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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
S. Carolyn Zeck
Sep 18, 2015
Shirley Carolyn Zeck was born March 17, 1939 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Gilford Trude Gilliland and Letha Ellen (Thompson) Gilliland. Carolyn graduated from Knoxville High School and then lived in Indianola for a brief time. On December 24, 1970 she was united in marriage to Ralph Zeck. The couple made their home in Melcher-Dallas until moving to Knoxville...
Ruby F. Dop
Sep 2, 2015
Ruby Floretta (McDonald) Dop was born August 27, 1932 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Henry Roy McDonald and Ethel (Vander Linden) McDonald. Ruby was the eighth of nine children born to Henry and Ethel. Ruby attended country school at Scott Valley and graduated from Knoxville high School in 1951. Through the years, Ruby had worked at Rolscreen in...
Carolyn Rae Hegwood
Aug 31, 2015
Carolyn Rae “Sis” (Billings) Hegwood was born September 30, 1950 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Lester and Clara (Six) Billings. She was raised in Pershing and attended Attica Schools. On July 3, 1971 Carolyn was united in marriage to Gene Hegwood in Hermitage, Missouri. Carolyn had worked for the overall factories in Knoxville and Pella and at the...
Margaret Louise Slocum
Aug 20, 2015
Margaret Louise, the oldest of four children born to Bertha Mae (Folsom) and John Herbert Riley, entered this life in the small coal mining town of Tipperary in Lucas County, Iowa on October 13, 1919. Margaret lived in Tipperary until the age of six when the mine closed and her family moved to Des Moines where her father was employed...
Raymond Lee Glover
Aug 15, 2015
Raymond Lee Glover was born July 30, 1930 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of John and Pearl (Swayne) Glover. Ray graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1949. He drove a coal truck for a brief time, but spent the majority of his working years running parts departments for Chevrolet dealers. Ray also worked at 3M, in the...
Beverly Heloise Smith
Aug 14, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Heloise Smith, age 87 of Pleasantville, will be held on Friday, August 21, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher-Dallas. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 12:00 p.m. Thursday at the Mason Funeral Home, in Pleasantville, where a Wake Service will be...
Richard Eugene Rodda
Aug 4, 2015
Richard Eugene Rodda was born November 25, 1946 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Amos and Iva (Ball) Rodda. He graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1965 and then enlisted in the United States Army. Richard served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1968. He then lived in Ames while attending college. Richard later took a job with GE...
Carol J. Borchert
Jul 30, 2015
Carol J. Borchert was born November 3, 1939 in rural Marion County the daughter of John and Lavon (Abrahamson) DeJoode. She was raised in rural Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1958. Carol was united in marriage to Don W. Agan and to this union, a daughter, Diana Carol was born. On July 22, 2009...
Donald James Willis
Jul 19, 2015
Donald James Willis peacefully passed away the morning of July 19, 2015 at West Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville, Iowa at the age of 95 years. Don was born on October 3rd, 1919 in Pleasantville, Iowa. He graduated in the top three in his class from the Swan High School in 1939. After graduation, Don was drafted into...
Gary Scott Clark
Jul 18, 2015
Gary Scott Clark of St. Charles, Iowa passed Saturday, July 18th. He was born on July 4, 1958 to Herbert and Mary Clark, and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1976. Gary will be remembered by many as a talented drag bike racer who won four World Championships and a self-taught engineer/mechanic . In the past several years he built...
Dorothy Phipps Niccum
Jul 15, 2015
Dorothy Ione Phipps Niccum, age 94 of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa. Dorothy Ione Phipps was born October 8, 1920 in Stevens, Minnesota the daughter of Clarence and Ariel (Wright) Phipps. Dorothy attended school in Knoxville, graduating in 1939. On July 15, 1942 she was united in marriage to Frank...
Marietta Shivvers Carr
Jul 13, 2015
Marietta Ann Shivvers Carr was born December 18, 1926. She was the daughter of Levi Charles “John” Shivvers and Laura Vera (Hollowell) Shivvers. Marietta was raised on her family farm, Fair Acres, near Knoxville, Iowa. She graduated from Pleasantville High School and attended a two-year Colorado Women’s College before receiving her BA from the University of Denver. Following graduation, Marietta...
Kim Leroy Bybee
Jul 10, 2015
Kim LeRoy Bybee was born March 11, 1952 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Lionel Lee Bybee and Betty Jane (Carpenter) Bybee. He attended Hartford Consolidated School and graduated from Pleasantville High School. During his school years, Kim especially enjoyed track and science class. Kim later attended an offset printing course in 1981 and became a certified orderly in 1982....
Mikki Lea Followill
Jul 6, 2015
Mikki Lea Followill was born September 21, 1978 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Daniel Ray Followill and Mary Kay Bassett. She was raised in Knoxville and lived in the area her entire life. Mikki was a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, fishing and her pets. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her nieces and nephews...
Ashley Nicole Firestine
Jun 26, 2015
Ashley Nicole Firestine was brought into this world December 26, 1993 in Des Moines, Iowa to Lisa Firestine. She was a beautiful 9 lb, 6 oz bundle of joy who made everyone's world happy. She attended Pleasantville Community Schools, where she was active in band, vocal, and various other activities. She graduated in 2012, and was attending DMACC in pursuit...
Robert "Bobby" Bates
Jun 25, 2015
Robert Ralph Bates was born May 8, 1964 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Robert Harley Bates and Rita Kay (Toigo) Bates. He was raised in Marion County and attended Twin Cedars schools, graduating with the Class of 1982. On March 13, 1982 Bobby was united in marriage to Sherry Lynne Nilius at the Attica United Methodist Church. The couple...
Shirley Dene Carter
Jun 19, 2015
Shirley Dene Carter was born June 10, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Carroll Worthington and Jean (Shoemaker) Worthington. She was raised in the Pleasantville area and on March 31, 1963, Shirley was united in marriage to Bill Carter. The couple have always farmed in the Lacona and Pleasantville areas. Shirley was the consummate farm wife and worked...
Larry Raymond Rowen
Jun 18, 2015
Larry Raymond Rowen, Sr. was born July 31, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa. His parents were Adolph Jacob Hoch and June Lorraine (Newton) Hoch. Larry attended Warren Harding Jr. High and graduated from Des Moines Technical High School with the Class of 1958. He worked for a tree trimming service before entering the United States Army in September of 1959....
James Thomas Cox
Jun 12, 2015
James Thomas Cox was born in Marion County, Iowa, on September 7, 1935, and passed away on Friday, June 12th, 2015, at the Marion County Care Facility, Knoxville, Iowa, which was his home for several years. He was 79 years old and the son of Arzie Cox and Vurlley Irene Vohl. James was preceded in death by his brothers: Clyde...
Ralph Dean See
Jun 11, 2015
Ralph Dean See was born March 22, 1947 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Harry and Marie (Verwers) See. He was raised in Melcher and attended Melcher-Dallas schools. Ralph enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1964. On June 21, 1965 he was united in marriage to Linda Rae Cummings. The couple lived in Pleasantville for a couple of...
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