Obituaries

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. ? Diane M. Ross, 43, of Overland Park, Kan. died Thursday, Sept. 30 at St. Lukes South South Hospital.For more of this story see the Oct. 1 edition of the evening Journal.

Ray Joseph Jones, 78, of Olds, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.For more of this obituary see the Oct. 1 edition of the Evening Journal.

Gladys O. Sammons, 82, of Rome died at 8:41 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, at Henry County Health Center.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Rome Baptist Church. Burial will be in Grant Cemetery, west of Rome. Visitation began at noon today, Monday, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family visitation at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed. A memorial has been

Vera Marie Breuer, 84, of Danville died at 2:02 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999, at Burlington Medical Center.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Ralph D. Andersen. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery at West Burlington. Visitation began at noon today, Friday, at the funeral chapel with family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials have been

Ray Joseph Roth, 78, of Olds died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Sugar Creek Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. in Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Ruben Chupp and the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church with family present from 2-4 and 6-8

Anna E. Pieper, 97, a resident at West Point Care Center, died at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at the care center.The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at West Point. Visitation begins after 9 a.m. Sunday at Link Funeral Home in West Point, where a rosary will be recited at 3

Ray Roth, 78, of Olds died at 9:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at Henry County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Ida May Ridinger, 103, of Wayland, formally of the White Oak Community, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at the home of her granddaughter Martha Widmer west of Wayland.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery west of Trenton. Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the

Jack W. Hodson, 76, of Westwood died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kiboko Kiboko and Ed Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Thursday at Beatty Funeral Home with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Hubert Rich, 78, of Roseville, Calif., died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, following a brief illness.