Obituaries

Gale Robert "Mike" Lyon, 87, of Fairfield, died Monday, April 10, 2006, at his home.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Richard Wallarab officiating. Burial will follow in Winchester Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.      Mr. Lyon was

Carlos E. "Red" VanLaningham, 75, 607 S. 33rd St., died at 2:58 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2006, at the emergency room of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo.      A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton, with the Rev. John Walker officiating.      Family visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. The casket will be closed. Friends may sign

Betty Headley, 78, of Fairfield, died at 8:52 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A service was held this morning at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Traverce Harrison officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Memorials to the VFW Ladies auxiliary may be sent to 306 S. Court St., Fairfield 52556.      Mrs. Headley was born May 14, 1927, in

Betty Carolyn Caldwell, 80, of Medford, Ore., died February 22, 2006, at Arbor Place Assisted Living Center in Medford of natural causes.      Memorial services were held March 1 at Eagle Point National Cemetery in Eagle Point, Ore. Memorials have been established for the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Brookings, Ore.

Edward R. Hayes, 85, of Des Moines, died April 7, 2006 at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines.      A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at Immanuel United Methodist Church, 2900 49th Street in Des Moines. Burial will take place in Mt. Pleasant on Monday, May 1.      Mr. Hayes was born May 1, 1920, in New London, the son of Columbus Ferrell and Beulah Billingsley Hayes.

Jack Leroy Wagg, Sr., age 66, of Winfield, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, with the Rev. Scott Smith officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Harrison Cemetery in rural Wapello.      Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the

Richard B. "Dick" Thornton, 73, died April 7, 2006 at his home.      The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillsboro Cemetery with Frank Wilson officiating. Military services will be conducted by O.B. Nelson Post #3 American Legion and Walter B. Schafer Post #775 Veterans of Foreign Wars.      Visitation will begin today at 9 a.m. at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the family present from 6 to

Elodie "Sally" Moreland Totemeier, 86, of Farmington, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the Donnellson Health Center.      The graveside service was held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington, with the Rev. Paul Rekward officiating.      Visitation was today from noon to 1 p.m. at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home.      Memorials may be made to the Farmington EMT's or the

William "Bill" D. Skerik, 64, died at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2006, at his home in Burlington.      The funeral liturgy outside of Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Hilgendorf officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Veterans Honor Guard of VFW Posts 10102 and 9162, American Legion Post 52,

Donald E. Glover, 79, of Keokuk, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at his home.      The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk with the Rev. John Abraham officiating. His body will be cremated and burial will be in the Sandusky Cemetery at a later date.      Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m.      Memorials