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
Return to Class of 1974 10/14/2013 Becky Lynn Hindman was born, Sunday, April 24, 1955 and passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013, at the Pella Regional Health Center. She is survived by her brother, Ron Hindman of Allison Park, PA; uncle, Chet Hindman of Roseburg, OR; aunts, Mary Hindman of Pleasantville, and Grace Zagar
Return to Class of 1958 10/08/2013 James Clement Beard was born December 25, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Milo Merlin Beard and Dorothy Elizabeth (Edwards) Beard. Jim was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1958. He then attended St. Ambrose College for two years before
Return to Class of 1969 10/04/2013 Penny Lynn (Mahon) Reed, age 62 of Bussey, died Friday, October 4, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Penny was born August 26, 1951, to Paul Eugene and Lois (Kendall) Mahon at Smith Hospital in Albia. She married Steve Reed on March 30, 1968, at the
Return to Class of 1955 10/03/2013 Jerry Lee Pitt, Sr., age 76, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at his home with his family by his side. Jerry was born at home in rural Knoxville, Iowa, on January 4, 1937, the son of Dewey Joseph and Jessey Mae (Simmons) Pitt. Jerry was raised
Return to Class of 1947 09/27/2013 Lila Pearl Carter was born on February 17, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Opal (Shotwell) Sparks. Lila grew up in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School. She was united in marriage to Gloyd Carter on June 10, 1948. She spent her entire life in
