Mrs Jesse C Meeks dies in Washington July 1968
Loretta Ethel Grecian Meeks died July 16 1968 at 108 East Second Washington following years of poor health. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev Mark Babert in charge burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Survived by two daughters Viola Wulf Betty Zwicki four grandchildren and sister Nellie Finke. Preceded by daughter Martha husband and two brothers.
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Jesse C. Meeks
Haskins
East Second
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Mark Bayert
Ainsworth Cemetery
Loretta Ethel Grecian
Washington County
George and
Fannie Steele Grecian
Jessie C. Meeks
Ainsworth
Washington Evening Journal Community Record
Local notes from Washington Iowa include staff credits and publication details. The paper operates afternoons except Sundays and holidays with Inland Daily Press and Iowa press affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
The
Washington Evening Journal
Rev Penney to Speak at Pleasant Hill Church
The Rev Fred Penny of the AME Church in Iowa City will be featured speaker at Pleasant Hill Church on Sunday July 21. Worship starts at 11 a.m. Penny will speak while his daughter performs with two other daughters also participating. A basket dinner is planned at noon for attendees.
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Fred Penny
AME
Iowa City
Pleasant Hill
Penny
Thomas Davis 90 dies after two week illness
Thomas C. Davis 90 of 208 West Washington Street died Tuesday July 16 1968 at Washington County Hospital after two weeks illness. Funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Warren Mc Fate and Emil Hesselschwerdt in charge. Burial follows. Born April 24 1878 in Louisa County he was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Davis. He attended local schools, graduated Parsons College and trained at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and Sherwood School of Music in Chicago. He married Ethyl Stone May 25 1915 and lived in Washington 53 years. A member of the Senior Citizens and Methodist church, he taught piano and violin here for 27 years. Surviving: wife Ethyl. one son Grant Davis of Waterloo Iowa. one daughter Mrs Richard June Stearns of Riverside Calif. eight grandchildren.
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Thomas C. Davis
West
Washington Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Warren McFate
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Ainsworth Cemetery
Mr. Davis
Louisa County
Joseph
Elizabeth Jones Davis
Louisa County School
Parsons College
New England Conservatory of
Local notes on hospital stays and military arrivals
Leonard Lackey recovers from surgery at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines and enjoys visitors in room 657. Ale Edward J. Mattes returns from Germany to visit family in Washington and reports to Holloman AFB on July 28. Donna Van Winkle, daughter of the Duane Van Winkles, remains a surgical patient at University Hospitals Iowa City after a long recovery from a car accident. Mr and Mrs Morris return from Fort Leonard Wood to see son Gordon and watch rehearsals for an Entertainment show slated for December 13. Mr Wray and Mrs Saunders visit from Indiana and Wisconsin after a Monday meeting with Mr Duensing. Gary D Roberts learns of husband’s posting in Ben Hoa Vietnam. address listed in service column. Leona Webb stays two weeks with Mr and Mrs Lester Kern. Wehr is Mr Kern’s aunt.
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Ale Edward J. Mattes
Washington
Germany
John J. Mattes
Holloman Afb
N. M
Donna van Winkle
Duane van Winkles
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Donna
Charles Morris
Fort Leonard Wood
Gordon
Iowa Maidens 4-H Club Achievement Show Held in Farm Bureau
The Iowa Maidens 4-H Club held its Achievement Show Tuesday in the Farm Bureau building with 156 exhibits judged by Mrs. Bruce Campbell. Winners advancing to the fair include 65 junior exhibitors Jean Soucek Kathleen Escher Melinda Reed Jo Ellen Wiggers Betty Walker. 36 intermediate Beth Redlinger Bernice Reed Cathy Tuttle Sherry Horak. 43 senior exhibits by Becky Berdo Diane Green Mickey Wheelan Cathy Witthoft Margaret Birney. Bernice Reed created food and nutrition posters and 10 special clothing projects were completed by five members. Club leaders Margaret Birney and Mickey Wheelan oversaw arrangements and distributed Fair passes during the business meeting. Kathleen Escher reported on the Washington County 4-H Camp with camp songs on guitar, and Mickey Wheelan spoke on the state 4-H conference. Relatives enjoyed viewing the exhibits and demonstrations Pillow Accent by Melinda Reed and Kathleen Escher and Happiness Is by Bernice Reed. Refreshments followed.
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Iowa
Beth Redlinger
Bernice Reed
Cathy Tuttle
Sherry Horak
Becky Berdo
Diane Green
Mickey Wheelan
Cathy Witthoft
Margaret Birney
Melinda Reed
Iowa Maidens Club
Mickey
Washington County
Kathleen Escher
Medical and family notices from Washington area and beyond
Yesterday and today listings show medical notices for individuals in Fairfield Savanna Washington Crawfordsville Pekin and Columbus Junction. Names include Robert Barnett Michael Jordan Mrs Billy White Mrs Willis Bash and Dan Robson with several spouses and relatives noted alongside an event of a birth for a Jer ry L Richards and a daughter plus Miss Mary Christine Lechner and Bri an Davis with links to Columbus Junction and Ainsworth.
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Robert Barnett
Fairfield
Michael Jordan
Savanna
Ill
Billy White
Washington
Kevin Hall
Crawfordsville
Willis Bash
Harry Williams
Edwin Novotny
Dan Robson
Pekin
Illinois
Mary Christine Lechner
Brian Davis
Columbus Junction
Clyde Johnson
Dennis Stout
Ainsworth
Richard Harrison dies in Louisiana obituary
Richard Lee Harrison 26 died en route to a hospital in Jonesville Louisiana. A former Columbus Junction resident he had worked four years for Delta Development Corp in Louisiana. Services Thursday 2 p.m. Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction. burial Indian Creek Cemetery. He was born May 21 1942 near Wapello Iowa to Rex and Geneva Harrison. He married Mary Jo Rollins. she survives along with a daughter Jeana Marie of Bunkie Louisiana, his parents, three brothers Billie Robert and Donald, and two sisters Mrs Frances Williams and Mrs Dan Ledbetter.
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Columbus Junction
Richard Lee Harrison
Jonesville
Louisiana
Delta Development Corporation
Richard Harrison
Stacy - Lewis Funeral Home
Earl Josten
Indian Creek Cemetery
Wapello
Iowa
Rex and
Geneva Bennett Harrison
Mary Jo Rollins
Jeana Marie
Bunkie
Billie
Air Force
Phillipines
Robert
Donald
Francis Williams
Dan Ledbetter
Evanovich Heads Local Chest Board
Evanovich will serve as president of the Washington Community Chest board for the coming year. At a Tuesday meeting the board elected officers and conducted business. Mrs. Dan Allen was named first vice president and Mrs. Robert Huber second vice president. Keith Lord was appointed budget committee chair with other members to be named. New board members include Rex Lee Mrs. James Harris James Lloyd John Logan and Dean Garrett alongside existing members Don Oxenford Mrs. Dale Caldwell Mr. Lord Wendell Eden and Larry Duncan.
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Joe Evanovich
Washington Community Chest Board
Chest Board
Dan Allen
Robert Huber
Keith Lord
Rex Lee
James Harris
James Lloyd
John Logan
Dean Garrett
Don Oxenford
Dale Cald
Robertson Reunion at Keota Park July 21 Picnic
The Robertson family reunion for descendants of Clint and Margaret Robertson will be held at Keota Park on Sunday July 21 with a noon picnic. All relatives and family members are invited to attend.
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Robertson
Keota Park
Clint
Margaret Robertson
Men in Service Sergeant Gary D. Roberts
Sgt. Gary D. Roberts of the 3rd CES based at Box 4039 APO San Francisco California is listed in the men in service column.
Land transfers list including quit claims and deeds
Sequence of property transfers and quit claim deeds involving Lee Lease and R Leonard Arthur. Ruth Matilda Gideon to George R Horn. Glenn E Miller and Gordon C Miller as conservators to Mid Prairie Reorganized Community School District. Frances G Coapstick to Mattie N Kessel. Bessie C Stout to George Shalla and back. John H Sproule Jr to Hal R Hotle. Hal R Hotle back to John H Sproule Jr. Includes land descriptions by section and addition locations.
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Lee
R. Leonard Arthur
Ruth Matilda Gideon
George R. Horn
Glenn E. Miller
Gordon C. Miller
Mid- Prairie Reorganized Community
Frances G. Coapstick
Mattie N. Kessel
N.W. Brighton
Bessie C. Stout
George Shalla
John H. Sproule, Jr
Hal R. Hotle
Denny
N. Washington
Hotle
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Richard Bordwell
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Beacon
Chicago
David Bider
William Shannon
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press
Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Penney
Thomas Davis
Leonard Lackey
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Bert Wray
Milltown
Indiana
Raymond Saunders
Edgerton
Wisconsin
Art Duensing
Wray
Mr. Saunders
Duensing
Gary D. Roberts
Ben Hoa
Vietnam
Leona Webb
Lester Kern
W. Main
Wehr
Mr. Kern
Jerry L. Richards
Oxfords & Loafers
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North Side Square
Londonaire
Wenet
Walgreen
Wintergreen Adde OS
Eloney
Kemtone
Worthmore Aspirin
Teveready
Dubarry
Lincup Drug Store
India
M&m
Distributors & Importers
East Nat’l. Bank
Evanovich
Mr. Lord
Wendell Eden
Larry Duncan
Plan Robertson
Pastry Shop
Dial
West Side Square
Saust
Walt Farrell
Co. Democratic
Washington Coffee Club
Dave Stanley
U. S
Wolf's Flower Shop
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