Obituaries
Viola Mae Merchant
VINTON: Viola Mae Merchant, 72, of Vinton, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at Prairie Creek Church, rural Vinton, with the Rev. Dennis Sackett and the Rev. David Arnold officiating. Interment will be held at Cox Cemetery near Urbana. Susan Buchanan Bolin
VINTON – Susan Buchanan Bolin, 92, died Monday, September 17, 2012, at her residence at Windsor Manor in Vinton.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Pastor Fred Darbonne officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, September 20, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton and one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Arthur A. 'Art' Wilson
MT. AUBURN – Arthur A. “Art” Wilson, 91, of Mt. Auburn, died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Mt. Auburn Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Callisan officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p. Billie L. Lint, Sr.
MT. AUBURN – Billie L. Lint, Sr., 77, of Mt. Auburn, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2012, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home with Pastor Dale Lint officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 16, at the funeral home. James A. 'Jim' McFarland
VINTON – James A. “Jim” McFarland, 71, of Vinton, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, at his home following a brief illness.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012, at First Christian Church in Vinton with Reverends Connie Wacht and Ron Lashmilt officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p. Jon 'Buck' Kimm
BLAIRSTOWN
Jon Henry “Buck” Kimm, 49, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Blairstown Legion Hall with Gene Spicer officiating. Interment will be held at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown. Clede LeRoy Johnson
VAN HORNE:A tribute written by Clede's daughter- Clede LeRoy Johnson, born June 29, 1935 in Filmore, Utah, in his Grandmother's bed (a fact he was proud of), at the irreversible age of 77 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Van Horne on September 4, 2012. A diligent brother, father, uncle, grandfather, and recently, great-grandfather, he loved, worked, and lived the only way he knew and could whole heartedly. Loretta Schnoor
VINTON – Loretta Elizabeth Schnoor, 90, of Vinton, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2012, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Ardel Barta as Celebrant. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton and one hour prior to Mass on Thursday at the church.
Caryl Ann Olson
NEWHALL: Caryl Ann Olson, 69, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Vinton Lutheran Home where she made her home.
Public Graveside Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2012 at St. John Cemetery near Newhall.
Caryl was born December 1, 1942 to Percy M. and Cleo J.
Della Anna Rose Young Jons McConnaughey
KEYSTONE: Della Anna Rose Young Jons McConnaughey, 101, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Friends may register from 10 a.