O F N Club Met In Freeborn Home
The O F N Club met at Hazel Freeborn home on Wednesday May 14. Myrtle Jay led devotions Learning Christ. Fifteen members answered roll call with Can you take a practical joke. Inez Rohl presented a Mother’s Day program. Lillie Horn co hosted. Next meeting will be at Olaf Osborne’s on June 11 with Mona Howard assisting and Maric Ballew presenting the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.F.N
Hazel Freeborn
Myrtle Jay
Inez Rohl
Lillie Horn
Olaf Osborne
Mona Howard
Maric Ballew
Mikels Return From Midwest Family Visit and Graduation
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mikels returned home Monday after visiting their children Harold Mikels in Freeport Illinois and Barry Mikels in Rockford Illinois and Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Sites in Hillsboro Ohio. They attended the graduation of their granddaughter Kathy in Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mikels
Harold Mikels
Freeport, Ill
Barry Mikels
Rockford, ML
C. O
Hillsboro
Ohio
Kathy
Roy Kirby
Urbandale
Laurie Stites
REC Employs Home Economist at Bloomfield
The Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative announces the summer employment of a Home Economist in cooperation with Iowa State University. Ames student Cathy Kazor from Dunlap IA will work in Home Economics across the four county REC service area in Bloomfield. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kazor and will return to Iowa State University in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative, Inc
Bloomfield
Iowa State University
Ames
Cathy Kazor
Dunlap
REC
Kazor
Walter Kazor
Moulton Tractor Safety Course Graduates Seventeen Youth
Seventeen youths from Moulton Udell and Unionville completed the tractor safety course. Ages 14 and 15 must pass a 24 hour driving and instruction program. Instructors Marvin Stansberry and Richard Clark trained the participants including Scott Davis Rick Dixon Danny Pfannebecker Gilbert Davis Mark Kelley Bill Underwood Carson Miller Wayne Hetzler Orvil Hetzler David Ewing Doyle Ewing Roger Spurgeon David Powell Kenneth Wright Allen Martin John Tilden and David Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Udell
Unionville
Marvin Stansberry
Richard Clark
Scott Davis
Rick Dixon
Danny Pfannebecker
Gilbert Davis
Mark Kelley
Bill Underwood
Carson Miller
Wayne Hetzler
Orvil Hetzler
David Ewing
Doyle Ewing
Weekend visitors and local gatherings noted in Kirksville region
UDELL Mrs. Howard Burtkmana and Mr and Mrs Willard Cook with son Jonathan of Lincoln Neb and Martyn Powell of Ottumwa visited Ora Powell. Connie Kim Cook stayed with cousins David Douglas and Charlotte Powell. Lige Albertson Moravia dined with Minnie Moffatt. open house marked 50th wedding anniversary for Rex Albertson. Various locals visited friends and attended graduations and a church wedding in Kirksville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Cook
Jonathan
Lincoln
Neb
Martyn Powell
Ottumwa
Ora Powell
Connie
Kim Cook
David
Douglas
Charlotte Powell
Charlotte
Lige Albertson
Moravia
Minnie Moffatt
Rex Albertson
Kelly
Dot Hayworth
Simms
Ruby Hedgecock
Anna Marie Selix
Albert Burthland
Helena Hunt
Mary Louise Whisler
Jack Clancy
Patrick
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lee Moffatt
Minnie
Denny Cemetery
Unionville
Lake Thunderhead
Lee’s
Gorden Burkland
David Benz
Gay Harrison
Melrose
Carl Weber
Delbert Hedgecock
Purvis Hedgecock
Lester Gordon
Howard Burkland
Ricky Burkland
Memorial Day Visit By Springfield Knoxville and Centerville Residents
Mr and Mrs Robert Ransom of Springfield Mo Mr and Mrs Francis Davis of Knoxville and Mr and Mrs Jerry Kirkpatrick of Centerville spent Memorial Day at the Pearl Davis home with family spreading good will and chatty moments lasting into the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ransom
Springfield, Mo
Francis Davis
Knoxville
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Centerville
Pearl Davis
Memorial Weekend Socials Reach Wide Iowa Towns
Doris Moore Exline hosts a flurry of Memorial weekend visitors and calls. Dozens of relatives and friends from Burlington, Marion, Centerville, Baxter, Clarinda, Albia, Melbourne, Cedar Rapids, Moline, Minneapolis, Waterloo, Des Moines, Ottumwa, Marshalltown, Graysville, and Mystic gathered or connected with the Moore, Walter, Oden, Van Dorin, Wahl, and Dixon households. Attendees shared dinners, birthdays, and hospitality across multiple homes in a sprawling regional social roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Walter
Alfred Johnson
Burlington
Hyle McKeehan
Keith
Marion
Earl MacAntire
Centerville
Louise Pyle
Near Baxter
Dorothy Beer
Clarinda
Faye McKeehan
Albia
Thurman Pugh
Melbourne
Leonard Santoris
Frank McKeehan
Cedar Rapids
Jack Williams
Fairfield
Edgar Moore
John Dean
Moline
Nora Staton
John Oden
Minneapolis
Minn
Cora Oden
Wanda McGrighy
Malcom
Robert Bradshaw
Waterloo
Eva van Dorin
Orville Freeborn
Hubert Campbell
Moulton
Zell Musgrove
Paul Baldwin
Near Mystic
Vanda McGrighy
Doris Moore
Dolores Foster
Eloise Johnson
Otto Bratz
O. H. Johnson
Lola Steele
Goldie Dotson
Ernest Wahl
Des Moines
Zena Wahl
Carl Hayes
E. A. Rockhold
Laura Rockhold
Ottumwa
Johnny McCoy
William Walter Briggs obituary from Iowa area
William Walter Briggs born June 6 1906 in Attica Iowa died May 28 196 after a lengthy illness at his home near Monterey Iowa He farmed and married Naomi Evans on April 6 1932 in Lancaster Missouri They had two children Aubrey Blake and Barbara Lynn He survived by Naomi Barbara and James Lake and granddaughter Cindy Sue along with two brothers Charles and Floyd and four sisters The funeral was at Priester Funeral Home Bloomfield May 30 with burial in Burgher cemetery near Monterey Pallbearers were Ronald Lawson Donald Ryan Donald Gibson Flavy Lawson Roger Gladfelder and Gary Foster
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William Walter Briggs
James
Mary Briggs
Attica
Iowa
Monterey
Walter
Marion
Davis
Naomi Frances Evans
Lancaster
Aubrey Blake
Barbara Lynn
Monterey Christian Church
Gerald Lawson
Floyd
Elmhurst
Rhoda Dabney
Elnora Bennett
Arkansas
Edith Evans
June Evans
Bloomfield
Briggs
Priester Funeral Home
Quentin Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Diane
Burgher Cemetery
Ronald Lawson
Donald Ryan
Donald Gibson
Flavy Lawson
Roger Gladfelder
Gary Foster
Rose Bushes Killed by Weeds Sprayer Incident
Several rose bushes along North Main were killed when weed killer splashed onto them after a farm equipment trailer with untied arms passed by. The incident is being investigated as accidental damage from towing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
Kirksville locals visit in Moulton and area
LOCALS A, L. Bennett of Kirksville Missouri visited in Moulton Sunday. Lisa and Lynne Stites visit grandparents Roy and Mrs. Kirby. Weekend guests at Pearl Davis home include Delmar McFall Brownsville Texas Austin McFall Plano Vernon Ferren Centerville John Wereneth Ottumwa Ralph Rients Olive Vaught Ottumwa. Memorial weekend guests with Verna Fry include Gleena McClain Wellsville Howard Cox Marysville Joe Langdon Kathy Bloomfield Bertha Boland Albia. Otis Edwards is a patient at Davis County Hospital Bloomfield for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A, L. Bennett
Kirksville
Moulton
Lisa
Lynne Stites
Roy Kirby
Pearl Davis
Delmar McFall
Brownsville
Texas
Austin McFall
Plano
Vernon Ferren
Centerville
John Wereneth
Ottumwa
Ralph Rients
Olive Vaught
Verna Fry
Gleena McClain
Wellsville
Howard Cox
Marysville
Joe Langdon
Kathy
Bloomfield
Bertha Boland
Albia
Otis Edwards
Davis County Hospital
Horns Attend Alumni Banquet and Class Reunion
Mr and Mrs A Eugene Horn and family of Galesburg NL spent the weekend at the Luther Horn home and attended the Alumni Banquet and reunion of the class of 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Eugene Horn
Galesburg, NL
Luther Horn
Monterey Social Roundup Reflects Local Visits
Mrs Wilma Mitchell appears in Monterey notes as several visitors join Henry Crom and families. Memorial Day gatherings center on Herbert Arnold's home with multiple Jones Mitchell and Crom families visiting and staying over Friday and weekend.
Osceola and Wellsville Trio Visit Cen terville Saint
Mr and Mrs Charles Marvin of Osceola and Mrs Fannie Mack of Wellsville Mo spent the weekend with sister Mrs Auria Scarlett Relatives and friends called as she returned from St Joseph Hospital for observation and treatment Mrs Ursula Eby is undergoing observation and treatment at St Joseph Hospital in Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marvin
Osceola
Fannie Mack
Wellsville
Auria Scarlett
Ursula Eby
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Local visitors part of Ot tumwa families during Decoration Day
Mrs John Starr visited from Friday through Sunday in Ot tumwa at the homes of Mr and Mrs Oren Starr, Mr and Mrs Larry Starr, and Mr and Mrs Carey Swartz. Mr and Mrs Chas Horn and family of Des Moines and Mrs Lena Guinn of Centerville were callers at the Luther Horn home. Decoration Day also brought Mack Huddleston of San Diego California who visited this week with his parents Mr and Mrs Gale Huddleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Smith
Henry Cram
Tom Starr
Jim Mitchell
Teresa
Ralph Mitchell
Joel Sleeth
Sam Johnson
Roger Gladfelder
Gerald Mitchell
Downing
Keith Evans
Henry Crom
Herbert Arnold
Dale Jones
Hope
Ed Jones
Vernon Cormeny
Fonda
Boyd Mitchell
Joy, NL
Ralph
Ottumwa
Glen Jones
Reasner
Mary
Elmer May
Grandriver
Wallace Crom
John Starr
Oren Starr
Larry Starr
Carey Swartz
Chas. Horn
Des Moines
Lena Guinn
Centerville
Luther Horn
Mack Huddleston
San Diego
Calif
Gale Huddleston
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Wichita
Kans
Hazelle (Bennett) Jones
Petaluma
Mildred Appler
Marjorie Buchannan
Clinton
Vivian Daniels
Columbia
H. H. Fritz
Mary Tipton
Colene Guinn
Arleta Burgher
Gary
Carol Yates
Ora B. Moore
John
Moore
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
June
Dean Daley
Decatur
Melvin
Charlene Hux
Bettendorf
Bob and
Glenys Israel
Fredlipton
Otumwa
Mrs. Russell
Southern
Newton
Roger Blosser
Rockford
Freda Tiffany
Ackworth
James Trimble
Coatsville
Lloyd Black
Richard Daley
Moberly
Joe
Doris Whisler
Raymond
Joan Wagner
Jack
Sheryl Wagner
Washington, D. C
Harold
Elaine Howard
Leon
Vera Daugherty
Ray
Eloise Thompson
Susie
Carlisle
Arthur Waybill
Eddie Stansberry
Robert
Norene
Jay) Bennett
Joyce Ridenour
Robt. E. Stansberry
Dick Bentzinger
LeRoyd
Sheila Swarts
Roe Tharp
Inez
Leland DeWell
St. Paul
Rex Holman
Keokuk
Richard Spurgeon
Judy
Floyd de Graaf
Jerry
Garnet Landtiser
Larry
Cohen Cook
Council Bluffs
Richard Anthony
Davenport
Marion Carson
Charles
Daphne Keller
Dennis Pfannebecker
Connie White
Larry Pratt
Edith Clark
Iowa City
Patsy O'Donnell
Loral
Betty Hudson
Jean MeLesky
Las Cruces
N. M
Cathleen Horn
Rex Tipton
Etha Keen Davis
Nila Lowery Hampton
Pico Rivera
Margaret Carter Costanzo
St. Louis
Barbara Wardlow
Chagrin Falls
Leple
Martha Rogers
Chas
McGoldrick
Ill
Sheila Lowe Bloomfield
Suzanne Long
Steve Starr
LeClair
Larry and
Roman
Harrington
Blakesburg
Joan Clancy
Linda Selix
Sarah West
Shirley Bogle Chapman
Wilbur Chapman
O'tumwa
Freeborn
Moulton Tractor Safety Course
Mrs. Vance Frakes of
Nona Robinson
John Foster
Russell
Edward Foster
Rockledge, Fla
Otis Horn
Jean Horn
Gregg C. Fast
Faith Lutheran Church
Clarence Forsythe
Drakesville
Exline
Appanoose County
Kenneth D. Bucklin
Wilma Mitchell
Veterans of
Viet Nam
Senate
63Rd General Assembly of
Roy Livengood
Garrett Memorial
OF Trustees
Garrett Memorial Library
Moulton, Iowa
ELM Tree
Davis County
George Reno
Phil Schooley
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