Obituaries

Mildred T. Newman, 87, of Stockport, died Monday morning, March 5, 2001, at the Southwest Florida Regional Health Center in Fort Myers, Fla.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Stockport United Methodist Church with the Rev. Reva Rimmer officiating. Burial will be in the Spencer Cemetery near Stockport. Visitation with the family present will be at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield

Orville F. Coakley, 84, of Crawfordsville, died suddenly Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at Washington County Hospital.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 9, at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Revs. Rick Dunn and the Rev. Joan Erbe officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 8 with family

Khamdeng Baccam, 85, formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Sioux Center, died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Smyrna, Tenn.The family will greet friends on Friday, Oct. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Calvary Baptist Church, in Mt. Pleasant. Additional visitation and funeral arrangements will be conducted at the Memorial ...

Betty Lou ?Betsy? Ballard, 72, of Farmington, died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at the Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.Arrangements are pending at the Barr Memorial Chapel, in Ft. Madison.

Anna M. Blunk, 56, of Kahoka, Mo., and formerly of New London, died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at her home in Kahoka.Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Elliott Chapel, in New London. Rev. David Mixon will officiate. Per her wishes, cremation has been accorded and inurnment will be held at a later date.A memorial has been established to the Des Moines County Humane Society.

Imogene Fike Bowersox, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died March 1, 2001.      The funeral service was 10:30 a.m. on March 5 at the Turner Funeral Home in Lake Park. Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery.

Helen E. Brau, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

Dr. Charles A. Owen Jr., 85, of Rochester, Minn., died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Charter House in Rochester, Minn.Funeral services were held Tuesday at Charter House Chapel in Rochester. Memorials may be directed to Minnesota Public Radio.

Helen Elizabeth Brau, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      The funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. The body will be cremated after the Mass and burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, March 9 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. A Christian

James A. Bryant, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Great River Medical Center, in West Burlington.According to his wishes, cremation has been accorded and no services will be held at this time.Online condolences may be sent to the family at ~ Murphy Funeral Home, of Mt. Pleasant, is handling the arrangements.Bryant was born on July 10, 1940, in Morning Sun, the son of Harold R. and Grace ...