Obituaries

Obituaries

Dr. Richard Wesley Adams

Dr. Richard Wesley Adams

February 17, 2011

DR. RICHARD W. ADAMS Des Moines Dr. Richard W. Adams was born March 9, 1937 in Keota, Iowa to George W. and Marvel P. Adams and passed away February 17, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the Keota Public Schools and received his B.A. in 1959 and his M.D. in 1962 from the University of Iowa where he was...

Angela Star Alexander

Angela Star Alexander

February 10, 2011

ANGELA STAR ALEXANDER Indianola Memorial services for Angela Star Alexander, 27, who died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at home, will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation has taken place and burial will be at a later date. Angela is survived by her daughter, Alexis Erdman; mother, Terry Clements; brother, Clayton Alexander; grandparents,...

Steven W. Mealey

Steven W. Mealey

February 9, 2011

Services for Steven W. Mealey, 64, who died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at home, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, February 12 at Farmers Chapel United Methodist Church of which he was a member . Burial will follow in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, IA. Steve was born in Indianola and served in the United States Navy and the...

Tonnie Lane Haworth

Tonnie Lane Haworth

February 6, 2011

TONNIE L. HAWORTH Columbia, MO. Tonnie L. Haworth, 49, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at home in Columbia, MO. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, February 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA where family will greet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Tonnie was raised...

Robert Lee Parker

Robert Lee Parker

February 4, 2011

Services for Robert L. Parker, 84, who died Friday, February 4, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 8 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Bob was born in Prole, Iowa and grew up in Western Warren County. He served in the United States...

Martha Paige Butler

Martha Paige Butler

February 1, 2011

MARTHA CURTIS BUTLER Des Moines Martha Curtis Butler died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Indianola. Cremation has taken place and burial will be at a later date in Cable, WI. Martha Butler was born in Des Moines and lived her entire life in Iowa. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Grinnell College. Martha was preceded in death by...

Allen J. Hoskinson

Allen J. Hoskinson

February 1, 2011

Memorial services for Allen J. Hoskinson, Jr.,84 , who died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at The Village at Legacy Pointe in Waukee, IA, will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Kiwanis Club for the Summerset State Park fishing...

Robert Elmore Haldeman

Robert Elmore Haldeman

February 1, 2011

ROBERT HALDEMAN Indianola Robert Elmore Haldeman of Indianola, passed away on his 95th birthday at the Indianola Good Samaritan Home. Bob was born Feb 1, 1916 at home in Indianola to Harry and Laura (Mae) Haldeman. He was the last survivor of five sons, Donald, Frank, Robert, Richard, and James. On May 7, 1937 he married Arlene Mae Smith in...

Merle Leo Wohlwend

Merle Leo Wohlwend

January 30, 2011

MERLE L. WOHLWEND Indianola Services for Merle L. Wohlwend, 88, who died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 3 at Chapel of Faith Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Wilma; daughter, Pam Worthington; two grandsons, Dustin and Darren;...

John Robert Whipple Ii

John Robert Whipple Ii

January 27, 2011

JOHN R. WHIPPLE Indianola Private family services will be held for John Robert Whipple II, 65, who died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at home. John Robert Whipple II was born March 28, 1945 in Ottumwa, Iowa the son of John and Grace (Wellman) Whipple. He grew up on a farm in Southern Iowa and has loved agriculture ever since. He...

Mason George Ouderkirk

Mason George Ouderkirk

January 26, 2011

MASON G. OUDERKIRK Indianola Mason George Ouderkirk was born to Dr. Roy E. and Edith (Taylor) Ouderkirk in Reynolds, Illinois on May 26, 1923. Mason's mother passed away when he was five, and he and his brother, R. Elmer Ouderkirk Jr., were raised by their father and stepmother, Myrtle (Moore). Mr. Ouderkirk went on to live a great life until...

William M. Merrill

William M. Merrill

January 24, 2011

WILLIAM M. (BILL) MERRILL Indianola Bill Merrill died January 24 at The Village in Indianola at the age of 87, after suffering many years with Alzheimer's disease and arthritis. Bill was born on August 25, 1923 in Des Moines, the son of Albert W. and Helen McGill Merrill. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Iowa State University. Bill...

Clifford Max Lovell

Clifford Max Lovell

January 21, 2011

CLIFFORD LOVELL Indianola Clifford Lovell of Indianola passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at the age of 86. He was known as Max, born January 24, 1924, first born of Clifford Boyd and Carrie Geneva Lovell at Adair, Iowa. He attended rural one room schools until fourth grade and then attended Wiota Consolidated until graduation in 1941. He thoroughly enjoyed...

Roland Hunerdosse

Roland Hunerdosse

January 15, 2011

ROLAND HUNERDOSSE Knoxville Services for Roland Hunerdosse, 96, who was received into his heavenly father's arms on Saturday, January 15, 2011, will be held 2 p.m., Friday, January 21, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held two hours prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola. Roland Burdette Hunerdosse...

Beverly Byers

Beverly Byers

January 12, 2011

BEVERLY J. BYERS Indianola Services for Beverly J. Byers, 82, who died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, January 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Hammondsburg Cemetery, rural Milo. Born in Warren County, she was a homemaker and worked at Indianola Good Samaritan Center...

Abbie Hade

Abbie Hade

January 11, 2011

ABBIE HADE Indianola Abbie Hade died peacefully in her sleep at the Good Samaritan Center in Indianola on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. A celebration of her life will be held at the Indianola Country Club on Saturday, January 22, 2011, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Eleanor Abbie Crews was born October 31, 1930 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Lester and...

Patricia Ann Hess

Patricia Ann Hess

January 11, 2011

PATRICIA ANN HESS Indianola Memorial services for Patricia Hess will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Overton Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to services. Our Dear Mother, Mom, Patricia Ann, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother, Aunt, Sister, Woman, faithful Daughter, and faithful wife to Darl W. Hess, went to sleep, ready and peacefully on...

Richard Lynn Conklin

Richard Lynn Conklin

January 9, 2011

RICHARD "DICK" CONKLIN Indianola Services Dick Conklin, 62, who died Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 7 p.m., Thursday, January 13,2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Cremation will follow services and inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date. Dick graduated from Indianola High School in 1966 and...

Raymond E. King

Raymond E. King

January 7, 2011

Graveside inurnment of cremains for Raymond E. King, 63, who died at his home in Des Moines will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 13, 2011 in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola. Raymond served in the Army during Vietnam and returned and worked for Gibbs Cook/Ziegler's in Des Moines for over 40 years before retiring. He is survived...

Albert Allen Alexander

Albert Allen Alexander

January 5, 2011

ALBERT ALLEN ALEXANDER Burkburnett, TX Services for Albert Allen Alexander, 78, who passed away on January 5, 2011, at his home in Burkburnett, TX, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 14 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Albert was born May 20, 1932 in Elkhart, IA to Merlin and Alta (Brown)...

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