Sunday visits and family gatherings across Centerville area
The column lists numerous Bluffton area residents visiting relatives and fellow townsfolk from Colfax to Rubio, Centerville, and Des Moines. It notes Christmas and New Year gatherings, church events, road trips, and a long roll call at Evangelical United Brethren church with meals, prayers, and a midnight bell toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Evan Stroud
Miss Blentt
Miller
Maxine Firkins
Margaret
Mary Ellen Condra
Stroud
C. C
Bud) Waughop
Centerville
Evangelical
United Brethren ‘Church
Blanche Graham
Des Moines
Warren DuVall
DuVall
Graham
Ruth Gibbons
Clinton
Bryan Hart
Max McDonough
Janice
Joyce
A. G. Broshar
Waterloo
Gerald
NROTC
Iowa State College
Ames
Anne Daillager
Emil Halden
Kathleen
Mya
Bill “Harris
el Paso-Texas
Raymond Gilliland
Main Station By Mrs John Foster Community Gathering
A large church gathering at Fairview is described with numerous family visits and dinners. The narrative lists many locals including Mr. and Mrs. Dean Tomlin, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cochran and families, and guests from Gary Indiana and Albia. Several weddings, Christmas visits, hospital trips, and a stroke event involving Tomlin are noted among residents of Centerville Oskaloosa and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Tomlin
Lester Cochran
Dick Lucas
Rickey
Sharon
Gary
Indiana
Robert Foster
Mary Miller
Albia
John Miller
Humboldt
Towa
Ted Miller
Tom McCrory
James
Ed Points
Tom
Centerville Hospital
Herman Smith
Trenton Gladfelder
Belle
Whicker
Clyde
Darlene Gladfelder
Frank Gladfelder
Keithladfelder
Norma Lee’ Gladfelder
Kenneth Gladfelder
Gene
Judy
Jess Gladfelder
Marvin Morris
Vicky
Wanda Cochran
Carl Tomlin
Lynn Fenon
Milo
Murphy
Gale Murphy
Centerville
Belle Whicker
Velma Gladfelder
Alstera
Bloomfield
Earl Boyer
Bill Long
Podward
Vialti
Clare Woodward
Kermit Gladieley
Vernon Goff
Freddie
Aee Apna
Morris
Conor Gladfelder
Ra. Fenton
Chetan Jane
Frank. Gladfelder
Mra
Viresil Easter
Patty
Jack
Keith’ Gladfelder
Norma Lee
Kermit Gladfelder
Fonda Sue
Kester Gladfelder
Vicity
Sunday Visitors and Christmas Gatherings Across Local Families
Numerous households hosted relatives and friends over Christmas and Sunday. Entries note Mr. and Mrs. Tomlin, Carl Tomlin, John Broshar, and many others visiting for dinners, suppers, and afternoon calls at homes of Ray Harrison Elsie Long Jr Jay Main Max Whicker Lyndon McDanel and others including the Marlin, Whicker, and Hilton families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Gladfelder
Wm. Tomlin
Carl Tomlin
John Broshar
Dixie
Donnie
Clare Cailen
Billy
Lois
Ray
Harrison
Bill Long
John Horstman
Elsie Long, Jr
Jay Main
Max Whicker
Lyndon McDanel
Johnny Marlin
McDanel’s
Beryl
Shirley Townsend
Daphne Hilton
Lloyd McDanel
Guy McDanel
Ronald Lockman
Doris Jean Fisher
Johnny Whicker
Catie
Unionville Christmas Socials Stir Residents Across Iowa
Unionville residents and relatives shared Christmas visits across Iowa. Families including Harringtons, Underwoods, Harrringtons, and Hawks hosted dinners and joined kin in Ottumwa, Wellman, Grinnell, Moulton, and Bloomfield. Travelers included Dale Walton of Colorado Springs and Paul Dean Harrington’s brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Harrington
Dale Walton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Paul Dean Harrington
Margaret Ann Harrington
Unionville
Allen Harper
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
W. G. Harper
John Harrington
Max Moulton
Moulton
Tipton
Pfc
Harold Clark, Jr
Columbia
D. C
Alvin Smith
Waldo Moore
Warrington
Fla
St. Joe Wilson
Claud Underwood
Donald Nash
Des Moines
John Underwood
Clifford Burger
Vern Brooke
Grinnell
Harold Weidlin
Wellman
LaRue Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Earl Morrison
Iva Morrison
Verner Hawk
J. W. Proctor
Exline
W. E. Hiatt
Estella Burton
Arthur
Centerville
Doris Burton
Monroe
Gerald Burton
Udell
D. J. Hiatt
Richard Harrington
John Bainbridge
Ot‘tumwa
Alma Bowlsby
John Thornburg
Evanston
Paul Lippert
Odell Area News Wrap: Ills, Visits, Travel, and Deaths
Local notes report Mrs H B Spring and Dorothy Glasgow in hospital recovery after surgery while Wayne Weber, Doyle Spring, and Edna Moore family updates appear. Visits include John Henshaw home in Moulton and Utah guests. Chas Rhodes farm sale plans announced. David Argo sails into merchant marines. various sicknesses and hospitalizations noted with well wishes for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Glasgow
Wayne Weber
Doyle Spring
Edna Moore
Pearl Moore
Denver
Deloris
Evelyn Hennshaw
John Henshaw
Moulton
Gene Glasgow
Utah
Harry Wilkinson
Merle Houser
Lila Wolver
Newton
Alvin Spring Home
George Morlan
Cecil Morlan
Betty
Shirley
Norman
Claxton
Thurman
Colorado
Appanoose County
David Dean Argo
Carbonado
Wash
Merchant Marines
Seattle
Sea
Marvin Wolver
Moultan
Lionel and
H. B. Spring
Joe Moore
Woodrow Duty
Grant Banks
Centerville
Rhodes
Odell
Marie Weber
Bloomfield Hospital
Buell Horn
Mark
Iowa
Willis Beck
Des Moines
Minnie Replagle
Helen Rouse
Lloyd Whisler
Paul Henderson
Pauletta
Harold Springs
Darlene Spring
Spring
Linda Moore
Christmas Visit Recap From Derby and Related Families
Mrs Hamat Derby hosts a cluster of relatives including the Hammonds Sheldons and Derbys for Christmas gatherings with extended visits noted. Coady siblings spend Friday with aunt Mrs Edd McDonald while other families share dinners and holiday time across Ottumwa, Derby, and Argo households.
Moravian Union News Highlights January 3 1962
Russell Brows home scene noted. Bernard Kitterman aided Wilmer Kitterman as the Wilmer family prepares to move to Colorado. Clair Long and family shared Christmas with Earl Swift. Charles McAninch visited Bruce and Neil Sheldon and family. Kenneth and Karen joined Emmett Derby family on Friday. George Curtis family celebrated Christmas with Lewis Curtis family. Willadean McDaniel from Des Moines spent Christmas with W O McDaniel family. Junior Teed of the U S Navy and Dwight McDaniel visited G A Vickrey home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Broshar
Carole
John Sufficol
Colfax
Charlotte Sufficool
Ronnie Broshar
Paul Sufficool
Harley Burton
Centerville
Curtis Burton
al Burton
Washington
Carol Steinbeck
Rubio
Burton
Richard Burton
Ricky
Chevy
Waycross
Fred Hatin
Bertha Louise
Maquoketa
W. N. Miller
T. E. Campbell
Carl Coffin
Promise City
Agnes Langford
Grace
Numa
Loren Walter
J. R. Callen
Ted Miller
Fred Tillmont
Harry DuVail
W. L. Brooks
Judy
Ashfork, Ariz
Larry Brooks
Danny
Norman Ward
Ray Lewis
Des Moines
Sunny
James Easter
John Clark
Rockford
Russell
Bernard Kitterman
Wilmer Kitterman
Wilmer
Colorado
Clair Long
Earl Swift
Charles McAninch
Neil Sheldon
Bruce Martin
Kenneth
Karen
Emmett Derby
George Curtis
Lewis Curtis
Willadean McDaniel
W. O. McDaniel
U. S. Navy
Dwight McDaniel
G. A. Vickrey
Beryl
Kenneth Brown
Russell Brown
Priscilla Mehrhoff
Cincinnati
Jack Penfield
Verna McAninch
Osa Brown
Lissie Kelsey
A. J. Brown
Connie Paris
George Hammond
Blanche Argong
Harald Fenton
Gilennys
Margaret
Marlys
Sandra
Jim
Shirley Farnsworth
Geo. Hammond
Jake Firkins
Linda Irwin
Max Mehrhoff
Lorraine Hammond
Gerald Rinehart
Mark Allen
Fred Taylor
Earl
Clinton Albertson
Bert Rinehart
Gerald
George
Mary Lou
John Hady
Lloyd Callen
Dewey Lalhaml
Lissiea Kelsey
Milledgeville Social Notes From Mrs Harold Taylor
Milledgeville residents share Christmas visits and gatherings. Roy Sulser and family host Christmas Eve and day events with the Fenton, Taylor, Davis, Sulser, Martin, Cross, Poli, and Vickroy families. Several calls and sick lists noted, with Janice Kay Vickrey visiting the 4 H Center and Bert Vickroy celebrating 50 years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sulser
Centerville
Frank Martin
Dorothy Cross
Charley Cross
Charles
Rev. Hall
Harold Taylor
Frank
Martin
Gene Ray
Burr Martin
Bruce Martin
Kenneth Dean
Karen
Diane
Eugene Ray
Earl Fenton
Jerald
Fenton
Stephen
Dwight ‘Fenton
Duane Sulser
Betty Davis
Jess Elgin
G. A. Vickroy
Janice Kay
Bert Vickroy
Plano
Janice Kay Vickrey
4-H Center
Iconium Community Social Notes and Visit Recap
Local residents share visits and gatherings around Christmas and weekend events. Names include George Hammond Brown Mehrhoff Penfield Kelsey Farnsworth Derby and many relatives, with outings to Centerville and Olen Johnson areas and a cooperative dinner including Connie Paris.
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Allee
Blakesburg
T. J. Fletcher
William Peck
Roy Lenz
Donald and Junior
Dés Moines
Chas
Jarvis
D.W. Kingery
Bil
Jayton
Ottumwa
Rex
Army Ai Force
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mia
Frank Hammond
Cleo
Donna
Nancy
Ann
Reta
Harold VanDorin
Ronny
Chucky
Ottumiwa
Homer Kingland Beck Milleman
Moravia
Max Hiner
Johnnette
Rex Haver
Pfe
Don Sears
San Antonio
Charles ‘Coffin
Garland Houser
Dixie Lee Dohrmann
Almont| Main
David Dohrmann
St. Angelo
Texas
W. B. Rountree
Gardner Hatchery
Turner Funeral Home
Peoples Abstract & Title Co., Inc
Centerville National Bank
Meredith R. Grifting
Moravia Theater
Robert Cummings
Joan Caulfield
Warfarin
Miller Farm Service
N. Clinton
John Foster
Fairview Church
L. P. Clow
West State St
Blue Centerville
Ford Service
General Motor
Pune
Brlog
Brices Motor Co
FORD
Vosbured
Mrs. Hamat Derby
Roy Sheldon
Donald
Darlene
Doyle
Ronald
Jimmie
Bernadine Coady
Edd McDonald
Carl Calhoun
Coy Swift
Ralph Derby
Deborah
Rex Derby
Howard
James E
Derby
al Derby
Clayton Sheldon
Neil
Deanna
Craig
Fred Argo
Ben Pickerell
Hattie Miller
Roy Miller
Clayton Speaken
Addie Sheldon
Richard Dunhem
Centerville Monument CO. C. C. Patterson
the Moravian Union
Milledgeville
Iconium
Moravia Union
Big Smith
Albia Sales CO
Sale Pavilion
H. C. Peterson & Sons
Paul Morehead
Froyd's Shoe Sale