Linda Kay Schilb Vermilion age 61 of Carrizozo, NM passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., September 24, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home. Celebration of Life service will be 10:00 a.m., September 25. 2021, at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor John Kermott officiating. Inurnment will follow at Spencer Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Glenda White, 1504 Lone Oak Circle, Fairfield, IA 52556. Linda was...

Mary Louise Sciple Paulding age 79 of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2021, at First Baptist Church, Fairfield, Iowa. Celebration of Life service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 25, 2021, at First Baptist Church with Pastors John Kermott and Chuck Comfort officiating.  Military Honors will be at the church following the...

Harold “Hal” Andy Farrier, age 83, passed away at his home on September 19, 2021, surrounded by his family. Hal was born on March 13, 1938, on a small farm outside of Brighton, IA to Marion and Tempest Farrier.  Hal married Carolyn “Kay” (McDanal), the love of his life, on January 11, 1969, in Birmingham, Alabama.  Hal attended the University of Northern Iowa and received his Bachelor of Social Science in 1960, furthered his education at Florida State...

Viola “Vi” M. Graf, age 98, of Fairfield, died September 17, 2021 at the Jefferson County Health Center,  Fairfield, Iowa. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 25, at 2:00 p.m. at Word of Life Lutheran Church, 2092 Libertyville Road, Fairfield, Iowa.  Open visitation will precede the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. with the family present.  The family kindly requests that masks be worn at the visitation and the funeral. Viola Mae Turner Graf was born...

Julie Ann Christner age 64 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family & friends will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Michele Roberts, 1733 Pine Street, Pelion, SC 29123. Julie was born July 5, 1957, in Davenport, Iowa to Marion and Darlene (Clay)...

Visitation for family and friends will be 4:00-6:00pm, Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home  Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Monday, September 20, 2021, Behner Funeral Home with Danny Cary officiating Burial following service at Evergreen Cemetery Herbert Nile Justmann, 78, died peacefully at home on September 15, 2021. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on January 15, 1943. Herb and Jo Ann (Clevenger) were married on June 6, 1965, in Monroe, Iowa. She passed away...

Marilyn Joyce “Myers” Quick age 83 of Fairfield formerly of Lockridge, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Jefferson County Health Center. Marilyn was born April 20, 1938, to Roy M. and Cleo (Briggs) Myers.  She married Donald Quick on June 15, 1956, at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield.  They celebrated 60 years of marriage before he passed away September 1, 2016. Prior to moving to Fairfield, Marilyn and her husband Don farmed in the Lockridge area for...

DUE TO COVID, JO'S CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. Josephine “Jo” Chambers age 94 of Packwood passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at her home. Jo was born April 30, 1927, in Fairfield to Raymond and Ferne (Godwin) Coop.  She married Russell “Ike” Chambers on December 12, 1948.  He passed away April 13, 2002. Jo was a lifelong resident of Jefferson County with her heritage being the original first settlers in...

Donald “Ray” Carruthers age 66 of Birmingham passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Ray was born September 3, 1954, in Keosauqua, Iowa to Donald Earl and Patricia Ann (Reece) Carruthers.  He married Deborah Marie Muhs on December 23, 1973. Ray worked at Agra Plastics as a fork truck driver until he retired in 2017.  He enjoyed being outside hunting deer, turkeys or bears in Alaska, fishing and trapping beavers.  Ray collected and refurbished...

Lois Billingsley age 93 of Lockridge, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center, Fairfield. Open visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home.   The family will not be present. Private graveside service will be at Glasgow Cemetery with Pastor Al Coffin officiating. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Fairfield, IA or Glasgow Cemetery Association and...