Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/DesMoinesObits/68 Surname: Wonders, Callaway, Anderson ------------------------- This was posted in the January 4, 2001 editions of the Morning Sun News-Herald and the Wapello Republican. I am not related to Mr. Wonders and have no further information. Ray Anderson Wonders, 84, of Burlington, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec 30, 2000 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born Jan 25, 1916 in Oakville, to Charles and Emma Anderson Wonders. On July 18, 1937, he was united in marriage to Katheryn Leila Callaway at the Oak Street Baptist Church in Burlington. He attended Oakville High School and later became a certified welder in Philadelphia, PA. He served in the Navy during World War II in the European, South Pacific and Asiatic theaters from 1943 - 1945. He worked in New Jersey shipyards as a welder before returning to Iowa where he worked as a welder at J.I. Case Co., and was an iron worker in local 577. He also owned and operated Wonders Trucking and owned and operated Kate's Cafe in Mediapolis, Iowa. He later belonged to Milwright Local 410 and retired from there in 1981. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Katheryn Wonders, Burlington; two sons, Keith and Dennis Wonders, both of Burlington; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one sister, Sophronia Campbell of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson and two brothers. The family met with friends Tuesday evening in Lunning Chapel, Burlington, where Moose Rites were conducted at 6:30 pm. The funeral was held at 1 pm Wednesday, Jan 3, at the Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Tyrone Henderson officiating. Interment followed in Aspen Grove Cemetery with Military Rites by VFW Post 10102. A memorial to the West Burlington Fire and Rescue has been established.