Obituaries

Jul 4, 2005

Services with military rites for Lester A. Kirkpatrick, 76, who died Monday, July 4, 2005, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Sandyville Cemetery.

Lester was born in Sandyville and lived in Indianola since 1977. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Jun 30, 2005

Leta M. Davey, 96, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Westview Care Center in Indianola. Visitation will be 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where family will be present from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in...

Jun 28, 2005

Polly Madden, 94, passed away at The Village on June 28, 2005.  Visitation will be held at the Overton Funeral Home on June 30, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.  A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. July 1, at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Indianola.

Polly Madden was born February 10, 1911, in Mina, SD.  She...

Jun 27, 2005

Kenneth Lee Edwards was born August 15, 1924, at Mystic, Iowa, to Clifford and Eva Randall Edwards.  He married E. Shirley Flesher on September 28, 1952, at Des Moines, Iowa.

After graduation from Russell High School of Russell, Iowa, he entered the Army Air Force and became a co-pilot on B-17s during World War II.  He owned...

Jun 24, 2005

Memorial services for Darrell W. Allen, 82, who died Friday, June 24, will be held 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 27 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Darrel was born in Adrian, Missouri and graduated from Spring Hill High School. Darrell was united in...

Jun 6, 2005

Funeral services for Kriss G. Williamson, 49, of Osceola, who died of leukemia Monday, June 6, 2005, at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 9, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment will be in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery near Medora, Iowa.

Born in Des Moines, Kriss was a...

Jun 1, 2005

Memorial services for Elmer R. King, 80, who died Wednesday, June 1, will be held 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 4, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be held 10:00-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home The body has been cremated. A private interment of cremains will be in Shaffer Cemetery.

May 28, 2005

Services for Jason Richard Garrett, 16, who died Saturday, May 28, will be held 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines.

Jason was born in Des Moines and was a sophomore at Indianola High School. He enjoyed playing baseball, soccer,...

May 26, 2005

Memorial services for George Banks Brown, 74, of Des Moines, who died of cancer May 26, 2005, following a very brief illness, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2005 at the First Unitarian Church in Des Moines. Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at the Church.

May 25, 2005

Graveside services for Homer L. Henry, 92, who died May 25, 2005 at Kavanagh Hospice House on Grand in West Des Moines, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28 in the Norwalk Cemetery. Homer died after several years of dialysis and illness.

He was married for 62 years to Opal Lanora Walker Henry, who passed...

May 25, 2005

Memorial services for Leonard J. Hess, 82, who died Wednesday, May 25, 2004, in Marshalltown, will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Family will greet friends prior to services. Memorials may be designated in Leonard's name to the charity of your choice.

May 22, 2005

Services for Katie Elizabeth Riebkes, 16, who passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005, will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 26 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola. Following the services a time for memories and fellowship will be held at the Martensdale Community Church on Highway 28...

May 22, 2005

Services for Jordan E. Eyberg, 15, who passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005, will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 26 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola. Following the services, a time for memories and fellowship will be held at the Martensdale Community Church on Highway 28...

May 19, 2005

Mildred B. Powers, 88, of Indianola, died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Westview Care Center in Indianola. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 23 in the Gabel Chapel at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. A 1:00 p.m. graveside service will follow at the Winterset Cemetery in Winterset, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to services from...

May 19, 2005

Eleanor May Van Winkle, 87, of Indianola, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24th at Indianola Regular Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Oregon at a later date.

Eleanor was born April 28, 1918, in...

May 18, 2005

Services for Stephen K. Felton, 51, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the New Virginia Cemetery. Stephen was born in New Virginia and had lived in Des Moines for the past 4 years working for Thrasher's Hardware.

He is survived by his mother, Theresa Felton...

May 16, 2005

Memorial services for Betty Jean Cornish, 75, who died Monday, May 16, 2005 at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, FL, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.  A Celebration of Life service was held on June 4 at the Isla...

May 15, 2005

Carol Margaret Elfrieda Murphy Mallinger Dembinski, age 71, died suddenly at her home in St. Mary's, Iowa on Sunday, May 15, 2005. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 19 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys, Iowa with burial following in the St. Marys Cemetery.

Carol was born at home on February 6, 1934...

May 15, 2005

Kim A. Goode, 45, went to live with the Lord on May 15, 2005. She was born in Dubuque, Iowa on March 16, 1960, and resided in Des Moines for most of her life. Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where family will be present to greet friends prior to services...

May 13, 2005

Elsie Mae Severson, 86, formerly of Forest City and Huxley, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2005 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, Iowa. There will be a graveside service at the Bethlehem Cemetery in Slater, Iowa on Wednesday, May 18th at 1:30 p.m.

Elsie was born October 31, 1918 in Huxley. The daughter of...