Return to Class of 1953 12/18/2013Dwayne David Stone, also known by his friends and colleagues as Stoney, died at age 79 on December 18, 2013, due to brain cancer. He was born March 23, 1934 in Knoxville, Iowa to Dwight H. Stone, D.O. and Hazel Gibson Stone. After graduating from Knoxville High School in 1953, […]
Return to Class of 1953 11/13/2013 Marilyn Lee (Koons) Britt, 78, passed away December 13, 2013, at Regency Care Center in Norwalk, Iowa. She was born July 18, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, to James Dee and Winifred Koons. Marilyn was a graduate of Knoxville High School. She had many jobs but always enjoyed working
Return to Class of 1953 10/23/2013Mary Elizabeth Durham, daughter of Lorin Doyle Hatch, Sr. and Mabel Jenkins Hatch, was born March 12, 1934 on a farm about five miles southeast of Knoxville in the Valley neighborhood. She attended Scott country school and Sunday school at the Valley Church. In 1951 her family moved in with
Return to Class of 1953 04/06/2013Keith Edwin Zimmerman, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Friday, May 24, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Horace Alton and Lela Bonita Conrey Zimmerman. Ed graduated from the Knoxville High School with the class of 1953. In
Return to Class of 1953 12/20/2012Known and loved for her strong faith, kindness, grace and generous heart, Mary Jane Peitersen unexpectedly passed into her Lord's arms Dec. 20, 2012, at Martinsburg City Hospital. She was born June 22, 1935, in Oelwein, Iowa, to the late Otto and Virginia Harms, and attended schools in Estherville and
Return to Class of 1953 9/19/2012Vida Ann Peirce, 77, Kokomo, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at Community Howard Regional Health. She was born Aug. 23, 1935, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard P. and Dorothy Alma (Stephens) Randol. On May 28, 1956, in Knoxville, Iowa, she married Arthur F. Peirce, who
Return to Class of 1953 8/2/2012Ned Keeton Job, age 77, died August 2, 2012 at his home in Knoxville. Ned was born April 26, 1935 to Eldon L. and Bernice Job. Ned graduated from Knoxville High School Class of 1953 and attended the University of Colorado where he graduated in 1957 with a BS degree
Return to Class of 1953 7/23/2012Dr. Robert Milton Watson died July 23, 2012, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident in southern California. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Teri Watson. He leaves behind four children with former wife, Margo: Jeff, Mark, Steve, and Susan Hancock; their spouses; 16
Return to Class of 1953 6/14/2012Shirley Ann (Coon) Hays was born on April 16, 1935 in Vermillion, Minnesota the daughter of Clayton and Irma (Hegwood) Coon. After moving to Knoxville, Iowa, Shirley’s mother passed away and she was raised from an early age by her aunt and uncle, Leslie and Etta Mettler. She always considered
Return to Class of 1953 06/04/2012 Carolyne Jane Roush was born January 1, 1936 in Melcher, Iowa the daughter of John and Vivian (Thorpe) Thomas. She attended elementary school in Melcher and her family later moved to Knoxville, where Carolyn graduated from high school in 1954. On January 1, 1955 she was united in marriage
