Austin, Clarence Raymond -
Clarence
Raymond Austin was born July 30, 1907 to Alva Ray Austin and Julia Isabelle
Force Austin at St. Edward,
Nebraska.
As a young boy of 9 years he moved with his parents, in 1916, to a farm south
of Mount Ayr, Iowa. During this
time
he worked as hired farm hand around Blockton and
Bedford. [Died Sept 24, 1994]
In
1938 he met Nellie Shaffer and on September 4, 1929 they were married in Mount Ayr. They started farming south
and
east of Clearfield, Iowa. In 1936 they moved to Lenox, Iowa and farmed there
until February 1944 when they moved to
Diagonal,
Iowa on the Bliss farm, where they have made their home for 50 years.
Clarence
and Nellie were blessed with 4 children, 3 sons and a daughter; Charles and
wife Mary, Eddie and wife Bessie,
Tom
and wife Liane, and Virginia and husband Charles
Morris; 13 grandchildren, Dixie Baker, Mike Austin, Becky Stamps,
Mick
Austin, John Austin, Terri Bernhardt, Marilyn Goodrich, Susan Gwinner Maria Monge, Steve
Austin, Roni Austin,
Chad
Austin and Kelly Morris; 18 great grandchildren, Amy Baker, Shane Austin, Kerry
Austin, Jason Stamps, Kylene Stamps,
Alec
Austin, Elena Austin, Emerald Gwinner, Jill Goodrich,
Jared Goodrich, Josh Goodrich, Dean Monge, Dawn Monge,
Nathan
Austin, Cody Austin, Ryan Austin, Adam Austin and Andrea Austin; 1 great great grandchild, Melissa Austin; 2
brothers,
Sam Austin of Grant City, Mo. and Eugene Austin of Arbra,
La.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters, Phyllis Austin of 14 months,
Lucille Cain and Lois Willett; 2 brothers,
Jim
and Harley; and 1 great grandson Paul Austin.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian Church in Clearfield, Iowa on Tuesday,
September 27, 1994 at 10:30
o'clock
am. Rev. Eydie Stephens officiated and music was by
Mrs. Harold Taylor and Curt Turner.
Casketbearers were Mick Austin, Mike Austin, Chad Austin, John Austin, Steve Austin, and
Steve Stamps.
He
was laid to rest at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox, Iowa with arrangements by
Wilson-Watson Service.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday October 5, 1994
Beck, Rose Barbara -
Funeral
services for Rose B. Beck of Lenox were held Sunday, July 31, at the United
Presbyterian Church in Lenox with Rev. Tim Maxa officiating. Music was provided by LeAnn Morris and Margaret Whipp. Casket bearers were Roy Beck, Duane Beck, Harold
Beck, Leonard Morris, Phil Morris and Eldon Jenkins. Honorary bearers were
Howard Morris, Donald Beck, Kenneth Beck, Vernon Beck and Bill Beck.
Interment
was at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.
Rose
B. Beck, daughter of Philip Gotlieb Beck and Barbara
Ursula Sager, was born on a farm southwest of Lenox on Sept. 5, 1894.
Later
the Beck family moved to miles south and one half west of Lenox, where she
lived until she and her mother moved into Lenox in 1954. In 1991, when she
could no longer live alone, she entered the Lenox Care Center. Rose died on
July 27 at Greater Community Hospital in Creston at the age of 99 years, 10
months and 22 days.
She
received her education in the rural schools of Taylor County and was a member
of the Presbyterian Church in Lenox, which merged with the United Presbyterian
Church. She attended faithfully until she was no longer able.
Although
Rose had no children of her own, she was like a mother to her nieces, nephews
and their families who all dearly loved her.
She
is survived by her sister, Emma Beck of St. Joseph, Mo.; sister-in-law Irene
Beck of Mesa, Ariz.; nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Preceding
here in death were her parents; a sister Mary, and her five brothers, George,
Charley, Albert, Johnny and Herman.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday August 10, 1994
Boltinghouse, Travis Clifford -
Funeral
services for Travis Clifford Boltinghouse of Tucson,
Ariz., were held Friday, August 5, at Coen-Beaty Funeral Home in Lenox
with
Rev. Robert Shreve officiating. Music was provided by Don Wilson and Paula
Sink. Casket bearers were Jim Boltinghouse, David Boltinghouse, Wade Boltinghouse,
Royce Boltinghouse, Terry Booth and Steve Basler.
Interment
was at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Memorials are to Lenox and Sharpsburg
fire departments, the Lenox
Ambulance
Service and the Tucson, Ariz. Ambulance Service.
Travis
was the third son of Alonzo and Eva Leonard Boltinghouse.
He was born April 9, 1919 at the family farm located southwest of
Lenox.
He died Monday, August 1, 1994 at his home in Tucson at the age of 75 years,
three months and 22 days.
He
grew up on the farm near Lenox and was baptized at the Blue Grove Church of
Christ. Travis completed eight years of elementary education at Frog Pond
country school, and then graduated from Corning High School in 1937.
He
purchased an 80-acre tract of land near his parents' farm in December 1939. He
and Ruth J. Hogue were united in marriage on August 27, 1940, at Maryville, Mo.
The had three sons: James Allen, Larry Lyle and Reldon Duane. In 1947 the family moved
to
the state of Washington for a short time. When they returned to Iowa, they
purchased a home in Creston, where Travis worked as a
fireman
with the railroad before taking a position as district manager for a feed
company. His employment took the family to Falls City, Neb;, Sabetha, Kansas
and then back to Lenox in 1960. He purchased a farm located one mile south of
Sharpsburg in 1963 and began working his own land and raising his own livestock
again. His failing health forced him to retire from fanning in 1982. He and
Ruth moved to Loveland, Colo., and then in 1987 to Tucson.
Survivors
include his wife, Ruth, of Tucson; sons James (wife Mary) of Lenox, Larry (wife
Sandra) of Tucson, and Reldon of Sharpsburg;
grandchildren
Jim (wife Sheila) Boltinghouse of Germantown, Tenn.,
David (wife Sue) Boltinghouse of Fremont, Neb, Sue
Ann (husband Wes) Boltinghouse-Henning of Maryville,
Mo., Wade (wife Amy) Boltinghouse of Tucson, Janet
(husband Jeff) Humes stationed with the U.S. Air
Force in Spain, Holly (husband Terry) Booth of Sharpsburg, Royce Boltinghouse of Sharpsburg, and Nicki Wyant of Corpus Cristi,
Texas; eight great-grandchildren, Jimmy Boltinghouse,
Britney and Brianne Boltinghouse, Jordan and Abigail Boltinghouse, Kayla
Humes, Kindra and Casey Booth; a brother, Lyle Boltinghouse of Catonsville, Maryland; mother-in-law Ida
Hogue of Creston; nieces,
nephews,
cousins, other relatives and friends.
Preceding
him in death were his parents, his father-in-law Hubbard Hogue, and a brother
Kenneth Boltinghouse who died in 1984.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Wednesday August 17, 1994
Casey, Ethel Callan Eberle -
Funeral
services for Ethel Casey, 74, of Creston were held June 20 at Keating-Lindsay
Golden Rule Funeral Home in Creston, with Rev. Thomas W. Woodin of the United Methodist Church in Creston officiating. Casket bearers were Dick
Cullen, Elmer McCay, Dennis
Means,
Stanley Means, Rex Pierce, and Paul Tussey. [Burial
Rose Hill, Adams. Co. Iowa]
Ethel
resided in the Nevinville community until moving to
Lenox in 1946. She moved to Creston in 1968. She died on June 16 at Greater
Community
Hospital in Creston. She was born March 24, 1920, in Nevinville to Ted Callan and Margaret Warwick. On March 21,
1969, she married Ray Casey in Creston.
Survivors
include her husband, Ray; stepsons Duane Casey (wife Judy) of Villisca, Larry Casey
(wife Babe) of Centerville, and Stephen Casey of Audubon; four stepgrandchildren; sisters Carrie Bennett (husband Roy) of
Creston, Clara Belknap (husband Don) of Tempe, Ariz., and Florence Davis of
Tempe.
She
was preceded in death by her first husband, Karl Eberle (married in 1946; Karl died in 1963), and brother Bill Callan.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday June 29, 1994
Clinton,
Carl Lawerence -
Carl Lawerence Clinton, 83, died on June 22 at the Greater
Community Hospital in Creston.
He
attended school in Creston and on March 31, 1939 he was married to Beulah
Brown. Carl farmed most of his life six miles east of Lenox. He enjoyed
fishing, camping and especially gardening. In the early 1960's, Carl and Beulah
moved to Lenox to retire.
Carl
was born on May 13, 1911, to William and Mary Herzog Clinton in Massena.
Funeral
services were held Saturday, June 25, at Larkin & Shelley Funeral Home in
Lenox, with Rev. Mister Jerry Leininger of St. Patricks Catholic Church officiating.
Music
was provided by Bonnie Halligan, organist. Interment
was at Morgan Cemetery in Kent. Memorials were established to the Fountain in
the Park of Lenox.
Survivors
include his daughter, Shirley, (husband Short) Rogers of Lenox; brothers
Kenneth (wife Marion) Clinton of San Diego
and
Francis (wife Kathie) Clinton of Phelan, Calif.; sisters Inez White and Dorothy
Miller, both of Creston; grandchildren
Sherri
Rogers, Dave Rogers, Lorri Glover and Julie (husband
Dave) Lundquist; great-grandchildren Skip Rogers, JaLynne and Keaton
Lundquist;
brother-in-law Max Badgett of Lenox; sister-in-law
Bonnie Monroe of Lenox; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceding
him in death are his parents; his wife Beulah who died on August 25, 1992;
sister Irene; and brother LeRoy "Pete" Clinton.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Wednesday June 29, 1994
Dickerson, Burl B -
Burl
B. Dickerson was born at Mt. Ayr on July 4, 1908 to
William and Imogene (Stark) Dickerson and passed away June 16, 1994 in the
Lenox
Care Center in Lenox.
He
married Ruth Coverdell in October 1933. They had two daughters, Barbara and Claudia.
0n
July 29, 1961, he married Aileene Hogue Monaghan and
accepted her three children, James, Debra and Jeffrey, as his own.
He
lived most of his life in Ringgold County, Iowa, except for 10 1/2 years when
he lived in Bentonville, Ark., and his last year in Lenox.
He
worked various jobs in Ringgold County; Mutt Holland Cafe, Ellston Telephone, owned Texaco, worked at Chevrolet Garage, Ringgold County Hospital
and retired from Contel Telephone in 1973 after eight
years.
Burl
loved fishing, dancing, playing cards and listening to country music. When his
health failed his wife, Aileene, took care of him
as
long as she was able. He entered the Lenox Care Center on Feb. 24, 1994.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Barbara; sister Fern Smith; and
brothers Dale and Evan.
Survivors
include his wife Aileene; daughters Claudia (husband
Larry) Schwienebart of Baxter, Iowa; Debra (husband
Glenn) Grout of
Lenox;
sons James Monaghan, Jeffrey and Cindy Monaghan of Mason City; 11
grandchildren, including Rachael and Melissa Grout; three great grandchildren;
sister Oma Reynolds of Ames; brothers Hollis (wife
Madge) Dickerson of Des Moines, George (wife Laurie) of
Tulsa,
Okla., and Percy (wife Virginia) Dickerson of Greenfield, Iowa; nieces,
nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were held June 18 at Wilson Watson Funeral Home in Mt. Ayr, with burial after cremation in Rose Hill Cemetery
in
Mt. Ayr.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Wednesday June 29, 1994
Fuerst, John -
Virginia
Bennett of Lenox has received word that former resident John Fuerst of Baxter Springs, Kansas passed away
Saturday,
August 6, at a hospital in Joplin, Mo. John and his father Ed were managers of
the Lencor Manufacturing Co. when it
came
to Lenox.
John
is survived by his wife Lorene; daughter Dana; Ron Eddie; three grandchildren; one step-granddaughter;
parents Ed and
Lucile
of Baxter Springs; brother Paul of Baxter Springs; and a brother and sister in
Texas.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday August 17, 1994
Goodale, William A -
William
A. Goouale was born to William H. and Mary Armina Johnston Goodale on April
28, 1910 at Diagonal, Ia. He passed away on August 2, 1994. He was the youngest
of seven children.
On
May 22, 1936 he was married to Opal Lorene Rice at Mt. Ayr,
Iowa,
He
lived in Diagonal, Benton and Bedford as a youth, coming back to Diagonal when
a junior in high school. Later he was a farmer and
small
dairyman. He was almost a lifetime member of the Methodist church and attended
till health no longer permitted.
Preceding
him in death were parents, sisters Madge and husband John Roudybush,
Alice and husband Fred Morris, Laura and husband
Paul
Ridge, Nettie Mae who died in infancy. Also brother Earl and wife Retha Johnson Goodale, and Leroy
Steele who died in infancy. A
granddaughter,
Sonja Simcoke, a grandson, Eric Derry and son-in-law,
Richard Simcoke also preceded him in death.
He
is survived by wife, Opal, daughters, Linda Simcoke of St. Petersburg, FL, Vicki and husband Melvin Derry of Des Moines, Rochelle
and
husband, John Cook of Creston, eleven grandchildren and two great
grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
[Burial
Diagonal Cemetery, Ringgold County]
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Wednesday August 31, 1994
Grace, Lawrence Russell -
Funeral
services for Lawrence Russell Grace, 55, were held June 11 at the United Church
of Diagonal with Rev. Pam Farren
officiating. Casketbearers were Frank Carson, Jack Carson, Cecil Smith,
Mark Schlapia, Robert Jackson, and Charles Fletcher.
Honorary
pallbearers were Don Hays, John Whittington, Don David and Richard Hays.
Organist was Mrs. John Whittington.
Interment
was at Diagonal Cemetery, with Wilson-Watson Service in charge of arrangements.
Lawrence
Russell Grace was born to Ora Russell and Francis
Delores (Ecklin) Grace on Feb. 19, 1939, near
Bedford.
Lawrence
died at the age of 55 on June 8, 1994 while working on a construction job in
Fremont, Neb.
On
Feb. 3, 1957, he was married to Lois Marie Hutchinson of Bedford. To this union
four children were born: Robert Russell, Virginia Marie, Larry Lee and Brenda
Kay. Lawrence raised his family in Ringgold County where he spent his lifetime.
He worked
construction
25 years and was a self-employed truck driver for 30 years.
He
was preceded in death by his mother, Francis, Father Ora and a sister, Phyllis.
Survivors
include his wife, Lois; daughters Virginia and Brenda; sons Robert and Larry;
Robert's wife, Pam; two grandchildren, Jeremy and Steve; stepmother Marie;
mother-in-law Florence; brother Doyle; sisters Jeanette and Debbie; a
step-brother Larry
Waugh;
and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday June 22, 1994
Grindstaff, Rolland -
Clearfield
businessman Rolland Grindstaff passed away
unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 30.
He
moved to Clearfield in 1972 to farm, and later went into the plumbing business
with sons Craig and Kyle, who will continue the family
business
of Grindstaff Plumbing and Heating.
Also
known as "Ron" and "Grinder," he was born in Mt. Ayr on June 26, 1939, to Lester and Meda (Stuck) Grindstaff.
In
1957 Rolland joined the navy and served an as aviation electronics technician.
After a short time on road construction, he married Linda Longfellow on August
4, 1962, in Las Vegas. They moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where Rolland worked
for AT&T, Pacific Bell and later AT&T in Kansas City.
In
1972 he moved to Clearfield and started to farm. Later he pursued his father's
plumbing occupation.
Survivors
include his wife, Linda; sons Craig and Kyle; granddaughter Katy; mother Meda; sisters Beatrice Scroggie (husband Charles) of Peona, Ariz., Sherry Hebensperger (husband Ken) of Mt. Ayr;
brother Dean (wife Ann) of Lansing, Kansas; sisters-in-law Julia Day (husband
Dean) of Blue Grass, Iowa, Alice Marley (husband Jim) of Dallas, Texas;
brothers-in-law Jerry Longfellow of Bedford, and
Paul
Longfellow (wife Anita) of Lenox; granddaughter Katy; 20 nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his father, Lester.
Funeral
services were held Monday, Oct. 3, at the Clearfield Christian Church with Rev. Eydie Stephens and Rev. Al Rusk officiating.
Music
was provided by Mrs. Erwood Huffman, Mrs. Harold
Nelson and Mrs. Richard Spurrier.
Casket
bearers were Jeff Longfellow, Mike Scroggie, Carlin Scroggie, Gary Longfellow, Aaron Longfellow and Gerry Grindstaff.
Honorary
pallbearers were Roy Lillach, Alan Larsen. Jeff Wood, Gaylan Bell, Larry Sickels,
Dwain Callies, Richard Spurrier,
Larry Gepner, Grover Mains, Cheiko Harrison, Darl Bell, Al Brammer,
and Gary Heimke.
Interment
was in Clearfield Cemetery with Wilson-Watson Service in charge of
arrangements.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday October 5, 1994
Matheny,
Claude LaVern -
Funeral
services for Claude LaVern Matheny were held
Wednesday, August 31, at Coen-Beaty Funeral Home in
Lenox with Rev. Dena Woldruff officiating. Music was
provided by Norma Paymal, Billie Jean Barker and
Marilyn Beck.
Casket
bearers were Charles, Mike and Chad Matheny, Dave Snedeker,
Eric Shimer and Kevin Shaw. Interment was in
Platteville Cemetery, Platteville.
Claude LaVern Matheny, son of Josiah Harrison and Ruth Alma
Reeves Matheny, was born May 14, 1909 at Platteville, Iowa. He died
unexpectedly
on Sunday, August 28, at Mercy Hospital in Corning. He was 85 years old.
He
grew up in the Platteville area and attended Platteville schools. On June 23,
1933, he was married to Crystal Evans in Maryville, Mo.
They
had six children. Claude and Crystal lived the past 50 years in Lenox, where he
worked as a mechanic for Barker Implement and
later
for Bowman Garage in Clearfield. They were active members of the Union Squares
and attended southwest Iowa square dances until Crystal broke her hip a year
ago.
Claude
is survived by his wife, Crystal of Lenox; children Eldon and wife Ruth of
Lenox, Harry and wife Sandie of Edwardsville, Kansas,
Gail and wife Mary of Lenox, Leonard and wife Melinda of Bedford, Betty Shimer and husband Dell of Creston; 11 grandchildren,
14
great-grandchildren; sister Mary Straight of Clearfield, and many nieces and
nephews.
Claude
was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Joe, Jim, Paul, Wilbur and
John; two sisters, Ruby Smith and Amy Stewart,
daughter
Louise at age 2-1/2; and grandson Chester LaVern Matheny.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday September 14,
1994
McMichael,
Opal Darlene Shaffer -
Opal
Darlene McMichael of Grimes, Iowa, daughter of John and Myrtle Shaffer, was
born on July 11, 1927, at Clearfield and passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des
Moines on July 10, 1994, the day before her 67th birthday.
Opal
lived in Clearfield during her early life, graduating from Clearfield High
School in 1945. She attended AIB College in Des
Moines,
where she continued working after her schooling.
She
was united in marriage to Ralph E. McMichael of Des Moines on August 30, 1946.
They made their home in Des Moines and
later
moved to Grimes, although she continued to work in Des Moines.
She
is survived by sisters Fern Spurrier of Clearfield and
Margaret Henderson of Lenox; brothers Donavan Shaffer and
wife
Betty of Loveland, Colo.; Delbert Shaffer and wife Audrey of Lafayette, Colo.;
and Gilbert Shaffer and wife Charlene of Clearfield; sister-in-law Irma Shaffer
of Loveland, Colo.; brother-in-law Harvey French of Bedford; and many nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, who passed away on Jan. 16, 1993;
her parents; one sister, Louise French; one brother, Clyde Shaffer; and two brothers-in-law.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, July 14, at the Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines, with Pastor Bruce Wittern presiding. Interment was in the Pine Hill Cemetery
in Des Moines.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday July 27, 1994
Miller,
Catherine Jennings -
Catherine
Miller, 75, died on Wed., Aug. 17, at her home in Fairfield Bay. She was born
on Feb. 15, 1919, in Topeka, Kan. She was the daughter of Chester and Blanche
Jennings of Topeka.
She and
her husband, Frank, moved to the area in 1972. A memorial service was held on
Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Methodist Church.
Survivors
include: her husband, Frank Miller; a son, Jerry Cox of Memphis, Tenn.; a
daughter, Judy Moorhead and her husband, Bud, of
Baudette,
Minn.; a stepdaughter, Shirley Ellsworth and her husband, Bill, of Durant,
Iowa; and five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
The
body was donated to a Little Rock medical facility for research.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Wednesday August 31, 1994
Monk,
Eva L Greer -
Eva
L. Monk was born to Charles and Cassie Greer near Bedford, Iowa on April 25,
1903. She entered into rest September 6, 1994 at the Clearview Home in Clearfield, Iowa, at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 6 days. She made
her home with her daughter, Theola, for nearly 10
years before coming a resident of Clearview home for
the past 2 and a half years.
Eva
attended East Mission school near Bedford. On November 19, 1922 she was united
in marriage to Claude Edward Monk in Bedford. To this union were born 6
children; Cecil Edward, Darrell Eugene, Theola Marine, Ronald Edward, Phyllis Ilene and Paul Ivan. Claude passed away June 17,
1960.
Eva
spent most of her life in Taylor Co. She attended the United Methodist Church
as long as her health permitted. She thoroughly enjoyed attending the
activities and being a member of the family at Clearview Home She spent much of her time crocheting.
Eva
was preceded in death by her husband Claude in 1960, a son Cecil in 1990, a
son-in-law, Lloyd Cameron in 1983, and a granddaughter
Pam Gourley in 1986, 2 sisters Elsie Miller and Goldie Wood,
arid a brother Perle Greer.
Surviving
are her children; Darrell (wife Verla) of Clearfield, Theola Cameron of Clearfield, Ronald "Bud"
(wife Bev) of Marshalltown, Phyllis (husband Jack) Gourley of Lenox, Paul (wife Barbara) of Des Moines, a daughter-in-law Bertha Monk of
Boulder Co., twin sister Ava (husband Fred) Bruner of Clearfield,
sister-in-law, Thelma Greer of Sacramento, Ca., 23 grandchildren, 36
great-grandchildren and 1 great great-grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were held at the United Methodist Church, Clearfield, Friday,
September 9, 2 p.m., with Rev. .Alan Rusk officiating.
Music
was provided by Mrs. Erwood Huffman and Mrs. Kenny
Nelson.
Casketbearers were Jim Parrish, John Parrish, Dean Lyddon, Delbert Routh, Jack Miller and Richard Spurrier.
Interment was at
Clearfield
Cemetery. Wilson-Watson Service was in charge of arrangements.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday September 21,
1994
Thompson,
Harry D -
Funeral
services for Harry D. Thompson, Corning, were held Sunday, June 19, at the
First Presbyterian Church in Corning with Rev. Kenneth Rummer officiating. Casketbearers were Doug Sickler, Paul Van EngelenHoven,
Bob Dunn, John Russell, Merl Jackson
and
Jim Ruppert. Honorary casketbearers were August Bauer, Byron Stanley, Ernie
Foster, Carl Zimmermann, Eddie Chavez, Paul Gauthier, and Bill Sinning.
Interment was at Methodist Grove Cemetery in Brooks, Iowa.
Harry
D. Thompson was born May 14, 1910, in Corning and died June 16, 1994, at Mercy
Hospital in Corning at the age of 84.
He
was born to Frank and Eva Pearl Hough Thompson. He was born and lived in
Corning all of his life. He made a bicycle trip to California and back at the
age of 16.
On
Nov. 14, 1931, he married Edna Spring in Nodaway, Iowa. They had a son, Gary.
Harry
owned and operated a radio-TV service and sales business in Corning until retirement
in 1972. He was also a pilot and flew for 14 years.
He
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Corning, where he served as an
elder. He was also a member of American Legion and the Chamber of Commerce and
was a former member of Odd Fellows.
Survivors
include his wife Edna; son Gary (wife Judy) of Corning; sister Ramona Kneer of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandson Brent Thompson (wife
Sally) of Corning; and greatgrandchildren Devin and
Blake of Corning.
He
was preceded in death by a brother, Everett Thompson, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Roland-Lindsay
Golden Rule Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday June 22, 1994
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