Obituaries

Shirley Eakins, 78 of Milton, formerly of Eldon, died at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Hospice House of Ottumwa.Arrangements are pending at Grace Funeral Care in Eldon.

Rita Lynne Woolam, 61, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Harold Baker officiating. Interment will be at Pittsburg Cemetery.Visitation will be prior to the funeral with family present 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the family. Memorials and cards can be sent ...

Merriam Ilene Leazer, 74, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon officiating. Burial will be at Sharon Cemetery in Lee County.Visitation for family and friends is 9-10 a.m. Saturday, the hour prior to the funeral.Memorials may be made to Parkview Activities Fund.Memorials and cards ...

Samuel T. Bailey, 97, of Paducah, Ky., and formerly of Mobile, Ala., Chicago and Griswold, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.A funeral is at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Sweden Lutheran Chapel in rural Lockridge, with the Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will be in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery.No visitation is planned.Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant is assisting the family.Onl...

Merriam Ilene Leazer, 74, of Fairfield, died today, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home.

Phyllis Kay Hird, 64, of Germanville, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Salina Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Clarence Anderson and the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.Burial will be in Salina Cemetery.Visitation for family and friends is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home.A memorial has been established. Cards ...

Jerry Plowman, 75, of Douds, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2013.A graveside service is at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Leando Cemetery, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. He is an organ donor.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Van Buren Community School Foundation or toward a livestock wash rack to be installed at the Van Buren County Fairgrounds to be used by the 4-H members.Memorials can be sent to ...

Debra Ann Snow, 53, of Lockridge, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at home.A private service is at 1 p.m., Sept. 28 at the Ed Rusk residence in Rome, Iowa. The body has been cremated.Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be sent to 104 S. Center St., Lockridge 52635.Mrs. Snow was born Dec. 8, 1959, in Flint, Mich., the daughter of Richard and Rose St. Clair Brewer. She married Kenneth ?Bud? ...

Charles D. L. Parker, 72, of Douds, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at home.A funeral is at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Cremation will follow the service.Family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service.Memorials to the family may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 14841 Ferris, Douds 52551.Mr. Parker was ...

Stan Rosen, 68, of Fairfield passed away unexpectedly early Monday morning, September 9, 2013. Stan was born August 9, 1945, and raised in the Bronx, New York City. He grew up only a few miles away from Judy Bar-Shimon, the woman he met ten years ago and later married decades after they had each left their childhood neighborhood for college. Stan and Judy met in the Fairfield Library shortly after Stan moved to ...