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Helen Bittenbender

Return to Class of 1926 09/28/1930 Mrs. Helen (Bittenbender) Vroom died at her home in Des Moines, Saturday morning, September 28, age 22 years,11 months and 11 days. The deceased had been in poor health for three years and had bedfast a week previous to her death. She was afflicted with Hodgkin’s disease, a rare […]

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Bernice Harvey

Return to Class of 1921 08/03/1930Name: Bernice M. (Harve) Lafferty Birth: 1904 Death: Aug 3, 1930 Age: 24 Cemetery:Graceland Cemetery Burial: Creston, Union County, Iowa Spouse: Leonard Lafferty Death of Mrs. Leonard Lafferty, 24, formerly Miss Bernice Harvey of Des Moines, occurred Sunday at Wichita, Kan., according to word received by her mother, Mrs. Madge

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Herschel Bonifield

Return to Class of 1916 09/27/1929 Name: Herschel M. Bonifiel Birth: 13 Mar 189 Death: 27 Sep 1929 – Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Cemetery: Graceland Cemetery Burial: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Father: William M Bonifield (1837 – 1909) Mother: Catherine L Bonifield (1852 – 1934) Herschel M. Bonifield, former Knoxville young man died suddenly

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Oliver Robinson

Return to Class of 1920 08/08/1927Name: Oliver McFerne Robinson Birth: 04 Jan 1898 – Knoxville, Marion, Iowa Death: 08 Aug 1927 – Aurora, Arapahoe, Colorado Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville IA Father: William Oliver Robinson (b.1860-d.1928) Mother: Dorcas S. Chapman (b.1862-d.1916 Spouse: May Robinson (1889 – 1953) Siblings: Walter C. Robinson (____ – 1894) Jenette May

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Inez Wilson

Return to Class of 1919 07/23/1927Name: Mamie Inez (Wilson) Dixon Birth: 29 Sep 1900 – Davis Death: 23 July 1927 – Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Spouse: Oliver Lee "Jack" Dixon Mamie Inez Wilson, daughter of E. C. and Effie Wilson, was born at Floris, IA., Sept. 29, 1900, and died at her home in Knoxville,

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Mabel Rankin

Return to Class of 1915 10/07/1926 Name: Mabel Claire Rankin Birth: 13 Mar 1898 – Iowa Death: 7 Oct 1926 – Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Cemetery: Zion Cemetery – Pershing, Marion County, Iowa Father: George Asbury Rankin Mother: Amelia Pinnie Mabel Clare, youngest child of G.A. and Amelia Rankin, was born on the home farm,

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Naomi Kading

Return to Class of 1923 05/18/1926Miss Naomi Kading, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kading, died Tuesday, May 18, at a hospital in Des Moines, aged 21 years, 1 month and 15 days. Deceased had been in poor health for several months with a goiter. She had been teaching school since her graduation from the

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Ruby Garnett

Return to Class of 1916 02/06/1924 Name: Ruby Agnes (Garnett) Ryerson Born: 1895 Father: George F. Garnett Mother: Jennie Alice Powell Sibbling: Gladys Hazel Garnett (1897-1952) The many Knoxville friends of Mrs. Ruby Garnett Ryerson will be grieved to learn of her death, which occurred at Le Grand, Oregon, on Wednesday, February 6 following a

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Leulah Stuff

Return to Class of 1910 01/18/1924 Name: Leulah Lulu (Stuff) Amos Birth: 28 Dec 1882 Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa Death: 18 Jan 1924 – Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Burial: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Father: Rev. Frank Ellsworth Stuff (b.1864-d.1938) Mother: Jennie Edgar Stuff (b.1870-d.1945) Spouse: Ralph Amos (b.1888-d.1972) Siblings: Leulah Stuff Amos (b.1882-d.1924) Lloyd

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