Return to Class of 1948 01/30/2009 Michael George Filliman, 78, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., died Jan. 30, 2009, of cancer. Colonel Filliman was born April 22, 1930, in Oskaloosa, and moved to Arizona in 1977. Col. Filliman graduated from Knoxville High School, class of 1948. He went on to receive a Bachelor’s of political science […]
Return to Class of 1937 1/29/2009Ben Shinn Benoni Eldridge Shinn, 89, of Knoxville passed away Jan. 29, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family, friends and beloved dog, Caesar. Benoni "Ben" was born June 7, 1919, the son of Noel Dunbar Shinn and Callie (Ivey) Shinn. Ben grew up in Knoxville with his sister,
Return to Class of 1969 01/24/2009 William Lee “Billy” DeRaad was born on April 29, 1949, in Knoxville, Iowa. He was one of two children born to Vera Mae Whitlatch and William DeRaad. Billy grew up in the Knoxville area. Billy worked for a couple of years at Pella Corp before beginning his career as
Return to Class of 1945 1/19/2009 Betty Darlene (DeMoss) Quinnett was born July 11, 1925, in Des Moines, the daughter of Edwin and Ora (DeMoss) Quinnett. She was raised in Knoxville, and as a young woman Betty cleaned houses and worked as a waitress. In later years, Betty worked at the Knoxville VA Hospital in
Return to Class of 1925 01/14/2009 Genevieve Irene (Wagner) Juline, 101, died January 14, 2009 at Trinity Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2009, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Private family burial will
Return to Class of 1943 01/12/2009Tomma Lou (West) Larson, was born on January 30, 1926 and passed away on Monday, January 12, 2009. She was united in marriage to Adolph L. Larson, Jr. (b.1923-d.2002) Tomma Lou was a resident of Ankeny, Iowa. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa.
Return to Class of 1955 01/12/2009 Ken Rolland Reynolds was born February 16, 1937 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Corwin and Maxine (Brady) Reynolds. He graduated from Knoxville High School and then attended William Penn University. He also worked for his brother, Burl at Strasburger’s and served six years in the Army Reserve. Following
Return to Class of 1943 01/08/2009 Margaret H. (Reynolds) Staymates, 84, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Cremation will take place and visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, January 12, at Ankeny Funeral Home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, January 13, 2008, at St. Anne’s
Return to Class of 1953 01/03/2009Roger Lloyd Smith, 74, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Iles Funeral Homes — Dunn's Chapel. His family will receive friends one hour prior to
Return to Class of 1930 12/31/2008 Edna Mae (Stone) Johnson, daughter of Elmer and Effie Feagins Stone was born in rural Marion County Jan. 24, 1913. She graduated from Knoxville High School, attended Simpson College, and taught elementary school for five years. On June 25, 1940, Edna married Carroll Johnson of Knoxville. They moved to
