Return to Class of 1971 05/17/2010 Larry Dean Swayne was born September 27, 1953, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Larry Swayne and Bonnie (Brown) Swayne. Following graduation from Knoxville High School, Larry joined the United States Air Force. On November 27, 1974 he was honorably discharged from the Air Force and moved back to […]
Return to Class of 1939 05/16/2010Mary Evelyn (Adair) Turner passed away peacefully Sunday, May 16, 2010. Mary was born January 28, 1923 at her grandparents' house in Harvey, Iowa, to Oral and Helen (Harrington) Adair. Mary graduated from Knoxville High School and obtained her teaching degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa, in 1941. Following
Return to Class of 1945 05/16/2010 Robert Edward “Bob” Havener, 82, died on May 16, 2010, at Hospice Family Care in Casa Grande. Mr. Havener and his wife had been winter visitors to Casa Grande for 15 years prior to moving to town in 2005. He was born on Dec. 4, 1927, to Hubert and
Return to Class of 1964 05/14/2010Graveside services for Evelyn Maxine (Parks) Stapleton, 64, will be on Tuesday, May 14, 2010 at the Massena Center Cemetery at 11 a.m. The family will greet friends on Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena. Evelyn was born July 2, 1945, in
Return to Class of 1938 05/11/2010 Vera Mae (Bucklew) Bacus was born on February 13, 1920, in rural Knoxville, Iowa. She was the youngest of three children born to Eugene and Anna (Garrison) Bucklew. Vera’s mother died when she was six years old. She was raised by her Uncle Lon and Aunt Mary Anderson, and
Return to Class of 1940 05/10/2010Dorothy Mary (Roll) Flanagan – Price, 87, passed away May 10, 2010, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines IA. Dorothy was born, on January 16, 1923, at Attica, IA, to Stanley and Allie Grace Roll. She graduated from Knoxville High School and lived all of her adult life until retirement
Return to Class of 1949 5/4/2010Virginia (Mikesell) Parker was born and raised in Knoxville in 1931. Virginia passed away in Glendora, Calif., of bladder cancer on May 4, 2010. The daughter of Ray and Beatrice Mikesell and sister to James and Larry Mikesell, Virginia grew up on Marion Street and was known as “Ginny” to
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Return to Class of 1953 04/29/2010 Merle Richard Pope, 75, died April 29,2010 at the Lucas County Health Center at Chariton, IA. Merle was born on December 30, 1934 near Bussey, IA to Nellie and Jarrett Pope. Merle was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Maytag. Merle is preceded in death
Return to Class of 1941 04/25/2010 Carmen Ruth (Cooley) Gilliland was born June 6, 1923, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Coolley and Ella (Ridnouer) Coolley. On April 21, 1942, Carmen was united in marriage to Harold Gilliland in Unionville, Missouri. She worked as the Assistant City Clerk to the City of Knoxville until
Return to Class of 1959 04/21/2010 Gloria Gaye (Slocum) Goff was born August 25, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence William Slocum & Ruth Z. (Woods) Slocum. She graduated from Knoxville High School in the class of 1959. Gloria began working in the kitchen at the VA in 1973 and continued until
