Obituaries

Esther "Joanne" Winter, 69, of Fairfield, died Monday, June 4, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon and the Rev. Bill Rathbun officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in

LaVerne L. Graber, 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, June 3, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the Wayland Mennonite Church, with Pastors Pam Unruh and Gerry Klopfenstein officiating. Burial will be in the

Mt. PLEASANT - LaVerne L. Graber, 83, of Wayland died Sunday, June 3, 2007 in the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 in the Wayland Mennonite Church with the Rev. Pam Unruh and the Rev. Gerry Klopfenstein officiating. Burial will be in the North Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt.

Thelma Catherine McNew, 93, of Fairfield, died Monday, June 4, 2007.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the Jefferson County Hospital Auxiliary. Cards and memorials may be sent to 127

RICHLAND - Kerry J. Lyon, 45, of Richland died unexpectedly Sunday June 3, 2007 in his home.      A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 8 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Clay Cemetery near Richland. Open visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Gould Funeral Home in Richland. Visitation with the family will be held from

Warren James Morrison, 96, of Fairfield, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A memorial service, with Masonic rites, will be at 1:30 p.m. June 13 at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. The body will be cremated. Private family inurnment will be held in Pittsburg at a later date.      A light luncheon will be at noon June 13 at the

Kerry J. Lyon, 45, of Richland, died early Sunday, June 3, 2007, at home.      A Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Clay Cemetery near Richland.      Open visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland. Visitation with the family will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the church, with

Harold D. Johnson, 88, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday evening, May 31, 2007, at Manor Care in Cedar Rapids.      A memorial service will be held in Fairfield at a later date. Inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of East Central Iowa, 1570 42nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids 52402.      To send online condolences, visit

LaVerne L. Graber, 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, June 3, at HCHC.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Wayland Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the North Hill Cemetery. memorials have been established to Gideon's International and the H.O.P.E. Scholarship at the church.

Griffith William Davies, 55, died Wednesday, May 27, 2007, from complications from a double lung transplant he received May 14.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City, Mo. A reception will follow at The Power Plant in Parkville, Mo.      In lieu of flowers, donations to the Griff Davies Medical Fund may be made at any Bank of America or may be mailed to Griff