A funeral service for Elmer Laverne Mess, 86, of rural Davenport, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Our Savior Presbyterian Church, Argo. Burial will follow in Summit Cemetery, rural Davenport. Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 14, from 4-7 p.m. at the church. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mr. Mess died Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at Harmony Utica Ridge, Davenport.
Memorials may be made t the Scott County Historical Society at Summit Church.
Online condolences may be made at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.
A full obituary will appear in the Aug. 19 edition of The NSP.