Obituaries

Regina Marie "Jean" Mitchell, 99, of Mt. Pleasant died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2000, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.A Christian Vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the Gathering Center of the St. Alphonsus Church, after which the family will receive friends. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Inurnment

Ruth Maxine Penn, 74, of Mt. Pleasant died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Henry Ledbetter officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. this evening at the Beatty Funeral Home, with the family present from 7 to 8

MT. PLEASANT ? Ruth Maxine Penn, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, April 30, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Henry Ledbetter officiating.

Max G. Miller, 88, of Kansas City, Kan. died April 6, 2000, at the Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, Kan.The memorial service was held April 10 at the Maple Hill Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City.Mr. Miller was born Dec. 16, 1911, in Noble. He was married to Dee Miller. He graduated from Olds High School in 1929 and then completed two years at Iowa State Teachers in

KEOTA ? Rena M. Peiffer, 98, of Davenport, formerly of Keota, died Friday, April 28, 2000, at the Kahl Home following a brief illness.Funeral services were held this morning at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota.

BRIGHTON ? Irene Nelda Drish, 90, formerly of Brighton, died April 28, 2000, at the Trinity Medical Center West Campus in Rock Island, Ill.Private graveside services in the St. Joseph Cemetery, in East Pleasant Plain, will be held at a later date.

Louise Lucile Lee Beaman, 78, of Winfield died Monday, May 1, 2000, at her home in Winfield.The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Winfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Friends may call after noon on Wednesday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will receive friends

MILLERSBURG ? Raymond F. Edwards, 82, died Friday, April 28, 2000, at Marengo Memorial Hospital in Marengo, following a brief illness.Funeral services were held today at the Millersburg United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. John Ling.

Kenneth Walter Hillman, 63, of Ashwood, Ore. died Monday, April 24, 2000, at the St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Ore.The memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday at Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nels Nelson Road NW, Silverdale, Wash. There will be a memorial service at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the Ashwood Community Church in Ashwood, Ore. Donations may be made to the Hospice of Kitsap County,

Mason Samuel Allen, 78, of Mesa, Ariz. died Friday, April 28, 2000, in Mesa.The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at the Chandler United Methodist Church in Chandler, Ariz. A memorial has been established for the Chandler United Methodist Church.Mr. Allen was born March 11, 1922, in New London, the son of Charles and Nellie Allen. He married Rilla Mae Batey on July 19, 1942. He graduated from New London,