Obituaries

TEMPLE, Texas ? Robert B. ?Mac? McLaughlin, 89, of Temple, Texas, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, in a local nursing home.A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at First Presbyterian Church on French Street in Temple, Texas. A visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hewett-Arney Funeral Home in Temple, Texas. Donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Temple music department.

Clifford Parcell, age 89, of Fairfield, Ia., Passed away Monday Dec. 28, 2009 at SunnyBrook Assisted Living in Fairfield, Ia.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday December 31, 2009 at Behner Funeral Home with Rev. Stan Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Clay Cemetery.Visitation for family and friends will be Thursday Dec. 31, 2009 at Behner Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.In lieu of flowers memorials

KALONA ? Blanche Ellen Brenneman, 87, of Kalona, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time Sunday at the funeral home. A ...

Lewis E. Whitney, 83, of Fairfield, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family.A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with Pastors Medea Saunders and Nate Nims officiating. Burial will be at Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery, with a luncheon following at the church.

WELLMAN ? David Dean Marine, 48, of Wellman, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from complications of cancer. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, where a prayer service will be held at 4 p.m. A private family service will be held Monday at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Wellman with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in ...

KALONA ? Douglas Walker Morgan, 66, of Kalona, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals following a battle with a blood disease.A celebration of life service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be ...

Thelma Ilene Farrier, 81, of Washington, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will follow at the Sandy Hook Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the funeral home, with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m. A general ...

RICHLAND ? Roy McCracken, 84, of Ollie, formerly of Brighton, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, in the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church near Wayland with the Rev. Bob Spilger and the Rev. Carla Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Fern Cliff Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in ...

WELLMAN ? Freddie Eugene Clay Jr., 52, of Wellman, died Friday, May 11, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.

Gary Duane Wade, 56, of Wayland, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at his home following a battle with cancer.A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 11, at the Bethel Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Brad Gillis officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. The body has been cremated. A memorial fund has been established for the Bethel Mennonite ...