Class of 1949 Obituaries

Norman D. Barger

Return to Class of 1949 2/22/1990 Norman D. Barger, 59, of Macon, Ga and formerly of Knoxville, died February 22, 1990. He was born near Liberty Center and graduated from Knoxville High School. He served in the Korean War and lived in Indianola for a period of time after his military service. He is survived […]

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Byrl Jay Reynolds

Return to Class of 1949 07/24/1986Services for Byrl Jay Reynolds, 54, of Knoxville, who died July 24, 1986, were held July 28 at Bybee and Davis Funeral Home. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Rev. William Travis officiated at the services. Music was provided by James Kidder, organist. Pallbearers were Chuck Galeazzi, Jude Garner, Ray Glover,

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Ronald Dale McComas

Return to Class of 1949 04/16/1985Services for Ronald D. McComas, 53, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and formerly of Knoxville, who died April 16, 1985 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. following a heart attack, were held April 20 at Evangelical Church in Frederick, Md. Interment was in Francis Scott Keyes Cemetery in Frederick,

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Alberta Kingma

Return to Class of 1949 02/13/1980Services for Alberta May (Kingma) Briggs, former Knoxville resident, of Sleepy Eye, Minn., who died Feb. 13, 1980 at her home, were held Feb. 16 at the Faith United Methodist Church, Sleepy Eye, Minn. The Rev. Merrill Harris officiated. Pallbearers were James Nelson, James Grundmeyer, Wilbert Brey, Melvin Wentworth, Warren

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Paul Mettler

Return to Class of 1949 12/19/1972Services for Paul Mettler, who died Dec. 19 at Burlington were held there on Dec. 22, 1972 with Rev. Henry Hackman officiating. Services were at Oakland on Dec. 23 with Rev. Edwin Meineker officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland. Richard Paul, son of Leslie and Etta Hegwood Mettler,

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Howard Smith

Return to Class of 1949 03/18/1970 Howard Edward (Boostie) Smith, 39, of Knoxville died March 18, 1970 at Universtity Hospital in Iowa City, Thursday evening, He had been in failing health for several months. He was born Howard Edward Smith on July 14, 1930 in Marion County the son of Glenn and Laura PeLong Smith.

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Mildred White

Return to Class of 1949 7/20/1963Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred J. (White) Hobbs, 32, who died July 20 at Swedish hospital, Denver, Colo., were held July 23 from Harvey Park Christian Church there with burial at Yuma, Colo. Born in Knoxville, on August 25, 1930, she had lived in Denver for the past 14 years.

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James Nichols

Return to Class of 1949 11/20/1953Name: James Lorence Nichols Birth Date: 8 Jul 1932 Home City: Knoxville Home State: Iowa Death Date: 20 Nov 1953 Processed Date: Nov 1976 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: Hostile – Died while missing Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty – Non-Aircrew Service

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