Obituaries

Donald Wayne Mills, 67, of rural Mount Pleasant died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at his home.      A service is set for 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Richard Iles officiating. Burial will be in the Hillsboro Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel, with family present from 6-8 p.m. Memorials have been established to the Mount

Raymond H. Kephart, 85, of Washington died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services were held this morning at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Interment will be at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.      A memorial has been established for First Christian Church in Washington. Online condolences

Raymond H. Kephart, 85, of Washington died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at Washington County Hospital, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 30, atJones -Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Sunday at the funeral home, where family

Steve "Frog" Farnsworth, 57, of Mount Pleasant died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, in the Henry County Health Center emergency room.      A service is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Mr. Farnsworth will be cremated following the service.      Visitation began at noon today at the chapel, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.

Gerald "Doc" P. Gerleman, D.C., 70, of Henderson, Nev. died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006.      Burial was at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev.      Dr. Gerleman was born Sept. 24, 1935, in Calmar.      Dr. Gerleman graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College and established practice in Fairfield in 1960. He resided in Fairfield for 18 years before moving to Nevada in 1978 and practicing another 28

Erma Nadine Kopp, 95, of Muscatine, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at Lutheran Homes.      A service was held Tuesday at the Jeffrey S. Nichols Chapel Hill Funeral Home and Crematory in Muscatine. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Muscatine.      Memorials may be made to St. Mary Cemetery. Online condolences may be left for the Kopp family at www.nicholschapelhill.com.      Mrs. Kopp was born Sept. 11, 1910,

Mabel V. Brown, 86, of Ottumwa died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at Ottumwa Manor care center.      A service is set for 10 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. David Albert officiating. Burial will be in Iowaville Cemetery near Selma.      Open visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials to the Ottumwa Manor activity fund may be left at the funeral home or

Rex Marion Ray, 85 of Washington, died January 24, 2006 at his home following a brief illness.      A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be designated to the YMCA or

Duane E. Miller, 64, of rural Keosauqua died at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in the emergency room of Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua following a heart attack at his home.      A service is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Harold Schnedler officiating. Burial will be in Miller Chapel Cemetery northeast of Keosauqua.      Open visitation begins at 2 p.m.

OTTUMWA - John Gilbert "Gib" Hollingsworth, 83, of Ottumwa, died Jan. 24, 2006, in the Vista Woods Care Center.Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, at Reece Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Hornback officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Inurnment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established for the