Obituaries

WAYLAND-Geneva Fort, 88, of Wayland, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at United Methodist New Life Parish Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Kenneth Hartman officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. There will be no family

William H. Graham, 53, of Sperry, died of cancer at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2003, at his sister's home in Clinton, Ark.      The funeral service will be at noon on Thursday, June 19 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton.      Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Crawley of Sperry; a son; two grandchildren; and a sister, Violet Overstreet of Clinton.      He was preceded in death by his parents.

Kathryn Irene Gerdes, 80, of Washington, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Ruffenach officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday, at the funeral home, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A

MORAVIA - Paul L. Benell Jr. , 71, of Moravia, and formerly of Washington, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, in Des Moines.      Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the Gilbert-Bowman Funeral Home in Moravia.

W. Wynona Knupp, 88, of Washington, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at McCreedy Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation begins at noon on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to United Methodist

Geneva Fort, 88, of Wayland, died on Monday, June 16, 2003, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 19 at United Methodist New Life Parish Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Kenneth Hartman officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18 at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. There will be no family

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Mildred E. Lutz, 94, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Ed Kurisack officiating. Burial will be in Conesville Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the American Legion in Columbus Junction

WELLMAN-Emerson Glen Martin, 90, of North English, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, at English Valley Care Center, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services were held this morning at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. Mark Jagnow officiating. Burial was in McArtor Cemetery in rural Wellman. Memorials may be directed to Franklin United Methodist Church.

Clara A. Conner, 96, formerly of Rural Route 5, Mt. Pleasant, IA, died at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      A funeral service for Mrs. Conner will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at the Trenton United Methodist Church. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 2 to 9

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Marjorie L. Prior, 90, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services were held today at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. JoAnn Hary officiating. Burial was in Columbus City Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Spring Run United Methodist Church or Iowa City Hospice.