Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT - David R. Ballou, 71, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, with a

Marie M. Marie, 95, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following declining health.      Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will

Helen Black, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, May 12, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, May 16 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union.Memorials have been established for the Henry County Cancer Fund and First United Methodist Church. Online

Richard L. Damon, 64, of Aiken, S.C., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Pepper Hill Nursing Care following a lengthy illness.      His body has been cremated and will be interred at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. at a later date. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mr. Damon was born Aug. 10, 1943, in Des Moines, the son of Golden

Harold D. Countryman, age 70 of Birmingham, died at the Van Buren County Hospital on Tuesday evening, May 13, 2008.      Harold was born January 26, 1938 near Douds, the son of Donnel E. and Ruth Juanita Schlarbaum Countryman. A lifetime resident of the Birmingham community, he graduated from Birmingham High School in 1956.      He married Ramona Irene Hudson on January 26, 1957 in Fairfield. She preceded him in

Catharyn Margaret Hart Brehmer, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, following an extended illness.      Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25, in conjunction with Evensong service at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. The Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Menninger

Helen Hazel Wikel, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, May 12, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, May 15, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Robert David officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery.A memorial has been established for Great River Hospice.She was

Helen Black, 92, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Fairfield and Libertyville, died Monday, May 12, 2008, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant.      A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Mount Union.      Family visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday at the memorial chapel.      Memorials have been established to

Lewis Ray "Toad" Wilkerson, 89, of New London, died Saturday, May 10, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Visitation began at 8 a.m. today, May 13, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with family present following a Christian Wake Service at 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dodgeville, with the Revs. David Steinle

Michael David "Mike" Shirey, 61, of Danville, died Saturday, May 10, at his home.His body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at New London Christian Church, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for M.D.A., ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease, and Great River Hospice House.He was born April 17, 1947 in La Harpe, Ill., the son