Obituaries

Doris I. Benjamin, 88, of Primrose, died Friday Feb. 8, at the Montrose Health Center.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home and Crematory in Donnellson, where the family will receive friends at 12:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. Burial will be at the Acklem Cemetery near Primrose.A memorial has been established in

Bobbie "Ike" Miller, 78, of Ames, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at Mary Greeley Medical Center.His body will be cremated. An informal gathering of family and friends will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at American Legion Post 37 in Ames.Stevens Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.He was born Sept. 7, 1929 in Richland, Mo., the son of Roscoe and Flossie Bryant Miller.A veteran of the

Martha May Trout, 79, of Marion, died Thursday, Feb. 7, at her home.A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. today, Feb. 11, at Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Burial was at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery.A memorial has been established for Hospice of Mercy in Cedar Rapids.She was born Feb. 22, 1928, in Winfield, the daughter of Lloyd and Donna Van Dyke Swan. On June

Teddy Joe Cockayne, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Feb. 8, at his home.His body has been cremated. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. There will be no visitation.A memorial has been established for the American Cancer Society. Honts Funeral Home in Winfield is in charge of arrangements.He was born Sept. 21, 1948, in Mt. Pleasant, the son of

Donna Simons, 73, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      No visitation is planned.      Memorials may be made to the Simons family. Cards and memorials may be sent to 106 S. Ninth St.,

Judith A. Warrington, 62, of Keosauqua, died Friday, Feb. 8, at her home.Open visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today, Feb. 11, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua. Visitation with the family will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Purdom Cemetery, Keosauqua. Memorials to the family may be

Opal Marie Schlicher, 84, of Fairfield, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at home.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made to Kidney Dialysis of Jefferson County or

Mignon Stout, 86, of Fairfield, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Suzanne Swahn officiating. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Family visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the Stout

Judith A. Warrington, 62, of Keosauqua, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Purdom Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. today and again beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday.      Memo

WESTMINSTER, Calif. - Donald Eugene Shepherd, 85, of Orange, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in Orange.      Funeral service was Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Westminster Memorial Park Chapel in Westminster, Calif.. Burial was in Westminster Memorial Park.      Mr. Shepherd was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Osceola, the son of Frank and Vera (Perry) Shepherd. He married Joan Margaret Brown on Jan. 7, 1944, in Texas.