Obituaries

David Allan Taylor
Jun 7, 2013
David A. Taylor, 58, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Iowa City and Treynor, IA, died unexpectedly Friday, June 7, 2013 in the Emergency Room of the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Dave Taylor will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 12 at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swedesburg. The Reverend...
Doris Mae Deck
May 11, 2013
Doris M. Deck, 83 of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Doris Deck will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Chaplain Mary Arnold of Hospice Compassus will officiate. Burial will be in...
Robert M Kephart
May 11, 2013
Robert M. "Keppy" Kephart, 64, of Mt. Pleasant died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his residence. A memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 N. Jackson Street, Mt. Pleasant. Father Joseph Phung will celebrate the mass. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church...
Baby John Booton
May 9, 2013
John D. "Baby John" Booton, 58, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, May 09, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from injuries suffered in a motor scooter accident northeast of Rome, IA. A funeral service for Baby John will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, May 14 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St.,...
Irvin Lee White
May 3, 2013
Irvin L. White, 79, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Ottumwa, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant after suffering a heart attack at his residence. Per Mr. White's wishes, his body has been cremated and there will be no formal funeral service. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8:00 PM on...
Merritt Warren Martin
Apr 9, 2013
Merritt W. Martin, 62, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. A graveside funeral service for Merritt Martin will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 13th at the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Herbert G. Shafer, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, will officiate....
Mary Ellen Tindill
Apr 3, 2013
Mary Ellen (Mrs. Colon J.) Tindill, 99, of Fowler, Indiana and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Wednesday, April 03, 2013 at the Green Hill Manor in Fowler. A funeral service for Mrs. Tindill will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 10 at the Finley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1503 150th Street, rural Wayland, Iowa. The Reverend Betsey...
Robert L Leyden
Apr 1, 2013
Robert L. "Bob" Leyden, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 01, 2013 at his residence. A memorial funeral service for Bob Leyden will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Chaplain Brian Hargrave of HCI Care Services will officiate. Friends may call from 12 Noon...
Outher "Butch" Barnes
Mar 22, 2013
Outher L. "Butch" Barnes, 74, of Winfield, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Ft. Madison, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial funeral service for Butch Barnes will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 9 at the First Assembly of God Church, 109 W. South St., Mt. Pleasant. The...
Yeoland O Butler
Mar 15, 2013
Yeoland O. Butler, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Tuesday evening. A private burial will take place on...
Aletha M Collett
Mar 12, 2013
Aletha M. Collett, 91, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of rural Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Mrs. Collett will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 14 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton...
Robert Warren Lofgren
Feb 13, 2013
Dr. Robert W. Lofgren, 94, retired longtime dentist of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call from 12 Noon to 7:00PM on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 4-7 PM that evening. A...
Donald Ernest Kiesey
Jan 28, 2013
Donald E. Kiesey, 89, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Washington, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Donald Kiesey will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, February 2 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Pastor Bryan Katchay of the Congregational and Lincoln Street...
Pauline Shepp
Jan 28, 2013
D. Pauline Shepp, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Sat., Feb. 2 at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Herbert G. Shafer, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
Joel Howard Garretson
Jan 20, 2013
Joel Howard Garretson, Sr., 88, of rural Salem, IA, died late Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Born Septmber 24, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, he was the son of Dr. Joel Howard Garretson and May Martina (Johnson) Garretson. Joel was raised on the family farm southeast of Salem and attended Glendale country school. He was a...
Edward Henry Lanferman
Jan 5, 2013
Edward H. Lanferman III, 72, of Rome, IA, died early Saturday, January 05, 2013 at his residence. A funeral service for Ed Lanferman will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 9 at the Rome Baptist Church. Pastor Guy Sammons will officiate. Burial will be in the Grant Cemetery, rural Rome, with graveside military honors conducted by the Henry...
David Paul Timmerman
Jan 2, 2013
David P. Timmerman, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service for Dave Timmerman will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 5 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Chaplain Jim Luder of HCI Care Services will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest...
Charles D Brombaugh
Dec 29, 2012
Charles D. Brombaugh, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A joint memorial service for Charles and his wife Mary will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Keokuk National Cemetery. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, is assisting the family...
Jenny Mae Peterson
Dec 20, 2012
Jenny Mae Peterson, 50, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, which is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be...
Meta Moyle Brown
Dec 17, 2012
Meta F. Brown, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Brown, the former Meta F. Moyle, was born October 25, 1917 in rural Hillsboro, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank Ferree and Nina (Mogel) Moyle. Meta began her education at school in Salem. She then attended grade schools in rural...
