Class of 1941 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1941 02/14/2011 Name: Gwendolyn Marie Maddy Birth: 20 Feb 1924 – Marion Death: 14 Feb 2011 – Pensacola, Escambia, Florida

Return to Class of 1941 04/25/2010 Carmen Ruth (Cooley) Gilliland was born June 6, 1923, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Coolley and Ella (Ridnouer) Coolley. On April 21, 1942, Carmen was united in marriage to Harold Gilliland in Unionville, Missouri. She worked as the Assistant City Clerk to the City of Knoxville until

Return to Class of 1941 12/28/2009Sephus C. Tucker, age 86, was born August 7, 1923, son of Conroy and Nellie Tucker, passed away December 28, 2009. His last Residence was 44133 North Royalton, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Beloved husband of Alice Cunningham. Dear father of Chris (Steve) Campbell, Kathy (Jim) Durkot, and Kim (Tony) Cristantiello. Loving grandfather

Return to Class of 1941 11/10/2009 Maj. Gen. Joseph “Joe” Gale May, age 86, died on November 10, 2009, in Pensacola, FL. He was born August 3, 1923, in Arcola, ILL to William Bingham and Mary May of southern Indiana, the sixth eldest of nine children. The family moved to Knoxville, IA in 1929 where

Return to Class of 1941 11/02/2009 Name: Stanley Owen Gullion Birth: August 16, 1921 – Columbia, Iowa Death: November 2, 2009 – Des Moines, Iowa Father: Guy Curtis Gullion Mother: Pearl May Hibbets Spouse: Edith R. Agan Children: Stanley Gullion and Gullion Siblings: Howard Truman Gullion; Glen Floyd Gullion; Gullion; Gullion; Gullion and 3 others

Return to Class of 1941 09/06/2009 Marguery Jane Bybee, Fleming, was born, on August 20, 1923, the daughter of Allen Peter Bybee (b.Mar 24, 1886-d.Mar 20, 1963) and Katherine Cline (b.Jul 19, 1884-d.Aug 12, 1972). She died Sunday, at the age of 86, on September 6, 2009, at the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in

Return to Class of 1941 02/06/2009 Gladys G. (Bailey) Park was born March 16, 1924, and passed away Feb. 6, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill L. Park (1984), brother Jas. Kenneth Bailey, sister Elmerine Hasso, and parents Jas. R. Bailey and Delia (Jeffers) Bailey Crozier, and beloved mother-in-law Georgia Pearle

Return to Class of 1941 11/20/2008 Bettie Vern (Hart) Hanna was born on Dec. 2, 1923, in Washington Township, Marion County. She was one of two daughters born to Dimmie Gregory and William Allen Hart. Bettie grew up in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1941. On Dec. 14, 1941, Bettie

Return to Class of 1941 10/15/2008 Herbert O. Dixon, 85, passed away on Oct. 15, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. A native of Knoxville, he was the son of the late Lyda Mae and John Archibald Dixon. Herb was a wonderful loving husband and father of four children, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He is

Return to Class of 1941 05/12/2008 Donald VandenBerg was born June 28, 1922, to John and Lois (Augustine) VandenBerg in rural Marion County. Don was united in marriage to Dorothy Cummings at the Little Brown Church on May 19, 1946, in Nashua. He worked at the Community National Bank in Knoxville for over 40 years,