Obituaries

Francis L. Smith, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Oct. 9, at the Klein Center in Burlington.Open visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. There will not be a family visitation time. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff "Duke" Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,

Donald Benson Kirkland, 86, of 1 Pennsylvania Place, recently of Fairfield, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Hospice House in Ottumwa after a short illness.      As requested by Don, there will be no formal memorial service. Friends and family are invited to visitation and graveside services. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Reece Funeral Home, 607 E. Second St.,

Ronald Kilbourn, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel.

Francis L. Smith, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Oct. 9, at the Klein Center in Burlington.Open visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. There will not be a family visitation time. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers

KALONA - Willard A. Gingerich, 87, of Kalona died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006 after an extended illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 in the Sharon Bethel Church near Kalona with the Rev. Delmar Bontrager and the Rev. Jacob Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the North Gingerich Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday in the church. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is in charge of

Lane Kurt Carter, a nine-month-old infant, of rural Trenton, died Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral Services have been set for 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Trenton United Methodist Church, with Pastor Jeffrey McPheron officiating. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with family

MORNING SUN - Charles Leroy Brown Jr., 68, of Morning Sun died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006 in a motor vehicle accident near Wapello.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Dan Robbs of the Sycamore Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

HARPER - Paul Jaeger, 72, of rural Harper died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 in the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9 in the Holy Trinity Parish - St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper with the Rev. Marty Goetz and the Rev. Robert McAleer officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery with

Barbara Ann Ingwersen, 31, of Pleasant Plain, died at 9:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      A time of remembrance will begin at 6 p.m. tonight at Raymond Funeral Home. Family

June Maurine Coppes, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Yarmouth, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Services are pending at the Elliot Chapel in New London.