Nina (Avise) Pritchard Shearer, 103, of Boone, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.  A visitation will be held Friday, February 3 from 2 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4 at Stevens Memorial Chapel.  

Wayne Robert Moore, age 92, died Sunday January 29, 2012, at the Green Hills Health Care Facility in Ames, Iowa.  A visitation will be held Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 3:00pm till 5:00 pm at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa.  A private burial service will follow on Friday, February 3, 2012.  A celebration of Wayne's life and his many contributions to the community of Ames and to Iowa State University will be held in April.

Janis Elizabeth Marvin, 81, of Ames passed away January 17, 2012 at Bethany Manor in Story City. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 20 at Adams Funeral Home.

Billy Dean Brown, 81, of Ames, died January 14, 2012 at home. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 18 at Adams Funeral Home. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 19 also at Adams Funeral Home.