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Betty L. Miller
Dec 6, 2016
Funeral services for Betty Miller, age 88 of Knoxville, will be held at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the Red Rock Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Barry Wayne Allen
Dec 5, 2016
Barry Wayne Allen was born May 6, 1949, in Carrollton, Illinois the son of Harry and Margaret (Martin) Allen. Barry attended School in Belleville, Illinois, after which he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. He served a total of 6 years, including two tours in Vietnam. When he returned home, Barry worked for a cable T.V. company and eventually as a...
Edna M. Baumgarten
Dec 1, 2016
Edna Magalina Baumgarten was born April 21, 1924 in Warren County, Iowa the daughter Frank and Rosie (Schurman) Dittmer. She was raised in the Germantown area. On October 1, 1948 Edna was united in marriage to Gahart Noah Baumgarten in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple made their home in the Knoxville area. Edna was a member of the Trinity Lutheran...
Thomas Charles Wise
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas Charles Wise passed away at his home in Forsyth, Missouri, on November 27th. Tom was born at his grandparents’ home in Melcher, Iowa on June 24th, 1939. He was the son of Oren Wise and Irene Galvin. Tom was raised in Beech, Iowa by his grandparents Emmet and Beulah Galvin. He attended schools in Beech and Pleasantville, Iowa. He...
Earl Edward Evinger
Nov 23, 2016
Earl Edward Evinger was born May 16, 1931 in Sugar Creek, Missouri the son of Frank Edward and Lottie (Norman) Evinger. Earl was raised in Sugar Creek, Missouri and graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1949 he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Quatrocky in Bentonville, Arkansas. Earl drove a truck and the young couple made...
Karen Kay Devos
Nov 18, 2016
Karen Kay DeVos was born October 22, 1938 in Warren County, Iowa the daughter of Orlo Franklin Taylor and Frances Izetta (McClintic) Taylor. She was raised in the New Virginia, Ackworth and Indianola areas. Karen graduated from Indianola High School with the Class of 1956. One evening, while on the Knoxville square, Karen met a young man named Richard Lee...
Leroy Marion Duff
Nov 17, 2016
LeRoy Marion Duff was born June 29, 1922 in Stuart, Iowa the son of Harley and Edna (Downing) Duff. LeRoy was raised in the Stuart area and following his high school graduation in 1941, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in communications for 5 years during WWII, all over the world, including the D-Day invasion. Following his...
Kathryn J. Nichols
Nov 17, 2016
Kathryn J. Nichols was born October 21, 1919, in Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Harrison and Harriet (Cook) Billings. She was raised in Albia and following graduation from Albia High School, Kathryn did clerical work. On April 11, 1938, Kathryn was united in marriage to Tom Nichols. The couple eventually moved to Knoxville and Kathryn took a job at the...
Natalie Mae Fouch
Nov 15, 2016
Natalie Mae Fouch was born June 11, 1930 in Belleville, Kansas the daughter of Forrest and Opal (Lakey) Scharf. Natalie was raised in Altoona, Iowa and graduated from Altoona High School. She then enrolled in nursing school at Iowa Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. She graduated with an R.N. degree and went to work at the V.A. Hospital in Knoxville,...
Gerald G. Kappelman
Nov 10, 2016
Gerald Gabriel Kappelman was born May 5, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised in Des Moines and lived there most of his life, with the exception of seven years in Arizona. Gerald was an auto mechanic most of his life, specializing in Volkswagen repair. He also worked as a security guard prior to retirement. Gerald passed away on...
Marilyn Louise Mcdonald
Nov 1, 2016
Marilyn Louise McDonald was born May 18, 1929 in Pleasantville, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Guy Forst and Ona Priscilla (Cribb) Forst. She was raised in Pleasantville where she graduated from Pleasantville High School. On November 26, 1947 Marilyn was united in marriage to Isaac “Ike” McDonald in Princeton, Missouri. During their 50 years of marriage, the couple resided in...
Robert Leroy Bingham
Oct 30, 2016
Robert Leroy Bingham was born November 28, 1971 in Albia, Iowa the son of Robert Dewayne Ford and Michele Lynn Dursky. He was raised in Pershing and graduated from Twin Cedars High School in 1990. Bob obtained a degree in computer science from DMACC. He worked at Rain & Hail Insurance in Des Moines and later at the Hy-Vee Deli....
Ronald Wayne Moser
Oct 27, 2016
Ronald Wayne Moser was born December 23, 1940 in Chariton, Iowa the son of Glenn and Edna (Eiby) Moser. Ron graduated from Newton High School and soon after he enlisted in the United States Army. He served three years, mainly in Alaska before his honorable discharge. Ron primarily lived in the Newton and Monroe areas before moving to Knoxville in...
Pamela Jean Gritts
Oct 24, 2016
Pamela Jean Gritts was born June 18, 1952 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She is the daughter of Emmert Leroy Binns and Betty Mae (Donley) Binns. She was raised in the Oskaloosa and Knoxville areas. On August 7, 1968 she was united in marriage to Eugene Willard Gritts, Sr. and they lived in Knoxville for a few years before moving to Pleasantville....
Gary Dewayne Major
Oct 13, 2016
Gary Dewayne Major was born May 3, 1949 in Albia, Iowa the son of Thomas and Ellen (Parker) Major. Gary attended Washington Elementary School and graduated from Albia High School. Gary honorably served his country in the United States Army, earning the rank of Sergeant. When he returned home, he attended Indian Hills Community College where he received his Associate’s...
Norma Lea Petersen
Oct 10, 2016
Norma Lea Petersen was born August 25, 1925 in rural Pleasantville, Iowa, the daughter of James E. Holland and Mary Shivvers Holland. Norma attended Sunnyside Rural School and graduated from Pleasantville High School. She then attended Iowa State University, earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree. Norma first taught at Elk Horn High School, during that time she met her future...
Melvin E. Dennison
Oct 10, 2016
Melvin Eugene Dennison was born March 20, 1930 at home in rural Knoxville the son of Robert and Beatrice (Orr) Dennison. Mel graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1949. Following graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served his country honorably and was discharged in June of 1954. On June 5, 1955 Mel was united...
William Roy Johnson
Oct 9, 2016
William Roy Johnson was born February 8, 1950 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Roy and Maxine (Bickel) Johnson. Bill was raised in the Marion County, Iowa area and graduated from SE Warren High School in 1968. He worked at a packing house before joining the Marine Corps. Bill served 2 ½ years in Vietnam before his honorable discharge. After...
Marvel Linn James
Oct 5, 2016
Marvel Linn James was born October 3, 1959 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Larry James and Caroline Padgett. Marvel was raised in Harvey. She spent much of her life as an over-the-road truck driver. Marvel operated her own trucking company, F.T.W. Trucking. She was forced to retire due to health reasons a few years ago. Marvel was always available...
Virginia "Ginny" Williams
Sep 30, 2016
Virginia (Ginny) Louise Williams, squeezer of grandchildren, collector of lighthouses, actual coal miner’s daughter, imaginary first wife of Paul McCartney, died at home on September 30, 2016 from complications of choloangiocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer. She was 65. Born Virginia Clark in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Florence and Walter Clark, Ginny grew up in Hamilton, Iowa where she developed a...
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