Obituaries

Fern Elizabeth Smith, 92, of Prairie Village in Wapello, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      There will be no visitation or funeral service. She has been cremated and burial will take place at a later date at the Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union. A memorial fund has been established for the Wapello Community Ambulance Service.      Survivors include one son, Rollyce

Ethan Roy Murphy, 1, of Brighton, died suddenly and unexpectedly, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, at United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Brian Gentz, the Rev. Brett Best, and the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on

KALONA-Fannie Yoder, 95, of Kalona, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services were held today, at Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman, with the Rev. Elmer R. Miller and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial was in Upper Deer Creek Cemetery in rural Wellman. Memorials may be directed to Pleasantview Home or Rosedale

Grace Jeanette Gamon, 95, of rural Wellman, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Collings officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, at the funeral home, with

RICHLAND-Kenneth S. Patterson, 85, of rural Richland, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held this morning at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Charles Comfort officiating. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery near Ollie. Memorials may be directed to the Ollie Volunteer First Responders.      Mr. Patterson was born

Mae Ferguson, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service was today at 10 a.m. at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established for the First United Methodist Church and the American Diabetes Association.      Survivors include two sisters, Esther Anderson and Vivian

Ezra R. Smith, 86, of Washington, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Monday, Oct. 20, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 that evening, at Jones-Eden Funeral

B. Brian Gray, 62, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant      A Requiem Holy Eucharist will be said at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials have

Calvin Stewart Ortiz-Hartshorn, 15, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Faith Christian Outreach Church, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. The body has been cremated. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in

William Leroy Piper, 85, of Burlington, died at 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 20 at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Burlington, with the Rev. Vicki Engelmann officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 at