Class of 1937 Obituaries

Phyllis Eckley

Return to Class of 1937 11/16/2006Name: Phyllis (Eckley) Willis Birth: 6 Mar 1919 Marriage: 18 Jul 1942 – Unionville, Putnam, Missouri Death: 16 Nov 2006 – Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Spouse: Franklin Leroy Willis – On July 18, 1942 in Unionville MO Father: Oscar A Eckley Mother: Bessie Maud Myers 1882-1966 Sibbling: Gladys Eckley

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Mary Hays

Return to Class of 1937 03/27/2006Mary Harriett (Hays) Hickey was born on June 2, 1920, in Knoxville, Iowa, daughter of Norman Riley Hays (b.1891-d.1966) and Marion Goodwin Orr Hays (b.1894-d.1974). She had three brothers. She died on March 27, 2006, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 85. She married Richard James Hickey (b.1919-d.1990) on

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Iona Roland

Return to Class of 1937 10/7/2005 Iona (Roland) Yacinich age 87 of Knoxville, died Friday, October 7, 2005, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at the Apostolic Church in Knoxville, Iowa with the Rev. Charles Rutter and Rev. Donald Baker officiating. Interment will be

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Faye Van Hemert

Return to Class of 1937 10/29/2004A celebration of life forFaye Lucille (Van Hemert) Van Rees, 85, who passed away Oct. 29 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital, was held Nov. 2 at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home with Rev.. Neil Montz officiating. Van Rees was born on July 31, 1919, in Knoxville, the daughter

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Keith King

Return to Class of 1937 10/24/2004Funeral services for Elwood Keith King, 84, of Springfield, Mo., who passed away on Oct. 24, 2004 were held Oct. 28 at Williams Funeral Home with Pastor Stephen Bagby officiating. Interment was in the Olive Chapel Cemetery in rural Marion County. Elwood Keith King was born on Aug. 28, 1920,

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Elma Clements

Return to Class of 1937 10/06/2004Graveside services for Elma Ruth (Clements) Black, 85, of Knoxville, who passed away Oct. 6, 2004. at the Griffin Nursing Center, will be held Saturday at Graceland Cemetery with Rev. Edythe Hill officiating. Black was born Nov. 3, 1918, in Knoxville to Harole and Ruth (Himes) Clements. She was one

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William Core

Return to Class of 1937 4/14/2004Funeral services for William Verne Core, 83, of Clinton, who died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at his home, were held Monday, April 19, at the First Presbyterian Church in Clinton. Rev. Connie Peake officiated at the services. Interment was at the Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Al Bowers, Hugh Lamont,

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Willa Neely

Return to Class of 1937 12/11/2003Willa Mae (Neely) Carpenter, 84, of Parkersburg, formerly of Knoxville, IA, died December 11, 2003 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Knoxville, IA a daughter of the late Algren and Emma Edwinson Neely. She worked at Bellamy Telephone Company as a telephone operator. She enjoyed quilting, and

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Eugene Harvey

Return to Class of 1937 4/1/2003Funeral services for Eugene “Doc” Harvey, 83, of Knoxville, who died Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at the West Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville, were held Thursday, April 3, at Williams Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Crandall officiated at the services. Music was provided by Katie Davis, vocalist, and Janet

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