Obituaries

Grace E. Watson, 95, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Friday, June 9 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Mike Renken will officiate the service. Friends may call from 12-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, at the funeral home where the family will be present from 6-7 p.m. Burial will be in the

Grace E. Watson, 95, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, June 9, 2006, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. Burial will be in Salem East Cemetery.      Open visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-7 p.m.    

Rita E. Jeffrey, 85, of Keosauqua, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, June 10 , 2006, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. The body will be cremated, and burial will be in Miller Chapel Cemetery, northeast of Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

James E. Tedford, 84, of Grinnell, passed away June 7, at St. Francis Manor, in Grinnell.A visitation was held today at St. John's Lutheran Church in Grinnell. The funeral service was also held today at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church. Arrangements are being handled by Memorial Services of Iowa.

Grace E. Watson, 95, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday morning, June 9, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant

Mabel D. "Mert" Wagner Ruiz, 66, of Eldon, died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at her home.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Janet Lasley officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Cards and memorials to the family may be sent to James Mancille-Ruiz, 1044 W. Third St.,

Frances Agnes Kleese Bauer, 95, of Washington, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, in Brownlee Care Center at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington due to complications of advanced age.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 12, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Marlene Janssen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Following committal

Ronald D. Glotfelty, 68, formerly of Fairfield, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Gladstone, Mo.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.      Family visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the church.      A memorial has been established to A.R.C. of Jefferson and Nearby Counties.      Arr

Jerry J. Myers, 90, of Keosauqua, died at 1 a.m. Saturday, May 27, 2006, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Keosauqua, with the Rev. John Walker officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Family visitation will begin at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the church.     

Cathy Sue Mallary Stewart, 40, of Overgaard, Ariz., died of Hantavirus Monday, May 22, 2006, in Show Low, Ariz.      Mrs. Stewart was born June 4, 1965, in Clinton, the daughter of Kathryn Arnold Miller and Michael Mallary. She married David Stewart, June 14, 1997, in Scottsdale, Ariz.      Mrs. Stewart attended the Erie, Ill., school system and Black Hawk College, and graduated from The University of Iowa in Iowa