Return to Class of 1950 05/24/2020 Darlene Ruth (Crawford) Doty, 89, passed away on Sunday May 24, 2020, at EveryStep Hospice-Bright Kavanagh in Des Moines. She was born in Newton, Iowa, on March 26, 1931, to John and Golden (Corbett) Crawford. Darlene worked as a teaching associate for the Des Moines School District for 31 […]
Return to Class of 1949 05/23/2020 Bill Adams, 89, of Knoxville, passed away May 23, 2020, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. William Lewis Adams, son of Clifford B. and Aliza (Toom) Adams, was born January 20, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa. He married (Phyllis) Ann Seitz, October 12, 1952, in Garden Grove, Iowa. They
Return to Class of 1960 05/23/2020Ervin LeRoy Forgy passed away peacefully on May 23, 2020, with wife Ruth Hammiller by his side. Erv was born on January 19, 1942 in Knoxville, Iowa. His mother, Dorothy (Ellison) was a teacher and his father, Herman Forgy, was a truck driver. Erv has one sibling, sister Mary Lou
Return to Class of 1963 05/20/2020 William Thomas Hanna Jr. (Tom), 75, of Winterset, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at his home. Tom was born on February 14, 1945, to William Sr. and Bettie Hanna in Oskaloosa. He grew up in rural Knoxville and farmed near Lacona for many years. Tom and
Return to Class of 1951 05/16/2020 Beverly Jean Mooney peacefully passed away of natural causes at her home in Monticello, MN on May 16, 2020, at the age of 86. Bev was born October 17, 1933, in Knoxville, Iowa as the youngest of 4 children born to Fred and Ethel Godfrey. She was raised in
Return to Class of 1962 05/11/2020 Sammy Kaye Smith, age 76, of Oskaloosa, passed away on May 11, 2020 at the MHP Serenity Hospice House. She was born on Monday, March 6, 1944 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel G. and Ruby H (Bailey) Allen. She attended high school in Florida and graduated with
Return to Class of 1953 05/05/2020 Marion George Bailey was born on August 28, 1934, near Knoxville, Iowa. The son of Charles and Millie (Kingery) Bailey, his parents lived at the bottom of the hill near the Coal Ridge Church in Marion County, Iowa. Marion graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville with the Class
Return to Class of 1971 05/04/2020 Deborah Ellen ((Brown) Leazenby Cameron, Missouri- Deborah Leazenby, 66, of Cameron, passed away on May 4, 2020. Deborah was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on November 14, 1953, to Keith and Ramona (Jones) Brown. She was employed as a bank teller for Great Western Bank until her retirement. Her father,
Return to Class of 1963 04/23/2020Rexford Gene Koonce was born on September 24, 1943 in Knoxville, Iowa. He attended Knoxville High School where he was a member of the football team and held the school record in pole vaulting with the track team. Rexford later received his GED and served with the United States Marine
Return to Class of 1965 04/22/2020James Edward Washington was born, June 11, 1946, the son of Olious Omen Washington and Marguerite “Beady” Rumley and he passed away April 22, 2020. A graveside committal will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. in Knoxville, Iowa, at Zion cemetery. Services: Committal
