Gwendolyn Marcelle (Allard) Arnold

Gwendolyn Marcelle (Allard) Arnold of Chariton, passed away at Iowa Methodist Hospital on January 15, 2013 at the age of 85 years.
Gwen was born February 12, 1927 in Decatur County, Iowa to Linden Allard and Dorthea (Meyers) Allard. She lived on a farm south of Russell and attended country school and then graduated from Russell High School in 1943.
On October 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to E. Max Arnold at the First Baptist Church in Russell, Iowa. They lived on a farm south of Chariton, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Larry, Dwayne, and Joyce. She was a devoted housewife and worked part-time as a secretary and bookkeeper at Arnold Bros. Inc. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She faithfully attended the First Baptist Church located in Chariton, Iowa until her health began to fail.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Linden and Dorthea Allard; her brother, Calvin Allard and her sister, Linden Allard.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Max Arnold of Chariton, IA; her children, Larry Arnold of Bentonville, AR, Dwayne Arnold of Chariton, IA, and Joyce Arnold of Chariton, IA; her grandchildren, Heather (Travis) Kirkland of Centerville, IA, Misty Arnold of West Des Moines, IA, Kim (Mitch) Semon of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brain Halferty of Derby, IA and Brad Halferty; her great grandchildren, Cade, Maddie, and Quincy Kirkland of Centerville, IA, Olivia, Natalee, and Lance Halferty of Derby, IA and McKenzie Halferty of Chariton, IA; and many friends and family.

Dorcas Davis Obituary

Memorial services for Dorcas and Earl Davis will be held January 24, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton with family receiving friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in care of HCI Care Services or the Chariton Senior Center.
Dorcas was born March 13, 1924 in Russell, Iowa to Guy and Hazel McKinley Smith. She graduated Russell High School in 1944. She was married to Charlie Powers and to this union Shirley was born.
Earl was born May 15, 1922 in Russell, Iowa to Lambert and Mabel Scarr Davis. He graduated from Russell High School in 1939 and attended Parsons College for a year. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific until 1946.
On February 20, 1947 Dorcas and Earl were united in marriage, to this union two children were born: Terry and Sonya. They farmed together until 1972. They also both worked at Russell Produce during this time. In addition Earl worked at Johnson Machine Works and later for Arnold Brothers in Russell and Dorcas worked at Bob Stone Cordage and Farmers Co-op for many years.
After selling the farm in 1972 Dorcas and Earl enjoyed traveling during the winter months for 23 years in Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Earl enjoyed the farm and woodworking. Dorcas enjoyed making crafts, knitting, crocheting, gardening, canning, and playing cards. They both enjoyed the time spent with family and especially enjoyed their grandchildren.
Dorcas passed away January 19, 2013 at the age of 88 years; her husband Earl passed away March 30, 2005 at the age of 82. Preceding them in death were their parents; siblings: Florence Osenbaugh, Charles Smith, Vernon Smith, and Noland Smith who died as an infant; and by two sons-in-law and a daughter-in-law. They are survived by children: Shirley Powers Morr, Terry Davis, and Sonya Putz; 5 grandchildren: Lori (Jeff) Hansen, Marty (Nancy) Wantland, Toni (Todd) Perdew, Earl (Danielle) Putz, and Lewis Putz; 8 great grandchildren; and 6 great great grandchildren

Leola I. McKinley Obituary

Leola I. McKinley was born on Monday, November 5, 1917 and passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013, in Fort Dodge, Iowa and is now reunited with her husband Paul Foster McKinley who left us several years ago.  Leola is survived by sisters Bethel Harrington and Wilma Ralston, two sons, Terry and Robert; five grandchildren, Christoper, Danita, Arron, Thomas and Kristina; and six great grandchildren: Chloe, Isaac, Bella, Caleb, Kieran and Madelyn.

Paul and Leola were devoted to each other, and to their ministry in Evangelical United Brethern and United Methodist Church churches.  Paul aslo served for several yeas as Chaplin at the United methodist retirement campus, Friendship Village in Fort Dodge and later were residents and volunteers there, until Leola's passing.

We celebrated their lives on January 28, 2013 at a memorial servie at Friendship Village and on January 29, 2013 in Chariton, Iowa, where they lived for many years after they retired and where firneds and relatives reside today.

Leola will be interred next to Paul in a small cemetery outside Russell, Iowa, where Paul's father left farming to become an ordained pastor.  God has surely prepared a place for them, and both have been eager to meet again.

Let us celebrate their reunion and the love of God they felt so deeply.

Visitation: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2013 and Service follows at 10:30 a.m., at Fielding Funeral Homes, Chariton, IA.  Interment: Russell Cemetery