Obituaries

BRIGHTON - Merna Luceil Robison, 96, of Brighton died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, surrounded by family, where she had been a resident the past several years.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burialwill be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Open visitation will begin at

Grace E. Roberts, 97, of Fairfield died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital Living Care Center in Fairfield.      A service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial will be at a later date.      Open visitation will be form 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, and before the service on Wednesday.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Education

BRIGHTON - Roger Lee Anderson, 55, of Brighton, died April 13, 2006, at his home.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, at Salina Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Clarence Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Salina Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Memorials may be directed to Salina Presbyterian Church,

WEST BURLINGTON - Huber Dale Evans Sr., 88, of West Burlington, and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, following a decline in health for the past year and a half.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon, Tuesday, at the Jones-Eden

Merna Luceil Robison, 96, of Brighton, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, Iowa, where she had been a resident for the past several years.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gould

Mary Margaret "Maggie" Miller, 76, of Keosauqua, died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Keosauqua united Congregational Church of Christ, with the Rev. Vel Luse officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pedrick

Roger Lee Anderson, 55, of rural Brighton, died in an accident Thursday, April 13, 2006 at his farm in Brighton.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Salina Presbyterian Church, with the Revs. Clarence Anderson, Charles Fladung and Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in Salina Cemetary.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home.      Memorials to Salina Presbyterian

Marcia Elizabeth Carr, 53, of rural Keosauqua, died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield after a long illness with multiple sclerosis.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Larry Wagner officiating. Cremation will follow the service. The casket will remain closed.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday

Verna Crone, 90, of Washington, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation began at 1 p.m. this afternoon at Jones-Eden Funeral Home, where the family will receive

Crawford, Mildred "Lucille", of Wellington, KS, formerly of Belle Plaine, KS, age 84, homemaker, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006.      Visitation 1-8 p.m. Saturday and 4-8 p.m Sunday with family receiving friends from 4-6 p.m., Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, Belle Plaine.      Service 2 p.m. Monday, Belle Plaine United Methodist Church.      Lucille was born September 2, 1921 at Sigourney, IA, daughter of Frank and