05/16/2007 Kenneth Eugene “Gene” Hays was born on August 14, 1930 in Knoxville, Iowa. He was the son of Helen Beatrice Hays and Lee Rowland. At a young age Gene’s grandparents, Nora (Brees) and Leroy Hays raised him. He attended school in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1947. Gene met and married […]
Return to Class of 1941 05/14/2007 Funeral services for Mary Esther (Wilcox) Walter of Knoxville will be held at the First United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Neil Montz officiating. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. Mary Esther was born Feb 15, 1924, and passed away on
Return to Class of 1934 05/07/2007Clyde Lee Williams was born on May 19, 1916 in Red Rock, Iowa. He was one of three children born to Daisy Nichols and Grover “Bud” Williams. Clyde attended Red Rock School and graduated in 1934 from Knoxville High School. While in high school Clyde was on the football and
Return to Class of 1974 04/30/2007 Bonita Bonnie Frye Roberts, 51, of Osceola, Ark., went home to be with the Lord, on April 30, 2007. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church of Osceola, Ark. on May 5. She was born on April 10, 1956, in Des Moines. She was the wife of
Return to Class of 1940 04/30/2007 Arlo William Turner was born March 1, 1922, in White Breast Township, Warren County. He was one of three children born to Rachel Elizabeth Baker and Arlo Paul Turner Even though Arlo moved from Knoxville as a young man, he always referred to it as his home. Arlo served
Return to Class of 1934 04/29/2007Name: Elizabeth Jane (Zimmerman) Fees Birth: 17 Sep 1915 Death: 29 Apr 2007 Cemetery: Avon Cemetery Burial: Avon, Polk County, Iowa Spouse: George Harold Fees
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Return to Class of 1944 04/29/2007Gertrude Louise Work was born on Jan. 5, 1927, in Marion County to Robert Nichols and Tunnie (Onstank) Nichols. On May 26, 1951, she married Corwin Lee " Tuffy" Work. The couple always made their home in Knoxville. Louise worked at the Knoxville Reminder for many years and Tuffy drove
Return to Class of 1946 04/14/2007Burdette DeZwarte was born on April 15, 1928, in rural Knoxville to Arthur Michael DeZwarte and Gertrude (Jones) DeZwarte. He was raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School. On Dec. 13, 1947, he married Evelyn Arlene Amos at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Burdette farmed
Return to Class of 1937 04/14/2007Betty Maxine (Mark) Burger, 86, of Springfield, Va., died of cancer on April 14, 2007, at the Capital Hospice after serving the people of Iowa in the nation's capitol for 40 years. From 1974 until her death-a remarkable 32 years, she was the Chief Caseworker for U.S. Senator Charles Grassley
Return to Class of 1974 4/13/2007James Edward Grimes, Jr. was born on May 1, 1956, to James Edward and Helen (Bambrook) Grimes. Growing up, James lived in Albia and Fairfield before moving to Knoxville. He graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1974. Following high school, he attended Iowa State University, the University
