Obituaries

Alberta B. Schrepfer, 82, of Salem, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to the time of

Gary B. Gregory, 63, of West Point, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at Donnellson Health Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Link Funeral Home in West Point, with the Rev. John Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the funeral home, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A

Opal Mae Johnson, 88, of Salem, formerly of the Fairfield and Birmingham communities, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Salem Friends Church in Salem, with the Revs. Tom Palmer and Dave Elmore officiating. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham. Visitation will be from 2 to

Dorothy Carithers, 104, of Morning Sun, died Friday evening, Nov. 11, 2005, at Morning Sun Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21 at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun,

Bernice "Bunny" Foster, 92, of Gaithersburg, Md., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, at her home.      The funeral service was today at 11 a.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg. Burial was in Laytonsville Cemetery in Laytonsville, Md. Memorials have been established to the Bernice and Delbert Foster Scholarship Fund at Epworth United Methodist Church and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. Muriel H.

Donald Lee Edwards, 64, of Ainsworth, died Saturday evening, Nov. 12, 2005, at the Washington County Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the funeral home with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. and a Masonic

Mary Lynn Holtkamp, 46, of West Point, died at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at her home after a five year battle with cancer.      The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul, with Father Gary Beckman as Celebrant and Father Apo Mpanda as Con-Celebrant. Burial will be in the St. James Church Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be after 2 p.m.

Barbara Mae Walker, 66, of Burlington, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service was at 2 p.m. today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Duke Crawford officiating. Burial was in Jagger Cemetery. A memorial has been established.      Mrs. Walker was born July 19, 1939, in Burlington, the daughter of Lawrence and Helen Bailey Coen.

Reuben "Smokey" Hays, 87, of Farmington, died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at his daughter's home in Farmington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. His body will be cremated following the service with burial in the Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington. Visitation will be today after 1 p.m.

Maurice J. Mettenburg, 75, of Fort Madison, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at SS. Mary and Joseph Church in Ft. Madison, with the Rev. Christopher David officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery in Fort Madison. Visitation will be from 1 to 7:30 p.m. today at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison,