Obituaries

Robert Lawson DeLashmutt, 67, of Swedesburg, died at 8:25 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral and graveside services will be held Thursday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Evergreen Cemetery at Fairfield, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. The group will meet at noon at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant to travel to the cemetery. Visitation will be from 10

T. Darrell Henessee, 85, of Loveland, Colo., died on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at his home.      The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Loveland Burial Park. Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the House of Neighborly Service.

David Dorn Corder, 54, of Hillsboro and formerly of Ottumwa died on Nov. 3, 2001, at his brother?s home in Hillsboro.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. Donald Baker officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery. Military services will be conducted by Walter B. Schafer Post #775 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and O.B. Nelson Post #3 of

OTTUMWA - William L. "Bill" Ross Sr., 66, of Ottumwa, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center.      Funeral services were held today at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Eugene Smith officiating. Burial was in Ottumwa Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Vera Lucille Poore, 87, of Winfield, died on Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at the Washington County Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 6 p.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with no family visitation. A general memorial has been established.

C. Otho Totemeier, 90, of Farmington, formerly of New London, died at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      The family will hold a private service at a later date. The body has been cremated. There will be no visitation. Elliott Chapel in New London is in charge of arrangements.

SIGOURNEY - Anne Marie Lucas, 46, of Sigourney, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, with the Rev. Philip Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Holm

WAYLAND - Myrtie S. Starr, 84, of Coppock, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Cottonwood Cemetery west of Wayland. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the family will receive friends from noon until the time of the service. A general memorial has been established.

WAYLAND - Josephine Catherine Schrock, 78, of Wayland, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Mapleleaf Healthcare Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Memorials may be directed to Mennonite

WINFIELD - Vera Lucille Poore, 87, of Winfield, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. Burial will be in Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Friends may call until 6 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. There will be no family visitation.