BOONE/AREACONNECTED DEATHS

       Donna K. Carter Westerman, 75, Colony, KS. Born in Boone. Her parents were Donald and Kate Carter.

       Elaine Ann Burt Marsh, 78, Boone/Eastern Star. Formerly of Grimes. Born in Boone. Her parents were John Robert and Betty Louise Grimm Burt. Ogden HS-65. AIB in Des Moines. Married Franklin Marsh in Ogden in 1978. Lived in rural Dallas County until moving to Grimes. Elaine worked for Northwestern Bell until retirement. Three siblings survive, including John Burt of Pilot Mound. Services in Grimes. 

       Nelma Jean Godfrey Vest, 85, Oklahoma City, OK. Born in Boone. BHS-60. Married T. Aaron Vest in 1962. The couple's three oldest children were born in Boone. The family moved to Columbia, MO in 1968 but then relocated to Nevada, IA where they owned a bar for three years. In 1975, they sold the bar and purchased a KFC in Cherokee. The couple closed that restaurant and moved to Munich, Germany in 1985. Aaron had accepted a position as a Burger King store manager with the Army and Air Force Exchange service. That move marked the beginning of Nelma's own 20-year career with AAFES. In 1994, the couple were transferred to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma and in 1997, Aaron passed away. Nelma retired from AAFES in 2005. Survivors include two brothers, Darrell and Steven, and children, Thomas, Theresa, Aaronnett, Noreen and Patrick. Services were held in Oklahoma.

     John G. Wells, 82, Boone. Passed away in Dubuque.

      Myrtle Mary McGrath Robinson, 93, Victor, IA. Born in Boone. Her parents were Earl and Myrtle McGrath.

      Thomas Elwin Grimes, 96, Detroit. Born in Monticello. BHS-47. His father was Superintendent of Boone Schools. Boone Junior College. Cornell College and Columbia University. He loved athletics and music. Tom worked for Ford Motors for 35 years until retirement. He was an active tennis player until age 90. Survivors include his wife and her daughter, his ex-wife, a son and a daughter.

       Georgia Moore Wilson, 95, Delevan, MN. Born in Boone. Her parents were George and Velma Moore.

       Sharon Lynn Richmond Mockerman, 87, Nehawka, Ne. Born in Boone. Her parents were Leonard and Lois Richmond.

       Delia Rovena Larson Dittmer, 88, Jackson, MO. Born in Boone. BHS-55. Married Clarence Dittmer in Boone in 1954. The couple lived in various Iowa, Illinois and Florida communities but moved to Jackson in 1973. Delia worked at a Holiday Inn for many years. She enjoyed traveling, golfing, gardening and the Cardinals. Four children survive. Services were held in Missouri.