Memorial weekend in Garden Grove draws large crowds
Garden Grove residents hosted Memorial weekend events with parades, black powder shoot, alumni dinners, and a memorial dinner served by the Lions. Many visitors from Osceola, Des Moines, Des Moines and beyond attended. Notable arrivals included families from Fresno, Fort Worth, Albuquerque, Reno and Sterling, with multiple reunions and anniversaries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlean Erb
Williard Dainty
Gene Hockensmith
Dorothy
Judy
Josh Hamilton
Tammy
Paul Clark
Chuck Erb
Michelle
Candi
Troy
Hazel Smith
Bill Slagg
Tiffany
Terry
Darwin Reed
Cassie
Lillian Jones
Robert Jones
Fresno
Wendell Jones
Fort Worth
Wendell
John McKibben
Roberta Speakman
Lawton
Julia Miner
Norton
Nellie Shultz
Chicago
G. H. McNay
Sterling, CO
Ernie Linn
Des Moines
Esther Williams
Humeston
George Williams
Woodburn
Rick Williams
John Seifkus
Osceola
Henry Barnhart
Springfield
Clarence Barnhart
Ralph Barnhart
Sandra White
Melissa
Grand River
Barnhart
Oregon
Garden Grove
Stanley Nordstrum
Mary Brooks
Albuquerque
Doug Nordstrum
Angie
Arnold Lovett
Princeton
Marilyn Spensler
St. Joe
Ervin Linville
Liberty
Newman Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
Raytown
Doon Lovett
Ronnie Coffey
Council Bluffs
Mildred Coffey
Chariton
Max Rutledge
Ed Coffey
Arnold Coffey
Walter Bond
Grace Scott
Mercer
John Dykes
Raymond Coffey
William Allen
Corydon
Marvin Coffey
Creston
Delsia Proctor
Geraldine
Proctor
John Allen
Robert Boor
Linda
Sandi
Rocky Mount
Irene Boor
Eileen Smith
Lucille Smith
Guiela Morgan
Kathy Lender
Newton
Roy Orfield
Russell
Smith
Dale
Jean) McBroom
Slade-Duerr
Leon
Melier
Weather and Community Notes From LeRoy Michigan Era
LeRoy news recounts scattered rain totals over the week with northeast areas topping five inches and local house rainfall over two inches. Memorial Day activities feature grave decorating and a Garden Grove weekend visit. local graduations attended by Stripe and Gartin families. A church quilting group meets. alumni banquet planned for June 14 at the LeRoy School gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Kyner
Garden Grove
Gladys
Millard Stripe
Erma
Larry Terril
Farragut
Jon Stripe
Don
Becky Stripe
Melvin
Mildred Garti
Shirley Drake
Gloria Searby
Jamie
Lindsey
Janice
Ray Coffey
Nicole
Carrie
Jonathan
Donna Morgan
Emily
Humeston
Wayne Street
Des Moines
Janet
Florida
Arlene
Arnold Hudson
Arizona
Stripe
LeRoy School
Compendium of county notes from decades past in Humeston area
A historical survey presents snippets from 90 years ago to 20 years ago, noting local life. Mentions include Misses May and Cora Smith teaching a select school, park officials asking cyclists to avoid the park, a Clarinda wedding and move to Little Rock, telegraph work in North Dakota, a purse loss near King and McKibben’s, and various births, deaths, marriages, business changes, drought impacts, and community events across Wayne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Cora Smith
Charles Greenlee
Bessie McCutcheon
Clarinda
Little Rock
Ark
George Ault
North Dakota
J.R. van Cleve
King and
Helen McMains
C.S. Humeston
A. Humeston & Sons
The
Princess
LaVar Bolon
Mildred Inabet
Averial Moore
Helen Richard
Faye Kipper
Margaret Irwin Campbell
Lena McCart
Leo H. Crew
Frank E. McCulloch
Leslie G. Roller
Ralph J. Sayers
John W. Wylie
Howard F. Wilson
Will H. Yates
United Taxpayers League
Wayne County
Corydon
Clay Township
Europe
Ralph Gardner
Hydro
Oklahoma
Paul S. Miller
John T. Hinchliff
Humeston
SCICAP honors volunteers at appreciation tea in Corydon
About 60 Wayne County residents received certificates of appreciation from SCICAP and the Wayne County Ministerial Association. The May 20 ceremony at the Corydon SCICAP office recognized volunteers for distributing surplus commodities and other activities, with Louise Clark on piano and Nancy Hamar on guitar among those honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
South Central Iowa Community Action Program
Scicap
Wayne County Ministerial Association
Corydon
Lawrence
Ruth Frye
Elizabeth Moore
Louise Dustin
Dean
Merl Brewer
Rita Petro
Don
Mildred Pierce
Edna Mitchell
Holly Pearson
Louise Clark
Maudie Crawford
Lewis Engle
Dorothy Sparks
Helen Teater
Dorothy McClatchey
Beulah
Ivan Gibbs
Ihna Gerdes
Wayne R. Moore
J. Harold Bennett
Lee George
Paula Culver
George K. Pearson
Thelma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden Grove Report
LeRoy
Earl Spicer
Lake Ahquabi
Earl
Spicers
Clyde
Leila Owens
Beverly Poe
Kimberley Kendall
Bernice Dale
Mary Coffey
Martha Rutledge
Rodman Dale
Robert
John Herbert Dale
Slater
Ruby Elliott
Charles Phillips
Vivian George
Larry Anderson
Joe George
Ron
Wynna Phipps
Pleasant Hill
Dewey Ivins
Eda Akes
West View Acres
Harley
Frank Spidle
Fred Bebout
Bebout
W. J. Lasley
Eddyville
Virginia
Scott
O'Neal Scott
Debbie
Boliver
Howard Scott
Beverly Petty
Gwelda
Ottumwa
Betty Brady
Melvin Jones
Wichita, KS
Grace
Professional Directory
Fanmeas Mus Warns ComPany
Monty Franklin
Broad Street
P.O
Humeston Veterinary Associates
Larry Martin
Everett L. Davis
N. Main
W. Jefferson
Larry Hirschy
Citizens South Central Agency
H. Beryl Kendall
Iowa
Ioof Hall
eHumeston
Don Derby Supply Corp
Derby, Iowa
Richman Henry Rice
M.E. Church
Ed Aten
W. Ray Evans
Centerville
Carroll Culmsee
Redondo
Seattle
Alaska
Laverna Coffey
Milford Goudy
Neva Helt
Edna Johnson
Maynard Kyner
Mildred Morford
Lenoir Martin
Evelyn McGhee
Charley E. Miller
Lester Peterson
Lewis Palmer
Cecil Dean Schecter
Lester Thomas
Russell Windsor
Livingston Thomas
Howard Windsor
Ivan A. Wells
Clyde Wheeler
Naomi Wilmot
Velma Woollis
Emily Bollbuck
Harry Maloney
Earl Poole
Brevity Club
George Winslow
Derby
Clarence Roberts
Max Baker
Jeannie Marie
Doris Montgomery
Melvin Pool
Oswego
Kansas
Eula Mae Evans
San Antonio
Texas
Minnesota
Bert Tait
Hubert
Wayne Rickert
Hawkeye Boys State
Marilyn Schecter
Bernard Johnson
Connie Snyder
Fred Swartz
Jean Roof
Dwight Joy
Robert Trisler
Janice Snuggs
David Karn
Herman Kirkwood
Donnabelle Joy
Larry Spensler
Judy Miller
Donald Richard
Willis Poole
Craig Gibbs
Patricia Evans
Jim Carlton
Don Richard
Allerton
Cambria
Lineville
Clio
Donald Fridley
Hareston
Union Vacation Bible School
Susan Johnson
Simpson College
Gold Key
A.A.U.W
Hoyt D. Snyder
Bill Lowe
Dick Davidson
B & D TV
Billy W. Coffey
Linda Kathleen McCann
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Mary Ellen Stanley
Mormon Trail
Anne Mart
John Frost
Oskaloosa
Linda May
Larry Lee Surfus
Elizabeth Kelso
Valerie Johnson
Janilee Boggs
Kelso
Gene Parr
University of Iowa
Standard Station
Stephanie Trisler
Central College
Big Red
Pella College
Ruby’s
Aests
Humeston Housing Association
Peggy Gwinn
MGR
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