Obituaries

Glenn Allen Wood, 84, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at the United Presbyterian Home home.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites accorded by American Legion-Hanford Post #5. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening, at the funeral home. Memorials may

Ralph Edward Messer, 88, of Fairfield, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24 in the chapel of White Oak Cemetery, north of Rome, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt.

KALONA - J. Claude Miller, 92, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, at United Christian and Baptist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Rolland Smith officiating. A private burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery prior to the service. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at Peterseim

KEOTA - Fern I. Adams, 93, of Keota, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Wilson Memorial Library or the Keota Senior Center.      Mrs. Adams

Maxine Julia Burgess, 77, of Keokuk, formerly of Alexandria, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today at Vigen Memorial Home in Kahoka, Mo., with Brother Dan Steinbeck officiating. Burial will be in the Frazee Cemetery. A memorial has been established.Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Linda Burgess,

Arthur Alvin Ward, 103, of Arbor Court Care Center in Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Mediapolis, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, with the Rev. Dan Baker officiating. Burial will follow at the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 at

IOWA CITY - Carrol Jean Havener, 85, of Iowa City and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at her home.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City, with the Rev. Judy Gingerich officiating. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery in rural Columbus Junction. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A memorial has

June Ann Shull, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at the Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield following declining health.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with Pastor Don Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 6 p.m. today with family receiving friends two hours prior to the

FORT MADISON - Leona A. Pauly, 78, of Fort Madison, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004, at Fort Madison Community Hospital in Fort Madison.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at Sacred Heart Church in Fort Madison, with the Rev. Thomas Parlette officiating. Burial will be in Soldiers' Circle in Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at

Tyson W. McKenzie, 22, of New London, died in a traffic accident on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, near Laramie, Wyo.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at Eastman Funeral Home in Greenwich, Ohio, with Pastor Larry Brown of Ripley Church in Greenwich officiating. Burial will be in Edwards Grove Cemetery in Greenwich. A memorial has been established.Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Dawn and Kenny