Obituaries

LaVern Wages, 64, of Exline, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, in Davenport.      A service was held this morning at Thomas Lange Funeral Home in Centerville, with the Rev. Howard Luscan officiating. Burial was in Exline Cemetery in Exline.      A memorial has been established to the family. Memorials may be mailed to Tammy Neff, 2351 Cedar Ave., Batavia 52533.      Mr. Wages was born June 3, 1942, in Exline, the son

Margaret Garmoe, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, April 19, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

Margaret D. Garmoe, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      A funeral took place this morning at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery.      A memorial has been established to the New London Nursing and Rehab Center activity fund.      Mrs. Garmoe was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Mount Pleasant,

BROWNWOOD, Texas - Foy E. "Gene" Lawson, 67, of Brownwood died Tuesday, April 17, 2007.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20 in the Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood with the Rev. Brian Hall officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Point Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.      Mr. Lawson was born March 21, 1940 in Brownwood, the son of Foy Redden and

Ruth Margarite Hale Hilleary, 94, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007.      A memorial service will be held in the future.      Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Cards and memorials may be mailed to Joy Curtis, 1535 Gilcrest Ave., East Lansing, MI 48823.      Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.      Mrs. Hilleary was born Sept. 3, 1912, in Burlington. She married

Judith Ann Murphy, 66, of Davenport, died Feb. 8, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center in Davenport.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. The body has been donated to the University of Iowa Deeded Body Program.      Mrs. Murphy was born Nov. 9, 1940, in Fairfield, the daughter of Emerson and Eileen Dallner Masden. She married

Madelyn S. Carr, 83, of Cantril, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2007, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron and the Rev. Paul Rekward officiating. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery in Douds.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-8

Clarence Eugene Magorian, 94, formerly of Milton, died at 3:14 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2007, at Bloomfield Care Center.      A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Milton Christian Church, with the Rev. Justin DeVries officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.      Open visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. today at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      Memorials to the family may be left at

Robert E. Welsh, 83, of Bettendorf, died Monday, April 16, 2007, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus in Davenport.      A funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard.      Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at McGinnis-Chambers

Betty M. Burger, 86, of Springfield, Va., died of cancer Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Capital Hospice.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Messiah United Methodist Church in Springfield, Va. Inurnment will take place this summer in Knoxville.      A reception will follow the service.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Capital Hospice, 4715 N. 15th St., Arlington, VA 22205 or