Obituaries

BRIGHTON - Marie A. Barnett, 94, of Brighton died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Private services will be held at a later date in Sandy Hook Cemetery near Brighton with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Memorials have been established for Brighton Volunteer First Responders or the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department. Gould Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of

Glenn Keith Manning (Jay) of Wichita Kansas, formerly of Batavia, passed away Feb. 5th 2006 in a drowning accident while vacationing with his wife Vicky on the island of Kauai.      Born Nov. 9th 1949, he was a supervisor at Wescon Products in Wichita. He graduated from Parsons College in 1970.      Services will be held Saturday Feb. 11th at 1:00 p.m. at the Libertyville United Methodist Church. Internment will be

Mildred B. Aries, 93, of Waterloo died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Manorcare.      A service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A graveside committal service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery in Lockridge.      Family visitation will begin at noon Friday at the church. The casket will be closed. Memorials may be directed to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Online memorials

Marie A. Barnett, 94, of Brighton died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      A private service will be held at a later date at Sandy Hook Cemetery near Brighton, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating.      Memorials have been established to the Brighton Volunteer First Responders and the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department.      Mrs. Barnett was born Oct. 23, 1911, in

Violet M. Burk, 88, of Wayland, formerly of the Mount Pleasant and Fairfield area, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      A service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home where the family will be present

Delbert LeRoy Soper, 72, of Washington, died Tuesday Feb. 7, 2006, at Washington County Hospital, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 10, at United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the

RICHLAND-Nellie B. Meacham, 96, of Richland died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, at Richland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kim Gates and the Rev. Wilbur Morfitt officiating. Burial will be in Clay Cemetery east of Richland. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Gould Funeral Home in

WAYLAND-Paul A. Miller, 89, of Wayland, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church near Wayland with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at the church, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Beatty Funeral Home in

Johnnie H. Sammons, 47, of Mount Pleasant died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at his home.      A graveside service is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Grant Cemetery in Rome, with the Rev. Jerry Phillips and the Rev. Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Grant Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. Memorials may be made to

MUSCATINE-Roberta J. "Robin" McCormick, 59, of Muscatine, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at her home in Muscatine.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis funeral home in Muscatine with the Rev. Bill Young officiating. Following services, a time of food and fellowship will be held in the Community Room of the funeral home. Burial will be in Buffalo Prairie Cemetery