Shirley Meeks, 78, formerly of Lynnville, died Apr. 28, 2022. Visitation was held 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Funeral services will be held in Ripley, MS, on Tuesday, May 10. Memorials have been designated for Christian Opportunity Center, Pella.
Shirley Ann Meeks was born Sept. 10, 1943, to...
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Eva McDowell, 95
Eva Irene Arthur McDowell, 95, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Grinnell, died Apr. 29, 2022, at Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. A graveside service and burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, at Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, with the Rev. Dr. Dondrea Walker, First Baptist Church in Marion, officiating. Honorary bearers were...
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Hope Elizabeth
Joel and Liz Harthoorn of Sully are the parents of a baby girl, Hope Elizabeth, born Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2022. She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces. Her siblings are: Joah and Major, age 8; Tre, age 6; Grace, age 4; and Faith, 2.
Grandparents are Kurt and Arloa Harthoorn of Sully and Rick and Kathy Davis...
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Ava Silva
Nathan and Elizabeth Van Wyk of Grinnell are the parents of a baby girl, Ava Silva, born Friday, Apr. 22, 2022. She weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. Her brothers are Samuel, age 4, and Jude, age 2.
Grandparents are Jaci Van Wyk of Sully, Delwin Van Wyk of Newton, and Tom...
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Lynnville-Sully High School hosts a night of ‘Grand Illusion’ at junior-senior prom
Braden Alberts, son of Scott and Stacey Alberts, and Sydney Jansen, daughter of Nathan and Kim Jansen, were crowned Lynnville-Sully’s prom royalty on Saturday night, Apr. 23.
It was a night of “Grand Illusion” for 125 Lynnville-Sully juniors, seniors, and their dates at the school’s 2022 junior-senior prom on Saturday night, Apr. 23.
Prom attendees started prepping...
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Smoke on the Water names 2022 beneficiary
Smoke on the Water (SOTW), an annual barbecue competition and benefit held in Lynnville every August, is gearing up for an exciting 2022 event. Important announcements including this year’s beneficiary of the Aug. 26-27 two-day event were released via a Facebook live on Tuesday, Apr. 19.
SOTW not only draws some of the best BBQ enthusiasts from...
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