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JOHN L. NEILL
Memorial services for John L. Neill, of Red Oak, IA, were held February 12, 2005, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Red Oak. Burial was at the Evergreen Cemetery.
John L. Neill, the son of John E. and Zora (Hollingsworth) Neill, was born July 8, 1901 in Adams County, IA, near Carbon. He died on January 31, 2005 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa at the age of 103.
John was raised and farmed near Carbon, IA. He was united in marriage to Mary F. Evison on April 26, 1925 at Corning. He farmed in Montgomery County from 1941 to 1948. He moved to Red Oak in l949. After moving to Red Oak, John worked for Thos D. Murphy Calendar Company. The past two years he has lived with his daughter in Stanton. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Red Oak.
John was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary on November 24, 1995, two brothers and two sisters.
John is survived by a son, Edward Neill and wife Kay of Emerson, IA; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Scherzinger of Leawood, KS, and Carolyn Houston and husband Gordon of Stanton, IA; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
IRMA EVELYN STRAIT PEARSON
Funeral services of for Irma Pearson of Somerville, TN, were held February 5, 2005, at the Peebles Chapel in Somerville with her niece's husband, Dr. Roger Briggs, director of the Fayette Baptist Association, officiating. Internment will be at the Nodaway Valley Cemetery in Nodaway, IA.
Irma Pearson died after an extended illness on February 3, 2005, at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville, TN.
She was born April 8, 1911, in Adams County, IA, the daughter of Charles C. Strait and Hattie L. James Strait. She graduated from Villisca High School in 1930.
Irma Pearson was the last survivor of her immediate family. She is survived by two nieces, Jeannette Briggs of Somerville, TN, and Jeannie Blew of Fort Mill, SC.
Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ELDON W. MILLER
Funeral services for Eldon Weston Miller of Clarinda, IA, were held February 12, 2005, at the Church of Christ, Siam, IA, with Loren Daly officiating. Masonic services were held February 11, 2005, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, IA. Burial was at the Siam Cemetery, Siam, Iowa.
Eldon Miller died February 9, 2005, at the Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, IA.
He was born August 5, 1913, near Siam to John Weston Miller and Pearl (Summers) Miller. He grew up in the Siam area and went to school there. He married Anna Beery July 28, 1936 at Shenandoah, IA. They celebrated 68 years of marriage. Born to this union were Norma Jean Miller, Joyce Miller Nielsen, Marsha Griffith Nielsen, John Miller, June Chavez and Mary Lou Lindburg.
Eldon was a lifelong farmer in the Siam area. He was an active lifelong member of the Siam Church of Christ where he was a Sunday School teacher. Eldon was a 60 + year member of the Masonic Plumb Lodge #285.
Preceding Eldon in death were his parents; daughters Norma Jean Miller and Joyce Nielsen; sons-in-law Ed Chavez and Larry Griffith; and granddaughter, Teresa Leland.
Survivors include his wife Anna of Clarinda, IA; daughter Marsha Griffith Nielsen and her husband Knud of Fort Morgan, CO; son John Miller and his wife Betty of New Market, IA; daughter June Chavez of Denver, CO; daughter Mary Lou Lindburg and her husband Dave of Villisca, IA; thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Walker-Merrick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LEE M. WERNER
Funeral services for Lee M. Werner were held February 14, 2005, at the Bethesda Lutheran Church, with Rev. Sarah Brown officiating. Burial was at the Clarinda Cemetery.
Lee M. Werner was born December 6, 1908, on the family farm northwest of Clarinda, IA, in Nodaway Township, the eldest child of Albert R. and Alvina Goecker Werner. He died February 10, 2005, at the Stanton Care Center, Stanton, IA.
Lee's parents came to Page County in 1906 from Deshler, NE. The home farm remained in the family from 1879 for 100 years, at which time it was sold to a neighbor. With the exception of two years in Deshler and the last few years at Stanton, Lee lived his entire life in Page County. As a young man, he worked at Standard Oil, Swifts, and Opitz Motor Company in Clarinda, later returning to farm in Douglas Township.
In 1930 Lee married Evelyn Johnson. Later they bought the Johnson farm at the Bethesda corner. Following Evelyn's death in 1976, Lee married Jessie Katharine (Skiles) Swanson and lived on the farm 1 1/4 miles north of Bethesda. After their health declined, Jessie Katharine and Lee moved to the Stanton Care Center.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents; both wives; brother Edward; and sister Leona Woods.
He is survived by his sister Alice Gardner of Onley, VA, and niece Janice Boldenow and husband Gerald of Rockport, IL; friends Bob and Cathy Williams of Bethesda and Corinne Goecker of Clarinda.
Memorials are suggested to the church or donor's choice.
Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel of Clarinda was in charge of arrangements.
GEORGE E. CLEMENT
Memorial services for George E. Clement of Versailles, MO, formerly of Jefferson City, MO, were held December 22, 2004, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Jefferson City with Nathan Carr officiating.
George Clement died December 18, 2004, at the Capital Region Medical Center. He was born November 24, 1927, at Mott, ND, the son of Dale and L. Ferne Rogers Clement. The family moved to the Guss, IA, area when he was small. He graduated from the Corning High School in 1946.
George was in the first draft call in Taylor County for the Korean conflict in September 1950, although he did not serve overseas. He married Norma Jane Warner on July 21, 1951 in Clarinda, IA. After returning from service, he worked for Walter Eitzen and farmed for himself for a while. He then moved to Council Bluffs, where he worked for the Omaha Transit System, and later had a sales route with Wonder Bread. He moved to Jefferson City, MO, and continued to work in sales. He owned and operated Clems Home Service for over 30 years, and was employed by Scholastic Books before retiring in May of 2004. Norma died on April 23, 1981. He married Claudia D. Johnson, on July 23, 1981, who survives at the home.
He never outgrew is love for John Deere tractors - often saying he would like one sitting in the backyard so he could crank it up and listen to it pop.
Others survivors include daughters Sandra J. Wisner of Jefferson City, MO, Diane Wells and husband Dick of Tebbitts, MO; stepdaughters Jennifer S. Dickey and husband Steve of Holts Summit, MO, and Cindy Harrison and husband Winn of Jefferson City, MO; one sister Ardyce Kane and husband William of Council Bluffs, IA; one brother Carmen Clement and wife Norma of Clarinda; nine grandchildren; three great grand children and numerous nieces and nephews.
George was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Dean of Cedar Rapids, IA; Glen of Racine, WI; and sister Beunah Powell of Peoria, IL.
ARLENE JONES
Funeral services for Arlene Jones of Red Oak, IA, were held February 14, 2005, at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel with Pastor David MacDonald officiating. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery.
Arlene Jones died 10, 2005 at her residence. Geneva "Arlene" Jones was born January 1, 1926 in Villisca, IA, the daughter of Frank and Hattie (King) Patterson. She graduated from Villisca High School in 1943 and was united in marriage to Jack W. M. Jones on April 12, 1943 in Omaha, NE. They lived their entire married life in Red Oak. Arlene retired in 1986 from the Union Carbide Company after 25 years of service She was a member of the Red Oak Eagles Lodge, the REAC, and the Classy Cats at Union Carbide.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack Jones on August 13, 1988; granddaughter, Jennifer Renee Hoover; two infant sisters Lois and Maryland Patterson; three sisters, Grace Finkle, Ada Joyce White and Fay "Sis" Sheard; two brothers Harold Patterson and Jay "Buddy" Patterson.
She is survived by her children Harold Jones and wife Merlene of Beaver Lake, NE, Jackie Hoover and husband Sam of Adair, IA, Marlene Skalberg and husband Larry of Emerson, IA, Denny Jones and wife Karen of Red Oak, IA, and Kelvin Jones and fiancé Robin Strand of Red Oak, IA; 18 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; two sisters Ruby "Babe" Cromley of Bellevue and Dorothy Fuls of Spring Dale, AR; four sisters-in-law Louise Jones of Red Oak, IA, Bonnie Abbott of Emerson, IA, Linda Patterson of Pacific Junction, IA, and Suzi Dozier of Buffalo, MO; two brothers-in-law Wally and Junior Jones both of Red Oak, IA; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak was in charge of arrangements.
RICHARD LEE MARSH
Memorial services for Richard Lee Marsh, Villisca, IA, were held February 3, 2005, at the Advent Christian Church in Villisca with burial in the Villisca Cemetery.
Richard died Sunday, January 30, 2005, at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, NE. Richard was born February 27, 1935, in Villisca, the son of Orville and Reva (Hayes) Marsh.
Richard was a 1953 graduated of the Villisca Schools. He married Anna (Kathryn) Stille on December 1, 1954, in Villisca, Iowa. To this union six children were born: Connie, Tony, Donald, Jeffrey, Kent and Scott.
Richard had worked for CDS in Red Oak for three years before retiring in March of 2001. Richard and Kathryn lived in Stanton for six years before moving to Villisca in September of 2004. He had served in the Iowa National Guard for over twenty-one years. Richard was a member of the American Legion Ker-A-Vor Post 251 in Villisca and a member of the Advent Christian Church, where he helped with the children's ministry at the Advent Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his father and one grandson Andrew Muller.
Richard is survived by his wife Kathryn of Villisca; children, Connie Muller and husband Jim of Villisca, Tony Marsh and wife Mary of Lincoln, NE, Donald Marsh and wife Paulette of Shenandoah, IA, Jeffrey Marsh and wife Bernice of Beaver Dam, VA, Kent Marsh of Vacaville, CA and Scott Marsh of Villisca; mother, Reva Marsh of Villisca, brothers Allen Marsh and wife Jane of Omaha, NE, and Larry Marsh and wife Shelley of Omaha, NE, and six grandchildren. plus many nieces, nephews and friends.
Wolfe Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
