Obituaries

WAYLAND - Noah Unternahrer, 90, of the Parkview Home in Wayland, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.      Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church near Wayland, with burial at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for Gideon's International and Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Beatty Funeral Home in

Leonard Dwain Scotton, 58, of Birmingham, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. The body will be cremated following organ donation. Inurnment will be at a later date.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.      Cards and

Kristie I. Vickers, 50, of Keosauqua, died Friday, Aug. 29, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua following a short illness.Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. today at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua. A graveside service was at 2:30 p.m. today at the Bonaparte Cemetery with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating.A memorial has been established to Center Village Activity Fund and may be left at the funeral home or

Donald L. Buford, 77, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, at his home.His body has been cremated. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Pedrick Funeral Home of Keosauqua is in charge of arrangements.A memorial has been established to Hospice of Central Iowa and may be brought to the service or mailed to the family at 200 N. 28th St. No. 38, Fairfield, IA

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.