Obituaries

Shirley Sherman Statler, age 86, of Washington, died Thursday July 5, 2007 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City following several years of declining health.      Celebration of life services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 9th at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Visitation will begin 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will

Reesa D. Franklin-Schwantes, 40, of rural Douds, died at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. John Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Iowaville Cemetery in rural Selma.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where family will be

Richard Allen Casady, 67, of Mountain Home, Ark., formerly of Cantril, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at home.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Family visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.      Memorials to Cantril Grass Roots or

Wayne Cross, 56, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Middletown, died Wednesday, July 4, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin after noon Tuesday, July 10, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the chapel. Burial will be in the Middletown Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the

KALONA - Verda F. Miller, 83, of Kalona died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City after a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 7, in Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John King, the Rev. Floyd Helmuth and the Rev. Dave Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery, rural Kalona. A private committal service will be held

The bad news is that the $500,000 that the county agreed to add to the building of the Washington County jail will probably have to be used before the project is done. The good news is that Washington County Sheriff Jerry Dunbar has already been in contact with entities that wish to pay to house prisoners in the new jail.      Thursday morning, Dunbar said due to projects that have had to be removed from the jail

Alice Evelyn Zeck, 94, of Washington died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Brownlee Health Care Center at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 7 in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends

Hugh L. Partridge, 89, of Danville, died Monday, July 2, 2007, at Danville Care Center in Danville.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Danville, with the Revs. Preston Van Loon and Harry Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Cemetery in rural Danville. Henry County Honor Guard will conduct military rites.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at

Wayne Cross, 56, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, July 4, at the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room.Arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant.

James Lee Carmon, 73, of New London, died Tuesday, July 3, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 6, at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Sue Tomlinson and Mr. Tim Distelhorst officiating. He will be cremated following the service. Inurnment will be in Burge Cemetery in New London at a later date. Visitation will be after noon Thursday