Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Robert W. Manley, 83, of Conesville, died Monday, July 21, 2008, at Carrington Place in Muscatine.      Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Columbus City Cemetery, with Bishop John Teed and Elder Robert Bromwell officiating. Full military rites will be provided by the Allen Wright Hanft American Legion Post No. 100. Following the committal services, there will be a

Mary Jayne Little Linder, 89, of New London died Sunday, July 20, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston.Visitation will begin at noon, Wednesday, July 23, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at the chapel with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London.A memorial has been

RICHLAND - Lloyd W. McCracken, 85, of Richland, died Monday, July 21, 2008, in Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Keota, where he had resided for about two years.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24 in the Trinity Friends Church in Richland with the Rev. Tim Hadley officiating, assisted by the Rev. Carla Nelson and the Rev. Duane Sherman. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Gould Funeral

Mildred Estelle Paquin, 78, of Fairfield, died Tuesday evening, June 17, 2008, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      The body has been cremated. Inurnment will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be sent to her family at ?2290 Marigold Blvd., ?Fairfield

Lloyd W. McCracken, 85, of Richland, died at 1:20 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2008, at Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Keota.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Friends Church in Richland, with the Rev. Tim Hadley officiating, assisted by the Revs. Carla Nelson and Duane Sherman.      Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present from 6:30-8

WELLMAN - June Verneal Pence, 84, of Wellman, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Parkview Manor in Wellman following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 in the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Memorials may be made to the Washington County Hospice.      Mrs.

Mary DiAnn Metz, 57, of Fairfield, died from cancer Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. today at the church in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made, in lieu of flowers, to First

Mercedes Tamura, 54, of Washington, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after being seriously ill for the past week.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 23 in the St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating. No visitation is scheduled. A general memorial fund has been established.      Ms. Tamura was born Sept. 24,

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Monroe Jennings, 84, of rural Columbus Junction, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, in the Washington Care Center in Washington.      Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26 in the Fulton Cemetery near Cairo with the Rev. Joseph Sia of St. Joseph Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in

Moran Montgomery Doan, Jr., 86, died Friday, July 18, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Edward Newman officiating.A memorial has been established for Park Place Long Term Care Unit.He was born May 30, 1922, in Hillsboro, the son of Moran and Elsie Hammons Doan. On March 28, 1951, he married