Obituaries

Willis "Bill" Shepherd, 56, of Washington died Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 in the Beatty Funeral Home on Washington with the rev. Brian Gentz officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home where the family will receive

BRIGHTON-Lavondia L. Fox, 78, of Brighton, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where the family will be present from 6:30 to 8

Gary Wayne Kluber, 67, of Ainsworth, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Knoxville following an extended illness.      Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. today in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Forest Lawn Section, Cedar Rapids with the Rev. Linda Foor officiating. Funeral arrangements were handled by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids.

Lavondia L. Fox, 78, of Brighton, died at 3:55 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present from 6:30-8 p.m., at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.      A general

The graveside inurnment for James L. Carmon will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Burge Cemetery in New London, with Mr. Tim Distelhorrst officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Henry County Honor Guard.      The Elliott Chapel in New London is in charge of arrangements.

Harold Claude Goldsmith, 84, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Washington following a 10-month battle with cancer.      Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Jean Wollenberg officiating. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Washington County Hospice or the

Marian Rosalia Score, 80, died Friday, August 3, at the Jefferson County Hospital Living Care Center.      Mrs. Score was born September 4, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas and Helen Weredick Burns. She married Robert Score in 1946.      A private memorial was held on Sunday.To see the complete paid obituary, read the Aug. 7, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Thomas J. Gipple, 91, of Nichols died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 in the Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services with the Rev. Betsey Sue Neipert officiating. Burial will be in Conesville Cemetery. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held in the Conesville

KALONA - Agnes G. Hochstetler, 95, of Kalona died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where a

Courtney Marie Huff, daughter of John Jr. and Amy Tisor Huff of Douds, was stillborn at 2:09 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa.      A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Leando Cemetery in Douds, with the Rev. Monty Knudsen officiating. Family and friends will gather at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds to proceed to the cemetery.      Family