Iona M. Wampner, of Licking, Mo., passed away on October 21, 2025, at the age of 101 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Riley and Ethyl Roberts Baldwin. To this union was born Iona, two brothers, George and Riley, and one sister, Doris Anderson; her siblings have all preceded Iona in death.

Iona will be deeply missed by those who sincerely loved her. She loved reading books and watching her flowers grow, writing letters and reading her devotions daily. Iona was a member of the St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, in St John’s, Indiana. This is where she married the love of her life, Mahlon Wampner, on November 7, 1943. He passed in 2009. To this union, five children were born, with four of them, David, Kenny, Robert and Teresa, preceding Iona in death. Two grandchildren, Amber Wampner and Adam Featherstone, also precede her.

Surviving Iona is one son, Gerald, and his wife, Cynthia, of Licking, Mo., and daughters-in-law Betty Wampner and Judith Wampner; grandchildren: Gerald Jr., Jeff Wampner, Dawn Bean and husband Bobby, Heather Davis and husband Mike, Eric Wampner, David Wampner Jr., Dustin and wife Whitney, Gregory and wife Stacy Featherstone, and Gary Featherstone; numerous great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren and a host of nephews and nieces. Iona had one sister-in-law surviving, Arlene Mazura, of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11 a.m., at St John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in St John’s, Indiana.