Moravia News Highlights Wide Memorial Day Gatherings
A tapestry of family visits and community events unfolds from Moravia and nearby towns. Residents shared meals, attended funerals and graduation ceremonies, visited relatives in Centerville, Des Moines, Ottumwa, and Ames, with travel spanning Chicago to Denver. Memorial day observances drew numerous relatives, while local weddings, hospital updates, and military furloughs added to a busy social calendar.
Udell Family Reunion Highlights Local Spread
Udell News reports a Sunday family reunion at the Lester Murdy home with attendees from Kansas City, LeMar, New London, Lovilia, Albia, Moravia, Moulton, Rockford, Coon Rapids, and more. Bible school proceeds at Udell school building with closing services planned for June 4. A layette shower for Karen Stotler and daughter Terri Jo was held at the Brethren church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Murdy
Vern
Mildred Newcomb
Kansas City
Brian Karr
LeMar
Martha Werts
New London
Town
Marian Keaton
Lovilia
Wendall Murdy
Albia
W. V. Murdy
Moravia
Theodore Murdy
Moulton
Bill Blosser
Roger Blosser
Rockford
Leonard Palmer
Marvin Yeager
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Raymond Hughes
Jerry Henshaw
Edna Moore
Iona Dotson
Karen Stotler
Joe Moore
Bob Kilpatrick
Janice
Alan
Aurora
Mae Morian
Alvin Spring
Robert Morian
Kippy
Kiertis Powell
Lucille Price
Unionville
Ora Powell
Glenn Whisler
Colfax
Zola Saum
Donald Burkland
Paul
Ind
Kingery
Loren Powell
Woodrow Duty
Cecil Morlan
Jean Spring
Sherrie
L. A. Spring
Bloomfield
Sherry
Terri Jo
The
Brethren Church
Weekend Social Columns Mention Pfannebecker Family
Antéx Monday night drew a large crowd with hostesses Mrs Joe Moore and Linda Mrs Ralph Pfannebecker. Mr and Mrs Karl Pfannebecker visited with Ralph Pfannebecker and family over the weekend and Gary Pfannebecker joined for a Saturday night supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antéx
Joe Moore
Linda
Ralph Pfannebecker
Karl Pfannebecker
Gary Pfannebecker
Unionville Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Guests
Unionville and surrounding areas note a weekend of visits and gatherings. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Wes White and daughter from Ottumwa, Mrs. Max Thorton of St. Catherine Missouri, and Joyce Brain of Des Moines visiting local families. The Utopian club held a spring luncheon in Centerville with fourteen members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Harris
Des Moines
Anna Walters
Phil Underwood
Stanley Green
Tovilla
Clarence Green
Russell Alden
Burlington
Town
Garner Cleaver
LaPlata
Missouri
David Underwood
Wes White
Max Thorton
St. Catherine
Chas, Johnson
Fred Davis
Ottumwa
Lawrence Cox
Joyce Brain
Willard Brain
John Harrington
Darrell Powell
Alva Cridlebaughs
Pervis Cridlebaugh
Udell
L. A. Walker
Centerville
Ross Starks
Unionville
Utopian Club
Green Circle
Richard Hopkins
Centerville Hospital
Orville Rogers
Bloomfield Hospital
Vern Brooke
Harold Weidlein
LaRue Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Iva Morrison
Reva Burgess
Northwood
Towa
Lorance Morlan
Cecil Morlan
Marvin Morris
Gladys Morris
Diana Burton
Fairview
Scott
Mae Morlan
Cecil
Salem Notes and Visits Across Glenwood and Des Moines
Hazel Hellyer reports social visits in Glenwood and Des Moines including Terry Rose staying at the Dell Hellyer home, Moravia teachers’ supper at Iconium church, and multiple calls at the Dell Hellyer residence. Several families attended Mary Hayes wedding and other gatherings, with extended visits to Des Moines and Bryton Illinois areas.
Sunday Evening Visits and Calls at Local Homes
Sunday evening at the Amy Hiner home. Mrs. Delbert Calhoun and Mrs. Chance Cole were afternoon visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Henry. VanWeilden of Albia spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings. Miss Hazel Hellyer called on Mr. and Mrs. George Arga Saturday. They arrived home from Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayward
Des Moines
Art Fox
Pox
Howard Smith
Clell Blumer
Charles Caftin
Moravia
Laure More
Miller. Wehrle
Centerville
Lowell Harris
Phil Cobbs
Newton
Harris
Matte Coltrain
Zell
Judy van Dorin
LeRoy Seward
Eaton
Colo
Charles Coffin
Clell
John Copeland
Terri
Robin
Houston
Tex
Garland Houser
Jerry
Wilbur Rush
Jim
Duane Coffin
Debra
Dennis
Andy Pollack
Rock Island
George Pollak
Chicago
Kenneth
Ira Boyer
Harry Woodward
George Dew
Gladbrook
Ted Campbell
Arey
Nancy Temple
Kenneth Blackman
Ann
Cedar Rapkis
M. K. Blackman
Lucerne
Frank Morgan
Rebecca Milleman
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Luther Caster
Monroe
Leslie Woodward
Errol Kehrberg
Kingsley
Alton
G. Woodward
Wm. Woodward
Frank Woodward
Lowell Hatrin
Eva Hiatt
Maude Coltrain
Roger Gideon
Victor
Emery Coltrain
Leonard Palmer
Greentop
Kirksville
Floyd Alverson
Independance
Hazel Alverson
Moberly
C. C. Coulson
Diana Burton
Stephen Burger
Alverson
Robert Holly
Kathie
Jimmie
Tyson Bagby
Douglas
Deana
Huntsville
Ron Holdsworth
Marshalltown
Keith Cameron
Nerces
Coulson
Harold Burton
Bird
Forrest Main
Brian Karr
Lemar
W. V. Murdy
Knoxville
Karr
Ute
Iowa
Martha Wirts
Jeffrey
New London
Pfc
William
Bill) DuVall
Warren DuVall
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Korea
C. W. Moore
Ottumwa
Ida Mangie
Bill Allen
Carl Pence
Monmouth
Selah Spencer
Jack Spencer
Leo VanDorin
J. T. VanDorin
Sandra Card
Vennard College
University Park
Edd DeHall
Prairie City
Homer
Hamilton
Ethel Hamilton
Allie Pence
Lewis Rouse
Maureen Derby
Larry Derby
Emery Hiatt
Gary Perry
Julia
Emmett Derby
Pearl Walters
George Simmons
Sue
Karen
Randy
Marvin Gardner
And
Loren Walter
Joyce
Sharon
Sylvan VanDorin
Marie
Debbie
John Wilson
Neal
Joan
Delbert Gray
Brad
Louilla
Larry Pfannebecker
Tracy
Iowa City
Neil Penfield
Linda Gardner
Paul Witt
Simmons
Rita Gardner
Mearl Watter
Edward McCord
Orville
Martha McCord
Mary Hayes
Clarence
Donald Whitehead
Dell Hellyer
George Brozovich
Irene
Francine
Bert Rinehart
Frank Rinehart
Delbert Calhoun
Richard
Karl Lee
Elbert Perry
Newton Long
Lloyd Brown
Dell
Hazel
Clark Helyer
Terry Rose
Gerald Hawk
Laton Atwell
John Milburn
Bryton
Ilinois
Marie Beers
Mystic
Merle Adams
Amy Hiner
Chance Cole
Henry. VanWeilden
Robert Jennings
Hazel Hellyer
George Arga
Phoenix
Arizona
Probate Notice Involving Elijah Hiatt Will in Appanoose County
District Court of Appanoose County Iowa orders final proof and probate for the will of Elijah Fredrick Hiatt deceased after two papers filed as the will are opened. Hearing set for June 28 1961 at 10:00 AM to determine admission to probate and allow interested persons to appear and show cause if the will should not be admitted. Gioria Cortesta Clerk of the District Court W K Cash Albin laws Attorney for the Estate. June 18 15, 1961
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoosa County
Iowa
State OF Iowa
Appanoose County
Elijah Fredrick Hiatt
Said
Gioria Cortesta
W. K. Cash
Albin
Notice of Hearing to Sell Real Estate in Moravia Estate
Probate court in Appanoose County Iowa schedules a hearing to approve private sale of decedent Anna R Sharp’s Moravia lot. Administrator Charles L Johnston seeks to pay debts and authorize transfer of state social welfare lien to sale proceeds. Hearing set for June 10 1961 at Centerville court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna KR. Sharp
Charles L. Johnston
Irene Henderson
Claude Sharp
John H. Sharp
Glen Sharp
Ellen Paxston
Ruth Hopkin
Social Welfare
State OF Iowa
Moravia
Iowa
Tien
State Board of Social Welfare
State of
Centerville
Appanoose County
Tawa
Charles Johnston
Anna R. Sharp
Notice in District Court of Appanoose County Iowa
Plaintiff Kenneth Condra files suit in the district court against W L Hicks W D Turner William D Turner Jemima Turner and Emma Turner seeking relief. Case involves civil action in Appanoose County Iowa with standard notices and deadlines for response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF
Iowa IX
Appanoose County
Kenneth Condra
W. L. Hicks
W. D. Turner
William D. Turner
Jemima
Jemima E. Turner
Emma
Quieting Title Action Over Morayla Real Estate Iowa
Charley L Johnston attorney for plaintiff files in Appanoosa County Iowa a petition alleging ownership in fee simple for Lots 4 5 6 in Block . En Horner's First Addition Morayla with 20 years adverse possession. Defendants unknown claimants and named defendants warned to appear by June 24 1961 in Centerville. May 18 1981 notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Donovan
Mary B. Hicks
WM. L. Hicks
Mary Isabelle Hicks
Bessie
Donovan
H.R. Hicks
Emma F. Pabst
Nora Gladfaster
Bertha Proctor
Stella Burton
Liza Hiatt
Earl Hiatt
Atta Brain
Clara Wilson
Laura
Fairy
Turner
Rner
Ulg
Mary Belle Hicks
Allum
Elmira Long
Dora BR. Coulson
Rosa F. Dun
District Court
Appanocosa County
Iowa
Aleq
Centerville
Appanoore County
Towa
Charley L. Johnston
East State Street
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Ray McI Cloud
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Opall
Lute Hiatt
Vess Hiatt
Dwight Hiatt
Oskaloosa
Alvin Murphy
Marion Cridlebaugh
Olin Foster
Gary Repp
Muscatine
Joe Love
Eva Henderson
Tulsa
Okla
W. H. van Dorin
Flora Jones
R. §. Faber
J.C. Lockman
Miller Ridge
Mt. Pleasant
Lowell ‘VanDorin
Cora Coop
Blakesburg
Fred Hiatt
Carl Richard
Navy Hospital
Los Angeles
Paul Spencer
Wack Spencer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Arnold Burnett
Edwin Spencer
John Spencer
MYNA
Cary
Dial
Turner Funeral Home
Owa
Claude Ae
Centerville Nations
Gardner Hatchery
Ford Service
General
Briccs Motor Co
Ford
Oskaloosa Livestock Auction
U.S. Highway 63
Osksiooga Barn—Orchard
Ray Tubaugh
Tubaugh Bros
Wayne
Wayne Galt
Wayre
Udell News
Murdys
Salem
Glenwood
Iconium M.E
Moorman
Moorman Mig. Co
Oatis B. Shipley
Spee
District Court of Iowa Jn
Elliott
State Centerville
Guardian Maintenance Service
Carmer’s Inc
Grismore’s
Haygreens Wallpaper & Paint
Square
Richey Florists
St., Albia
Clark
Adams
Harasay
Hawkeye
Goode Seed & Feed Co
G Elevator
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