Obituaries
Edward Dean “E.D.” Dixon
Edward Dean “E.D.” Dixon, 92, of Vinton, Iowa, and former resident of Bloomfield, Iowa passed
away on November 2, 2021, at his home in Vinton. He was born on June 18, 1929, in Davis
County, Iowa to Lowell and Wilma B. McMains Dixon. He spent most of his childhood in Davis
County and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1947. After working for John Deere in
Waterloo for a year, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in England during the Korean
War. Philip Joseph Smith
Philip Joseph Smith, 63, died Monday, November 8, 2021, at his home in Van Horne.Private family graveside services will be held at the Keystone Cemetery.Philip was born July 31, 1958 in Cedar Rapids, to Edward R. and Doris (DeBurn) Smith. He lived in Colorado and Arizona for several years before returning to Iowa. He worked as a mechanic, cable installer and master printer, for the majority of his life. Hazel M. Whitson
Hazel M. Whitson, 97, died peacefully at her home, Wednesday, November 10, 2021,
surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 15, 2021 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen
Funeral Home in Vinton. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Monday.
Burial will be in Bear Creek Cemetery, Vinton. Joan Helen (Popelka) Croft
Joan Helen (Popelka) Croft, 88, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away peacefully, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA November 10, 2021 with her children by her side.Joan was born April 20, 1933 to Joseph and Helen (Lahodny) Popelka in rural Vining, IA. She attended Chelsea school through 8th grade when her family moved to Belle Plaine. Joan graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1950. Neville R. Barnard
Neville R. Barnard, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Belle Plaine
Specialty Care, Belle Plaine, IA.
Private graveside services will be held at a later date.
Neville was born November 10, 1938, in Callaway, NE, the son of Ray and Mary Neva (Vollenweider)
Barnard. He attended school in Callaway and Wood River, NE, earning his GED.
Lori Lynn Stovers Jemison
Lori Lynn Stovers Jemison, 51, died October 27, 2021 in Abilene, TX.Lori was born February 25, 1970 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School and attended Kirkwood Community College. She was married to Tim Wheeler and together they had three boys, Michael, Scott and Brent. They later divorced and she married Aron Jemison and they had three fur babies. Richard "Dick" LeRoy Abernathey
Richard "Dick" LeRoy Abernathey, 91, passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. A graveside service will take place at Bear Creek Cemetery in Vinton, Iowa, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.Dick was born May 31, 1930, in Vinton, Iowa, the son of Ross and Rea Opel (Whitening) Abernathey. He was a lifelong resident of Vinton, Iowa. Dick went on to join the U. Steven Francis “Bod” Boddicker
Steven Francis “Bod” Boddicker, 72, died Saturday, November 6, 2021, at his brother’s Vinton home with family by his side.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton, Iowa, with Father Jim Brokman as celebrant. A visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 12, at St. Florence L. Lyman
Florence L. Lyman, 81, passed away Nov. 5, 2021, at The Bridges of Ankeny Care Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.Florence Lorene (Fuller) Lyman was born in Princeton, Mo., on June 30, 1940, the daughter of Robert Edward Fuller and Frances Florence (Budd) Fuller. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1958. She attended Iowa State University and graduated with a home economics degree in 1962. Nancy Lee Stainbrook
Nancy Lee Stainbrook, 76, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Van SteenhuyseTeahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Private burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Per Nancy’s wishes, the
casket will be closed to the public.
Nancy was born November 5, 1944 in Vinton, IA, the daughter of Glenn and Betty (Whitson) Erickson,
the eldest of four daughters.