Jerry McDowell, 69, of Jefferson. Services: Friday, Jan. 3, at 10 am at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Visitation: one hour prior to the service. Survivors: partner Kathy Davisson; mother Wanda Anderson; brothers Bob (Jeannie) McDowell, Bill (Danelle) McDowell and Craig (special friend Paulette Stampe) Anderson; Kathy’s children Chris (Denis) Pohl and Greg (Tamara) Davisson; nieces and nephews; other relatives; and friends. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Fred Woodley, 56, of Ankeny, formerly of Jefferson. Services at a later date. Survivors: mother Madonna Woodley of Ankeny; brother Gregory Woodley of Woodward; niece Kaitlyn (Guilherme) Freitas of Ankeny; great-nieces Joselyn Dorrian, Jemma Dorrian and Jianna Dorrian; other relatives; and friends. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson, 515-386-2171.
Reva Owen, 89, of Jefferson. Celebration of Life Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11 am at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson, followed by a luncheon at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Survivors: daughters Cathy Owen and Carol (Randy) Luth; grandchildren Jacob Luth (Kirsten Binder) and Sarah Luth (Derek Hinrichs); brothers Ralph Middleton, Norman Middleton, and Vernon Middleton; sisters Rita Dunivan, Maureen (Bob) Franks, and Sharon (Tony) Wortman; and many nieces and nephews. The service will be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/SliningerSchroederFuneralHome/?view_public_for=105863521139107 Memorials are suggested to Greene Country Christian Action Resource Center, Greater Des Moines Supportive Housing (a nonprofit co-founded by Reva’s daughter dedicated to affordable housing in central Iowa), or a charity of choice.
