Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries 06/29/2023 Vicki May King was born June 18, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Elton Dale and Betty Margaret (Wilson) King. She graduated from Southeast Warren High School and attended John Brown University in Arkansas, then transferred to and graduated from Simpson College with a Bachelor of […]
Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries Derald Swisher July 31, 1929 — June 18, 2023 Derald James Swisher, 93, passed away peacefully at Valley View Village in Des Moines, Iowa on June 18, 2023. Derald’s military service will be honored prior to his burial at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Iowa Veteran’s
Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries 10/10/2022 Ruth (Tucker) Dykstra was born March 18, 1930, to James and Blanche Tucker in Hamilton, IA. She had one brother, Barry, and a sister Jane. She attended Hamilton schools for the first 6 years and then the family moved to a farm near the Liberty church where she
Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries 03/20/2022 Marvin “Marv” D. Sloan, age 86, passed away on March 20, 2022, at Westridge Nursing Home in Knoxville, IA. Marv was born October 10, 1935, at Givin, IA to Charles W. and Mae Sloan. Marvin was the youngest of five children and attended school in Monroe, IA where
Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries 03/05/2022 Willard (Will) Irvin Prather was born at home on the farm in Fremont, IA on December 17, 1928, to Charles Irvin and Hilda Mae (Hedge) Prather. Will graduated from Fremont High School in 1947. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Central College in 1951 and later
Return to Class of 1953 01/28/2022 Vera Irene (Cowman) Sparks, age 86, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 4, 2022, at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville, beginning at 4:00 P.M. Vera’s family will be present from
Return to Class of 1929 09/16/1990 Services for Alice (Avery) Applegate, 78, of Knoxville, who died Sept. 16, 1990, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, were held Sept. 19 at the First United Methodist Church. Bybee and Davis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The interment was in Graceland Cemetery. Rev. K. Wayne
