Obituaries

John  J. Riley

John J. Riley

Feb 23, 2015

John J. Riley, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at the University of Arizona Medical Center, South Campus in Tucson, AZ. A funeral service for John Riley will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, 100 East Webster Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Regan D. Stoops will officiate. Burial...

Virginia  K Becker

Virginia K Becker

Feb 15, 2015

Virginia K. Becker, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Virginia Becker will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 19 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend David Plooster will officiate. Burial will be at a later...

Darold  Eugene Blythe

Darold Eugene Blythe

Feb 7, 2015

Darold E. Blythe, 57, of Trenton, IA, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. Per Mr. Blythe's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation rites have been entrusted to the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com Darold Eugene Blythe was...

Martha Jane Van Winkle

Martha Jane Van Winkle

Jan 30, 2015

Martha J. (Mrs. L.W.) Van Winkle, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center in New London. A graveside memorial funeral service for Mrs. Van Winkle will be held at a later date at the Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina, Ohio, where interment will take place. There will be no visitation at...

Muriel  Louise Cornick

Muriel Louise Cornick

Jan 28, 2015

Muriel L. Cornick, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A funeral service for Mrs. Cornick will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 2 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist...

James  Burton Bishop

James Burton Bishop

Jan 20, 2015

James B. "Jim" Bishop, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. A funeral service for Jim Bishop will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Senior Pastor,...

Ethel  S. Parker

Ethel S. Parker

Jan 19, 2015

Ethel S. (Mrs. Charles) Parker, 90, of New London and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center. A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Parker will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 23 at the Salem East Cemetery, Salem, IA, where interment will take place. The Reverend Jeffrey A....

Robert  B. Sampson

Robert B. Sampson

Jan 17, 2015

Robert B. Sampson, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Mr. Sampson will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 22nd, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Shirley Spray of the Community of Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, will...

Laine  R Dennison

Laine R Dennison

Jan 14, 2015

Laine R. Dennison, 51, of Mt Pleasant, formerly of Lisbon, IA died early Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. A funeral service for Mr. Dennison will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 17 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers, Pastor,...

William  Lee Carpenter

William Lee Carpenter

Jan 7, 2015

William Lee Carpenter, Sr., 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside memorial service for Mr. Carpenter will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 13 at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Walt Graffam of the First Assembly of God Church, Mt. Pleasant, will officiate....

Arline  W Sampson

Arline W Sampson

Jan 6, 2015

Arline W. (Mrs. Robert) Sampson, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Mrs. Sampson will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 10th at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Shirley Spray of the Community of Christ Church, Mt....

Charles  Allen Mcwilliams

Charles Allen Mcwilliams

Jan 5, 2015

Charles A. "Chuck" McWilliams, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral mass for Mr. McWilliams will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 10 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson Street, Mt. Pleasant. Father Joseph Phung will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in...

J.  Genevieve Conner

J. Genevieve Conner

Jan 2, 2015

Services for J. Genevieve Conner, 87, of Mt. Pleasant are tenatively scheduled for Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Kimzey Funeral Home. A specific servie time will be announced shortly. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6 at the Kimzey Funeral Home. The family will be...

Henrly  Edward Sammons

Henrly Edward Sammons

Dec 18, 2014

Henry E. Sammons, 74, of rural Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at his residence. A funeral service for Henry Sammons will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 22 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Guy Sammons will officiate. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. Friends...

Martha Woodsmall

Martha Woodsmall

Dec 10, 2014

Martha Woodsmall, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington, IA. A funeral service for Martha will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Kenneth Smith will officiate. Burial will be in the Burge Cemetery,...

Martha  A Hayes

Martha A Hayes

Dec 5, 2014

Martha A. Hayes of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, December 5, 2014 at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant as a result of complications following an abdominal infection that began in September. She was 85 years old. A memorial service for Miss Hayes will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church,...

George  E Lamore

George E Lamore

Nov 23, 2014

The Reverend Dr. George E. LaMore, Jr., 84, of Mt. Pleasant, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Iowa Wesleyan College, died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service for Dr. LaMore will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers...

Alberta Kitch

Alberta Kitch

Nov 22, 2014

Alberta Kitch, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Alberta Kitch will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Deborah J. Stowers will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home...

Virgil Riley

Virgil Riley

Nov 16, 2014

Virgil Riley, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Virgil Riley will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, November 21 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Michael D. Johnson, Pastor, Church of the Open Bible of Mt....

William  Darrell Long

William Darrell Long

Oct 8, 2014

William D. "Bill" Long, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, October 08, 2014 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date in the chapel of the Forest Home Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, which is assisting the family...