All Obituaries

Dollie Mae (Pat) Bahr, the daughter of William and Dolly (Robison) Patterson was born April 16 1929 in Hocking, Iowa. Pat passed away July 19, 2019 at the Legacy Lodge Hospice in Chariton, Iowa at the age of 90 years. Pat grew up in Chariton and graduated from Chariton High School. Pat married Joseph R. Bahr on September 23, 1951. They lived on a farm north of Lucas until 2014. They were happily married for 64 years raising four boys. Pat worked as a secretary at Lucas Elementary School,...

A Life Remembered and Cherished…   Shirley Louise Bishop Kent was born on a farm south of Woodburn, Iowa on December 25, 1928 to Dave and Nora Bishop. Shirley passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was one of twelve children. Shirley attended Redwing Rural School through eighth grade and graduated from Lacona High School as part of the Class of 1948. While in high school Shirley worked as a waitress and a rural telephone operator to help...

Tony Ray Shriver, 48, of Williamson IA passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his home in Chariton. Tony was born on December 7th, 1970 in Chariton, the son of Jerry Wayne Sr “Tub” And Sandra Diane (Briggs) Shriver. Tony as a 1989 graduate of Chariton Community High School. He worked in the construction industry for most of his life and was a proud union member of laborers local 177 in Des Moines. Tony was a die hard Steelers and Iowa Hawkeyes fan. He loved to mushroom hunt and...

KATHRYN PATRICIA (Bellis) RYAN Kathryn P Ryan, 90, passed peacefully at home in Chariton, Iowa on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Kathryn was born December 2. 1928 to John and Anna (Zondor) Bellis in Weller Iowa. She married George W Ryan on February 22. 1949 at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Weller, Iowa. She and George lived and farmed west of Melrose until 1989 when she moved to Chariton. Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, and brother John Bellis, sisters Marie...

George Willis Green, 89, passed away on July 2nd, 2019. He was born to Ray and Dorothy Gibbons Green in Decatur City, Iowa. He was the oldest of six children. George was raised on the farm where he learned the only way of life was to work hard and that stayed with him up to the end. He always pushed himself and never complained.                 He went into the Marines in 1952 where he served in Korea until his...

  Mary Lee Mitchell was born to Hildur Davison on January 3rd, 1931 in Chariton, IA. She passed away on June 29th, 2019 in Des Moines, IA.  Mary went to school and graduated from Chariton High. She worked at First Iowa State Bank in Albia, IA for 30 years as a senior teller. She was united in married to Joe Mitchell on June 3rd, 1953 in Long Beach Ca. To this union, two children were born, Mark Mitchell and Lynn Popson.     Mary is a long time member of St....

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