All Obituaries

Mary Nadine Purvis, age 86, of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Golden Age Care Center in Centerville. Mary was born on March 24, 1933 in Plano, Iowa, the daughter of Acie and Lena Alice (Inskeep) Guffey.  She graduated from Centerville High School.  Mary was united in marriage to Freeman Hiatt Purvis on October 21, 1950.  To this union, four children were born, Gary, Terry, Jerry and Billy. Mary was very active in raising show dogs - she really had...

Opal Genola (Mercer) Mullins, age 96, of Moravia, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Centerville Specialty care in Centerville. Opal was born on August 21, 1923, in a small house just miles from the Missouri border in Appanoose County.  She was the daughter of Otho and Ivy (Baugher) Mercer.  Opal concluded her formal education at Centerville High School.  She was then married to Cyril Preston “CP” Mullins.  Despite CP’s insistence that she...

 Lucinda “Cindy” K. Osborne, age 60, of Centerville, formerly of Delta, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Golden Age Care Center in Centerville. Cindy was born August 27, 1959 in Iowa City, Iowa. She is survived by her sister, Binky Strunk of Winterset, Iowa; an aunt, Ramona Ash of Ottumwa, Iowa; and a cousin, Les (Cathy) Osborne. Cindy was preceded in death by her mother, Waunema Hanna; her daughter, Loretta Osborne; and her grandmother, Letha...

Billy Joe Wright Sr., age 81, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of the Centerville, Iowa area, passed away Friday, February 07, 2020, surrounded by family. He was born April 19, 1938 in Mystic, Iowa, the son of Roy Wright and Mary (Cooley) Ousley.  Billy did foundry work for over 15 years.  He also worked in the brickyard and packing house.  In his earlier years, he enjoyed motorcycles, boxing, breaking horses, and working on cars.  As he got older, his true passions...

Franklin “Frank” William Ollinger, age 68, of Moravia, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, surrounded by his family. Frank was born on September 15, 1951 in Marengo, Iowa, the son of Evard John Ollinger and Lois M. (Begunck) Ollinger.  He graduated from HLV with the Class of 1971.  He was united in marriage to Deborah Jean Horne on October 25, 1975, at the Trinity United Church of Christ, south of Marengo, Iowa.  To...

Jimmie “Jim” Neal Bowen, age 76, of Centerville, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020. Jim was born on February 15, 1943 in Centerville, Iowa, the son of Doris Myrl Bowen and Ilin Glendola (Cochran) Bowen.  He graduated from Centerville High School with the Class of 1961.  On September 4, 1981, Jim was united in marriage to Darlene Jones. Jim worked as a carpet installer for Factory Direct Carpet in Centerville, under Frank Caraccio for many years.  Jim...

Patty Jean West, age 58, of Centerville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 01, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  She was born on March 21, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Wayne and Gloria (Perry) Thomas.  In her formative years, Patty attended Centerville Schools.  She was united in marriage to Georald Dean West on September 8, 1979.  To this union of marriage, four children were born, Misty, Shelly, Niky, and Austin.  The couple...

Benjamin Russell Rosencrants, 91, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. Ben was born on January 9, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Henry Hiram Rosencrants and Blanche Ella (Luckett) Rosencrants. He married Mary Frances O’Brien on March 3, 1950, in Bloomfield, Iowa. Together, they had four children: Victoria, Kevin, Kurt and Jeff. Following graduation from Centerville High School, Ben...

Norma J. Cicco, age 82, of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. Norma was born on January 3, 1938, the daughter of Floyd and Ruby (Lunsford) Smith.  Following high school graduation, she continued her education at Indian Hills Community College, earning her LPN.  Norma was united in marriage to Leslie Kirkland, and to this union, three children were born, Randal, Rebecca, and Bradley.  They later divorced.  She was united in marriage to Joseph...

Marjorie Helen Conger, age 91, of Centerville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center, Centerville. She was born October 21, 1928 on the family farm in Tilden, Nebraska, the youngest of five children to Richard and Martha (Galyen) Childs.  Kindergarten through 2nd grade for Marjorie was spent in Neligh, Nebraska.  The remainder of her grade school years were in Tilden, Nebraska, graduating from Tilden High School with the Class of 1946. ...