Obituaries

Margerie L. Doud, 84, of Batavia, died Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia, with Danny Cary officiating. Interment will be in Batavia Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the chapel, with the family present from 7-8 p.m.      A memorial fund has been established.      Mrs. Doud was

Raymond Paul Svatos Sr., 80, of Fairbanks, Alaska, died Friday, April 25, 2008, of natural causes in Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment with military honors conducted by the Washington American legion Post No. 29 will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery. A

Leonard E. Pohren, 83, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, in the Parkview Home in Wayland after failing in health.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Interment with

David Dwayne Gordon, 80, of Milton, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Elders Mark Dietrick and Mark Walker officiating. The body has been cremated.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      Memorials to

Mary I. Munson, 75, of Lockridge, died Thursday, May 1, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Revs. Jim Wotherspoon, Ted Munson and Dan Munson officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Kevin Leroy "Lee" Vorhies, 66, of Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Iowa, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashby Funeral Home in Benton, Ark., with the Rev. Roy McLeod officiating. Burial will be at Fairplay Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      An online guest book may be signed

Kevin Leroy "Lee" Vorhies, 66, of Hot Springs Ark., formerly of Iowa, died Wednesday, April 30, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs.Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Ashby Funeral Home in Benton, Ark. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roy McLeod officiating. Burial will be at Fairplay Cemetery.Ashby Funeral Home is in

Mary I. Munson, 75, of Lockridge, died Thursday, May 1, at her home.Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A second visitation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the church, also with family present. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, with the Revs. Jim Witherspoon, Ted Munson and Dan Munson

Wilma Louise Dillon, 92, of Winfield, died Friday, April 25, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Her body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present. A memorial service will follow at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Jo Grossheim officiating. Inurnment will be at Keota Cemetery.A general memorial has been established in her name.She was born July

Kathryn I. Hobart, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, April 27, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.There will be no visitation. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Long Creek Cemetery in rural Danville, with the Rev. Ken Barlow officiating.A memorial has been established for a beneficiary of the donor's choice. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is in charge of