Obituaries

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

BRIGHTON - Violet May Lowe, 80, of Brighton, died April 3, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2005, at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, north of Brighton. Open visitation at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton will begin at 3 p.m., Wednesday, with the family present

Mrs. Agnes E. (Mueller) King, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 4, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Danny "Bayou" Boline, 51, of Morning Sun, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at his home in Morning Sun, following a brave struggle with cancer.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Jack Edmisson officiating. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in

Violet May Lowe, 80, of Brighton, died Saturday, April 3, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, north of Brighton. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with family

Kenneth L. Stagers, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:35 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Myrtle Jones Hazen, 97,of Corydon, formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Salem, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Edward Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery north of New London. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at

Mrs. Myrtle Hazen, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, April 3, 2005 in the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.