. Vickers was born Feb. 17, 1958, in

Kenneth Dean Bennett, 93, of Ottumwa, Iowa passed away August 28, 2008 in his home.      The body has been cremated; graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Friends Cemetery in Richland, Iowa.      No family visitation is planned and memorials may be made to The Heartland Humane Society mailed to his nephew Rick Bennett, 2332 Ash Av, Batavia, Iowa 52533.      Mr. Bennett was born

Max H. Baese, 83, of Lockridge, died from lung cancer Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at the Veterans Medical Center in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Baese donated his body to the University of Iowa College of Medicine.      Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is in charge of arrangements.       Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.beattymurphyfh.com.      Mr.

Donald L. Buford, 77, of Fairfield, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at home.      A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Cremation has been accorded.      Memorials to Hospice of Central Iowa may be brought to the service or mailed to the family at 200 N. 28th St., No. 38, Fairfield 52556.      Arrangements are in the care of Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua. 

Glenn Braden age 91, of Ottumwa and formerly of the Hedrick area passed away, Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa. Visitation was held August 31, 2008 at the Fremont Funeral Chapel beginning at 12:00 noon with family present from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. Funeral services were held Monday, September 1, 2008 at the Hedrick/Martinsburg United Methodist Church in Hedrick at 10:30 A.M., with Rev.

Edna M. Dorothy, 94, formerly of rural Stockport, died Thursday, Aug. 28, at her daughter's home in Chariton.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with family present from 7-8 p.m. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home with the Rev. Dale Dorothy officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery east of Douds.A memorial

Charles R. Smithburg, 63, of Waterloo, formerly of Salem, died Thursday, Aug. 28, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Hank Ledbetter officiating. Burial will be at Salem East Cemetery, with

Max H. Baese, 83, of Lockridge, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Veterans Medical Center in Iowa City, after a battle with lung cancer.He has donated his body to The University of Iowa College of Medicine. Memorial services will be held at a later date.Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.beattymurphyfh.com.He was born Aug. 20, 1925,