Obituaries

Oct 3, 2014

Rickey Ray Carter, age 67, passed away October 3, 2014 at the University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Per Rickey’s wishes the body has been cremated. A Graveside memorial service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Antioch Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Memorials can be made to REM Home House or...

Oct 2, 2014

Paul T Keller, age 55 of Fairfield passed away October 2, 2014 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Mott officiating. A private burial of cremains will be at a later date at Wright Cemetery. Visitation for family...

Sep 30, 2014

Dirk Owen Cramblit age 59 of Agency, formerly of Davenport, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Davis & Wapello Counties Hospice House, Ottumwa, Iowa. As per his wishes he has been cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church, 915 Overman Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 with...

Sep 24, 2014

Fred Alan Behner, age 68, passed away September 24, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, September 29, 2014 at First United Methodist Church, Fairfield, IA with Pastor Mike Metz and Pastor Todd Holman officiating. Burial will at Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be...

Sep 22, 2014

John William Postlewait, age 60 of Fairfield, passed away September 22, 2014 at his home. Graveside Memorial service will be 10:30 am, Monday, October 13, 2014 at Evergreen Cemetery. Per John’s wishes he has been cremated. There will not be any family visitation. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be sent to Pamela S...

Sep 7, 2014

Charles Roy “Chuck” Myers, 61, died September 7, 2014, at Jefferson County Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, Iowa with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be 5 pm-8 pm, Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Behner Funeral Home. A memorial has been...

Aug 31, 2014

Christopher “Chris” Lynn Freeman, age 56 of Washington, IL, passed away August 31, 2014 in Fairfield, IA. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 am, Friday, September 5, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Rev. Rebecca Weltman. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Visitation for family and friends will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 5, 2014...

Aug 20, 2014

Kathryn Rae Sinn, age 57 of Fairfield, passed away August 20, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center. Per her wishes her body was cremated and no services are planned at this time. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be sent to: 2123 Osage Ave., Lot B, Fairfield, IA 52556. Kathryn was born June 22,...

Aug 18, 2014

Glen was born in Denison, Iowa, son of Glen Reeser, Sr., and Leona (Kremin) (Reeser) Mack. In 1975, he wed college classmate Martha Bell of Fairfield, Iowa. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, he began his professional career in 1976 with a position at Motorola, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois. Glen’s early career focused...

Aug 16, 2014

Lorraine Frances Samons was born August 5, 1927 in Fairfield, Iowa. She passed away August 16, 2014 at Klein Center, Burlington, IA. She was the last remaining child of Nobel E. and Myrtle (Gilliland) Samons; the parents of six children. Lorraine was educated in the Jefferson County rural schools, Batavia and Fairfield High Schools. She earned her B.A. degree...

Jul 26, 2014

Karen Ann (Ross) Sisk, age 66 of Fairfield passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center. Per her wishes she has been cremated. A graveside memorial service will be Friday, August 1, 2014, 10:30 am at Memorial Lawn, Fairfield, IA with Pastor Brant Knudsen officiating. Memorials may be made to Noah’s Ark and Faith Christian Outreach...

Jul 25, 2014

Lena M. Hogan, 94, of Fairfield, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City. A register will be available for signing beginning at 8:00 AM on Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, July 30 from 9:30 to 11:00 AM prior to the celebration of life service at 11:00 A.M....

Jul 19, 2014

Jay Dean Love, age 57 passed away suddenly July 19th 2014 at his home in Tucson, AZ. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetary in Birmingham, IA at a later date. Jay was born Dec.13th 1956 to Laverne and Sharon K. Huisman -Love in Fairfield, IA. He attended Birmingham Elementary School until the age of 10, when the family...

Jul 13, 2014

Mada Irene Griffin passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. A celebration of Life will be held at the Fairfield VFW on Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Cremains will be buried at a later date. In lieu of flowers a memorial can be given to the family....

Jul 12, 2014

Paula Jean Stocks, age 63 of Richland, passed away at her home July 12, 2014. Per her wishes the body has been cremated. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. There will be a “Celebration of Life Gathering” on Thursday, July 17, 2014, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Hometown Inn & Suites (The old Super...

Jul 9, 2014

Roy Lee Nelson went to be with Jesus on July 9th, 2014. Roy was born to Robert "Bob" and Shirley (Black) Nelson on July 10th, 1963 in Fairfield, Ia. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1981. Roy spent the next few years traveling the south, working different jobs, and ultimately discovering that there was no place like home....

Jul 7, 2014

Cheryl Joan Griffin, age 67, passed away July 7, 2014 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Memorial services will be held 11:00 am, Friday, July 11, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Memorial Lawn with Military rites. Visitation for family and friends will be held...

Jun 29, 2014

Michael Wayne Leazer, age 60 of Fairfield passed away June 29, 2014 at Parkview Care Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. His body has been cremated. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials may be sent to Kristy Leazer, 908 West Hempstead, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Michael was born July 16, 1953...

Jun 29, 2014

Earl “Gene” Eugene Cubbage, age 93 of Batavia, IA passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Sunny Brook Living Care Center, Fairfield, IA. Funeral services will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Elizabeth Bell officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery, Libertyville, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be, 5:00...

Jun 26, 2014

Helen Marian (Gallup) Fulton died June 26, 2014 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be held 1:30 pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Jessica Rockhold Gauld officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery, Libertyville, Iowa

Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00...