William F Horner Obituary from Moravia Iowa
William Franklin Horner born June 23 1857 on a Moravia farm died June 3 1948 at Atlantic hospital Iowa after brief illness. He taught school and farmed then married Louise Gorman in 1901 in Dayton Ohio. Survived by one sister Adda Bower Ames Iowa four step grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at Moravia Methodist Church conducted by Revs Brown and Pullman with burial in Moravia cemetery.
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William Franklin Horner
Samuel
Elizabeth Horner
Moravia
Atlantic Hospital
Atlantic
Iowa
Centerville Normal School
Louise Gorman
Dayton
Ohio
Allen Bosler
Towa
Hormer
Apendymeria Church
Morayia Methodist Church
Adda Bower
Ames
Paul.Wright
Inglewood
Calif
Paul’ G. Keemer
United States Army
Camp Beale
F. B. Shoemaker
Signal Mountain
Tenn
Mia. Allen Boller
Moravia Methodist Church
R. L. Brown
Keota
E. L. Pullman
George Winsler
Freeman Jolly
Cody Luse
Moravia ‘Cemetery
Card of Thanks From the Horner Relatives
We thank friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement Mary Alma and the Horner Relatives.
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Mary
Alma
Horner
Hedge College By Mrs. T. J. Luge
Mrs T J Luge and family as well as Jerry spent Tuesday afternoon in Claude and Harold Hawk plowed Ree era Tuesday night and Wednesday. John Johnson is improving nicely from her operation. Visiting last week included Mrs Frank Lathen Mrs Guss Luse and Mr and Mrs Warren DuVall. Harold Davis family joined O G Davis for Thursday evening. Leo Hoffman sheared sheep in the neighborhood last week. The T J Morrison of Collins spent the weekend at the T J Luse home. Raymond Ashby visited Friday at Bert Luse home Mrs Gusa Luse and Gerald were at the Charles Laws home for Sunday dinner. Mrs Gaylord McDanel attended F Hornet funeral Sunday afternoon. U S Mangle Albia callers Monday. Wenall Murdy and children were Sunday dinner guests at Leonard Palmer’s. Guss Luse spent Monday in Ottumwa. Mrs caller Monday.
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Frank Cory
Mt. Pleasant
Gosia
Allen Boller
Atlantic
Berlin Shoemaker
Signal Mountain
Tenn
W. F. Horner
Boyd Runnels
San Diego
Calif
Des Moines
Boyd
John Sharp
Earl Henderson
Joe Henderson
Centerville
Jean Veach
A.I.B. Business College
Lois Argo
Moravia High School
E. F. Oehler
Ted
Rosa Hilderbrand
William Horner
M. A. Knapp
Albia
Eph Wilson
Wilson
Mra. Allen Boller
Berlin
Tennessee
Juanita Smith
Kansas City
Chester Woodcock
Betty
Bobby
Claire Spencer
Tommy Jones
Zell Callen
T. J. Luge
T. J. Lusa
Jerry
Claude
Harold Hawk
John Johnson
Frank Lathen
Guss Lusé
Warren DuVall
Harold Davis
O. G. Davis
Leo Hoffman
T. J. Morrison
Collins
T. J. Luse
Raymond Ashby
Bert Luse
Gusa Luse
John Laws
Bonita McDanel
Charles Laws
Guss Luse
Gerald
Week of the War Attu victory and Axis air power press on
Allied forces completed the Attu campaign last week with 1635 U S casualties including 342 killed and 11 prisoners. Japanese losses were 1791 dead with many believed buried or cremated. Heavy Allied air strikes over Germany and Nazi-occupied territory set records as bombers hit Wilhelmshaven Emden and St Nazaire. the French fleet joined the Allies and aims to ready for combat in about six months. In the Mediterranean, Doolittle’s bombardment group hammered Italian island outposts while Allied forces sank enemy ships near Sardinia and attacked Leghorn and oil facilities.
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Attu
Italy
Germany
Japan
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
U. S
Toyko Radio
RAF
Eighth
St. Nazaire
le Pallice
Renney
France
Pena
London
Alexandria
Lorraine
Duguay-Trouin
James H. Doolittle
Sardinia
Leghorn
Obituary: Donald Burdette Simmons 1928 1948
Donald Burdette Simmons son of Henry and Zatha Simmons was born in Moravia on October 22 1928 and died June 6 1948 at his sister Mrs Edgar Johnsons home in Centerville at age 14 years 7 months and 14 days. He attended Mora via grade school and later Tracey Iowa where he completed his first year of high school. He helped his brother in law plant a victory garden and was keen on its progress. Survived by his parents two brothers Eugene and Edward a sister Margarite and another sister Mrs Edgar Johnson all of Tracey and one sister Christine who died in 1941. Also surviving are four grandparents.
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Donald Burdette Simmons
Henry and
Zatha Simmons
Moravia
Edgar Johnson
Centerville
Donald
Tracey
Iowa
Vis
Christine
Eugene
Edward
Margarite
Edgar Simmons
Frank Paxton
Bombardment Totals Hit Pantelleria and Italian Outposts
American air forces bombed Pantelleria and Italian outposts in the Sicilian narrows, dropping three million pounds of bombs over twelve hours. The week ending May 28 saw heavy day and night raids on Naples and Foggia, destroying oil depots, grounded planes, and airdrome installations.
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Pantelleria
Sicilian
Italy
I Naples
Foffia
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