Obituaries

Robert G. Gire, 67, of Douds, died Monday, Nov. 17, in an industrial accident at Douds Stone Inc. rock mine in rural Hedrick.Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, Nov. 20 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Revs. Ann Donat, Phil Campbell and David Albert

Juanita Mae Richardson, 75, of Morning Sun, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Morning Sun Care Center.The funeral service was Nov. 15 at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Paul Hooks officiating. Her body has been cremated.A general memorial has been established.She was born Aug. 21, 1933, in Hannibal, Mo., the daughter of Sydney and Dorothy Kuntz Jones. On March 3, 1950, she married

Paula Marie Hansen, 93, of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Nov. 16, at The Inn of Medina Hospice Inpatient Unit.There will be no visitation. A service of Requiem Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Wayne K. Kamm officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery. According to her wishes, her casket

Kara Lynne Yaley Harvey, 42, of West Point, died Monday, Nov. 17, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation began at noon today, Nov. 19, at St. James the Less Catholic Church in St. Paul, with a rosary at 3 p.m., a 7 p.m. wake service, and family present from 6-9 p.m. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the church with the Rev. Gary Beckman officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove South

Robert G. Gire, 67, of Douds, died at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in an industrial accident at Douds Stone Inc. rock mine in rural Hedrick.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat, the Rev. Phil Campbell and the Rev. David Albert officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery north of Douds, with military rites by American Legion John Hyson

J. William Fullbright, 40, passed away November 17, 2008.      Services will be held at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation, Thursday, November 20 from 5 to 8:00 p.m.; funeral Friday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. Burial at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.To see the complete paid obituary, read the Nov. 19, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

WINFIELD - Max Taylor Gipple, 89, of Winfield, formerly of rural Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, in Sunrise Terrace Care Center.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in the Winfield United Methodist Church in Winfield. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield where the family will greet friends

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - David A Reynolds, 51, of Columbus City, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in his residence in Columbus City.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. A memorial

Thomas Lewark Caughlan passed away November 13, 2008 in Glasgow KY. He was born in Iowa City IA on Aug. 2, 1938.       There will be a memorial service at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield IA in the summer of 2009.      Arrangements are in the care of A.F. Crow Funeral Home in Glasgow KY.To see the complete paid obituary, read the Nov. 18, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

Laura Ruth Fortune, 88, of Morning Sun, died Saturday, Nov. 15, at Great River Hospice, West Burlington.Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 5-7 p.m. The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the chapel with the Rev. Gary Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union.A memorial has been established.She