Obituaries

I. Lucille Spates, 93, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital's Living Care Center.      The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. The body has been cremated, and inurnment will be in Letts Cemetery in Letts.      Visitation, with the family present, will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.      Memo

FAIRFIELD-Carol Edith Durst, 58, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz and the Rev. Dave Peterson co-officiating. Visitation with the family present will be held Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Durst

WELLMAN - Marcus Wayne Yoder, 64, of Wellman died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from colon cancer.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4 in the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. David Boshart and the Rev. Helen Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Russell "R. J." J. Crane, 63, of Huntsville, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006 in his home.      Arrangements are under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to A Pineywoods Hospice in Lufkin, Texas.      Mr. Crane was born Aug. 10, 1943 in Sigourney, Iowa, the son of Harry R. and Lila (Beasley) Crane.

IOWA CITY - Earl Yoder, 79, of Iowa City died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 in his home from ALS.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in East Union Mennonite Church, rural Kalona, with the Rev. Jay Miller officiating. Burial will be in the East Union Cemetery, Kalona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday where the family will be present in the

Dorothy Penning, 88, of Buffalo Center, died on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center.Funeral services were Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Ramsey Reformed Church in rural Titonka. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Carol Edith Durst, 58, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz and the Rev. Dave Peterson co-officiating.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Durst family. Cards and

BURLINGTON-Robert W. Fillmore, 81, of Burlington, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Burlington, with the Rev. Tom Smith officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Friends may call Monday from noon until 8 p.m. in Lunning

Terri Gee Hansell, 53, 303 E. Broadway Ave., died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, at home.      A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Gabriel and All Angel's Liberal Catholic Church in Fairfield. Burial of cremains will be at a later date.      Memorials may be made to the Terri Gee Hansell Memorial Fund. Cards and memorials may be sent to 303 E. Broadway Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Visit www.behnerfh.com

WAYLAND - Hom Lovan, 80, of Wayland, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 in the Wayland Mennonite Church with The Rev. Gerry Klopfenstein and the Rev. Pam Unruh officiating. Following the service, the body will be cremated and interred at a later date in North Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the