Obituaries

Wendell Dale Pirtle, 82, of SunnyBrook Assisted Living, died at 10:48 p.m. April 3, 2005, at Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 8 at Behner Funeral home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Harlan "Frosty" Van Voorst officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, with military rites. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 Thursday, April 7 at the funeral home, with

Ruby L. Dorothy, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Nelson Nursing Home, Fairfield.Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Ollie Baptist Church, Ollie, Pastor Connie Chatier and the Rev. Charles Comfort officiating. Cremation will follow the service with burial of cremains in Spencer Cemetery, Stockport. Visitation will open at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick

Everett W. Nichols, 95, of rural Richland, died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at Park Place Long Term Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bryan Wixom officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the funeral home. Family will be present from 10

Agnes Elizabeth Mueller King, 92 of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at Noon Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the

Ruth M. McGill, 87, of Davenport, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge. Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.      Mrs.

Clayton Wingler, 83, of Riverside, died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held today, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Riverside. Burial was in Riverside Public Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Riverside First Responders or Hospice of Washington County. Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Riverside handled the arrangements.      Mr. Wingler was born

LONE TREE - Gary Alan Stock, 48, of Wellman, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be held today, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree. Memorials have been established for the Gary Stock Trust and for the

Minnie LaVon Brelsford, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at Ainsworth Community Church in Ainsworth, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Interment will follow services at 3:30 p.m., in Grandview Cemetery in Fayette. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home

MT. PLEASANT - Ruby L. Dorothy, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      Funeral services will begin at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Ollie Baptist Church in Ollie, with the Rev. Connie Chatier and the Rev. Charles Comfort officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Burial of the cremains will be in Spencer Cemetery in Stockport. Visitation will begin at

BRIGHTON - James Ewin Branstetter, 73, of East Pleasant Plain, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at his home.      Memorial services will be held at Brighton Community Center, at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2005, with the Rev. Delmar D. Elmore officiating. Interment will be in Columbus, Montana, at a later date.      Mr. Branstetter was born March 25, 1932, to Paul and Dorothy (Bummer) Branstetter of Laurel, Mont. He