Darrell Edwin Miller, age 65 of Sidney, Iowa, formerly of Glenwood, IA,

died May 13, 2011 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Darrell, the oldest of six children of Louis E. Miller and Esther L. Ridnour,

was born on October 13, 1945 in Lenox, Iowa. He graduated from Lenox

 High School in 1964. In 1965, he joined the Operator’s Engineers Union

 Local #571. In 1974, he became a civilian employee at Offutt Air Force

 Base in the snow removal department and worked there until the mid

 1980’s. In the early 1980’s, he was also a partner in the E & M Excavating Company and worked on many projects in and around Glenwood and

the Omaha Metro Area. In 2002, his health forced him to retire, but in

December of that year, he was honored for his years of service.

In addition to his professional career, Darrell took great pride in his

family. When his girls were younger he took them everywhere,

including camping and even roller-skating. He was very proud of his

owning a Corvette. He liked antiques, working in his yard and even the

occasional trip to the casino. One of his fondest memories; however,

was a trip to Yellowstone where he went panning for gold. He alsp

couldn’t quit talking about the “pink snow”.

Darrell was preceded in death by his grandparents; first wife, Karen

 McFee Miller; sister, Janice Peterson; and nephew, Dustin Nelson.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Miller of Sidney; IA; father, Louis

 Miller and wife, Marlene, and his mother, Esther Miller, all of Bedford, IA; daughters, Aaron Harless (Ronnie) and Brooke Burgoin, all of Glenwood;  his wife Donna’s children, Kane Razor (Tina) of Glenwood and Hope  Norstadt of Ashland, NE; siblings, Karolyn Nelson (Gary) of Creston, IA,  Joyce Majors (Bruce) of Bedford, Richard Miller of Clarinda, IA, Karen Wiederholt of Bedford, Lori Beemer (Chad) of Elkhorn, IA, Brian Seil of Fremont, NE and brother-in-law, Joe Peterson of Bedford; and nine grandchildren.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, May 25, 2011

Gourley, Crystal Winemiller McNutt -

Crystal McNutt Gourley, 93, of Bedford, formerly of Diagonal, passed

 away June 30, 2011 at the Bedford Nursing & Rehab Center.
Crystal, the daughter of Mina Winemiller and Alpha Hayworth, was born December 30, 1917 at Sheridan, MO. Crystal graduated from Bedford High School in 1935. She married Charles Dean McNutt on August 19, 1935.

They lived at Diagonal and Crystal worked in the office and the lunchroom  at the Diagonal Livestock Auction. She also was a sales representative  for Stanley Home Products for 30 years. Charles passed away in March of 1993. In May of 1994, Crystal married Willis Gourley. He passed away  in August 2000. Crystal has lived in Bedford since 1995.
Survivors include her children Betty L. Miller of Creston, IA, Marvin McNutt of Bedford, IA, and Steve (Sherrie) McNutt of Trenton, MO; daughter-in-law Lucy McNutt of Marion, IA; 14 grandchildren Kevin Klejch of Creston, Charles Klejch of Diagonal, Curtis (Karen) Klejch of Creston, Rebecca (Brian) Keeney of Creston, Kristy Klejch of Creston, Larry McNutt of Diagonal, Jason McNutt of Clarinda, Brett McNutt of Bedford, Robert McNutt, Dana (Diego) Castillo of Ohio, Jeff (Stacie) McNutt of Solon, Lori (Corey) Hoskins of Springville, Alicia (Mark) Stogdill of Grand River, and Justin Berry of Kansas City; 24 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; sisters H. Rebecca Morehouse of Sarasota, FL and Anita Hayworth of Mount Ayr; sisters-in-law Mary Hayworth of Weston, MO and Helen Hayworth of Springfield, MO; many  nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
McNutt and Kenneth McNutt; infant daughter Nancy McNutt; siblings

 Edwin, Ben, Kyle, Quentin, Ivan Dellano Hayworth, Elsie Thompson,

and 2 infant sisters.

Watson – Armstrong Funeral Home, Mt. Ayr, Iowa

Campbell, Elvin Doyle -

Elvin Doyle Campbell was born May 20, 1933 on a farm in Taylor County, IA to Rev. Ward and Carmen (Barnes) Campbell. He was welcomed home by his older brother, Cleo. Later, his siblings, Miriam, Yvonne, and Phillip would join  the family.

Doyle attended country school and school in Corning, IA when he was younger. His family later moved to LeMars, IA where he graduated from high school in 1951. He attended Central College in McPherson, KS where he played baseball  for the college. His most memorable game was when his team was losing the ballgame. They were doing so poorly, Doyle had already packed up and headed to the bus. A player came and got Doyle off the bus as it was his turn up to bat. The bases were loaded and Doyle hit a homerun! His team won the game and he lived every baseball player’s dream.

After graduating from college, Doyle was drafted into the Army where he served in the Korean War from 1955-1957. After his honorable discharge  from the Army, Doyle started working at Hy-Vee food store in 1957 where he worked until he retired in 1997. It was there that he made many lifelong friends of both fellow employees and customers. He truly was that “helpful smile in every aisle.”

He was united in marriage to Roberta Poush on July 8, 1962. To this union,  three children were born, Candi, Kenneth and Michelle. He was very proud  of his family, especially having all three children become registered nurses.
Doyle was many things; a husband, brother, father and friend but his favorite  role was that of grandfather. He loved his grandchildren dearly and loved to tell funny stories about them. He was especially close to his only grandson, Tyler. When Tyler was a little boy, he was unable to say “Grandpa” so he called Doyle “Crappa”. Doyle dubbed Tyler his “Crapson” and the two had many  happy days together checking the cows and riding in the "Cow bike" (which was a pick-up truck). He loved his granddaughter Sarah's singing, his granddaughter Emily's sense of humor and his granddaughter Laura's artistic drawings.

He had not yet met his newest granddaughter, Amy, but he had many

photographs of her and was so proud that she looked "just like a Campbell."
Doyle will always be remembered for his loving heart and his wonderful  sense of humor. He had a vast array of jokes, riddles and poems memorized.

He used to joke that when he died, he should be buried at Wal-mart because that way, his wife would visit him several times per week.

Doyle resided at Creston Nursing and Rehab in Creston, IA the last couple of years where he was adored by residents and staff. He enjoyed good-natured political debates with the administrator, Paul Crane. Doyle thought very highly of the skilled nurses who performed his dialysis every week and he loved to  bring them treats to enjoy. Doyle also had a bowl of candy for visitors and  staff to snack on when they would stop in for a visit. Last fall, Doyle was  elected Homecoming King of the nursing home and got to ride in a convertible at the Homecoming parade in Creston, IA.

Doyle passed away June 14, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in

 Des Moines, IA.

Left to remember him are his wife of nearly 49 years, Roberta, his children, Candi (special friend, Mike Zarr), and Kenneth (special friend Brenda Schad),  of Mount Ayr, IA and Shannon City, IA and Michelle (spouse Greg) of Elk Grove, CA, his beloved grandchildren, Tyler, Emily, Sarah, Laura all of Mount  Ayr and his newest grandchild, Amy, of Elk Grove, CA, his sisters, Miriam Clutter of Mount Ayr, IA and Yvonne (Frank) Kinkade of Creston, IA, his brothers Cleo (Marilyn) of Viborg, SD and Phillip (Kathy) of Douds, IA, his  father-in-law, Robert Poush of Mount Ayr, IA, his brother-in-law, Byrle  Poush, Venice, CA and many other family members and friends.
Preceding him in death were his parents and two brother-in-laws,

Jerry Schlapia and John Clutter.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.

Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, Mt. Ayr, Iowa

Cerven, Orville Dale –

Orville Dale Cerven was born January 17, 1926 near Gravity, Iowa to

 Marjorie (Akers) Cerven and Oscar F. Cerven. Dale entered eternal rest  on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the Stanton Care Center in Stanton, Iowa at  the age of eighty-five years.

Dale attended rural school in Holt Township. After 8th grade he attended  and graduated from Gravity High School in 1944. Dale always talked  about how he and his brother and sister drove a Model A Ford back and forth to school. In the winter they boarded in town. Following graduation  Dale started farming with his Dad. He continued this occupation for 61  years.

In 1954 Dale married Marcia Bycroft and they resided on a farm next to  his father. After two years they moved to Adams County to a farm in

 Lincoln Township. This farm was one Marcia’s grandfather had acquired  in the 1930’s. In 2005 Dale retired from farming due to poor health. Dale continued to have an interest in the farm following his retirement. Dale’s tenant Lowell Evans was very devoted in letting Dale share in decisions  about the operation. Dale was a good steward of the land and loved his occupation. He served as an Adams County Soil Commissioner for many years. He installed many miles of terraces and practiced no till farming.  His livestock included a small dairy herd in early years after which he concentrated on hogs and beef cattle.

Dale was very active in the community. He was a member and served on  the board of the Adams County Farm Bureau. Also, he served on the  Federal Land Bank Association board, a member of the Southwest

 Farm Business Association, Adams County Extension council and served  as Lincoln Township trustee. In addition, he served as a 4-H leader of the local boys Busy Beavers club when his children were involved in 4-H.

In later years he was a 30 year board member of Adams County Mutual Insurance.

Dale was an active member of his church, Redeemer Lutheran, where he  served as treasurer for several years.

Dale and Marcia have four children: Edward Dale, Vicki, Judith and Diane.  Dale was a devoted father teaching them many life skills. He enjoyed  following his children’s church, 4-H and school activities. He was proud  of their accomplishments and could always be found on the sidelines  watching and encouraging them to do their best whether it was music, sports, 4-H or church. He especially loved his grandchildren and  watching their activities.

Dale is survived by his wife Marcia; children: Edward Cerven of

 Ankeny, Iowa, Vicki (husband Charles) Astell of Troy, Michigan,

Judith Cerven of Cedar Hill, Texas, Diane (husband Tom) Jenn of Iowa

City, Iowa; brothers: Dean (wife Betty) Cerven of Weldon, Iowa, Duane

 (wife Evelyn) Cerven of Blanchard, Iowa; sister, Dorothy Hicks of

Gravity, Iowa; brother-in-law, Ronald Bycroft of Fort Collins, Colorado;

 six grandchildren: Ryan and Cassie Jenn, Juleen and Jennifer Cerven,

Danielle Joyce and Rochelle Cerven; many nieces, nephews, friends

and neighbors.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Oscar and Marjorie Cerven;

 brother-in-law, Talton Hicks and his “special in-laws” Henry and

Gladys Bycroft.

Dale will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Pearson-Coen-Beaty Funeral Home, Corning, Iowa