Obituaries

Helen Overton, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Jan. 22, at her home.Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Clay Grove Cemetery in rural Donnellson, with the Rev. Judith Holcomb officiating. Friends may call beginning at noon on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Clay Grove

Ruth Leichty Graber, 86, of Wayland, died on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral Services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Bob Hartzler and Pam Unruh officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at the church, with family receiving friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beatty Funeral

Betty L. Krueger, 80, of Washington, died on Friday, Jan. 19, at the United Presbyterian Home, of cancer.A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Swedesburg Lutheran Church, with Pastor Phil Borleske officiating. Her body has been cremated. Memorials have been established for the Hospice of Washington County and the Swedesburg Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be sent to her family

ACKLEY -       ACKLEY - Harmina E. Dohlman, 81, of Ackley, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at Presbyterian Village in Ackley.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Christian Reformed Church in Austinville, with the Rev. George McGuire officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, at Linn's Funeral Home in Ackley. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Ruth Leichty Graber, 86, of Wayland, died on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland.

Darrell Franklin Hemm, 66, of Birmingham, died on Monday, Jan. 22, at his residence following a brief illness.The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham. Condolences may be sent to the family at

GRESHAM, ORE.-William A. "Bill" Cameron, 52, of Gresham, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, of natural causes.      Memorial services were held Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Mountainview Christian Church in Gresham. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Omega Funeral and Cremation Service in Gresham handled the arrangements.      Mr. Cameron was born Aug. 8, 1954, in San Francisco, Calif., to Edward M. Cameron and

Angelina "Celia" Stone, 78, of Clearwater, Fla., died on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Morton Plant Hospital.Services were arranged by Curlew Hills Funeral Home in Palm Harbor, Fla.

NEWTON, Kan. - Elizabeth Graber, 92, of Newton, formerly of Washington, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 in Newton.      Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26 in the Bethel Mennonite Church with the Rev. Robert Hartzler and the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the church with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Beatty

Darrell Franklin Hemm, 66, of Birmingham, died Monday evening, Jan. 22, 2007, at his residence.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Inurnment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      A memorial have been established to the