Obituaries

Donald "Dean" Exline, 64, of New London, and formerly of Numa, died at his residence Saturday, Sept. 23.Funeral services will be held at the family residence, at 107 S. Pine, New London, on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. Friends may call at any time after 9 a.m. Inurnment will be at a later date.

John Herbert Korn, 87, of Wapello, died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 21, at the Great River Medical Center at West Burlington.The funeral ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m. today, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial followed at the Wapello Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the benefit of the Wapello Rescue Unit and the Wapello Community

Sharon Diane Adler, 49, of Washington died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 at her residence after failing in health since July.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Brian Gentz officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. A general memorial has been

Charles Plummer, 44, of Coralville, died on Thursday, Sept. 21, at his home in Coralville.      Funeral arrangements for Charles are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Thomas Donald Carr, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Open visitation will be at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Behner Funeral Home. Family will be present at 6 p.m. There will be a rosary recited by the Knights of Columbus, followed by prayers for a Christian wake. Funeral services will be conducted by Carr's nephew, Fr. Michael Carr, and Fr. Stephen Page,

Thomas Donald Carr, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, with his nephew, the Rev. Michael Carr, and the Rev. Stephen Page officiating. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery in Albia will follow the funeral luncheon.      Open visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at Behner

Jean Ann Messer, 70, died on Sept. 19, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell.Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Monday Sept. 25, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain. Fr. Charles Fladung will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Watts Funeral Home in Montezuma. Visitation

Carole G. Doan White, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Regan Stoops will officiate. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Friday at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home, of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be present from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be in the Forest

KALONA - Edward Franklin Miller, 79, of Kalona died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 in his home in rural Kalona following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in the Sharon Bethel Church near Kalona. Ministers in charge are Gabriel Beachy, Delmar Bontrager and Jacob Yoder. Burial will be in the Sharon Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and

Jean Ann Messer, 70, of Montezuma, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Watts Funeral Home in Montezuma, with