Class of 1927 Obituaries

Ray Monroe

Return to Class of 1927 10/28/1989Ray Kenneth Monroe, 80, of 1804 S.W. Leland Ave. died of a heart ailment Saturday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Southtown Funeral Home chapel. Officiating Reverend Don Gilbert of Debra Heights Wesleyan Church. Organist: Alma Angaran, Soloist: Therese Drey. Pallbearers Keith, Mark […]

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Doris Wright

Return to Class of 1927 02/27/1989Name: Doris Graeme (Wright) Taylor Birth: 5 Jun 1909 Death: 27 Feb 1989 – Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Spouse: Rev. Walter Taylor Marriage: 31 Aug 1933 – Knoxville, Marion, Iowa Services for Doris Graeme (Wright) Taylor, daughter of the late Leif Day and Flora Graeme Wright of Knoxville and widow of

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Ruth Kunkel

Return to Class of 1927 09/14/1988Ruth Mary (Kunkel) Dennison, 80, of 2005 6th Avenue East, University Park Died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1988 at her home. She was born Aug. 1 1908 at Attica to Henry William and Mary Almo Coffman Kunkel. She married Rev. Dr. James M. Dennison on Sept. 6, 1936 at Knoxville. He

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Otto Scheele

Return to Class of 1927 02/26/1988Name:Otto Delbert Scheele Birth: Sep 17, 1908 Death: 26 Feb 1988 – Knoxville, Iowa Cemetery: Graceland Cemetery Knoxville, Iowa Father: Fred F. Scheele b. Feb 3, 1871 d. Jun 17, 1957 Mother:Pearl E. Carter b. Aug 8, 1875 d. May 4, 1932 Sibblings: Charlene F Scheele Bryan b.1899 d.1981 Ted

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Rena Fee

Return to Class of 1927 11/13/1987Services for Elsie Rena (Fee) Welch, 78, of Pleasantville formerly of Knoxville, who died Nov. 13, 1987 at Pleasant Care Nursing Center in Pleasantville, were held Nov. 16 at Williams Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Pastor David Clark officiated at the services. Music was provided by Nora DeReus,

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Myron Welch

Return to Class of 1927 12/23/1986Services for Myron Carl Welch, 77, of Knoxville, who died Dec. 22 1986 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines were held Dec. 24 at Williams Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery Stanley Wolenhaus and Terry McNeely officiated at the services. Music was provided by Larry Conn, organist, and

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Otis Crozier

Return to Class of 1927 12/04/1983 Services for Otis A. Crozier, 74, of Des Moines, who died Dec. 4, 1983 at his home, were held Dec. 8 at Williams funeral Home. Interment was in Lincoln Cemetery. Elder Arthur Nichols officiated at the services. Music was provided by Darlene Mooberry, organist. Pallbearers were Jimmie Crozier, Richard

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James Andrews

Return to Class of 1927 02/15/1983Name: James Claire Andrews Birth: Mar 10, 1910 Death: Feb 15, 1983 Cemetery: Resthaven Memory Gardens Burial: Fort Collins, Colorado Spouse: Annabell James was preceded in death by his grandparents Harvey Wellington Lounsberry and wife Sarah Agnes (Gourley) Lounsberry, parents, Edwin Chapman Andrews and wife Iva Anna (Lounsberry) Andrews. Surviving

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