Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/10233 Surname: GRISWOLD, SWINDERMAN, DOVIN, WILHELM, PARDUE, VERMAZEN, MAXFIELD, WARDLOW ------------------------- Died 15 Sept 1938 --SIMEON GRISWOLD, 61, 2810 Ave. K, an engineer on the Santa Fe railroad, died Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock soon after attempting to reach the Santa Fe hospital in an ambulance. Death was due to a heart attack. He had been ill only one hour. Mr. Griswold was born in Jefferson township, Lee co. October 9, 1876. He had been a resident of Fort Madison 40 years and during the past 36 years has been employed as an engineer on the Santa Fe road. He was married to Geneva M. Swinderman in Charleston, Iowa in September, 1898. Mrs. Griswold preceded him in death November 9, 1934. Mr. Griswold was a member of the Santa Fe Ave. Methodist church, Claypoole lodge No. 13, A.F. & A. M. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and was chief Engineer Division No. 391. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Magnolia Griswold, Montrose, Iowa; three sons: Frank, Howard and Morris Griswold, all of Fort Madison; three daughters: Mrs. George Dovin, Fort Madison; Mrs Vernette Wilhelm, Fort Madison; Mrs. Nick Pardue, Belen, New Mexico; four brothers, Victor Griswold, Fort Madison; Don Griswold, Clarinda, Iowa; Kenneth Griswold, Maywood, Los Angeles, Calif., and Hurd Griswold, Charleston, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. James Vermazen, Creston, Iowa; Mrs. Eva Maxfield, Montrose, Iowa; Mrs Charles Wardlow and Miss Bessie Griswold, Montrose; six grandchildren, Myron, Richard, Simeon and Patrick Griswold, Patsy Lee Pardue and Beverly June Wilhelm. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from Santa Fe Avenue Methodist church, Rev. John S. Ellis, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery. There will be Masonic services at the grave by Claypoole lodge. The body will be at Clements chapel until 9 o'clock Sunday moring when it will be taken to the residence.