Obituaries
Obituaries
Roger L. Cheney
May 30, 2007
Services for Roger L. Cheney, who died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 of COPD at home, were held Friday, June 1, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial followed in the Hewitt Cemetery in rural Warren County.
Mr. Cheney was born in Manhattan, Kansas and was a member of the Baha'i faith. He volunteered for the United States Army serving...
Ilene Gibson
May 28, 2007
Services for Ilene Gibson, 78, of Milo, IA, who died Monday, May 28, 2007 at home, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Ilene was born and had lived all of her life in rural Warren County. She was the daughter of Lee and Blanche...
Neva B. Hawkins
May 24, 2007
Services for Neva B. Hawkins, 94, who passed from this world into eternity on Thursday, May 24, 2007 surrounded by her loved ones at the Taylor Hospice House, will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Neva was born September 29, 1912 in Indianola to Lillie...
Edgar D. Sledge
May 24, 2007
Funeral services for Edgar D. Sledge, 73, who died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in the presence of his family, will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, IA.
Born in Toccapola, MS, Edgar had lived in Indianola and Des Moines. He was...
Priscilla Carter
May 23, 2007
Funeral services for Priscilla Carter, 62, who died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in Milo, Iowa, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Webb Cemetery, rural Norwalk.
Born in Indianola, she had lived most of her life in the Spring Hill area. She worked at the Redman and...
Leroy H. Mossberg
May 22, 2007
Funeral services for LeRoy H. Mossberg, 89, who died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at The Village Health Care Center in Indianola, will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 25 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.
LeRoy was born in...
Mabel O. Noland
May 21, 2007
Funeral services for Mabel Olive Noland, 94, of Carlisle, IA, who died peacefully Monday, May 21, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a brief illness, will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Pen Center Cemetery, Earlham, IA.
Mabel was born February 27, 1913 to...
Walter A. Shuff
May 17, 2007
Funeral services for Walter A. Shuff, 69, who died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 22 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, Iowa.
Walter was born and raised in rural Warren County, near St. Charles, Iowa. He...
Edna C. Coffman
May 6, 2007
Funeral services for Edna C. Coffman, 94, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2007 will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery in rural Clarke County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke County, Iowa, Edna had lived in Indianola since Aug. of 1998. She...
Terry Hoy
May 2, 2007
Terry Hoy, emeritus professor of political science at Simpson College in Indianola, died May 2 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Born in Huron, SD, on March 2, 1924, Terry persevered through the early death of his mother and the hardships of the Great Depression; these experiences encouraged him to look for a means out of the deprivation he had...
Mary “Alice” Harvey
May 2, 2007
Mary "Alice" Harvey, 92, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines, Ia, of complications related to COPD. Alice was born June 18, 1914, the only daughter of Ralph and Edna Boll in Waukee, Ia.
Alice was united in marriage with Stephen R. Harvey and for many years they were farmers in...
Marvin H. Glass
Apr 29, 2007
Funeral services for Marvin Henry Glass, 90, who passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 29, 2007 will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Marvin was born, June 12, 1916 in Truro, IA. to Neal and Nettie Glass. Marvin had grown up in rural Iowa...
Lura L. Schumacher
Apr 27, 2007
Funeral services for Lura Lorraine Schumacher, 62, who died Friday, April 27, 2007 at home will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 1, at First Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she had lived in Indianola and Warren County all her life. Lura Lorraine graduated...
Faye D. Dittmer
Apr 19, 2007
Funeral services for Faye D. Dittmer, 84, who died Thursday, April 19, 2007 will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 23 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.
Faye was born in Warren County, Iowa where she resided all her life. She was a farm homemaker and won several awards for baking at...
Billy D. King
Apr 18, 2007
Funeral services for Billy D. King, 74, of Indianola who died Wednesday, April 18, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 20, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial with military rites will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.
Billy was born in rural Warren County to Homer and Mary King. He served in the United States Army...
Freddy J. Simmons
Apr 15, 2007
Funeral services for Freddy J. Simmons, age 71, of Indianola who died Sunday, April 15, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will be in the Hammondsburg Cemetery in Warren County.
Freddy was born in Durham, Marion County, Iowa; he had resided in Indianola for one year. Previously he had lived...
Lou Lathrum
Apr 9, 2007
Celebration services for Lou Lathrum, 81, who passed away peacefully Monday, April 9, 2007 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa, will be held 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Lou was born in Indianola, Iowa on September 19, 1925 and moved to St. Charles, Iowa where he graduated from St. Charles Public School...
Frank Ford Jr.
Apr 8, 2007
Funeral services for Frank Ford, Jr., 80, who died Sunday, April 8, 2007 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.
Junior was born in Indianola, Iowa and graduated from Indianola High...
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