Return to Class of 1955 02/15/2009 Jerry Dean Graham was born April 12, 1937, in rural Marion County, Iowa. He was one of two sons born to Gladys Marie Cadwallader and Albert Hiram Graham. Jerry graduated from Knoxville High School in 1955. While serving in the US Army in Heidelberg, Germany, Jerry met and married […]
Return to Class of 1945 02/13/2009 Dr. Vinton N. Rowley, age 81, of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Vinton was born in Pella, Iowa and graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from Central College in Pella and received his Masters and
Return to Class of 1950 02/13/2009 Rosalie Joyce (Deitrick) Current was born on October 29, 1930, in Dunreath, Iowa. She was one of nine children born to Lota Fern Zoe Cannon and Raymond Ivan Deitrick (b.Aug 21,1892-d.April 24). On May 11, 1948, Rosalie was united in marriage to David Wayne Current in Unionville, MO. To
Return to Class of 1941 02/06/2009 Gladys G. (Bailey) Park was born March 16, 1924, and passed away Feb. 6, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill L. Park (1984), brother Jas. Kenneth Bailey, sister Elmerine Hasso, and parents Jas. R. Bailey and Delia (Jeffers) Bailey Crozier, and beloved mother-in-law Georgia Pearle
Return to Class of 1956 2/4/2009 Roy McCullough – Roy was born on Oct. 2, 1938, on a farm outside of Moulton, to Fountain D. and Gertrude (Bogle) McCullough. The family moved to Knoxville when Roy was in school and he graduated from Knoxville High School, class of 1956. Roy served in the U.S. Air
Return to Class of 1949 2/3/2009Jamie Lee Scott was born December 4, 1931 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Bert Scott and Naomi (Brees) Scott. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1949. Following high school, Jamie enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1953 he was united in marriage
Return to Class of 1952 02/02/2009 Dwight Edward Nichols, born October 21, 1934, was a Korean War veteran who became the All-American captain of Iowa State’s celebrated 1959 “Dirty Thirty” team, died Monday, February 2, 2009, in Dallas, Texas. He was 74. “Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to the Nichols family,” said Iowa
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
