Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
