Obituaries
Obituaries
Walter Gail Williams
Dec 25, 2020
Funeral services for Walter Gail Williams, 90, who passed away Friday, December 25, 2020, will be held 3 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The visitation will be held one hour prior to services.
Walter was born August 27, 1930 in Green Castle, Mo. ...
Michael Everett Baker
Dec 24, 2020
Private family services for Michael Everett Baker, 76, of Indianola, IA, who passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020, in Des Moines, will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Friends may join the family on Michael's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening. Public visitation will be held from 4 to 6:45 p.m., Wednesday...
Wilbur Forrest Chumbley
Dec 19, 2020
A Celebration of Life for Wilbur F. Chumbley, 90, of Indianola, IA, will be held at Overton Funeral Home on Thursday, July 1, 2021. A visitation will begin at 4 p.m. and an informal sharing of stories in celebration of Wilbur's life will begin at 5 p.m. The family requests those in attendance, if unvaccinated, please wear a...
Catherine Ann Baccus
Dec 19, 2020
Catherine Ann Baccus, 69, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Berwick, IA. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, December 21, 2020 in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Indianola. Face coverings are required.
She is survived by her children, Jennifer (Derrick) Nixon, Michael Baccus; grandchild, Jaymie (Matthew Carlson) Anderson; great-grandchildren, Allyson, Abigail, Layla,...
Ronald Weston
Dec 19, 2020
Ronnie (Ronald) Douglas Weston of Fairfax, IA passed away Saturday morning December 19, 2020. Ronnie was born February 1, 1976 in Fort Collins, Co to parents Bob (Robert) Dale Weston of West Plains, MO and Christina Faith Weston (McCullough) who preceded him in death on November 18, 2018.
Ronnie is survived by his partner, Michael Allen Tractor...
Charles "Duane" Clark
Dec 19, 2020
Charles "Duane" Clark was lifted into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ on December 19, 2020, he was 76 years old. He was born on October 23, 1944 at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, Iowa to Raymond Dean and Helen Merle (Putz) Clark. His brother, Dwight "Shorty" Clark came along three years later. The family lived on a...
Donald William Mott
Dec 18, 2020
Update: Graveside Memorial Service will be held at the Paullina Friends Meeting Cemetery, 4468 Silver Ave, Paullina, IA, on Tuesday July 20 th , 2021 at 11:00 a.m.
Some seating will be provided but we ask people to bring their own lawn chairs if possible.
After the service relatives...
Joe Marvin
Dec 18, 2020
Private family services for Ronald "Joe" Marvin, 82, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, December 18th, 2020, will be held Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020. Friends may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Joe's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. in...
Wilford Lee O'Neal
Dec 17, 2020
Wilford Lee O'Neal, 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, in Indianola, IA. Private family services will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 1p.m. on Wilford's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website. Burial will follow in the Sandyville Cemetery, Sandyville, IA. A...
Jesse Johnston
Dec 17, 2020
Jesse Ruth Johnston departed her loving family after a courageous battle with glioblastoma on December 17 th . She loved the simplest pleasures in life – traveling, dancing, hiking, practicing yoga and reading with a glass of wine in hand. She had an uncanny ability to connect with people and her smile was infectious to everyone she met. She...
Leo Frederick Guest
Dec 16, 2020
Leo Frederick Guest, drove his Corvette off into the skies for Heaven on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 to a new beginning free of pain and complications from his recent health issues.
Leo was born on April 15, 1938 in Marceline, Missouri to Fred and Blanche Guest and grew up in Pleasantville, Iowa. He married Sandra Sacre on...
Sherrill Louise Leggett
Dec 15, 2020
Sherrill Louise Leggett was born July 16, 1949 in Indianola, Iowa and passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home. No services are planned.
James "Marty" Middleswart
Dec 15, 2020
James "Marty" Middleswart, 78, of Indianola, IA, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Des Moines, IA. Â Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola with visitation held one hour prior to service. Face coverings are required. You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10:30 a.m....
Rev. Donald Dean Frank
Dec 14, 2020
Reverend Donald Dean Frank, originally from Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on December 14, 2020 in Indianola, Iowa. Don, son of Paul Sellers Frank and Cressa Lucille (Copple) Frank, was born May 3, 1932 at Cherokee, Iowa. As a boy his family lived on a farm near Washta, Iowa where he attended school through 5 th ​ ​ grade. In...
Marvin Russell Mcfall
Dec 13, 2020
Marvin Russell McFall, 78, of Indianola, IA, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.
Marvin was born August 1, 1942 in Churdan, IA to Walter Stephen and Blanche Rose (Bartle) McFall. He served his country in the United States Army stationed in Korea from 1964 to 1966, driving and repairing...
Cynthia "Cindy" Crall
Dec 13, 2020
Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Crall, 49, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, in Des Moines.  Private Family Mass will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020. You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10 a.m. on Cynthia's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website.
Cindy was known affectionately by her childhood nickname "Mouse."Â She grew...
Catherine Malcolm Johnson
Dec 12, 2020
Catherine Malcolm (Grant) Johnson passed away peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Taylor House, in Des Moines, IA. Catherine was born May 21, 1934 in Ames, IA to John Gray Grant and Muriel Hargrave (Shewan). She was united in marriage to James Norman Johnson on April 7, 1956 at the Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames, IA. He preceded...
Johnnie Lee Betterton
Dec 11, 2020
Johnnie Lee Betterton, 80, of Indianola, IA, died Friday, December 11, 2020. Johnnie was born the son of Herbert Lee Betterton and Vera Lovada Pearson, on July 3, 1940 in Knoxville, IA. He graduated from Knoxville High School.
Johnnie and the love of his life Kathy Palmer were married July 1, 1962. He worked at Brown Shoe...
D. William (Bill) Thomas
Dec 11, 2020
D. William (Bill) Thomas, 72, passed away December 11, 2020. Bill, the son of William A. and Mary Ann Thomas, was born February 9, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966, the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School in 1970 and Drake University Law School in 1977. Bill was an officer in the United States...
Russell Ives Long
Dec 10, 2020
Update: A graveside service and interment of ashes for Russell and Mary Long will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 30, 2021 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola.
Russell I. Long, 94, passed away December 10, 2020. Russ, the son of Earl and Hattie Long, was born on March 15, 1926 in Clarke County, Iowa. He graduated...
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