Obituaries

Obituaries

Jenny Somvong

Jenny Somvong

Feb 12, 2018

JENNY SOMVONG

Visitation for Jenny Somvong, 29, who passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

She is survived by her partner, Ryan Gilliland; children, Romen and Leila Gilliland; parents, Phonthong and Keo Somvong; brothers, Mel and Lott Somvong;...

Paul Everett Lawrence

Paul Everett Lawrence

Feb 10, 2018

Paul Everett Lawrence, 95, died February 10, 2018 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, IA. He was born January 29, 1923, the 6th of 8 children, to Amanda Merle (Lyons) and Ernest M. Lawrence in Peru, Madison County, IA. He attended various country schools in Madison and Warren Counties and graduated in 1940 from New Virginia High...

Charles Kilgore

Charles Kilgore

Feb 8, 2018

CHARLES W. KILGORE Services for Charles W. Kilgore, 87, of Lucas, who was called home on Thursday, February 8, 2018, will be held Wednesday, February 14 at 3 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola.  Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. prior to services at the funeral home. Charles grew up in Linden, Iowa, spent two years in...

Harold William Crandall

Harold William Crandall

Feb 8, 2018

Services for Harold Crandall, 55, who passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. prior to services.  Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

He is survived by his sister, Alice Smith; two nephews, and a great-niece...

Charles Silvius

Charles Silvius

Feb 8, 2018

Services for Charles P. Silvius, 76, of Indianola, who passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 will be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday, February 13 at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola.  Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to services at the funeral home.  Interment with military rites will follow at New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia.

Chuck...

Keith Lee

Keith Lee

Feb 8, 2018

Memorial services for Keith Eugene Lee, 95, of Indianola, who passed away Thursday, February 8, will be held 2:30 p.m., Monday, February 12 at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola.  Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. prior to services at the funeral home. Cremation will follow services and burial will be...

David Gene Martin

David Gene Martin

Feb 6, 2018

DAVID GENE MARTIN

Services for David G. Martin,76, who passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 10 at the Martensdale Community Church, Martensdale, IA with burial following in the St. Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, IA.  The visitation will be held 9 to 10:15 a.m. prior to services at the church. Daivd...

Georganna Morris

Georganna Morris

Feb 3, 2018

Georganna Meilke Morris, was born the second daughter of Alfred Willie Meilike and Eliza Jane (Nuzum) Meilike on May 12, 1921, in St. Charles, IA.  She grew up on farms in Madison and Warren counties.  She was a 1939 graduate from Martensdale High School and attended Simpson College where she obtained her teaching certificate.  Before her marriage she taught...

Payton Alexander Culbertson

Payton Alexander Culbertson

Feb 3, 2018

Celebration of Life Services for Payton Culbertson who passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 will be held 7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 8 at the Indianola Community Church, 14424 Kennedy Street, Indianola, IA.  The visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday prior to services at the church. He is survived by his mother, Debra; sister, Ciera; grandparents, Randy...

Wilma Louise Wohlwend

Wilma Louise Wohlwend

Feb 3, 2018

Services for Wilma L. Wohlwend, 87, who passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, February 8 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to services.  Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial...

Donna Lavin

Donna Lavin

Jan 31, 2018

DONNA LEE LAVIN

Donna Lee Lavin, 83, was born March 14, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to Marvin and Esther (Fleicher) Bannerman and lived in Michigan, New York, California, Missouri, and Iowa. She worked for 25 years at Good Samaritan Center in Indianola as a Nursing Assistant. Her hobbies included reading, crocheting, spending time with her grandkids and...

Maxine Burns

Maxine Burns

Jan 28, 2018

Services for Harriett Maxine Burns, 96, of Indianola, Iowa, who died Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 2, 2018 at Center Chapel United Methodist Church, west of Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be held in the Hewitt Cemetery, Rural Warren...

Rita Larson

Rita Larson

Jan 28, 2018

RITA A. LARSON A Funeral Mass for Rita Ann Larson, 88, who passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Indianola, IA, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, February 1 at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Milo, IA.  The visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. with a Rosary service at 10:15 a.m., Thursday at the church. Cremation will...

Phillip Edward Anctil

Phillip Edward Anctil

Jan 22, 2018

PHILLIP ANCTIL Visitation for Phillip Edward Anctil, 49, of Prole, IA, who passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, will be held 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, January 28, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. He was smart, funny and kind and could fix anything for anyone. He loved watching his children grow up, spending time at the farm and riding...

Gail Beatrice Grant

Gail Beatrice Grant

Jan 21, 2018

GAIL GRANT Gail Grant, 81, of Indianola passed away on January 21, 2018. A Memorial service will be held 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018, at the Indianola Christian Union Church.  Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, January 27 at the Lakes Pond Cemetery in Waterford, CT. Gail was born on January 2, 1937 in Norwich, CT. She was...

Lois Murphy

Lois Murphy

Jan 17, 2018

LOIS E. MURPHY

Services for Lois Elaine Murphy, 71, who passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, January 22 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, IA.  The visitation with family will be held one hour prior to services on...

Justin Robert Wood

Justin Robert Wood

Jan 17, 2018

JUSTIN ROBERT WOOD On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 the gates of Heaven rumbled and in walked Justin Robert Wood, 29, a son, a brother, an uncle, a grandson, and a friend. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 24 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. He is survived by his parents,...

Donna Marie Carter

Donna Marie Carter

Jan 16, 2018

Donna Marie Smith was born on November 6, 1928, to Frank Edward Smith and Alta Marie (Olson) Smith in Madison County, Iowa. At an early age the Smith family moved to Norwalk. Donna attended Norwalk schools where she graduated in 1946. She married Harold Thomas on October 12, 1947. They had two son's John Edward Thomas and Steven Frank...

Philip Wayne Ackerman

Philip Wayne Ackerman

Jan 16, 2018

Services for Philip Ackerman, 50, who passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Philip is survived by his wife, Karen; mother, Sherry Ackerman and a host of other relatives and friends.  He was preceded in death...

Gretchen Lujean Sitz

Gretchen Lujean Sitz

Jan 9, 2018

Gretchen Smith Sitz passed away peacefully on January 9, 2018.  The first of five sisters, she was born on September 19, 1928 in Allerton, Iowa and graduated from Allerton High School in 1944. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Daisy Smith; her husband, Ardell Sitz; and three of her sisters, Mary Williams, Sandra Davis, and Caroline...

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