Class of 1942 Obituaries

Donald Edwards

Return to Class of 1942 11/10/2007Donald William Edwards, Sr., was born on Dec. 18, 1924, in Fort Dodge, the son of Vinson Edwards and Dora E. (Adams) Edwards. Don's family moved to Knoxville when he was a boy. He attended Knoxville schools and went to work in the coalmines as a young man. He eventually

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Phyllis Efnor

Return to Class of 1942 10/25/2007 Phyllis LaVaun Williams was born on March 23, 1925 in Monroe, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Madge (Johnson) Efnor. Phyllis graduated from Knoxville High School in 1942 and went on to Iowa Methodist where she graduated in 1946 as a Registered Nurse. On August 2, 1947 Phyllis married

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Loretta Bachman

Return to Class of 1942 04/11/2007 Funeral services for Loretta Maxine (Bachman) Jordan of Knoxville will be held Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Williams Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor John Claussen officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Cemetery, rural Marion County, Iowa. Loretta was born, Febuary 6, 1924, the daughter of Mr. and

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Velma Fee

Return to Class of 1942 06/16/2006 Velma (Fee) Perkey, was born January 28, 1925, in Marion County, the daughter of Timothy Vinton and Violet Verna Noftsger Fee. She attended Knoxville Public Schools. She was married to Randolph Lester Perkey, May 22, 1943. He Died August 20, 1998. Velma Louise (Fee) Perkey, 81, passed away on

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Jackie Walker

Return to Class of 1942 11/22/2005Name: Jacqueline Shirley (Walker) Shepley Birth: 18 Nov 1924 – Knoxville MA, Iowa Death: 22 Nov 2005 Ames, IA Spouse: Dale Shepley Father: Drew M Walker Mother: Pauline Blankenship Jacqueline S. Shepley, 81, of Lamar, Mo., formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in

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Harold Wilson

Return to Class of 1942 04/10/2005Harold Emery Wilson was born on Nov 21, 1924, to Elmer Charles and Dora Hayes Wilson near Knoxville. Wilson was educated in Knoxville schools and at Simpson College. During WWII he served as a cook in the Army. Wilson died on April 10, 2005, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center

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Robert Heykens

Return to Class of 1942 01/12/2005Name: Robert Howard Heykens Birth: 29 Aug 1924 Knoxville, Iowa Death: 1 Jan. 2005 Cemetery: Arlington Park Cemetery Burial: Jacksonville, Duval Count Florida Father: Herman Heykens Mother: Daisy May Lackey Spouse: Sally Ann Dorsey (b.12/3/1936 d.7/24/2007) Robert Howard Heykens, a beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away at his residence

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