Obituaries

RICHLAND - Maurice R. Gould, 95, of Richland died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 in the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24 in the Richland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Gould Funeral Home in Richland with a Masonic memorial

R. Eloise Willhoit, 79, of Batavia, died at 1:21 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at home.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Northgate Alliance Church, with the Rev. Doug Grogan officiating. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at Reece Funeral Home, with the family present from 5-8 p.m.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northgate Alliance Church

Howard Aaron Streed, 92, of Washington, formerly of Middletown, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 in the United Presbyterian Home.      Visitation with the family present will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 in the Middletown Presbyterian Church with the funeral service to follow at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Middletown

KALONA - Marilyn Jane Hamrick, 67, of Kalona died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 in her home from complications of leukemia.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 in the Kalona Christian Fellowship Church in Kalona with the Rev. Cloy Roth officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, where the

Wayne Eugene Pickerell, 72, of Fairfield, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A private graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. The body has been cremated.      Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, 806 W. Fillmore Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Mr. Pickerell was born Dec. 30, 1934, in rural Eldon, the son of Charles Clifford and Erma Mae Boyd Pickerell.To

Vivian Lucille Hobbs, 87, of Lowell, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 at the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 22 at the Elliott Chapel in New London. Interment will be held in Lowell Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Tuesday at Elliott Chapel. The family will receive friends, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A memorial has been established to the Lowell Street

Maurice R. Gould, 95, of Richland, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.       A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.      Visitation, with the family present, will be from 2-4 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland and again from 6-8 p.m. with

George Henry Benjamin, 78, of Milton, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at home.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Milton Christian Church, with the Rev. Justin DeVries officiating. The body has been deeded to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy for scientific study.      Family visitation will follow the service Saturday.      Memorials to the family may be brought to the service or

Dwight L. "Butch" Cornick, 85, of rural Morning Sun, died Thursday morning, Aug. 16, at Great River Medical Center.The funeral service will be held Monday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Winfield with the Rev. Sue Cubbage officiating.  Interment will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery.The family will meet with friends Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.A

Robert "Bob" Briggs, 77, of Lockridge, passed away Friday, Aug. 17 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.Family visitation will be held 6- 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 20 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug./ 21 at the funeral home. Interment with military rites will be held in Lockridge Cemetery.The family requests memorials be made in lieu of flowers