Return to Class of 1949 4/4/2011Patricia Ann Hockett, 79, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 9, from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. Pat was born April 14, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa to Donald and Hallie Bucklew. After […]
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Return to Class of 1949 04/01/2011Lawrence passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 18 days. Lawrence Burdette Woolsey was born on November 14, 1930 in Marion County, Iowa the son of Burdette and Alice (Vinson) Woolsey. He was raised in
Return to Class of 1949 10/3/2010 Roger Lee Bales of Tracy passed away in Knoxville on Oct. 3, 2010. Roger was born May 12, 1931, in Newton, the son of F. Guy and Oneita (Foster) Bales. He moved to Knoxville from Phoenix, Ariz., at which time he started his freshman year in high school. He
Return to Class of 1949 5/4/2010Virginia (Mikesell) Parker was born and raised in Knoxville in 1931. Virginia passed away in Glendora, Calif., of bladder cancer on May 4, 2010. The daughter of Ray and Beatrice Mikesell and sister to James and Larry Mikesell, Virginia grew up on Marion Street and was known as “Ginny” to
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Return to Class of 1949 3/31/2009Norma Jeanne Haning was born June 26, 1931 in Columbia, IA. She was the daughter of Alta Lucille Long and James Carl Malone. Norma attended elementary school in Columbia and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1949. For many years Norma was employed as a nursing aide at Collins Memorial
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Return to Class of 1949 2/3/2009Jamie Lee Scott was born December 4, 1931 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Bert Scott and Naomi (Brees) Scott. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1949. Following high school, Jamie enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1953 he was united in marriage
Return to Class of 1949 10/19/2008Minnie "Kitty" Wares was born Sept. 5, 1931, in Richmond, Ind., the daughter of Francis Eugene Waltmann and Tinsy (Minix) Waltmann. <br /> <br /> She was raised in Marion County and attended Knoxville schools. On Feb. 18, 1948, she was united in marriage to Jack Wade Wares in Des
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Return to Class of 1949 10/17/2008Betty Jean Ellis was born April 10, 1931, in Knoxville. She was one of two children born to Hazel Irene Smith and John Irvin Hegwood. Betty graduated from Knoxville High School and spent her entire life in Marion County. <br /> <br /> Betty Jean Hegwood was united in marriage
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Return to Class of 1949 06/10/2007George W. Nichols, 76, of Winterset died June 25, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. George Nichols was born Feb. 6, 1931, in Knoxville to Charley and Clara (Kingery) Nichols and graduated from Knoxville High School. He served in the United States Army from 1952–54. His marriage
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Return to Class of 1949 10/12/2006Leona Mae (Benscoter) Preston was born in Harvey, Iowa on July 27, 1930. She was one of three children born to Anna Mae Burkhart and Edgar Benscoter. Leona attended school in the Harvey and Knoxville Schools. She was a 1949 graduate of Knoxville High School. In March 1964 Leona was
