Class of 1940 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1940 12/22/1986Name: Evelyn Annis (Long) Stevenson – Odem Birth: 30 Aug 1921 Knoxville, IA Death: 22 Dec 1986 Corpus Christi TX Father: Ed Long Spouse: 1. Stanley Stevenson – Married January 2, 2. Francis R Odem

Return to Class of 1940 11/24/1985 Name: Junior Austin Core Birth: Apr. 15, 1922 Death: Nov. 24, 1985 Father: Austin M. Core (1868 – 1951) Mother: Winifred O’Laughlin (1884 – 1957) Burial: Graceland Cemetery – Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Austin M. Core Jr., 63, of 3807 Wakonda Drive died of cancer early Sunday, Nov. 24,

Return to Class of 1940 05/10/1985Services for Juanita Daisy (Hartshorn) Moss, 65, of Knoxville, who died on May 10, 1985, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital, were held May 13 at Bybee and Davis Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Pastor Al Johnson officiated at the services. Music was provided by Darlene Mooberry, organist, and

Return to Class of 1940 02/15/1985 Services for Howard Hartman Jones, 63, of Knoxville, who died Feb. 15, 1985 at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines was held on Feb. 18 at Williams Funeral Home. Interment was in Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mahaska County. Rev. John Beebout officiated at the services. Music was provided by Darlene

Return to Class of 1940 10/19/1983 Name: Harold Otis Goebel Birth: 25 Feb 1923 Bussey, Marion County, Iowa Death: Oct 19, 1983 Spouse: Mildred Miers On July 3, 1941 Father: Wilbur Odious Goebel (d.1900) Mother: Mary E. (Lingle) (d.1996) Siblings: 1. Marjorie Mary (Goebel) Laird (b.1926-d.2008) 2. Esther (Goebel) Mehalovich 3. David George Goebel (d.2016)

Return to Class of 1940 02/08/1982Services for Forrest Earle Wilcutt, 59, who died Feb. 8, 1982 at Knoxville Area Community Hospital, were held Feb. 10 at Williams Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Dr. Leonard E. Deaver officiated at the services. Music was provided by Mrs. Darlene Mooberry, organist, and James Kidder, the vocalist

Return to Class of 1940 06/03/1980Elizabeth Henrietta (Waisner) Barnes was born on October 3, 1922, at Bussey, Iowa. She was the youngest of two children born to William Waisner and Melila Gladys Parker. Elizabeth graduated from Knoxville High School in 1941, where she met her sweetheart. She was united in marriage with Charles Clifford Barnes

Return to Class of 1940 07/18/1979Name: Vance Eugene Walker Birth: 27 May 1922 – Marion Death: 18 Jul 1979 Memphis, TN Father: Dwight John Walker Mother: Margaret Leonard

Return to Class of 1940 11/08/1977Name: Jean Ardell (Proffitt) Courtney Birth: 13 Oct 1922 Death: 08 Nov 1977 Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa Spouse: Jay D. Courtney Marriage: 09 Dec 1944 Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa Father: Williard P Proffitt Mother: Leona Clelland Jean Ardell Courtney, daughter of Willard Paul and Leona Cleland Proffitt, was born on Oct. 13,

Return to Class of 1940 08/10/1976 Name: Robert S. Brady Birth: 2 Oct 1922 – Knoxville, Iowa Death: 10 Aug 1976 – Newton County, Arkansas Cemetery: Jasper Cemetery Burial: Jasper, Arkansas Spouse: Mary Norma Munn Married Nov 17, 1942, in Kirksville, Mo Father: John Venson Brady Mother: Alta E Shilling Funeral services were held in