Funeral Monday for Marion Cox 18 dies in car crash
Funeral services for Marion Wayne Cox 18 of route 2 Katona will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. W. J. Stevens in charge. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Cox was killed December 24 1970 in an automobile accident south of Iowa City. He was born March 24 1952 in Dice Arkansas. He married Shirley Kay Darby April 21 1969 in California. He had worked at Foracker Mobil Station in Iowa City. Surviving are his wife one daughter Christina Lynn 11 months old his father and mother seven sisters and four brothers.
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Marion Wayne Cox
Katona
Sherman - Eden
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove
Cox
Iowa City
Dice
Arkansas
Marion Francis
Pearl Stella Cox
Arizona
California
Shirley Kay Darby
Foracker Mobil Station
Christina Lynn
Funeral today for Jake Haupert 80
Funeral services for Jake Haupert 80 who died at his home December 24 were held this morning at St Elizabeths Catholic Church Harper with the Rev Schmitz officiating Burial was in St Elizabeths Cemetery A rosary was held Friday evening at 730 pm at the Powell Funeral Home in Keola He was born May 2 1890 at Westphalia Kansas a son of Joseph and Zita Heighberger Haupert He never married and lived in the Keola Harper communities He was a member of St Elizabeths Catholic Church Harper and a World War I veteran He is survived by a sister Mrs Nick Mary Herman of rural Sigourney and two brothers Wendell and Joseph of Harper He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Jake Haupert
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Schmitz
St. Elizabeth’s
Powell
Keola
Mr. Haupert
Westphalia
Kan
Joseph
Zita Heighberger Haupert
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Nick
Mary) Herman
Sigourney
Wendell
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Longer held in West Chester
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Longer were conducted Thursday at 1 30 p m in the United Methodist Church West Chester with Rev Harry Lees Jr and Rev Lloyd Bauer officiating. Organist Mrs Keith Stewart played as pallbearers Carl Anderson Robert TeBockhorst Edgar Stewart Harold Klopfenstein Edwin Malmberg and Giles Escher served. Burial followed in West Chester Cemetery Jones Funeral Home supervised.
Record year for cargo on river
ROCK ISLAND Illinois UPI The U S Army Corps of Engineers reported 1970 is a record setting year for commercial cargo shipments on the Mississippi River For the first 11 months cargo traffic totaled 21 3 million tons The previous annual traffic record for 1969 was 19 2 million tons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, Ill
UPI
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Corps
Mrs. Ruby Miller Dies in Iowa City at 90
Mrs. Ruby Miller aged 90 died Friday morning in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a period of failing health. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Baptist Church in South English with Rev. B D Hinegardner officiating. Burial is in South English Cemetery Powell Funeral Home is in charge. She was born November 9 1880 at Letts and married Milo C Miller January 13 1899 at South English. Survivors include five children Ralph Miller John W Miller Mrs Leo Ruegsegger Rolland Miller and Edna Pfaff plus 18 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband two grandchildren one great grandchild and six siblings.
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South English
Ruby Miller
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
The
Baptist Church
B. D. Hinegardner
Powell Funeral Home
Mary E. Armstrong Richards
Milo C. Miller
Church Ladies Auxiliary
Ralph Miller
Richland
John W. Miller
Harper
Leo
Beth) Ruegsegger
Wellman
Rolland Miller
Webster
Fred
Edna) Pfaff
Mrs Geuther Dies. Memorials Planned for Dec 24 Death
Mrs. Robert Geuther of Washington died Thursday December 24 1970. Private memorial services for Janice Ann Mueller Geuther will be held later. Memorial gifts to the Washington County Cancer Fund may be left at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband and a daughter Mrs Clinton Armstrong of Medford Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Geuther
Washington
Janice Ann Mueller Geuther
Washington County Cancer Fund
Sherman - Eden Funeral Home
Clinton
Candyce Lou) Armstrong
Medford, Ore
4-H Council Meeting Scheduled For December 28
Mrs. Julia Gamon Extension 4-H leader reminds older members who attended officer training in Cedar Rapids that the 4-H Council meeting is Monday December 28 at 8 a.m. in the Extension office. Plans for the officer training session basketball tournament and other business will be discussed. The officer training occurs Wednesday morning December 30. The girls 4-H basketball tournament starts Tuesday at 12 45 p.m. and runs through the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Gamon
Cedar Rapids
Wedding of Linda Wagner and Mark Boulton in Wayland
Linda Ann Wagner daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo K Wagner wed Mark Randall Boulton son of Mr and Mrs Max Boulton in a 6 p m ceremony Saturday December 19 at the Independent Bible Church Wayland Rev Marlin Rasmussen officiated Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a candlelight peau de soie gown with detachable train and lace trim The illusion veil was held by a satin lace crown She carried red roses and white stephanotis Attending were Flaine Guengerich Kalona and Marsha Boulton Clear Lake in red velvet gowns Each carried a single white rose Merry Boulton sister of the bridegroom was flower girl Dick and Matt Boulton brothers of the groom were candlelighters Mike Boulton Clear Lake was best man Ushers were Larry Wagner and Burdean Graber of Wayland Candelabra holly two baskets of holly and white feather mums decorated the altar Ron Davison cousin of the bride sang A Time for Us and The Lords Prayer with organist Ed Owen Ninety five guests attended the reception in the church parlor The couple will live in Hillsdale Trailer Court Ames where the bridegroom is a student at Iowa State University He is a graduate of Clear Lake High School The bride graduated from high school at Waco and has been working for the American Sunday School Union at Hampton
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Wayland
Linda Ann Wagner
Leo K. Wagner
Mark Randall Boulton
Max Boulton
Clear Lake
Independent Bible Church
Marlin Rasmussen
Flaine Guengerich
Kalona
Marsha Boulton
Hillsdale
Ames
Iowa State University
Clear Lake High School
Social Calendar Notices Due by 10 A M Daily
Community notices require submission by 10 a m daily to appear in the paper. The column lists events such as Monday Golden Age Club meetings at 10 a m in the YWCA room with a sack lunch at noon.
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Golden Age Club
YWCA
Christmas visits fill many Iowa homes with family
Numerous families across Washington and nearby towns hosted Christmas Day gatherings. Hamptons, Hites, Pricketts, Luckenbills, Dunbars, Fuhrs, Jenkins, Chalupas, Jaegers, the Mosiers and other relatives joined in cooperative dinners and holiday greetings at multiple residences. Sgt. Lonsdale recently returned from Vietnam. William Henry Pierce was welcomed as a newborn Dec 22.
Twins Jeanne and Jeanne Gevock Turn Ten Today
Local birthday note for Jeanne and Jeanne Gevock, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Nick Gevock, celebrating their 10th birthday today with family greetings and well wishes.
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Jeanne
Jeanne Gevock
Mrs
Nick Gevock
Hospital Admits and Births in Washington and Dubuque
Hospital records show admissions on Thursday from Washington and Colum bus Junction with individuals Harold Bickford Roger Chapman Eunice Babcock Amy McLaughlin Georgina Stirling Cora McWilliams Ruth Waggoner and others. Birth announcements include David Gingerich Karena a daughter yesterday Jerry Bryan a daughter and Joseph Scranton a son in Washington Dubuque with several dismissals noted.
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Harold Bickford
Washington
Roger Chapman
Georgina Stirling
Cora McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Ruth Waggoner
Wellman
Eunice Babcock
Amy McLaughlin
David Gingerich
Karena
Jerry Bryan
Joseph Scranton
Cloyd Garrett
Marion Hall
Ruth Dawson
Joseph Kaesbauer
Dubuque
Bernard Smith
Local Professional Directory Listings and Contacts
Directory listing of attorneys including Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Abstract Dept 112 South B 653 2147 Morrison Morrison and Lloyd 211 West Washington St 653 5431 John C Owen 109 East Main Street 653 6531 Stewart Shearer 225 West Main 653 2159 Dr M L Teweton 108 North Marion 653 2351 Closed all day Wednesday and Saturday afternoon Production Credit Association 210 North Iowa Washington Ia Melvin Schneider manager State Farm Insurance Jack Fall 217 West Main 653 4472 Res 653 5618 Maplewood Manor Nursing Home Keota 636 3400 Dr P L Etter Osteopathic Physician 653 3303
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Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South B
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
State Farm Insurance
Jack Fall
West Main
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Journal
Marion Cox
Saint
Santa
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
E. Washington Street
Washington, Iowa
Evening Journal
Iowa
4-H Council
Linda Wagner
Mark Boulton
Merry Boulton
Brian Cairns
Matt Boulton
Mike Boulton
Ushers
Larry Wagner
Burdean Graber
Ron Davison
Ed Owen
Bride
Waco
American Sunday School Union
Hampton
Carlyn Schwieger
Alan Hite
Davenport
Pauline Hite
Fred Bartow
Ruth
Dale Prickett
Ted and
Diane
East Moline, IL
Date
Ira Prickett
Mt. Pleasant
Charles W. Luckenbill
Charles Jr
Margaret
Christopher
Indiananapolis
Ind
Lester Luckenbill
Robert Brinnings
T. J. Horaks
Brinning
Clifford Weidner
Gary Horton
Fairfield
Glenn Dunbar
Greg
Bret
Charles Fuhr
Geneseo
Ray Fuhr
Kent
Cambridge, Ill
Brenda
Ericka
Grafton
Wis
Dunbar
Larry Jenkins
Wilton Junction
Norene McCraw
Tom
Joe McCraw
Wichita Falls
Texas
Roy Pestka
Olive Chalupa
Lauren Chalupa
Mike
Steve
Ford Chalupa
Loyal Banks
Dennis
Bill Loeffler
Bob Chalupa
Michelle
Wayne Chalupa
Tammy
Ken Hensel
Danny
Roy Havel
Paul Jaeger
Pat
Stephen Jaeger
Vic Weber
Richard
Keith Finders
Madeline Fulton
Milton Lawson
Keota
Martin Kron
Tillie Vondrasek
Jack Welch
Martha Mosier
Mitch
Molly
Mary
Westville
Clifford Campbell
Jim
Bill Gerlits
Dave
Christine
Coralville
W. D. Gerlits
Robert Erlenbush
Peggy
Harry Boileau
Bill Boileau
Shelly
Judy Campbell
Chicago
Christine Campbell
Ron Streed
Cedar Falls
Max L. Smith
al Burba
Palos Heights
Ill
Sgt
Richard J. D. Lonsdale
Indianapolis
Homer Godwin
Burbas
Smith
Lonsdales
Mr. Godwin
Sgt. Lonsdale
Vietnam
Gale Pierce
Cedar Rauids
William Henry
Pierce
Janet Venzke
Grande Avenue S. E
Robert Roberts
John Winga
John Winga Jr
John III
Jane
Humphrey Owen
Margaret Thomas
Evan Rees
Ralph Hesseltine
Wilson Putman
Claude Goldsmith
John, Jeff and
What Cheer
David Goldsmith
Marion
Howard Coakley
Roger Banks
Des Moines
Floyd Banks
Clothing & Shoes
West Side Square
Spurgeon’s
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Production Credit Association
Melvin Schneider
Maplewood Manor
P. L. Etter
J. P. Campbell
Osincup’s
Penn-Prest Muslin
Penn-Prest
Penn
Penneys
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