Return to Class of 1954 04/18/2021 Marjorie Ruth (Wagner) Hester, age 84, of Knoxville, Iowa passed away on Sunday April 18, 2021 at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Marjorie was born on July 26, 1936, in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Erma (Shore) Wagner. She was united in marriage to Howard Hester […]
Return to Class of 1954 04/10/2021 Myrtle Marie (Condra) Molyneux, 85, of What Cheer, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at her What Cheer home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 14, beginning at 10:00 am at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April
Return to Class of 1954 12/25/2020Billy Edgar McCorkle, 84, of Chariton, passed away December 25, 2020 at Oakwood Specialty Care in Albia, Iowa. Services will be held at a later date and burial will be at the Columbia Cemetery. Pierschbacher Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Billy was born the son of Lena (Harvey)
Return to Class of 1954 12/05/2020 Alvin Earl Bassett, 84, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Independence Village in Waukee, IA. Alvin was born January 4, 1936 in rural Marion County and raised in Knoxville, graduating in 1954 from Knoxville High School. While driving truck for his father, he met Shirley J. Altes and was
Return to Class of 1954 09/24/2020 Linda Rae Gotta, age 84, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Linda was born on July 11, 1936 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Florence Stewart and Josh Earl Agar. Florence later married Foster Kissinger and Linda took
Return to Class of 1954 09/18/2020 Ruth Marie (Deitrick) Rose, 84, of Newton, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. A private family graveside service will be held at the Newton Union Cemetery with Pastor Mark Holmes of First Lutheran Church officiating. Wallace Family Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.
Return to Class of 1954 06/13/2020 Howard “Tom” Thomas Salsberry, age 84, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston due to kidney failure. Tom was born March 26, 1936, in Knoxville, Iowa to Eddie and Bernice (Conrey) Salsberry. He was raised, attended
Return to Class of 1954 09/06/2019 Regena Pauline (DesCamp) Wilkes, age 85, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. Regena was born on April 5, 1934, near Knoxville, Iowa. She was the daughter of Narcessa and Florence (Davies) Des Camp. Regena was united in marriage
Return to Class of 1954 05/22/2019 Ronald Edwin Simpson was born October 11, 1935 in Hiteman, Iowa the son of Ralph Alfred Simpson and Amelia (Leggett) Simpson. He was primarily raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1954. Following high school, Ron went to work for Hy-Vee Food Store. On
Return to Class of 1954 04/24/2019 John Thomas Crawford, age 83, of Knoxville, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Hospice Comfort House in Pella. John was born in rural Marion County, Iowa on September 17, 1935, the son of Howard and Osa “Mae” (Heck) Crawford. He grew up on a farm
