This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222595) Clair D. Clark <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222595> AUTHOR: David L. Skipto DATE: 2/21/2009 at 18:25:01 Surnames: CLARK,CROSS,STONE,SMITH,PARSONS,NOLAND Clair D. Clark, well known Louisa farmer, died suddenly from a heart attack at the Shell Station in Columbus Junction about eight o'clock Monday evening. Mr. Clark had driven to the station just a few minutes previously and became ill just as he entered the lunch room and died before medical aid could be summoned. Clair D. Clark, youngest son of Chas. B. and Harriet Cross Clark, was born August 11, 1896 in Concord township, near Columbus Junction, Iowa, where most of his life was spent. He departed this life July 17, 1950 at the age of 53 years, 11 months and 7 days. He was united in marriage to Hazel Jeanette Stone on January 16, 1916. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife and four children, Robert and Keith of Columbus Junction; Mrs. Russell Smith of Burlington, and Mrs. Jack Parsons of Wapello. Also six grandchildren, a brother, R.L. Clark of LeMars, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs, B.F. Noland of Omaha, Nebraska. A son, Loren, his parents, and two sisters preceded him in death. He served in World War I and is a member of the American Legion. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. from Pleasant Grove Bethel church conducted by Rev. W.L. Sanford and Rev. Burris Moore. Honorary pallbearers were Ralph Utter, Armour Griggs, Noah Wilson, Lyle Morgan, Warren Moran, and Egebert Shellabarger. Casket bearers were Harold Edmondson, Don Colton, Gary Reed, Russell Adams, Chas Shellabarger and Walter Meredith. Floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mesdames Warren Moran, Harold Shellabarger, Ralph Morris and Charles Shellabarger were in charge of flowers. Selections of appropriate music were played by Mrs. Elmer Smoke. Funeral services were in charge of the Stacy Funeral Home. Interment at Indian Creek Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222589) Clyde E. Townsley <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222589> AUTHOR: David L. Skipto DATE: 2/21/2009 at 17:24:32 Surnames: TOWNSLEY,DAILEY,CHANCE,PALMER,CAMPBELL,DICKEY,MILLER Clyde E. Townsley, 66, retired farmer, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at the Grand hotel where he had been making his home. He had been in failing health for an extended period. The son of Oscar and Ava Mae Michael Townsley, he was born in Muscatine County on March 26, 1883, spending his entire live here. He married Alvina May Dailey on March 26, 1909, in Garmett, Kansas. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. May Townsley, of Muscatine, five sons, Edwin of Bettendorf; Leonard of St. Paul, Minn; Sgt Ward Townsley of Ft. Riley, Kansas; Roger of Muscatine and Donald of San Francisco, Calif; five daughters, Mrs. William Chance and Mrs. Thomas Palmer both of Washington, Iowa; Mrs. Frances Campbell of Muscatine; Mrs. George Dickey of Letts and Mrs. Ira Miller of New Boston, Ill. Twenty-four grandchildren also surive. He was preceded in death by his parents, five daughters, who died in infancy, three sisters and two brothers. The body is at the Geo. M. Wittich Funeral home and will remain there for rites at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. J. Arthur Eveland, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church will be in charge. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Cranston.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222586) C. K. Allworth <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222586> AUTHOR: David L. Skipto DATE: 2/21/2009 at 17:04:33 Surnames: ALLWORTH,HARWOOD,PARSONS C. K. Allworth, prominent business and civic leader of Wapello died suddenly at his home here Monday morning of a heart attack. Mr. Allworth was 51 years of age. Services were held yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his widow, the former Vada Harwood; a son, Burton Frederick Allworth of Mediapolis; a daughter, Mrs. Bernard Parsons of Wapello; and two grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Frank Allworth. Funeral services were held at the Wapello Methodist church at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Leonard Tinker, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was in the Wapello cemetery. The business houses of Wapello closed Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 out of respect to Mr. Allworth.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222576) Guy Hafner <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222576> AUTHOR: unrelated volun DATE: 2/21/2009 at 15:35:31 Surnames: HAFNER,BEDWELL,WILHELME Guy Hafner Died At Muscatine Hospital (handwritten: Sept. 17-50) Guy Vernon Hafner, 55, Letts farmer and lifelong resident of the Letts community, died at 9 a.m. Sunday at Bellevue hospital. The son of N.T. and Ellen Bedwell Hafner, he was born January 15, 1895 in cedar township, Muscatine county. he married Aura Wilhelme in Muscatine, December 13, 1915. He was a member of the Letts Methodist church and an active member of the Weleyan Sunday school class. Survivors include his father, N.T. Hafner of Letts; his wife; two sons, Vernon of Muscatine and Max of Wilton; one daughter, Mrs. Louise Estle of Letts; two brothers, Lester of Letts and Hubert of Muscatine; four sisters, Mrs. Russell Gilkey of Columus Junction; Mrs. Ray Swickard of Muscatine, Mrs. Rice Shellabarger of Hardin, Montana, and Mrs. Ernst Lieberknecht of Letts and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and two sister, Mary and Opal. Final rites for Guy V. Hafner were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Letts Methodist church with the Rev. Paul Textor officiating. Piano and organ selections were provided for the service by Mrs. Harry Gipple and Mrs. Geo. Crist. Flower attendants were Mrs. Hall Estle, Mrs. Arthur Thompson, Mrs. John Padgett and Mrs. Clyde Turkington. Casket bearers were Arthur Thompson, Harry Tomfeld, Lawrence Estle, Hall Estle, John Padgett and Wilmot Hendrix. Burial was in the Letts cemetery. Source: an old scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222571) Marcellus Thompson <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222571> AUTHOR: unrelated volun DATE: 2/21/2009 at 15:21:45 Surnames: THOMPSON,JONES,STINEMAN M. Thompson, 81, Death Occurs at Cassopolis, Mich. Last Week (handwritten "Feb 50") Marcellus Thompson, a former resident of the Grandview community, died at midnight last Monday at Cassopolis, Mich. He was 81 years of age. He was born on July 23, 1868 at Grandview, the son of William T. and Jane Jones Thompson and lived there and in Muscatine for a number of years before moving to Dowagiac, Mich., several years ago. He marred Clara D. Stineman at Wapello and the couple engaged in farming in this area for a number of years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. clara Thompson of Muscatine; two sons, Rowdy F. of Muscatine and Harry J. of California; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Wiest of Davenport and Mrs. A.J. Schumacher of Detroit, Mich.; one brother, Bart of Grandview; one sister, Miss Elma Thompson of Columbus Junction; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His parents, one daughter, Ruth, and several brothers and sisters preceded him in death. The body arrived in Muscatine on Thursday and was taken to the Geo. M. Wittich funeral home where services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday. Burial was in the Grandview cemetery. Source: an old scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222562) Ossie Kemp <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222562> AUTHOR: unrelated volun DATE: 2/21/2009 at 15:10:13 Surnames: KEMP,MCDANIEL,MCCULLEY Mrs. Ossie Kemp, Aged 64 Years, Goes in Death (handwritten date "Feb-50") Mrs. Ossie Kemp, 64, a resident of Muscatine for many years, died at 6:15 a.m. today at her home, 1108 Orange street, after a lingering illness. She was born near Grandview on April 6, 1885, the daughter of D.C. and Ida McDaniel McCulley. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Evelyn Kemp, Muscatine, and Mrs. Reva Hunker, Indianapolis, Ind.; two sons, Everett, of Grandview, and Carson, at home; five siters, Mrs. Elsie Stocke, Winters, Calif., Mrs. Ola McGill, Davenport, Mrs. Mary Kent, Mrs. Ina Beckey and Mrs. Hazelle Anthony, all of Muscatine; one brother, Verne McCulley, Muscatine; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Preceding her in death were her parents, a daughter in infancy and one brother. The body is at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals where services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery. Source: an old scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222555) Frederick W. Walter <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222555> AUTHOR: unrelated volun DATE: 2/21/2009 at 15:01:20 Surnames: WALTER,BLAUER F.W. Walter Of Grandview Is Called in Death (handwritten date March 25, 1950) Wapello -- Frederick W. Walter, lifelong resident of Louisa county, died at 1:05 a.m. today at the home of his nephew, Earl Walter, one mile east of Grandview. He was born in the Grandview community on March 20, 1871, the son of George and Anna Blauer Walter. One brother, William, of Letts, and 11 nephews and nieces survive. A sister and three brothers preceded him in death. The body is at the the Dudgeon Funeral home here and a short prayer service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home, followed by services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Grandview Community churck. The Rev. Floyd McCague, pastor, will be in charge. Burial will be in the Grandview cemetery. Source: an old scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222541) Elizabeth Elliott <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222541> AUTHOR: unrelated volun DATE: 2/21/2009 at 14:49:30 Surnames: ELLIOTT,GALBRAITH,SHELLENBARGER Mrs. Elliott, 84, Long-Time Letts Resident, Dies (handwritten date of January 31, 1950) Letts -- Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott, 84, long-time resident of Letts, died at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday in a nursing home at 305 West Sixth street in Muscatine as the result of a stroke. Mrs. Elliott lived in Letts all of her life until two years ago when she suffered a fractured hip. She had been confined to her bed since that time, and had been cared for in nursing homes. The daughter of Isaac and Charlotte Galbraith Shellabarger, she was born at Letts on Dec. 20, 1865. She was marred on Jan. 1, 1890, to Robert Elliott. Surviving are the husband and two half-sisters, Mrs. Arther Lieberknecht, Sr., Letts, and Mrs. Alice Gipple, Rock Island. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters in infancy; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Guthrie and Mrs. Allie Thompson; and three brothers, M. A. Shellabarger, V. Shellabarger and Fred Shellabarger. She was a member of the United Brethern church of Letts and a charter member of chapter No. 370, Order of the Eastern, Star, at Letts. The body is at the Geo. M. Wittich Funeral home and funeral services are pending word from relatives. Source: an old scrapbook.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222519) Jean Metzger Welch <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222519> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley DATE: 2/21/2009 at 14:20:50 Surnames: WELCH,HOHENADEL,HENRICH Mrs. Welch, 29, Death Occurs At Denver Hospital Mrs. Jean Metzger Welch, 29, of Denver, Colo., granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hohenadel, 191 Sherman street, Muscatine, died at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in Denver General hospital of a complication of ailments. Burial will be in Denver Tuesday. Mrs. Welch visited her grandparents and other relatives here two months ago. Her husband is Merle Welch to whom she was married Sept. 24, 1942 in Denver. She is survived by her husband, her father, three brothers, two sisters and an aunt, Orpha Hohenadel Henrich of Denver, with whom she lived after the death of her mother, Mrs. Ruth May Hohenadel Metzger. Her grandparents and other relatives in Muscatine are also among the survivers. Russell Hohenadel, 12, of 1419 Park avenue, Mrs. Lorenze Miller, 721 Liberty street, and Henry Schafer, 508 Main street, left Sunday to attend the funeral services of their niece.

It could be. I found a reference to Muscatine after I sent the message. Thanks for responding. It had me stumped. Connie Street [email protected] Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions. ----- Original Message ----- From: Angela R. Schulz To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:56 AM Subject: Re: [IALOUISA] IALOUISA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 16 Fairbanks-Lamb Chapel was in Muscatine behind the old YMCA on Iowa Avenue (now called MCSA-Muscatine Center for Social Action). I wouldn't doubt but that it was called just "Fairbanks" at one time. Could that be it? -Angela Message: 3 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:42:41 -0600 From: "Connie Street" <[email protected]> Subject: [IALOUISA] Fairbanks To: "IALouisa list" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm running across some obits that mention the Fairbanks Funeral Home, but no town. Is anyone familiar with this name and where it might have been? Connie Street [email protected] Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions. ------------------------------ To contact the IALOUISA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the IALOUISA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of IALOUISA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 16 *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Fairbanks-Lamb Chapel was in Muscatine behind the old YMCA on Iowa Avenue (now called MCSA-Muscatine Center for Social Action). I wouldn't doubt but that it was called just "Fairbanks" at one time. Could that be it? -Angela Message: 3 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:42:41 -0600 From: "Connie Street" <[email protected]> Subject: [IALOUISA] Fairbanks To: "IALouisa list" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm running across some obits that mention the Fairbanks Funeral Home, but no town. Is anyone familiar with this name and where it might have been? Connie Street [email protected] Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions. ------------------------------ To contact the IALOUISA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the IALOUISA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of IALOUISA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 16 ***************************************

Whoops! A senior moment. Have approved a number of photos for the GPP for Washington County this week and my mind was stuck in that section. However, I did upload the obits to the obituary board so I would advise others to do so also. :>) Norma

I kind of recall a Fairbanks Land (or Lamb) funeral home in Muscatine. Cindy Rowe ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Connie Street" <[email protected]> To: "IALouisa list" <[email protected]> Subject: [IALOUISA] Fairbanks Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:42:41 -0600 >I'm running across some obits that mention the Fairbanks >Funeral Home, but no town. Is anyone familiar with this >name and where it might have been? > >Connie Street >[email protected] >Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for >others and Responsibilty for your actions. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message

I'm running across some obits that mention the Fairbanks Funeral Home, but no town. Is anyone familiar with this name and where it might have been? Connie Street [email protected] Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions.

Connie, I still have quite a few family obits to copy for GPP yet so I can't take on any more right now. I posted a few non family Louisa ones recently with an Unrelated Volunteer heading. Still some of those obits from the Columbus Gazette that Harriet had that I apparently didn't send to the girls that typed a lot of them.. Many old obits and newspaper items to post when I get to them. Right now, MaryAlice and I are working on a logo for the Iowa in the Civil War site which may appear soon and the Washington Co 1925 census for Cedar Twp. Norma Jennings Connie Street wrote: > I have discovered that the museum has several old scrapbooks filled with obituaries. If I were to scan them, would any of you be willing to type them into our obituary boards on the IaGenWeb site? That would be a great help to other researchers. > > There are also weddings and general items that could be placed onto the document boards. > > Thank you in advance to those who are able to help. > > Connie Street > [email protected] > Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I have discovered that the museum has several old scrapbooks filled with obituaries. If I were to scan them, would any of you be willing to type them into our obituary boards on the IaGenWeb site? That would be a great help to other researchers. There are also weddings and general items that could be placed onto the document boards. Thank you in advance to those who are able to help. Connie Street [email protected] Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibilty for your actions.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222156) Judge Oscar Hale <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222156> AUTHOR: volunteer DATE: 2/19/2009 at 22:57:52 Surnames: HALE Judge Hale Rites Held at Wapello Wapello - Final rites for Oscar Hale, supreme court justice, who passed away in the Burlington hospital Saturday morning, were held at the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. H.J. Findlay, of Burlington, supply pastor of the local church. Mrs. Don Brown was at the organ and Mesdames Pauline Dudgeon, Grace Oakes, Mary Garrett, Lillian Keck, Mary Fraser, and Miss Ada Smith were in charge of flowers. The Louisa County court house and the stores were closed during the hour of service. Member[s] of the bar associations of Henry, Des Moines and Louisa counties, the Louisa conty officials and members of Wapello lodge No. 5, A.F. and A.M. attended in body, the Masonic order giving the ritualistic memorial service. Burial was in the Mallory cemetery with E.R. Hicklin, W. O. Weaver, Dean H. Parsons, A. Don Parsons, A. W. Hinderman and George Oakes as pallbearers. The honorary pallbearers were the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court and the judges of the 20th judicial district of Iowa. Date Dec. 12, 1950 - unknown newspaper.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#220993) BERGEN, Noah Edward <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=220993> AUTHOR: Unrelated Volun DATE: 2/13/2009 at 10:29:54 Surnames: BERGEN,EVEANS,ADAMS,MCKEE,MOORE 1981 Columbus Gazette clipping Noah Edward BERGEN, 75, Wapello, died Friday morning, April 3, 1981, at the Morning Sun Manor. He had lived there the past two years. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 4, at the Dudgeon McCulley Funeral Home, Rev. Fred HARRIS officiated. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery. A Heart Fund memorial has been established. Mr. BERGEN was born May 8,1905 in Louisa County to John Henry and Rosa FOX BERGEN. He married Emma EVEANS on October 30, 1924, in Wapello. She died December 28, 1975. He had been employed as a button-cutter in the 1930's and in 1940 he joined the Carpenter's Union at Burlington. He had worked at Askren and Nelson Construction of Wapello, retiring in 1970. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include two sons Kenneth, Springfield, Missouri; and Marvin, Wapello; two daughters Mrs Donald (Carolyn) ADAMS and Mrs. James (Virginia) MCKEE Sr, both of Morning Sun; 16 grandchildren; and one sister Mrs. Sherman (Mary) MOORE of Wapello. He was preceded in death by one daughter, two sisters,two brothers and three grandsons.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#220989) LEFFLER, Jack <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=220989> AUTHOR: Unrelated Volun DATE: 2/13/2009 at 10:01:16 Surnames: LEFFLER,PYLES,SMITH,VINCENT Columbus Gazette - July 1976 Jack LEFFLER, 46, of 3001 Conduit Road,Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Tuesday morning, July 6, 1976, at his home. A native of Columbus Junction, Iowa, he was employed with communications maintenance for the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, the Blandford Masonic Lodge No 3, AF & AM and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Betty B. LEFFLER; five daughters, Jacqueline Patricia, Cynthia Lou, Catherine Louise, Alesia Beth and Darlene Jill all of Colonial Heights, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer R. LEFFLER of Tulsa, Oklahoma; three sisters, Mrs. Harold PYLES and Mrs. Ann VINCENT, both of Merritt Island, Florida and Mrs. Roger SMITH of Tulsa,Oklahoma. Funeral Services were held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church wiht the Rev.Julian Yuile officiating. Burial was in South Lawn Memorial Park, Petersburg, Virginia

Hi! I have a few comments on my earlier post about the deed index entries. 1)I was very surprised to find the first entry for Louis Schneider to have been a sale of land. Is this an unusual situation, viz., to find land being sold without a prior entry for purchase? Louis Schneider recounts in a Louisa County history that he entered the county in 1855. 2)Is anybody out there researching the Snider/Snyder name? I am wondering now if I might be related to these Sniders. Louis Schneider's name was routinely spelled 'Snider' various documents. 3)Is anyone researching the Kallenbergers? It is not a common name. I have some documentation on Christopher Kallenberger's family being in Hamilton County, OH until after the mid 1860s. I was very surprised to the name Jacob Kallenberger hitting the index in 1852. Also, I was surprised to find the names Daniel and Barbara hitting the index in 1865 and 1867 respectively. I have a Barbara Wick Kallenberger in my files as the wife of Christopher. Daniel Kallenberger is a name that is a surprise to me, just as Jacob is a surprise. 4)As a last question, is anybody else out there researching the Louis Schneider line? Over the years, I've bumped into one Schneider cousin on this list which was a great surprise. Just wondering if there are others out there. Robert Schneider