Obituaries

KEOSAUQUA - Thomas C. Meade, 59, of Richland, died at his home, April 2, 2002, of natural causes.      The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril. An escort will be provided by member of Abate of Iowa. Visitation with the family present will

Nellie Marie Shaver, 80, of Danville, died at 2:14 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2002, at the Danville Care Center.      The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at Jaggar Cemetery in Danville with the Rev. Harry Hollingsworth officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, at Elliott Chapel in New London. There will be no family visitation. A memorial has been established to the

Faye Ibbotson, 86, of Winfield, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 8, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield with the Rev. Jo Hary officiating. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home; there will be no

Erma Jean Wagner, 76, of St. Louis, Mo., and formerly of Columbus Junction, died Oct. 23, 2001 in St. Louis, Mo.      Graveside memorial services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, in Conesville Cemetery. Local arrangements are under the direction of Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction.

William Earl Skinner, 101, of West Point, formerly of New London, died at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2002, at the West Point Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Judith Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be after noon on Tuesday, April 2 at the funeral home with family

Lisa Renee Sumner Hancock, 30, of Wichita, Kan., died on March 30, 2002, at Wichita.      The funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, at the Northridge Friends Church in Wichita, and at 3 p.m. at Saffordville United Methodist Church near Strong City, Kan. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery at Toledo, Kan. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Camp Quaker Haven Endowment Fund and

E. Dale Kinney, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 11:15 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2002, at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A memorial funeral service was at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 1 at the Weir Funeral home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko, associate pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, officiating. Inurnment with full military honors will be at the Forest Home Cemetery

MCPHERSON, Kan. - Mary J. Brunk, 82, of McPherson, Kan., died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at The Cedars Health Care Center in McPherson, Kan.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at First Presbyterian Church in McPherson, Kan., with the Rev. J. David Worthen and the Rev. Ralph Hand officiating. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the

Mary Lois Newburg, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died early Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at her residence.      A family burial service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at the Pleasant Point Cemetery in rural Mt. Pleasant. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko of First United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be from

Henrietta Virginia Sears, 77, Rosebush Gardens Health Center, Burlington, formerly of New London, died on Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Ralph Farmer officiating. Burial will be in the Middletown Cemetery at Middletown. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service