Class of 1959 Obituaries

Kathy Stubbs

Return to Class of 1959 03/23/2013Kathy Louise (Stubbs) Harvey age 71, of Knoxville passed away Saturday morning surrounded by her family at her home in Knoxville. Kathy was born in Knoxville, Iowa on June 28, 1941, the daughter of Ralph Caffrey and Carolyn Louise (Jones) Stubbs. She graduated from Knoxville High School, class of 1959. […]

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Regan Walters

Return to Class of 1959 05/30/2012Peter Regan Walters, 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in Carrollton. Memorial service: 3 pm Thursday, June 7, 2012, Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., with Rev. Dr. Bill Parr officiating Regan was born on October 6, 1941, in Keokuk, Iowa to Lloyd and Alta Walters.

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Raymond Chambers

Return to Class of 1959 12/20/2011Raymond Dwight Chambers was born on October 31, 1941 in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Eddie Chambers and Zella (Light) Chambers. He grew up in Knoxville, graduating with the Knoxville High School Class of 1959. Ray enlisted in the United States Army in January 18, 1960 and served until he

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Connie Wagner

Return to Class of 1959 12/08/2011Constance “Connie” Louise (Wagner) Walsh, 70, of Dickinson Township, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. She was born June 19, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., and was adopted by her late parents, Arthur F. “Stubby” and Lena Owen-Parker Wagner She was a Cub Scout committee member and den mother, youth

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Raymond Smith

Return to Class of 1959 10/27/2011Raymond Smith, 71 was born November 17, 1940 at home in rural Knoxville to Glenn and Anna Ellis Smith. He went to grade school at Scott Country School near Attica and then finished his education in Knoxville, graduating from Knoxville High School in 1959. In 1961, Raymond and Kathleen Bankus

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Sue Thompson

Return to Class of 1959 11/25/2010 Sue (Thompson) Barbour, 69 of Sun City, Huntley, Illinois, and Summerfield, Florida passed away on Thursday morning, November 25, 2010. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley, with visitation after 9:30 a.m. at

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Barbara Holdren

Return to Class of 1959 10/16/2010 Barbara Ann (Holdren) Tokheim, 69, died Saturday, October 16, 2010, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Bloomfield United Methodist Church in Des Moines. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Barbara was born, on Sept 15, 1941, in Knoxville, Iowa,

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Gaye Slocum

Return to Class of 1959 04/21/2010 Gloria Gaye (Slocum) Goff was born August 25, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence William Slocum & Ruth Z. (Woods) Slocum. She graduated from Knoxville High School in the class of 1959. Gloria began working in the kitchen at the VA in 1973 and continued until

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James Birk

Return to Class of 1959 05/26/2009 James R. Birk, 67, passed away May 26, 2009, in California. He was born in Knoxville, to Philip and Genevieve Birk, on July 10, 1941. He was a graduate of Knoxville High School in 1959, Iowa State in 1963, and Purdue University in 1967, earning a Ph.D. in Analytical

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Claudia Comer

Return to Class of 1959 03/29/2006Claudia Caroline (Comer) Stitzer was born on September 17, 1941 in Knoxville, Iowa. She was one of two children born to Norma Ada Pritchard and Claude Carroll Comer. Claudia grew up in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School. She worked at various jobs throughout her life. She was one

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