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Marjorie Swayne

Return to Class of 1947 05/12/2014Marjorie May (Swayne) Johnson, age 85, of Oak Ridge, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center She was born May 9, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Kathryn Glover Swayne. Marjorie attended Liberty Country School and Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa […]

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Phillip Crews

Return to Class of 1950 05/10/2014 Phillip J. Crews was born June 22, 1931 to Leonard and Anna (Light) Crews. He was a graduate of Knoxville High School, Class of ’50, where he lettered in football. He served as a sergeant in the Air Force during the Korean War. It was during this time when

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Donald Rowland

Return to Class of 1952 05/09/2014 Donald Lee Rowland was born October 28, 1933, in College Springs, Iowa, to Garold and Marjorie (Mitchell) Rowland, who preceded him in death. He was a 1952 graduate of Knoxville High School and The University of Nebraska at Omaha with a degree in criminal justice. After serving in the

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Betty Goodwin

Return to Class of 1946 05/06/2014Services for Betty June (Goodwin) Brees, 58, of Knoxville, who died May 6, 1985, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital, were held May 9, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery Rev Philip Ryan officiated at the services. Music was provided by St. Anthony Adult Choir. Pallbearers were

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Jerry Koonce

Return to Class of 1960 05/04/2014Jerry Lloyd Koonce, 71, of Seminole Florida, died Sunday, May 4th at home. Jerry was born to the late Ethel (Harvey) Koonce and Lloyd Koons on August 12, 1942, in Knoxville, Iowa. In grade school, his teacher wasn’t sure he was being truthful when he told her he was adopted

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Dixie Poffenbarger

Return to Class of 1953 05/02/2014 Name: Dixie (Poffenbarger) Comer – Murphy Died: May 2, 2014 – Urbana, Ill. Father: Eli Poffenbarger (b.Oct 4, 1913-d.Jun 29, 1969) Mother: Mildred Mary Amos (b.Aug 15, 1914-d.June 7,1999) Sibblings: Dwight Delano Poffenbarger (b.Nov 9, 1932-d.June 7, 1994) Donald Poffenbarger John Poffenbarger Obituary Pending

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Ron Bailey

Return to Class of 1969 05/01/2014 Ronald Charles “Cuddles” Bailey, age 63, of Columbiana, died at 7:58 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Hospice House in Poland, Ohio with his family by his side. He was born June 3, 1950, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of the late William Jack and Joann (Grabow) Bailey.

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Jerry Stahl

Return to Class of 1969 04/28/2014 Jerry John Stahl was born December 1, 1948, in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Walter and Wilma (Thompson) Stahl. He was raised in Knoxville and lived there for most of his life. Jerry worked in the maintenance department for the Chariton Hospital for several years until he retired due

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Eric Hays

Return to Class of 1978 04/27/2014 Eric Wendell Hays, 54, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, in Des Moines while on a walk with his wife. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Eric was

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John Hudson

Return to Class of 1943 04/20/2014John Benjamin Hudson, noted cattle breeder and livestock judge, died Sunday, April 20, 2014; he was in his 89th year. Hudson is survived by his wife Martha; children Todd, Betsey and her husband Jack Wengryniuk, Meloney, and Benjamin and his wife Aileen; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Hudson was originally

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