Obituaries

Ruth Christian Gordon, 84, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the UP Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline, Ill. Memorials may be directed to the United Presbyterian Church or the

Kathleen Elizabeth Wallar, 80, died Friday, March 23, 2001, in Mesa, Ariz.      The funeral service will be Saturday, March 31, at the First Baptist Church in Mesa. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Mesa, 4801 East Brown Road, Mesa, Ariz. 85206, or Africa Inland Mission, 135 West Crooked Hill Road, Pearl River, N.Y. 10965.

Marcia E. Baker, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 30, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant with Dr. Edward R. Peterson officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, at Weir Funeral Home. There will be no family visitation at the funeral

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Warren May, 81, of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at his home, of an apparent heart attack.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, where the family will

OTTUMWA - Abbie M. Adamson, 104, of Forsyth, Mo., and formerly of Agency, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at the Forsyth Care Center in Forsyth, Mo.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Agency United Methodist Church in Agency, with the Rev. Judy Deweber officiating. Burial will be in Agency Cemetery. Visitation will continue through this evening at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa,

KALONA - Eldora L. Preston, 88, of Kalona, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 30, at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Mike Orthel officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona,

Duane Dickerson, 73, a long time resident of Webster City and Washington, and more recently of Carrollton, Texas, died Saturday, March 24, 2001 in Carrollton, Texas, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at the North Carrollton Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Burial will be in Hilltop Memorial Cemetery in Carrollton, Texas. Memorial services will be held in Webster City and

BURLINGTON - Mary Frances Lammers, 86, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Amber Lights Facility in Tucson, Ariz.Graveside services will be held at Cambrian Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, with the Rev. Kathleen Moore officiating. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.

Darrell D. ?Fritz? Walker, 73, of Danville, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2001, at his residence.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27 at Harmony Bible Church in Danville with the Rev. Mark Connelly officiating. Burial will be in Jaggar Cemetery in Danville. Military rites will be given by New London Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7641. Visitation will be after noon Monday, March

John M. Schuck, 35, of Keosauqua, died in a snowmobile accident on the Mississippi River near Jacobson, Minn., Saturday, March 24, 2001.      The memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Roberts Memorial Center, Highway 1, north, Keosauqua with the Revs. Michael Mosier and Chris Brauns officiating. The family will receive friends at the Roberts Center from 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 until the