Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Paul Kenneth Bailey, 83, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Burial with military rites accorded by the Allen Wright Hanft Post No. 100 of the American Legion will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held

KALONA - J. Paul Yoder, 90, of Kalona, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Kalona Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be held all day Tuesday at Peterseim Funeral Home in

WELLMAN - Rose Weaver, 86, of Wellman, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      A graveside services was held today at Wellman Mennonite Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at Wellman Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Dan Johnston and the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. A memorial fund has been established for Pleasantview Home. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation

Guey Clarence Timmerman, 86, 305 East McKinley St., Mt. Pleasant, died at 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2002, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center, Winfield.      A funeral service for Guey Timmerman will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20, at the Weir Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Philip A. Borleske, Pastor, Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church and Chaplain of

MT. PLEASANT - Guey Clarence Timmerman, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Philip A. Borleske officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where

Ina D. Mathews, 91, of Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield, and a former resident of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center.      The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Green Mound Cemetery with the Rev. Roy Nelson of the Trenton Missionary Church officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt.

Verlee M. Lantz, 95, of Hillsboro, died at 3:10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Revs. Robert Price and Roger Fisher officiating. Burial will be in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the funeral home with family present

Ellen Virginia Myers, 79, of Burlington, died at 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Dr. Gary Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Carman Cemetery in Carman, Ill. A memorial has been established for the American Heart Association.

Earl "Fred" Combs, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at the Maple Leaf Healthcare Center.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Charles U. Tweed officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until the time of the service, with the family present from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Burial with full

Olive E. Gideon, 85, of Douds, died at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Ottumwa Good Samaritan Center.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds with the Rev. Richard Friend officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Floris Cemetery. Memorials may be