Class of 1929 Obituaries

Cleta Simbro

Return to Class of 1929 01/29/2010Cleta E. (Simbro) Hall was born November 27, 1910 in Marion County, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel Simbro (b.1884-d.1932) & Gladys Eva Brock Madigan (b.1888-d.1988). She was united in marriage to Vernon O. Hall who was born 1902 & died 1982. She was a public School teacher. Cleta died in […]

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Pauline Line

Return to Class of 1929 02/17/2008Pauline (Line) McNeish was born November 15, 1910 in New Market, Iowa, the daughter of Wilford J. and Nona Bernice (Maddy) Line. In 1916, Pauline’s family moved to the Knoxville area. Following graduation from Knoxville High School, Pauline went to work as a secretary for the superintendent of the Knoxville

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Marlene Maddy

Return to Class of 1929 07/13/2007 Name: Marlene (Maddy) Amos\Hoover\Naylor Birth: 4 February 1912 – Marion County, Iowa Marriage: 8 August 1936 – Knoxville, Iowa Death: Iowa, 13 July 2007 Father: Walter H. Maddy Mother: Jennie Olive Smith Spouse: Carl M. Amos/Hoover/Naylor Siblings: W. Gordon Maddy (d.1985) Maxine (Louie Zoutte) Cleo Dooley Wilma Condra Marvin

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Inez Neely

Return to Class of 1929 04/11/2006Inez Faye (Neely) Mitchell was born March 17, 1911, in rural Marion County, the daughter of William G. and Blanche (Reynolds) Neely. Inez spent her entire life in Knoxville. She graduated from Knoxville High School and taught country school for a year. She married Frank "Bunk" Mitchell in Newton in

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Beatrice Brown

Return to Class of 1929 01/15/2006 Beatrice Mae (Brown) Staley was born on Dec. 31, 1910, in Percy to Willie Brown and Alpha Joy (Amos) Brown. She was raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1929. Following high school, she taught rural school for two years. On

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Velta Teter

Return to Class of 1929 07/28/2005Velta Edith (Teter) Jarman quietly slipped into heaven just five days short of her 93rd birthday, on July 28, 2005. She was born Aug. 2, 1912, on the family ranch near Gibbon, Neb. She could recall as a young girl watching the Indians ride in and water their ponies at

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Ruth Ridlen

Return to Class of 1929 12/16/2003 Ruth Arminta (Ridlen) Williams was born the third of four children born to Clarence L. Ridlen & Nellie Robuck. She was united in marriage to Harold D. Williams on February 6, 1932, in Rock Island, Illinois. To this union, three known children were born: Phyllis Joan (Williams) Hoch, Phillip

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Hazel Loynachan

Return to Class of 1929 10/18/2003Funeral services for Mary Hazel (Loynachan) Hollingshead, 92, who died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 at the Comfort House in Pella, were held Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Bybee & Davis Funeral Home in Knoxville. Rev. Peter J. Peterson officiated at the services. Jim Kidder was organist. Interment was at Breckenridge Cemetery

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Ruth Mart

Return to Class of 1929 04/24/2001Graveside services for Ruth Marie Mart, 94, of Knoxville, who died on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at Griffin's Nursing Center, were held on Friday, April 27, at Graceland Cemetery. Rev. Peter J. Peterson officiated at the services. Ruth was born on February 15, 1907 in Marion County, the daughter of

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Cecil Karr

Return to Class of 1929 03/26/2001Cecil Agness Price 1911-2001 Funeral services for Cecil Agness (Karr) Price, 89, of Knoxville, who died on Monday, March 26, 2001, at Westridge Nursing Home, were held on Thursday, March 29, at Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Jake Knight officiated at the services. Music was provided by Joan Arnott, organist and

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