I have spent a lot of my life having to make do with something that did not fit.
It was never the right thing. I was either too lazy or too broke to get the right thing.
I’ve driven cars for months with that little dinky spare tire that you are to use just to get to...
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Vivian M. Plate, 86
Vivian M. Plate, 86, of Grinnell, passed away peace-fully on Feb. 25, 2023, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center.
A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 4, at First Friends Church in Grinnell. Burial was in New Sharon Friends Cemetery following the service. Memorials may be designated to the Vivian M. Plate Memorial...
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Ron Graham, 64
Ronald “Ron” Graham, 64, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Feb. 27, 2023.
The funeral service was held Monday, Mar. 6, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Ron was laid to rest at St. John’s Cemetery in Cumming, following the service.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Lung Association or Whitetails Unlimited in...
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Kelly J Miller, 68
Kelly J Miller, 68, of Reasnor, passed away Mar. 2, 2023, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House.
The memorial service was at 10:30 a.m., Monday Mar. 6, at Sully Community Church to be followed by a burial at a later date. Memorial contributions may be designated to the Kelly Miller Benefit Fund to benefit the Lynnville-Sully...
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Bill Campbell, 91
Billy “Bill” Campbell, 91, died Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, peacefully at his home with his family by his side. A visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Mar. 11, at Cox-Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Memorials in his name can be sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box...
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Whitney J. Miller, 32
Whitney Jade Miller, 32, the daughter of Berlou Joe Barnard and Brenda D. Miller, was born Nov. 8, 1990, in Iowa City. She was a graduate of the Lynnville-Sully High School.
Whitney died Saturday afternoon, Mar. 4, 2023, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. She was preceded in death by her mother Brenda.
Whitney enjoyed...
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Emma Anne
Marshall and Kim Hay of Garden Plain, KS, are the parents of a daughter, Emma Anne, born Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at 3:38 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and measured 21-1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Dan and Norene Kerschen of Garden Plain, KS, and Mark and Kendra Hay of Lynnville.
Great-grandparents are Howard Smith of...
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