Class of 1949 Obituaries

Dolores DuBree

Return to Class of 1949 06/19/2018Dolores (DuBree) Bailey, 86, passed away on June 19, 2018. Dolores was born September 18, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Mary Irene Dotson and Roy Raymond DuBree. She lived her childhood in Knoxville attending Knoxville Community Schools and graduating in the class of 1949. In 1951, she moved to […]

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Larry Graham

Return to Class of 1949 12/23/2017Larry Burdette Graham, son of Albert and Gladys Cadwallader Graham was born October 30, 1930 in Coal Ridge, Iowa and departed this life on December 23, 2017 at his home in Mansfield, Missouri at the age of eighty-seven years, one month and twenty-three days. On September 8, 1951 he was

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Mary Drake

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

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Bob Edwards

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

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Mary Murphy

Return to Class of 1949 09/03/2017 Mary 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

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Helen Brooks

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

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Martha Dyer

Return to Class of 1949 01/19/2017 Martha 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

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Melvin Dennison

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

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