Obituaries

Elton Preston Spurgeon, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died early Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield with the Rev. Greg Carr officiating. Burial will follow at the Granger Cemetery at Granger, Mo. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21 at the funeral home, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A

Elton Preston Spurgeon, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his home.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with the Rev. Greg Carr officiating. Burial will follow in Granger Cemetery in Granger, Mo. Visitation will be until 7 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. Family will be present. A memorial has been established for the

Fred Edward Stout, 72, formerly of Orchard Hill Rescare in Washington, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following failing health.      A private funeral service will be held later, with the Rev. Jonathan Rozendaal officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 22 at Gould Funeral Home in

Rose Eileen Bannier, 84, of Yarmouth, formerly of Davenport and Centerville, died at 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2003, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Patrick Lumsden officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the chapel. A memorial has been established

Anita Carrillo, 82, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Washington County Hospital.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Family will receive friends from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, with a Rosary to be said at 7:30 p.m. at the Beatty Funeral

Joe Junior Oge, 83, of Burlington, died at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 24 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with Elder Al Ourth officiating. Burial will be in Burlington Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 23 at the chapel, with family present from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

KALONA-Viola O. Gingerich, 90, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 23, at 2 p.m. at Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Floyd Helmuth, the Rev. John King, and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be

WINFIELD-Harold Lester Conard, 83, of rural Winfield, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22 at First Presbyterian Church in Winfield with the Rev. Elwin Colson officiating. Burial will be in Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Winfield VFW and American Legion.

Alice Batterson, 85, of Kalona, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Pleasantview Home.      No visitation or services are planned. Mrs. Batterson's body has been donated to the Anatomy Department of University of Iowa Hospitals. Burial will be at a later date in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.

Helen Messer, 83, of Trenton, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 21, at the Green Mound Church of God west of Trenton with the Rev. Dennis Kuhns officiating. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland with family present from 7 to