Obituaries

Ruth Lourene Holden, 82, of Washington, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington,

Matthew D. Billingsley, 28, of Farmington, died at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, in an accident north of Farmington. He was riding on a fifth wheel trailer behind a pickup truck. He jumped from the trailer and fell beneath a wheel.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Catie Newman officiating. Burial will be in Thompson Cemetery

Gladys E. Lister, 95, of Washington, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at Washington Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m., at the funeral home.      Mrs. Lister was

Larry W. Richard, 52, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant, as the result of injuries suffered in an auto accident.      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at Sugar Creek

Tena Mae Stotts, 78, of Fort Madison, died at 1:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.      A private family servicse will be held at a future date with burial at New Hope Cemetery near Russ, Mo. The body has been cremated. A memorial has been established. Barr Memorial Chapel of Fort Madison is in charge of arrangements.      Survivors include a son, Douglas Stotts of Wapello; a

Marjorie Lucille Richardson, 81, of Burlington, died at 11:44 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. today at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Burlington with Monsignor John M. Hyland officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.      Survivors

Charles W. Stevens, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kimberly Bowles officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A Masonic service will be held Friday evening at

LAS CRUCES, N.M.-Helen I (Simmering) Vangalis, 83, of Las Cruces, N.M., died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.      Graveside services were held on Oct. 3, at Fort Bayard National Cemetery, between Bayard, N.M., and Silver City, N.M. Graham Mortuary in Las Cruces, N.M., was in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Vangalis was born on Sept. 6, 1920, in Washington. She

Joseph D. Krebsbach, 24, of Peru, Ill., died on Oct. 8, 2003 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Hurst Funeral Home in LaSalle, Ill., with the Rev. Ben Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be in St. Vincent's Cemetery in LaSalle. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the

Agnes Elizabeth Davis, 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Washington Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Family visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. A general memorial has been established.