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Lillie Young, 97

Lillie Young, 97, of Gravity, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Clarinda Regional Health Center in Clarinda, Iowa.  Graveside funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa with Pastor Russ Clark officiating. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be held from…

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Big slide is popular stop at Twisted Stalk

Families visiting Twisted Stalk are enjoying several new features that have been added this year. They opened the last weekend of September and will be open every weekend in October. Twisted Stalk was built 10 years ago and has been going nine years with one year off for Covid. They have added a giant slide,…

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October 01, 2025 Allen J Lillie

Allen J Lillie passed away on September 12, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on December 6, 1945, in Creston, Iowa, to Dorothy (Trost) and Yale Lillie. Allen graduated from Clearfield High School in 1964. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Industrial Technology degree and received his…

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September 17, 2025, Don Chapman, 83

Memorial Service for Don Chapman, 83, of Lenox, Iowa was held Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 11:30 AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.  Visitation was held prior to the service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Parish Center from 9:30 AM until service time.  A committal of ashes, with military rites, was held at North Fairview…

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August 20, 2025 Kathlyn Brown, 94

Funeral Service for Kathlyn Brown, 94, of Lenox, Iowa will be held Friday, August 22, 2025 at the Arising Methodist Church in Lenox, at 2:00 PM.  Visitation will be held Friday, August 22, 2025 from 1:00 PM until service time at the Church.  Burial will be held at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.  Memorials may…

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Cindy Baker, 76

Cindy Baker, of Clearfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2025, at the age of 76. Born Cynthia Jean Gordon in Des Moines, Iowa, to Dr. Marvin Gordon and Jean Francis (Slocum) Gordon on January 16, 1949, Cindy was the eldest of four sisters, including Kathy, Connie, and Christie. Cindy was a proud graduate…

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August 12, 2025 David Beckett, 72

A private family Graveside Memorial service for David Beckett, 72, of Lenox, Iowa will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be directed towards The Arising Methodist Church in Lenox, Iowa.  Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.cummingsfamily funeralhome.com under Obituaries. David Eugene Beckett was born in Creston, Iowa on…

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August 06-2025 Dortha “Dot” Reynolds, 97

Funeral services for Dortha “Dot” Reynolds, 97, of Lenox, Iowa were held Friday, August 1, 2025 at Cummings Family Funeral Home in Lenox. at 11:00 AM.  Visitation was held Friday, August 1, 2025 from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.  Burial was held at West Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.  Memorials may be…

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Carl Benjamin Keller

Carl Benjamin Keller was born on December 11, 1949 in Creston, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Gertrude (Roberts) Keller. He was welcomed into a home with two older sisters, Virginia and Roberta. Carl grew up in Clearfield, Iowa, learning various trades and crafts alongside his parents in their blacksmith, welding and machine shop. An…

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July 30, 2025 Butch Brown, 68

Memorial services for Butch Brown, 68, of Lenox, Iowa was held Friday, July 25, 2025 at the Lenox Community Center, at 10:30 AM.  Visitation was held Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Lenox Community Center, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  Inurnment was held at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.  Memorials may be directed towards…

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