Obituaries

Edith Swope, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at her home.      A memorial service will be at a later date in Florida, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando. There will be no local visitation or funeral. Memorials have been established for Crossroads Hospice of Southeast Iowa, First United Methodist Church of Orlando and First United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant. Weir Funeral Home in

Marjorie Rita Triska, 68, of Brighton, died Saturday evening Jan. 4, 2003 from injuries received in a one-car accident north of Richland.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Larry Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the

Alice Elenor McAllister, 84, of Longview, Texas and formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, Jan. 4 in Longview.      Her body will be cremated, and the funeral service will be in Fairfield at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairfield.

Edna O. Latta, 91, of Burlington, died at 4:47 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at Great River Medical Center Klein Center.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 at the Asbury United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard A. Purcell officiating. Burial will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Hass Funeral Home, with family present from

Francis Marie Carnahan, 95, Pleasant Manor Care Center, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died at 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson, senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in

Margery Ruth Meyer, 77, of Humboldt, died on Jan. 4, 2003, at the Humboldt Care Center in Humboldt.      The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. today at the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Revs. Ed Kail and Kirk Stump officiating. Burial will be in Indian Mound Cemetery in Humboldt. Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt was in charge of arrangements.

Everett Waterhouse, 78, Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, and formerly of Trenton, died on Saturday, January 4, 2003, at the Veterans Home.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Green Mound Cemetery, rural Trenton, with full military honors

Lloyd Harper Downey, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at his home.      The funeral service will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. Burial with full military rites by VFW Post #2561, American Legion Post #58 and AMVETS Post #44 will follow at the Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday, at the chapel, with family present

Denzil Burdette Isaacson, 89, formerly of Stockport, died at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua where he had resided since July 12, 2002.      The funeral service was at 10 a.m. today at the Stockport United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. A memorial has been established to the Stockport United Methodist Church. Pedrick Funeral Home was in

Doyle Leroy Bonser, 63, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service was at 2 p.m. today at the Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson, senior pastor at the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Forest Home Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Oakland Mills