Obituaries

Robert Bruce Dimmitt, 80, 2237 Highway 34 East, died at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A private graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Keevin Koch officiating. Burial will follow the service.      A register may be signed until 4 p.m. today at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made to

John A. Randall Jr., 70, of Pleasant Plain, died at 4 a.m. today, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Plain Friends Church in Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Stan Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the

PLEASANT PLAIN - John A. Randall, 70, of Pleasant Plain died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 in the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 in the Pleasant Plain Friends Church with the Rev. Stan Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where the family will

WELLMAN - Margaret Miller, 83, of Wellman, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, from complications from pneumonia.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8 in the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, where the family will greet

James "Jim" Lee Telford, 76, of Burlington, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 in New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 in West Avenue Baptist Church in Burlington with the Rev. Kirk Bennett officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Washington. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in Lunning Chapel, Burlington,

Wilma May Pittman, age 81, of Ottumwa Good Samaritan Health and Rehab Center, died January 2, 2007. She was born May 15, 1925 in Batavia, IA to Clair and Kathryn (Gantz) Robinson and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1944.      Following her wishes, Wilma was cremated.      A memorial graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, January 5, 2007 at Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, IA with Rev. Dave Peterson

Steven Hubert Stans, 69, died Friday morning, Dec. 22, 2006, of cardiac arrest, in Atlanta.      A service was held Dec. 28 at The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Cathedral of St. Philip, Pastoral Care Department, 2744 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30305, or Stans African Halls, C/O Museum of York County, 4621 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill, SC

SHELL ROCK - William Everette Simpson, 95, of Shell Rock, formerly of Cedar Falls and Waverly, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2006 in Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5 in the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls with the Rev. Linda Pflugfelder officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Cedar Falls. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the

Lowell D. Cortelyou, 86, of Raritan, Ill., died at 3:18 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.

James "Jim" Lee Telford, 76, of Burlington, died on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.Friends may call from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, at the Lunning Chapel in Burlington, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the West Avenue Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kirk Bennett officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. on