Eugene (Gene) T. Smith
February 26, 2017
Memorial services for Eugene T. (Gene) Smith, 92, of The Village in Indianola, who died Sunday, February 26, 2017, will be held 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 3 at The Village in Indianola. His body was donated to the University of Iowa Body Donation Program for research.
Gene was born and raised on a farm near Clemons, IA,...
Rebecca Martindale
February 25, 2017
Services for Rebecca Ann Martindale,75, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services.
Becky was born August 5, 1941 in Des Moines, IA to Robert and Evelyn Biggs. She lived with her grandmother and mother in her younger years. In...
Opal Irene Dillard
February 25, 2017
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Celebration of Life Services for Opal Irene Dillard, who passed away February 25, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial of cremains following in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA. Opal was born July 20, 1928...
Nathanial Kline Bandy
February 23, 2017
Surrounded by love from the very beginning, September 9, 1992, Nathanial Kline was born to Scott and Shelley Bandy.  Nathan was a happy baby who was treasured by his grandparents Jim and Karen Kline, Betty and Rich Thomas and Roy Lee Bandy. He also had a devoted Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jim.  As the years went by, Nathan had...
Keith L. Wright
February 21, 2017
KEITH L. WRIGHT
Indianola
On February 21, 2017, at the age of 79, Keith L. Wright went to be in the loving arms of Christ, joining him peacefully in his sleep. Military rites and inurnment of cremains will be held 11 a.m., Friday, February 24 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter,...
Naomi Ruth Grimes
February 20, 2017
NAOMI GRIMES
Indianola
Naomi Ruth Grimes was born January 1, 1932, in Danville, IL, the 1st rural baby of the New Year.  She was the daughter of Roscoe and Gertrude (Jones) Long.  She married her high school sweetheart, P. Ray Grimes on August 31, 1952 in Fithian, IL.
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Danny Norman Palmer
February 18, 2017
Danny Norman Palmer, 80, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Mercy Hospice, Johnston.
He retired from the Des Moines Police Department in 1992 after 23 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; children Brad (Pam) Palmer, Brian (Rhonda) Palmer and Kathy (Lonnie) Hulsey; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death...
Dorothy Mae Defreitas
February 17, 2017
Dorothy Mae DeFreitas, 99, of Indianola, passed away February 17, 2017 at Westview Care Center. She moved from Jacksonville, IL in 1999 to live close to her son and his family in Indianola. While here she was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church. She had been a retail clerk, employed for many years in a super market and...
Robert Killmar
February 17, 2017
ROBERT KILLMAR
Indianola
Celebration of Life Services for Cowboy Bob Killmar, 70, who passed away Friday February 17, 2017, will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at the Annett Nature Center 15565 118th Ave, Indianola, IA.
Memorials may be given to the Friends of Warren County Conservation Board.
Hollis H. Haworth
February 16, 2017
HOLLIS H. HAWORTH
Columbia, MO Services for Hollis H. Haworth, 86, of Columbia, MO, who passed away February 16, 2017, in the Boone County Hospital in Columbia, MO, will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 22 at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, IA. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O. F. Cemetery. Hollis served his country...
Diana Allie
February 10, 2017
Graveside services for Diana Blanche Allie, 79, who passed away at home Friday, Febraury 10, 2017, will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 16 at the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. There will be a gathering time at Overton Funeral Home from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to service.
Survivors include her children, Brian Plate, Dale (Dawn Short) Allie...
Doris Ann Garrison
February 10, 2017
Services for Doris A. Garrison, 84, of Indianola, who passed away Friday, February 10,2017, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 14 at the Indianola Freedom Fellowship Church in Indianola. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, Iowa.
Survivors include her children, Shirley (Fred) Nehring and Michael (Jean) Garrison; siblings,...
George Kenneth Murrow
February 10, 2017
Services for George Kenneth Murrow,79 , who passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, February 16 at Center Chapel United Methodist Church in Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Cremation will follow service. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; children, Kenneth Allen (Kathy) Murrow, Derek John (Paula) Murrow, Sherry Lynn (Terence)...
Juanita Jean Bower
February 9, 2017
Juanita Jean Johnston Bower, 92, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Indianola.  Her Celebration of Life will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, February 18 at The Village in Indianola where family will be present to greet friends. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Jackson Cemetery in Montezuma, IA.
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Charlotte Schlenker
February 9, 2017
On Sunday, October 4, 1931, Charlotte "Char" Jane Peterson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Mary Elizabeth (Howard) Peterson and Harold Edward "Pete" Peterson. She was their second child, her sister, Mary Joanne (Flaherty) having been born on July 4th the year before. Since 1966 Charlotte has resided in rural Indianola. Her life's journey ended on February 9,...
Joseph William Martin
February 3, 2017
Services for Joseph William Martin, 54, who passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 9 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with visitation held one hour prior to service.
Joe, son of William Martin and Ilene (Montgomery) Baker, was born in Kirksville, MO on September 21, 1962. At...
Juanita Putney
February 2, 2017
Services for Juanita Wirt Russell Putney, 95, who passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at The First Baptist Church in Indianola with a graveside service that will be held at 2 p.m. in the South Oak Grove Cemetery, Stuart, IA.
Daughter of Alva C. & Angie Dickey...
Alice Chamberlain
February 2, 2017
Services for Alice Pearl Chamberlain, 100, who passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 6 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughter, Lois Jean (Richard) Smith; 7 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; and 37 great-great grandchildren. She was  preceded in death...
Ralph Nelson Calkins
January 31, 2017
Ralph Nelson Calkins PhD was born April 28, 1926, to Fred M. and (Mary) Luella (nee McDonald) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The third of seven children (Edith, Fred Myron, Ralph, Carol, Jean, John, and Joanne), Ralph attended Los Ranchos School and John Marshall School, where his father Fred was principal. Ralph graduated from Albuquerque High in 1944 and joined...
Robert Max Willsey
January 31, 2017
Surrounded by family and friends, Robert Max Willsey, of Westminster, Colorado passed peacefully on January 31, 2017. The longest serving educator in the history of the Five Star Adams 12 School District, Max leaves behind a legacy as an exemplary educator, coach and community leader.
Born in Warren County, Iowa, September 11, 1935, Max grew up in...
