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Abernathy, Ruth Eva -
Ruth Eva Abernathy, the only daughter of Matthew and
Elizabeth Grigsby Abernathy was born at Lenox, Iowa July 16, 1899. She died at the Lenox Care Center of
Wednesday, May 16, 1984 at the age of eight-four years and ten months.
Ruth grew to womanhood in the Lenox community where
she attended school, graduating from Lenox High School with the Class of 1917.
She was employed at the post office and also at the telephone office for
several years. Ruth was a member of the First Christian
Church in Lenox.
She will be remembered by her friends for the tidy
hone she kept and for the flowers, especially roses, she liked to grow.
Preceding her in death were her parents and four brothers.
She has no survivors.
Services were held Friday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m. at
the East Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Pastor Jack Cutbirth of the First
Christian Church officiated.
Casket bearers were Orville Williams, George Dunbar,
Bob Lockhart, Bud Carey, George Reynolds and Lloyd Hamblin.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday May 23, 1984
Ambrose, Karl Wilden -
Karl Wilden Ambrose, the son of William B. and Lizzie Froescher Ambrose, was born in Adams county, Iowa July 15,
1926.
He died at his home in Lenox, Iowa on Wednesday, February 29, 1984 at the age
of fifty-seven years, seven months
and
fourteen days.
Karl
grew to manhood in the Lenox community and attended school at Mercer No. 7 and
Mercer No. 8. He was united in
marriage
with Ruth Knorr at Fontanelle,
Iowa on February 14, 1948.
Following
their marriage, Karl and Ruth farmed near Lenox for several years. He later was
employed for twenty-five years as a journeyman lineman for Local #55 of the
A.F.L.-C.l.O. in Des Moines, Iowa.
Preceding
him in death were his father and one brother, Amos.
Survivors
include his wife, Ruth of Lenox; his daughter, Grace Ambrose of Des Moines; two
sons, Allen of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Jonney of
Mountain Home, Idaho; four grandchildren; his mother, Lizzie Ambrose of Lenox;
a sister, Lucille Davis of Corning,
Iowa;
two brothers, Reldon and Jasper, both of Lenox; as
well as other relatives and friends.
Graveside
services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3 in the West Fairview Cemetery
at Lenox. Pastor Harold McMullen
of Fontanelle, Iowa officiated.
Casket
bearers were Warren Killam, Alwin Zimmerline Jr., Larry Buckner, Mark Ambrose, Dallas
Davis, and Orville Williams.
Larkin-Bender
Funeral Home of Lenox was in charge of arrangements.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday
March 7, 1984
Beadel, Kenneth Dean -
Services for Kenneth Dean Beadel were held Friday, April 13 at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox, Iowa.
Kenneth, the son of Walter R. and Delia M. Belding Beadel, was born July 28, 1914 in Taylor county, Iowa. He
died at the
Clearview Nursing Home in Clearfield, Iowa on Tuesday, April 10, 1984 at the age
of sixty-nine years, eight months
and twelve days. He had been ill for a short time.
Kenneth was united in marriage with Deva M. Younkin on April 14,
1935.
He was a kind man and a hard worker who loved the
outdoors. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Preceding him in death were his parents and a
daughter, Betty Joan.
Survivors are his four sons, Bill Dean and wife,
Patsy of Lenox, Harold Eugene and wife, Darlene of Buckner, Missouri,
Robert Duane and wife, Candy of Kansas City,
Missouri, and Melvin LeRoy of Maryville, Missouri;
his daughter, Patricia
Lee Dye and husband, Curtis of St. Joseph, Missouri;
grandchildren, Regina and Robert Beadel, Shelley and
Christopher
Beadel, Janette and LeRoy Beadel,
Robert Beadel, Jr., and Terry, Curtis Gene, and Kevin
Dye; greatgranddaughters,
Christine, Valerie, Dawn, and Heather Dye; two
brothers, Reldon and wife. Katherine of Lenox and
Wendell and wife,
Nadine of Oskaloosa. Iowa.
Reverend Lester Hesseltine,
pastor of the Lenox United Methodist Church, officiated at the 2 p.m. services.
Music was
by Norma Paymal, organist,
and Marilyn Beck and Diana Maharry, vocalists. The
selections were "The Old Rugged Cross"
and "Ivory Palaces'
Casket bearers were Kenny Black, Paul Calvin, James
Calvin, Howard Elder, Bill Barrans, and Bill Reed.
Interment
was in the East Fairview Cemetery at Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday April 25, 1984
Beemer, Ruth Cochran -
Ruth
Beemer, the daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Mary Turner Cochran, was born in
Taylor county, Iowa March 25, 1894. She
died
at the Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Iowa on Friday, March 30, 1984, five days
after celebrating her ninetieth birthday with
relatives
and friends.
Ruth
attended school in Taylor county and graduated from Keister's Ladies Tailoring College in Omaha, Nebraska in March, 1914.
She
was united in marriage with Herman Judson Beemer December 24, 1917 at St.
Joseph, Missouri. They made their home on a
farm
near Lenox until moving into town in 1951.
Mrs.
Beemer was an active member of the First Christian Church in Lenox all of her
adult life, and also was a member of
the
GV Club and the Order of the Eastern Star for many years.
Preceding
her in death were her husband, Herman in 1966; her parents; two sisters, Ida
Bennett and Effie Black; three
brothers,
Frank, William, and Harry Cochran; and a greatgranddaughter,
Melissa Busby.
Survivors
include her two daughters, Eleanor Carlson and husband, Kenneth and Genevieve Stogdill and husband,
Blaine,
all of Des Moines; a niece, Sharon Cochran Klinzman,
who made her home with Ruth at the age of five, and her
husband,
Lloyd; two grandchildren, James Allen Carlson and wife, Miriam and Janice Ann
Busby and husband, Gary;
three greatgrandchildren, John Carlson and Travis and
Nicole Busby; a sister, Florence McKelvey of Monroe,
Michigan;
two
brothers, John Cochran of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Glenn Cochran of Salem,
Oregon; as well as other relatives and
many
friends.
Services
were held Monday, April 2 at the First Christian Church in Lenox at 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Jack Cutbirth officiated.
Music
was by Mildred Walter, organist. Vocalists were Marilyn Beck and Diana Maharry. The selections were
"Ivory
Palaces" and "Precious Memories".
Casket
bearers were Reldon Huntington, Richard Notz, Jim Rice, C.B. Adams, James Carlson and Gary Busby.
Interment
was in the West Fairview Cemetery at Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday April 4, 1984
Boltinghouse, Kenneth LeRoy -
Kenneth LeRoy Boltinghouse, the son
of Alonzo and Eva Leonard Boltinghouse, was born
March 17, 1913 at Gravity, Iowa.
He
died at Lenox, Iowa on Thursday, April 19, 1984 at the age of seventy-one
years, one month and two days.
He
attended schools in Taylor county and at an early age began attending the Blue
Grove Christian Church. Kenneth
became
a member of the Lenox First Christian Church in 1941 and had served as a deacon
for over thirty years.
He
was united in marriage with Maysel Grimm on September
3, 1936 at Rockville, Maryland. They moved in 1940
to
the farm southwest of Lenox where they resided for forty-two years until moving
into Lenox two years ago.
Kenneth
took great pride in his farms and his livestock. His greatest joy was being with
his grandchildren.
Preceding
him in death were his father in 1950 and his mother in 1970.
Survivors
include his wife, Maysel of Lenox; his daughter, Adena Kay Fraley, her husband, Paul, and their children,
John
Houston and Elizabeth Ann, of Sylvania. Ohio; two brothers, Llyle of Catonsville, Maryland and Travis of Loveland,
Colorado;
nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of friends.
Services
were held Monday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church in
Lenox.
Pastor
Jack Cutbirth and Pastor Don Jensen officiated.
Music
was by Mildred Walter, organist, and Shirley Riley and Karen Shawler, vocalists. The selections were
"In
The Garden" and "Beyond The Sunset".
Casket
bearers were Donald Donaldson, James Boltinghouse,
Harley Allen Porter, George Wurster, Mervin Shawler,
and
Kenneth John. Honorary bearers were Delman Brown,
Marion Spicer, Harold Beck, and Dwain Boyer.
Interment
was in the North Fairview Cemetery at Lenox.
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Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday April 25, 1984
Ferguson, Stella May
Donaldson -
Final
rites for Stella May Ferguson were held on Saturday, March 10 at the
Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox
at 1
p.m. Reverend Lester Hesseltine, pastor of the Lenox
United Methodist Church officiated.
Music
was by Kathryn Wilson, organist.
Casket
bearers were Clifford Preston, Paul Brokaw, Boyd Mellon. Brian Evans, Bud
Carey, Dale Purdum, and Jim Boiler.
Interment
was in the West Fairview Cemetery at Lenox.
Mrs.
Ferguson, the daughter of David S. and Emma Preston Donaldson, was born May 13,
1894 on a farm near Lenox in
Taylor
county, Iowa. She died on Wednesday, March 7, 1984 at the Lenox Care Center at
the age of eighty-nine years, nine
months
and twenty-four days.
She
was united in marriage with Hamilton John Ferguson on March 10, 1915 at the
home of her parents near Lenox. Stella
made
her home in the Lenox community all of her life and was a member of the United
Methodist Church for many years.
Preceding
her in death were her parents, her husband and a brother, Arthur.
Survivors
include her son, Dick Ferguson and his wife, Dorothy, of Des Moines, Iowa; her
daughter, Maxine Swanson
and
husband, Vern, of West Des Moines; five grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren;
as well as other relatives and many friends.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday March 14, 1984
Gold,
Irene -
Graveside
services for Irene Gold, age 69 of Council Bluffs, will be held at the Conway
Cemetery on Friday, February
17
at 1 p.m.
Mrs.
Gold, a former Sharpsburg resident, died suddenly February 13.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday February 15,
1984
Haynes,
Harry -
Harry Haynes, of Brookings, Oregon died
Monday, April 30, 1984. The son of Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Hayns,
he was born at
Lenox,
Iowa on July 22, 1900.
Harry
was united in marriage with Myrtle Lourie on July 26,
1921,
Preceding
him in death were his wife, parents, three brothers and a sister.
Survivors
include his sister, Thelma Larimer of Theodosia, Missouri; his brother, Donald
Haynes of Huntington Beach,
California;
nephews, Fred Haynes, Dean Larimer, both of Lenox, Milt Larimer of Stuart,
Iowa, J.D. Larimer of Arkansas,
and
Harold Larimer of Missouri; three nieces, Janice Bladen, Margaret Bolinger and Marcia Bolinger, all
of Creston; other
relatives
and friends.
Mr. Haynes was cremated at his request.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday May 16, 1984
Kilby, Rhoda Mae -
Rhoda Mae Kilby, the
daughter of William and Frances Loretta Hockabout Kilby, was born at Lenox, Iowa on May 6, 1896.
She died at the Rosary Hospital in Corning on
Monday, February 6, 1984 at the age of eighty-seven years and nine months.
Mae was baptized in the First Christian Church in
Lenox at an early age. When the family moved to a farm southwest of
town, she transferred her membership to the Blue
Grove Christian Church. Upon returning to Lenox, Mae again became
a member of the First Christian Church where she had
been an active member since that time.
She was employed as a dental assistant in Lenox from
1921 until 1960. Mae was always busy helping others and loved to
raise flowers in her garden.
Preceding
her in death were her parents, a sister, Ruth Pearl Kilby;
and two brothers, Leslie James Kilby and Glen William
Kilby.
Survivors
include her sisters, Vera and Bernice Kilby of Lenox;
four nieces, four nephews, many greatnieces and
nephews,
other relatives, and many friends.
Services
were held on Thursday, February 9 at the First Christian Church in Lenox at 2
p.m. Pastor Jack Cutbirth and
Pastor
Donald Jensen officiated.
Music
was provided by Mildred Walter, organist, and Shirley Rogers and Karen Shawler, vocalists. Selections
were
"Near to the Heart of God" and "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere".
Casket
bearers were Mervin Shawler, George Wurster, Michael Cheese, Dwain Boyer, George Dunbar, and
Fred Helm.
Honorary
bearers were Richard Walter, Ray Cheese, Kenneth Boltinghouse,
and Harley Allen Porter.
Interment
was in the East Fairview Cemetery at Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday February 15,
1984
O'Riley, Gladys Daniel -
Services for Gladys O'Riley of Lenox were held Tuesday April 24 at 10:30 a.m. at the Larkin-Bender Funeral
Home. Reverend
Elmer West, pastor of the Salem Church
of the Brethren, officiated.
Mrs O'Riley, the daughter of Charles and Mary Rosetta
Archer Daniel, was born December 5, 1913 in Grand River township, Adair
County, Iowa. She died at her home in Lenox on Easter
Sunday April 23 at the age of eighty-four years, four months and seventeen
days.
Gladys was united in marriage with
Edward O'Riley on December 21, 1932 at Prescott,
Iowa. She was a member of the Salem
Church
of the Brethren near Lenox.
Preceding her in death were her
husband, parents, two grandsons and eight brothers and sisters.
Survivors are two daughters, Roberta (Mrs Bill Young) of Lenox and Nila O'Riley of Albert Lea, Minnesota, two sons, Dale O'Riley of Burlington, Iowa and Richard O'Riley of Dumont, Iowa; five grandsons, one granddaughter, one great granddaughter, a
sister, Virgie
(Mrs Clyde)
Fudge of Boulder, Colorado, other relatives and friends.
Music at the services was provided by
Norma Paymal, organist. The selections were "In The
Garden", "Amazing Grace" and "He
Touched Me".
Casket bearers were Donald Keast Jr., Ron Fulk, Ron Wurster, Bill Miller, Ronald Rogers and Leslie West.
Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery
at Prescott, Iowa.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday May 2, 1984 Pennebaker, Dorothy Marie Lykins -
Dr.
Dorothy Marie Pennebaker of Creston, Iowa died
Wednesday, March 7, 1984 at the Greater Community Hospital
in
Creston at the age of fifty-nine years. The daughter of Buford and Bessie Lykins, she was born in DeKalb, Missouri
on
April 18, 1924.
Dorothy
spent her youth in DeKalb. She attended college in Maryville, Missouri and
graduated from Palmer College of
Chiropractic
in Davenport, Iowa in 1948.
Dorothy
was united in marriage with G.R. Pennebaker on
September 16, 1945 in Lenox, Iowa. Following graduation in
1948,
the couple lived for a brief time in Abington, Illinois, moving to the Creston
area in 1951. They operated their own
chiropractic
clinic in Creston.
Dr.
Dorothy was a member of the United Methodist Church in Creston, Vesta Chapter of the O.E.S., Chautauqua, and the
Morning
Worship Church Circle. She was also the Mother Advisor for the Order of Rainbow
for Girls.
Survivors
include her husband, Dr. G.R. Pennebaker of Creston;
a son, Gary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; two daughters,
Mrs.
Lynn (Glennda) Adair of Sountais,
California and Mrs. Darren (Gayla) Buckman of Plano, Texas; five grandchildren;
her
father, Buford Lykins of DeKalb, Missouri; four
brothers, Lonnie Lykins of DeKalb, Missouri, Tom Lykins of St.
Joseph,
Missouri, Denny Lykins of Los Angeles, California,
and Kelly Lykins of Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond
(Jean)
Watkins
of Tarkio, Missouri and Mrs. T.W. (Shirley) Osborn of St. Joseph, Missouri; her
father-in-law and mother-in-law,
Dr.
E.R. and Bessie Pennebaker of Lenox, Iowa as well as
other relatives and friends.
Services
were held Saturday, March 10 at the Creston United Methodist Church at 1:30
p.m. with Reverend Roger Russell
officiating.
Music was by Mrs. Gene Boyd, organist.
Casket
bearers were Melvin Davis, Don Burich, Arnold Berts, Clair Boyd, R.W. Robinson, and Allen Dougherty.
Interment
was in the Graceland Cemetery at Creston.
Keating-Lindsay
Funeral Home of Creston was in charge of arrangements.
A
memorial has been established to the Creston United Methodist Church.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday March 14, 1984
Schoenhair, John Karl -
John Karl Schoenhair,
the son of John K and Barbara Rath Schoenhair, was born on a farm southwest of Lenox, Iowa May
16,
1901. He died at St Joseph's in Mason City, Iowa on Thursday February 16, 1984
at the age of eighty-two years and nine months.
John was raised and attended school in
the Lenox Community. He was united in
marriage with Marjorie A Andrews on June 23,
1931. They farmed east of Lenox until retiring and moving into town.
John served his country during World
War II with the United States Army. He
was a member of Parkinson Post #250, Lenox American Legion and was also a fifty
year member of the Oddfellows. He had resided the past two years at the Oddfellow Home in Mason
City. He enjoyed traveling as long as his health permitted.
Preceding him in death were his
parents, his son, Kent in September of 1967, a brother, Fred and a sister Marie
Travers.
Survivors include his daughter,
Marcella Kerns of Clearfield, Iowa, her family, Steven, Suzanne, Kevin and his
wife, Debra and their
son Evan and Dennis and wife Linda and
their children, Amy and Shane, his daughter-in-law, Pat [?], her children,
Karla and Kathy
Schoenhair of Parole, Iowa, three brothers, Raymond Schoenhair,
Harry and wife Frieda, all of Creston and Clarence and wife Marjorie of Omaha,
Nebraska, two sisters, Irene Young and husband Jack of Creston and Dora Harper
of Imperial, Nebraska, other relatives
and friends.
Services were held Sunday, February 19
at 2 p.m. at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox. Reverend Jim Turner officiated.
Music was provided by Roberta Lockhart,
The special selection was "How Great Thou Art".
Casket bearers were Kenny Black, George
Reynolds, Lyle John, Dean Larimer, Bill Sawyer and Tom Lynam.
Military rites were conducted by
Parkinson Post #250 Lenox American Legion. Interment was in the West Fairview Cemetery at
Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday February 22,
1984
Sheldon,
Mildred Baumann -
Services
for Mildred Sheldon, 74, who died Wednesday, March 21 at the Porter Memorial
Hospital in Denver, Colorado,
will
be held on March 31 at 2 p.m. at the Larkln-Bender
Funeral Home in Lenox. Pastor Jack Cutbirth will
officiate.
Mildred
was born June 28, 1909 in Ringgold county, Lincoln township, Iowa. She later
moved to Lenox and graduated from
Lenox
High School in 1928.
She
was married to Dale E. Sheldon on August 14, 1951 in Golden, Colorado. She was
employed for eighteen years by
the
Mountain Bell Telephone Company.
Mildred
was the daughter of Arthur and Leta Shall Baumann.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Darlene Baumann. She is
survived by her husband, Dale
E.
Sheldon of Denver, Colorado.
Burial
will be in the Rising Sun Cemetery on Saturday, March 31.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday March 28, 1984
Sheldon, Mildred Baumann -
Final
rites for Mildred Sheldon were held at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox
on Saturday, March 31 at 1 p.m.
Pastor
Jack Cutbirth of the First Christian Church
officiated.
Mrs.
Sheldon, the daughter of Arthur and Leta Shall
Baumann, was born June 28, 1909 on a farm in Lincoln Township,
Ringgold
county, near Diagonal, Iowa. She died at the Porter Memorial Hospital in
Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, March
21,
1984 at the age of seventy four years, eight months, and twenty-three days.
Mildred
grew to womanhood on the farm and in the Lenox community where she graduated
from Lenox High School in
1928.
Following various employments in this area, she moved to Denver in 1943. She
was employed as a long distance
operator
for Mountain Bell Telephone Company for eighteen years until failing health
forced her to retire. She was
united
in marriage with Dale E. Sheldon at Golden, Colorado on August 14, 1951. They
made their home in Denver.
Preceding
her in death were her father in 1964, her mother in 1965 and a sister, Darlene
Baumann in 1974.
Casket
bearers were Russell Davenport, Roy Davenport, Harley Allen Porter, Myrle Henderson, Harley Morley, and
Kenneth
Young.
Music
was by Norma Paymal, organist. Vocalists were Billie
Jean Barker and Marilyn Beck. The selections were "Beyond
The
Sunset" and "No Night There".
Interment
was in the Rising Sun Cemetery at Diagonal.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday April 4, 1984
Wray,
Lela Grace Carmichael -
Final
rites were conducted Tuesday, March 13 at the First Baptist Church in Cedar
Falls, Iowa for Lela Grace Wray, 86.
She
was born in Justice, Ohio on September 10, 1897 to Isaac and Cordelia Carmichael. Mrs. Wray died Friday, March 9 at
the
Cedar Falls Health Care Center at the age of eighty-six years, five months and
28 days.
Lela
was united in marriage to Guy Wray, Sr. on December 25, 1917 in Pickering,
Missouri. Guy Sr. preceded Lela in death
on
October 27, 1978. Her parents and three brothers also preceded her in death.
Mr.
and Mrs. Wray, Sr. made their home in Lenox from 1942 through 1946.
Survivors
include seven sons, Paul Wray of Milliken, Colorado; Hugh Wray of Loveland,
Colorado; Guy Wray, Jr. of Cedar Falls,
Iowa;
William Wray of Fort Collins, Colorado; Robert Wray and H. Dean Wray, both of
Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Doyle Wray of
Princeton,
West Virginia; two daughters, Doris Loger and Mary
Taylor, both of Cedar Falls, Iowa; one brother, Perry
Carmichael
of Cheyenne, Wyoming 28 grandchildren, and 26 greatgrandchildren;
and many friends.
Reverend
James Troxel and Reverend Herb Cross officiated at
services held March 13 in the First Baptist Church of Cedar
Falls.
Iowa. Music was by Mrs. Carol Beck, organist and Mrs. Doris Rhum,
vocalist. Selections were "In the Garden" and "How
Great
Thou Art". A poem, entitled. "Lady Bird", written by a friend of
Mrs. Wray's, Norma Stirm, was read during the
service.
Casket
bearers were Ron Wray, John Straube, Jr., Darrell
Ackerson, Dallas Ackerson, Michael Carlo, and George
DeBord.
Honorary bearers were Dan Wray, Steve Wray, Scott Wray, Mark Wray, Timothy
Wray, Douglas Ackerson,
and
Craig Harris.
Interment
was in the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday
March 28, 1984
Wurster, Sheila Laura Hays -
Sheila Laura Wurster, the
second child of William and Evalena Hays, was born
July 7, 1902 in Taylor county, Iowa,
southeast of Bedford. She died at the Lenox Care
center in Lenox, Iowa on Thursday, April 5,1984 at the age of eighty-one
yean, eight months and twenty-nine days.
Sheila joined the Baptist Church as a child, later
transferring her membership to the First Baptist Church in Avon
Park, Florida.
She was united in marriage with Herman Adam Wurster on August 20, 1924. They lived on the farm near the
Lenox and
Clearfield communities until retiring to Avon Park
in 1969.
Sheila devoted many years of her life to the
betterment of the Polled Hereford cattle breed. She spent many hours reading
and studying the Hereford magazines and was happiest
when at her husband's side attending cattle shows and sales, as long as her health
permitted. She valued the friendships made during those years.
Although for many years she was unable to be active
in the community, Sheila always kept in contact with her grandchildren
many miles away. She was interested in their welfare
and gave them encouraging words along the way, often expressing her
appreciation and pride in them.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Herman; her
parents; a sister, Verla Ecklin;
and a grandson, Dennis Eugene
Wurster.
Survivors include two sons, Willis and wife, Lois of
Clearfield and Howard and wife, Dorothy of Tingley; a
daughter,
Twylla of Clearfield; seven grandchildren; eleven greatgrandchildren;
a sister, Berthel Ledgerwood of Riverside, California;
two brothers, Argyle Hays of Dallas Center, Iowa and
Virgil Hays of Diagonal, Iowa; a host of nieces, nephews and
other relatives; as well as many friends.
Services were held at the Clearfield United
Methodist Church on Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. Reverend Jim Turner
officiated. Music was by Mrs. Fred Scott and John
Allen.
Casket
bearers were LeRoy Beggs,
Ivan Stephens, Forrest Harvey, Charles Brott, Guy
Henderson, and Kenneth Matthews.
Interment was in the West Fairview Cemetery at
Lenox.
Wilson-Watson Service of Clearfield was in charge of
arrangements.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday April 25, 1984
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