Obituaries

LONE TREE - Jo Ann Nellie Nelson, 66, of Lone Tree died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at her home following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with Parish Life Coordinator Carol Kaalbergofficiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. After the committal service, there will be a time of food and fellowship at the Lone Tree

Stella M. Wenger, 84, of Wayland, died Friday morning, Feb. 18, 2005 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland.

WAYLAND - Emery E. McGuire, 77, of Wayland died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, at his home.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Cottonwood United Methodist Church west of Wayland, with the Rev. Nancy Renfro officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Tresa G. Cnossen, 88, of Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday, where the family will receive friends from 7

Louis "Lou" Loyd, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at his home, following a lengthy illness with leukemia.      Mr. Loyd's body has been cremated according to his wishes. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at 2 p.m., at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has

MT.PLEASANT - Louis "Lou" Loyd, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at 2 p.m., at Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A general memorial has been established.      Mr. Loyd was born on Sept. 22,

Blanche Esther Barr, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at Mt. Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, with Abbott Michael-John and the Rev. Gary Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant,

Stephen "Steve" Dean Stagner died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark.      A graveside funeral service with full military rites for his cremains will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Elm Grove in Washington with the Rev. Ken Smith officiating. Family and friends will meet at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant at 9:30 a.m. to go to the cemetery. The family

Ethel Miller, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Farmington, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.      Mrs. Miller's body has been donated to the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for medical science research.      A memorial service will be held for Ethel and her husband Amel on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Olson-Powell

Blanche Esther Barr, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at Mt. Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, with Abbott Michael-John and the Rev. Gary Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with