Obituaries

Charles E. Smith, 83, of Montrose, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, May 20, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, May 23, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dylan Does officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Union Cemetery in Memphis, Mo.A

BURLINGTON - Howard Edward Harris, 78, of Sperry, died Monday, May 19, 2008, in Great River Hospice House in West Burlington following declining health due to an accidental head injury three years ago and diabetes.      Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today in Lunning Chapel, Burlington, with the Rev. Betty Anna Bremmer officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Great River

Frances Edna Roberts, 99, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Fairfield, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Bixby Knolls Towers.      A service will be at 11 a.m. June 21 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Long Beach.      Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Hospice Program Foundation, 695 E. 27th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755, or to Jubilee Partners, PO Box 68, Comer, GA 30629.      Mrs. Roberts was born June

Mildred Adelaide Young, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, May 20, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, May 23, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Robert David officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery.A memorial has been established for Park Place Long Term Care Unit.She was born

Colberta C. "Colby" Penrod, 76, of Fairfield, died at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5-7 p.m.      Memorials may be made to Iowa Hospice, 223 First Ave.

Greta May Freeman, 106, of Bettendorf, formerly of Rome, died Sunday, Jan. 6, at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Pleasant Valley.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Grant Cemetery in Rome.She was born May 15, 1901, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Arthur and Maude Mitchell Dold. On Dec. 8, 1927, she married William H. Freeman in Mt. Pleasant. He preceded her in death; she later

Florence M. Talbott, 95, formerly of Birmingham, died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Birmingham United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. In accord with Mrs. Talbott's wishes, her body has been cremated. Burial of cremains will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery north of Douds.      Family

Rosalyn H. "Roz" Leonard, 88, of West Burlington, died Saturday, May 17, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. A rosary will be recited at 5 p.m., followed by a Christian Wake service, after which the family will receive friends until 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 23 at St. Paul's Catholic Church, with

Kenneth Ray Tillis, 48, formerly of Fairfield, died of a heart attack Sunday evening, May 18, 2008, in Gadsden, Ala.      A funeral is planned at 1 p.m. Friday in Gadsden.      A memorial service will be held at a later date in Fairfield.      Memorials for his children's education may be sent to Vicki Tillis, 505 W. Jackson Ave., Fairfield 52556. Memorials for his family in Alabama may be sent to Earnestine

KEOTA - William "Bill Van Sickle Jr., 87, of Keota, died Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, in the Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. John Hembry officiating. Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where the family