Melvin L. Bird, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant.             A funeral service for Melvin will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, October 5 at the First Baptist Church, 100 East Webster Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Earl Swigart, family friend and Pastor of Lockridge Baptist Church,  will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends may...

Jack E. Hummell, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at his residence.             Per Jack’s request, there will be no visitation or memorial service. Cremation rites have been entrusted to the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. On-Line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.             Jack Eldon Hummell was born April...

Bertha P. Schadt, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, September 23, 2022 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant. The funeral service for Mrs. Schadt will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Chaplain Donald E. Combs of Hospice Compassus will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 7 PM on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the funeral home. The family will receive friends...

Marilyn E. Hite, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.             A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, is caring for Marilyn’s family.             Marilyn Elaine McKim was born October 10, 1951 in Mt. Pleasant....

Dale R. McSorley, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside funeral service for Dale will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, September 6 at the Bethel Cemetery, rural Wapello, IA. Friends may call from 2 PM to 8 PM on Monday, September 5 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 2-4 PM on Monday. Online condolences may be directed to...

Jason R. Schwartz, 42, of Rome, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room, Mt. Pleasant, after collapsing at home. Open visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, August 30 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. There will not be a formal funeral service. On-Line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com Memorials may be directed to the family.   Jason Ray Schwartz was born April 24, 1980 in...

Marilyn S. Jones, 92, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa,  passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.  Marilyn May Stump was born September 9, 1929 in Selma, Iowa, daughter of Joe Walker Stump and Mary Willa Michael Stump.  She married John A. Jones on November 20, 1947 at her family’s home. Marilyn was graduated from Selma High School as salutatorian.  After working for Sheaffer Pen, she moved with her new...

Charles S. “Charlie” Rose, 106, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Ottumwa died Tuesday, August 18, 2022 at his residence.             A celebration of life will be held at a later date, with interment of Charlie’s ashes at the Coatsville, Cemetery, Coatsville, Missouri. Cremation rites have been entrusted to the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. On-Line condolences may be directed to...

Theresa E. (nee Specht) Wamer, 59, of Salem, IA, formerly of Davenport, IA, Carmel, IN and Park Forest, IL, died Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport.             The funeral mass for Theresa will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 17 at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Houghton, IA. The Revs. Dan Dorau and Andrew Rauenbuhler will concelebrate the mass. Burial will be in the St. John...

Deanna L. Loving, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her residence.             A memorial funeral service for Deanna will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 13, 2022 in the Chapel of Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, where interment will also take place. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8 PM on Friday, August 12 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The family will be present...