Obituaries

C. Geraldine "Gerry" Collett, 87, of McPherson, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 8, at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village in Chrisman, Ill.      Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. at the Free Methodist Church in McPherson, with the Rev. Tom Griffeth officiating. Burial will take place at Cashion Cemetary, in Cashion, Okla., at 4 p.m.      Friends may call between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday,

Ronald Wayne Chamberlin, 86, passed away at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2007, a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather and loved by many relatives and friends. He was born to Harry and Alma Chamberlin, March 13, 1921, the youngest of 5 children. On August 31, 1940, he married Maxine Simons at the Little Brown Church in the Vale at Nashua, and celebrated their 67th Anniversary

Robert G. Runyon, 52, of rural Stockport, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Chem-Gro Shop in Hillsboro, with the Rev. Dave Doerr officiating. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.      Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      A

Esther Louise Cunningham, 88, of the Good Samaritan Home, Keosauqua and formerly of Douds, died September 8, 2007 at Good Samaritan.      Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at the Raymond Funeral Home, Birmingham. The Rev. Michael Mosier will officiate at the service. Interment will be at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham. Friends may call from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday at the Raymond

Howard O. Long, age 82, of Washington, Iowa died Friday September 7, 2007 at his residence after failing in health for the past three months.      Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 am Tuesday September 11th at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin noon Monday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 -

Robert G. Runyon, 52, of rural Stockport, died Sunday, Sept. 9, , at the Jefferson County Hospital.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chem-Gro Shop in Hillsboro with Rev. Dave Doerr officiating . Burial will be in the Hillsboro Cemetery.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home. Family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.Memorials have been established

Suzanne Chezum, 87, of Fairfield, formerly of Birmingham, died Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      In lieu of flowers, memorials

Lola White, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sept. 2, 2007, at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, with burial in Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will start at 2 p.m. Friday at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson, with family present from 6-8 p.m. to greet friends at the funeral home.Lola White was born in Lake

David Lee Rader, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      An informal memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Elliott Chapel in New London. Rader's ashes will be interred at New London's Burge Cemetery.      The son of Joseph and Sarah (Richmond) Rader, he was born June 27, 1943, in Kansas City, Kan. He married Cherie

SIGOURNEY - James Junior Bodkins, 63, of Sigourney, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in the Keokuk County Medical Center in Sigourney after failing in health for the past several years.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Sunday in the funeral home, where the family will receive