Return to Class of 1954 08/03/2023 Marvin Long Brooks was born February 16, 1935, in Marion County, Iowa, to J. Ray and Clarice (Long) Brooks. He died peacefully on August 3, 2023, at Westridge Care Center in Knoxville, Iowa. Friends and family are invited to attend visitation services for Marvin on Monday, August 7, 2023, […]
Return to Class of 1961 08/03/2023 Marilyn Kay (Padgett) Vander Linden, age 80, of Monroe, Iowa, passed away on August 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial service in Marilyn’s honor will be held at the First Baptist Church in Monroe at 10:30 AM on Monday, August 7, 2023. The family is requesting casual
Return to Class of 1939 07/31/2023 Frances Lucille (Sherwood) Kirkwood, a beloved member of the community, passed away on July 31, 2023, at the age of 100. Friends and family are invited to attend visitation services for Frances on August 3, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, at Knoxville United Methodist Church located at
Return to Class of 1954 07/21/2023 Services for Betty Lou (Hanson) Dailey, 87, Sparta will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. with visitation starting at noon at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson. Pastor Ron Hutchins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson. Mrs. Dailey entered
Return to Class of 1978 07/19/2023 Randy Dean Test was born September 12, 1959, in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Floyd Elmer and Barbara Jean (Beaver) Test. He was raised in Knoxville and as a young man, he began a career in construction. Randy worked in commercial construction all of his life, retiring from
Return to Class of 1971 07/17/2023 Friends and family are invited to pay their respects to Jim “Chris” Stephens, 70, during a celebration of life gathering at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville on Sunday, July 23, 2023, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Private family burial will be at the Gosport Cemetery. Memorials may be
Return to Class of 1961 07/14/2023 Judith Justine Avery, 82, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023, in Indianola, Iowa and services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Overton Funeral Home, 501 W. Ashland Avenue, Indianola, IA 50125, 515-961-5121. Burial was at the Coal Ridge Church Cemetery, rural Marion County, Iowa.
Return to Class of 1963 07/12/2023 Born November 1, 1944, in Des Moines, IA, passed peacefully on July 12, 2023, in Sparks, NV. Judy attended KHS Class of 1963, she spent most of her young life in Knoxville, IA where she had many friends. She then relocated to Phoenix, AZ before moving back to Norwalk,
Return to Class of 1951 07/11/2023 Zella Mae (McDonald) Brown was born July 21, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Henry Roy and Ethel (Vander Linden) McDonald. She was raised on the family farm south of Knoxville and attended country school, eventually graduating in 1951 from Knoxville High School. Zella worked in a boot
Return to Class of 1962 07/08/2023 Don Ray Wensel, son of Karl and Hildreth Wensel, lost his fight against cancer and heart disease. He was living in Port Charlotte, Florida, and died on July 8, 2023. Growing up in the Marion County area and attending Knoxville schools, graduating in 1962. He was united in marriage
