Return to Class of 1953 11/13/2013 Marilyn Lee (Koons) Britt, 78, passed away December 13, 2013, at Regency Care Center in Norwalk, Iowa. She was born July 18, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, to James Dee and Winifred Koons. Marilyn was a graduate of Knoxville High School. She had many jobs but always enjoyed working […]
Return to Class of 1952 11/07/2013 Thomas Richard “Tom” Goff, age 79, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Knoxville Hospital & Clinics in Knoxville. Tom was born in Knoxville, Iowa, on September 16, 1934, the son of Samuel Burris “S.B.” and Myrtle Ellen (Garrett) Goff. Tom was raised in Knoxville
Return to Class of 1939 11/06/2013 Margaret Louise (Smith) Askren, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at the Chariton Nursing and Rehab Center. Margaret was born on May 7, 1921, near Columbia, Iowa to Ray and Gladys Reineke Smith. She graduated from Knoxville High School in 1939. On March 10, 1941, she
Return to Class of 1968 11/03/2013Carrie K. (McMillen) Stevens, age 63, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, November 3, 2013 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Carrie was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on August 9, 1950, the daughter of Worth Rudolph and Laverne (Williams) McMillen. Carrie was raised in the Knoxville area
Return to Class of 1965 11/02/2013Richard “Dick” Shinn, age 67, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, November 2, 2013 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Dick was born in Knoxville, Iowa, on September 28, 1946, the son of Joseph Haskin and Lela Marie (Harrison) Shinn. Dick was raised in Knoxville and graduated
Return to Class of 1936 10/31/2013Doris May (Porter) Dykstra was born on January 20, 1919 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph Hamlin and Elizabeth Anne (Sowden) Porter. She was united in marriage to Leo Clark Dykstra on December 28, 1937. The couple lived on a farm north of Knoxville most of their lives. Doris
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Return to Class of 1936 10/28/2013Virginia Ingle Sharp was born on July 17, 1917 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick Ora and Annie (Beintema) Davis. Virginia was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1936. She was united in marriage to Walter Winfield Sharp on May 27, 1936 in Ottumwa. Virginia
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Return to Class of 1953 10/23/2013Mary Elizabeth Durham, daughter of Lorin Doyle Hatch, Sr. and Mabel Jenkins Hatch, was born March 12, 1934 on a farm about five miles southeast of Knoxville in the Valley neighborhood. She attended Scott country school and Sunday school at the Valley Church. In 1951 her family moved in with
Return to Class of 1944 10/20/2013Ted Lee Mart, age 86, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday evening, October 20, 2013, at the Knoxville hospital & Clinics of Knoxville. Ted was born at home on the family farm just three miles south of Knoxville, Iowa, on April 22, 1927, the son of Dwight B. and M. Irene
Return to Class of 1941 10/15/2013 Dorothy Corrine (Alley) Ellis was born on August 11, 1920, in Red Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Plato and Molly (Coffey) Alley. Dorothy was raised in Red Rock and graduated from Knoxville High School. She attended Central College and received her teaching certificate. She taught country school for several
