Class of 1949 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1949 12/12/2017Mary Ann (Drake) Ryan, age 86, of Wapello, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Wapello Specialty Care. The daughter of Wilbur and Bertha Logsdon Drake, she was born on July 26, 1931, in Boone. Mary Ann graduated from Knoxville High School in 1949 and attended Iowa State University. She […]

Return to Class of 1949 11/05/2017 Robert Wayne “Bob” Edwards age 88, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. A visitation will be held from 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, November 9, 2017, at the Celebrate Community Church of Knoxville. The service will be held

Return to Class of 1949 09/03/2017Mary Margaret Murphy was born on June 4, 1931, in Melrose Iowa the first of six living children to Francis and Catherine (Bingaman) Murphy. This light haired girl could read before she went to school in Melrose and lived there until she was nine years of age when her father

Return to Class of 1949 06/03/2017Helen Louise (Brooks) Stevenson was born February 11, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of James Ray Brooks and Clarice Lorene (Long) Brooks. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Knoxville High School Class of 1949. On September 12, 1954, Helen was united in marriage to Richard Gene

Return to Class of 1949 01/19/2017Martha Ann Langebartels (Dyer) passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at The Bluffs in Columbia Missouri after a 7-year diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. Martha lived a great part of her adult married life raising her family in Florissant, Mo. A graveside service for Martha will be held on

Return to Class of 1949 10/10/2016 Melvin Eugene Dennison was born March 20, 1930 at home in rural Knoxville the son of Robert and Beatrice (Orr) Dennison. Mel graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1949. Following graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served his country honorably and was discharged

Return to Class of 1949 05/23/2016 Ted Donald Godfrey, age 84, a longtime Park Rapids, MN area resident passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at the Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, MN with his loved one at his side. Ted was born November 21, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa to Fred Godfrey and Ethel Florence

Return to Class of 1949 08/15/2015Raymond Lee Glover was born July 30, 1930 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of John and Pearl (Swayne) Glover. Ray graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1949. He drove a coal for a brief time, but spent the majority of his working years running parts departments for

Return to Class of 1949 03/26/2015Loretta was born July 18, 1931 to Ivan and Charlene (Orr) Fortner in Knoxville, Iowa. Loretta had one brother, Larry, and graduated Knoxville High School in 1949. She married John Hendricks on May 18, 1952. To this union, two children were born, Randy and Cindy. Loretta and John lived in

Return to Class of 1949 01/03/2015Gillam, age 84, of Sigourney, died Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Mary Rose was born January 3, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa, to John and Theodoshia (Jarrel) Crossen. She attended school in Knoxville through the 8th grade, graduated from Sigourney High School and attended