Class of 1923 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1923 03/20/1989Mary Alberta (Ghrist) Wallace Birth: 2 Feb 1905 – United States Death: 20 Mar 1989 Father: Nathan Geary Ghrist Mother: Amanda Adella Hunt Spouse: John M. Wallace

Return to Class of 1923 02/10/1989Name: Blanche Louise (Boren) Welty Birth: 11 Aug 1904 – Knoxville, Iowa Death: 10 Feb 1989 Father Name: William A Boren Mother Name: Cora A Grove Services for Blanche Louise Welty, who died Feb. 10, 1989 at Charter Hospital in Des Moines, at the age of 84 were held at

Return to Class of 1923 12/12/1986Services for Ruth Helene Kenney, 83, of Knoxville, who died Dec. 12, 1986 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, were held Dec. 15 it Bybee and Davis Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Rev. K. Wayne Hoehns officiated at the services. Music was provided by Janes Kidder,

Return to Class of 1923 08/13/1986Elizabeth I Bettie (Buttrey) McCoy – Roccoforte Birth: 9 Sept 1906 Death: 13 Aug 1986 – El Cajon, San Diego, California Parents: Virgil Sylvester Buttrey, Nancy Jane Riherd Spouse: Dominick Roccoforte Married Robert McCoy 3 July 1925 prior to Roccoforte

Return to Class of 1923 4/22/1984Services for Retired U.S. Army U. Col. Lester L. Holmes, 79, of Frederick, Md. and formerly of Knoxville, who died April 22, 1984 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, were held April 28 at Etchison Memorial Chapel. Mr. Holmes was born on Feb. 4, 1905 in Knoxville, the son of William and

Return to Class of 1923 03/08/1984Name: John T Crossen Birth Date: 28 Oct 1904 Death Date: 8 Mar 1984 Cemetery: Pleasant Grove Cemetery Burial: Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Married: Theodoshia Jarrell 1 Jan 1930 Children: Mary Rose Gillam

Return to Class of 1923 01/07/1982Name: Gideon Vern Remy Birth: 1903 In Iowa Death: Jan 7, 1982 in Wooster, Wayne, Oh Age :79 Spouse: Beth Tracy

Return to Class of 1923 10/23/1981Howard E. McCorkle Birth: 1 Jun 1905 Death: 23 Oct 1981 – Palm Beach, Florida Father: George McCorkle Mother: Maude McCorkle Spouse: Evelyn O

Return to Class of 1923 05/13/1981 Name: Paul Eugene Sullivan Birth: 2 Aug 1907 – Wapello Death: 13 May 1981 – Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa Father: Eugene Sullivan Mother: Cora Kendall Spouse: Mary Catherine Crouch

Return to Class of 1923 03/28/1981Services for Mrs. Harry (Jessie) DeHaan, who died March 28, 1981, were held March 31 at Petersen Funeral Home, Forest City, Iowa. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City. Rev. Ole Winter officiated at the services. Pallbearers were James Anderson, Thomas Anderson, Steve DeHaan, Tom McNeish, Wyatt Welch and Raymond