Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Ivan C. Brown, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. David Plooster officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery at a later date. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home in

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Howard "Jake" Davis, 82, of Columbus City, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial

Berniece Adrian Griffin, 88, of Des Moines, and formerly of Washington, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Des Moines. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home in Des Moines, where the family will receive friends from

Grayce Wagner, 89, of Amana, and formerly of Oxford, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Oxford United Methodist Church in Oxford, with the Rev. Hary Emlay officiating. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be directed to the

Delbert E. Grecian, 80 of Riverside, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001 at the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following an extended illness.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 10, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Riverside, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Public Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home. A memorial has been established

Charles D. ?Chuck? Bell, 75, of Ashley, Ohio, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio.      The funeral service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 following visitation with the Rev. Marvin Hintz officiating. A private burial service will be held at a later date in Ashley Union Cemetery. Memorials have been established to Delaware Bible Church, 45 Belle Avenue, Delaware, Ohio

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Johanna M. Boyer, 83, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at her home, following an extended illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Garrett Cemetery in Delta. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6

Ivan C. Brown, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at the Henry County Health Care Center, following declining health.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. David Plooster officiating. Private family burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9 at the

Mary Eileen Ferrel, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, in the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The body will be cremated according to her wishes.

WELLMAN - Daniel Mark Yoder, 81, of Wellman, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at University of Iowa Hospitals, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Eric Deckert officiating. Burial will be in West Union Cemetery. Visitation began at 8 a.m. today at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Wellman, where the family will