Funeral service for 79-year-old Laverne Messer of Wayland will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery near Wayland. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The family will be present to greet friends from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. A Masonic Service and Eastern Star Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors), Kids Cancer Charity, and Cottonwood Cemetery. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Laverne and his family.