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Debra A. Akers, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the Henry County Health Center, in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 10 a.m., at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, in Mt. Pleasant, with President Jorge Sanchez. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call after 2 p.m., on Friday, March 4, 2016, at the ...

Alison Lynn Black, 53, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Omaha and Council Bluffs, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room.A memorial funeral service will be held at a later date. Cremation has been entrusted to Kimzey Funeral Home, located at 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant. A complete obituary will follow.Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome...

Mary Jane Roper, 88, of Hays, Kan., died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the Sunnybrook Care Center, in Fairfield.In lieu of flowers, consider a donation in Roper?s name to the Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Wichita, Kansas 67203. Online condolences may be sent to the family at ~ The Murphy Funeral Home, of Mt. Pleasant, is handling the arrangements.Roper was born in Hays, Kan., on Aug. 4, 1927, the ...

Helen M. Moehle, 79, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Stockport, died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at her home, in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home, of Mt. Pleasant.

Sharon K. Vaughn, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.There will be no visitation or funeral service. The Kimzey Funeral Home, of 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorial may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.Vaughn was born on May ...

Gracie L. Warning Mills, 87, of Salem died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living, in Mt. Pleasant.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, in Maple Grove Cemetery, in Cantril, with Rev. Jared Haley officiating. At Mills? request, the casket will remain closed and there will be no visitation.Memorials to Salem Friends Church may be brought to the cemetery or ...

Genevieve ?Topsy? Fraise, 89, of Sunnybrook Assisted Living, in Ft. Madison, and formerly of Donnellson, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital, in Ft. Madison.Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, in Donnellson, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m., that evening. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., on ...

Dr. William E. ?Bill? Ehling, 85, of Streator, died Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015, at Heritage Health and Rehabilitation in Streator, Ill.A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday Dec. 5, 2015, at the Park Presbyterian Church, in Streator, Ill. Rev. Betty Weidert will officiate. A visitation will be held from 8 to 10:15 a.m., Saturday at the church. The Elias Funeral home is assisting the family with the ...