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Obituary and Holiday Notices From Brighton Iowa
Obituary reports David Sherman Keller died at his Brighton home aged 60 from arteriosclerosis. Survived by wife, two daughters Bertha and Martha Dawson, and a stepdaughter Laura Hoxworth. Funeral at Methodist church conducted by Rev. G. E. Herdell with burial at Sandy Hook cemetery. The item also notes a marriage announcement for Grace Zilman and Walter Noble, wed Aug 30 in Wankeegen Illinois, to start life at 500% Perkins Blvd after Jan 1, 1930. The page lists many holiday visits, family travels, teaching staff, and social events in the Brighton area including teachers at Cedar Falls and Adel, and locals visiting relatives in Fairfield, Des Moines, Burlington, Britt, Oska loosa, and more.
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Brighton
David Sherman Keller
Biighton
Ile
Bertha
Martha Dawson
Laura Hoxworth
Methodist Church
G. E. Herde
Sandy Hook
Grace Zilman
Walter Neble
Wankeegen
Ill
Noble
Burlington
Wisconsin
Perkins Blvd
Ira Shafer
Drakeville
Scott McFarland
Belle Brinton
Nyal Donovan
Des Moines
Bonnie Bereiter
Marjorie Wanerus
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dorothy Helm'ck
Pauline Harken
Helen Irwin
State University
Julia Parks
C. G. Pickin
Farfield
Oscar Knappe
Beardstown
C. E. Dayton
E. S. Rudolph
Margaret Jean
James Harris
Richland
Jeona Davison
Adel
T. B. Davison
Cteve Dayton
Loban
Dale B'dwell
Evalyn
Chicago
George Bidwell
Verle Dunbar
Chisago
Mike Dunbar
Ruth Edwards
Robert
Betty
Ed Bolng
Mediapolis
Donald Edwards
Mt. Pleasant
Keith
George van Wakle
Britt
Phillis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Max Mortimore
Ada’‘r
Mildred Horton
Lenox
Glen Willits
Teddy
Joan
Kokomo
Ind
A. E. Horton
Willts
Theodore Horton
Worland
Wyoming
Ralph Mortimer
Greybull
Sam Jones
Stuttgart
Ark
Henry
Girtie Daggett
Helen
Fairfield
F. FE. Barnes
Willard Daggett
Malverka
Mildred Woodford
Risker