Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
WATERLOO -- Mabel V. Picking, 95, of Waterloo, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes.
She was born Jan. 27, 1905, in Fillmore County, Minn., daughter of William and Hattie Nelson Henry. She married Roy Picking on Dec. 26, 1932, in Mitchell, S.D. He died Nov. 25, 1997.
Mrs. Picking taught primary education in the rural Cresco area and taught music in her home, continuing her career as a substitute teacher in the Waterloo area.
Survived by: a daughter, Greta Poland of Waterloo; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: two brothers, Giles and Willis Henry; and a sister, Myrtle Thompson.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Locke Funeral Home, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.
Memorials: may be directed to the church.
WATERLOO -- Floyd W. Reagan, 78, of 3365 Logan Ave., died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Allen Hospital of natural causes.
He was born April 28, 1922, in Dysart, son of Orville and Rose Lucas Reagan. He married Lena Adubato on May 6, 1945, in Newark, N.J.
Mr. Reagan worked at the Waterloo Courier before entering the service during World War II. While serving in the U.S. Navy, he served on a minesweeper and was in the invasion of Europe. After the service he worked as a tool grinder for Deere and Co. for 37 years, retiring in 1983.
Survived by: his wife; four sons, Ronald of Cedar Rapids, Alan of Bettendorf and Craig and Victor, both of Waterloo; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ilene Butcher of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: a grandson; three brothers, Herbert, Leland and Ray; and two sisters, Hilda Whitman and Irene Baker.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623 of Waterloo. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Garden View Chapel.
Memorials: may be directed to the family.
WATERLOO -- Debbie Beatrice Sallis, 42, of Middletown, Ohio, formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Mercy Hospital, Fairfield, Ohio, of a heart attack.
She was born March 23, 1958, in Waterloo, daughter of Willie Junior and Bernita Bryant Sallis.
A 1976 graduate of Central High School, she had worked as a customer service representative for Federal Express.
Survived by: a son, Dana Shavers of Waterloo; two daughters, Tenesha Sallis and Breion Sallis, both of Cincinnati; five brothers, Larry Sallis, Kirk Sallis and Terry Sallis, all of Waterloo, and Tyrone Sallis and Keith Sallis, both of Minneapolis; and two sisters, Joyce Montgomery of Waterloo and Tuana Hart of Cincinnati.
Preceded in death by: her parents; two brothers, Michael Sallis and Maurice Sallis; and her grandmother, Eddie B. Loving.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Temple Baptist Church, with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, and for an hour before services Monday at the church.
Memorials: may be directed to her children at 1624 Logan Ave., Waterloo IA 50703.
JANESVILLE -- Jane Johnson, 56, of Janesville, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, of cancer.
She was born Oct. 20, 1944, in Waterloo, daughter of Beryl and Lena Land Johnson.
A 1962 graduate of Cedar Falls High School, she entered the U.S. Army shortly after graduation. She was employed as the service manager for Bremer County Community Services and also worked part time at Kwik Star, Janesville.
Survived by: three brothers, Donald Johnson of Phoenix, Dennis Johnson of Waterloo and Richard Johnson of Hudson; and three sisters, Rosiland Nolan of Kalispell, Mont., Patricia Nieman of New Hartford and Sharon Walther of Janesville.
Preceded in death by: her parents.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Janesville, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly.
Memorials: may be directed to the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo.
WATERLOO -- Joyce M. Stewart, 47, of 612 Lakeside St., died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of natural causes.
She was born May 5, 1953, in Watervalley, Miss., daughter of Raybon and Delia Hawkins Jenkins. She married Hubert Stewart on July 19, 1980, in Watervalley.
Mrs. Stewart was a self-employed day care operator.
Survived by: her husband; her parents of Watervalley; two sons, Dietrick Stewart at home and Dewon "Shon" Jenkins of Waterloo; four grandchildren; three brothers, Dwight Jenkins and Billy Jenkins, both of Joliet, Ill., and Wayne Jenkins of Watervalley; and three sisters, Maudie Jenkins of Waterloo, Annette Daniels of Watervalley and Marsha Brooks of Country Club Hills, Ill.
Preceded in death by: a brother, Charles G. Jenkins.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Services also will be held Wednesday at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Watervalley, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Sanders Funeral Service.
Memorials: may be directed to the family at 612 Lakeside St., where they will be receiving friends.
WATERLOO -- Rev. John Simpson, 77, of ManorCare Health Center, formerly of 1633 Mount Carmel Drive, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, at the care center of natural causes.
He was born Oct. 20, 1923, in Pickens, Miss., son of Cesar and Dinah Coleman Simpson. He married Lottie P. Wise on May 21, 1949, in Waterloo.
Rev. Simpson served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survived by: two sons, J.W. of Houston and John Brown of Milwaukee; a granddaughter; two brothers, Willie and Elbert, both of Waterloo; and a sister, Lelia "Lula" Christy of Ogden, Utah.
Preceded in death by: his wife; five brothers, Tony, Rudolph, Melvin, Big Bud and Austin; and four sisters, Ora Collins, Flora Reynolds, Louvinia Moore and Alberta Howard.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Sanders Funeral Service, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
Memorials: may be directed to the family at 135 Webster St., where they will be receiving friends.
In Memory of Lois M. Sherman
Lois M., age 89, resident of the Western Home in Cedar Falls, died November 3, 2000 after a life of service to her country and community. Born on the Sherman Homestead in Barclay Township, Black Hawk County on November 25, 1910. She graduated from Jesup Consolidated School in 1928 and from Iowa State Teacher's College with a major in English in 1930. She then became a registered nurse in 1934 upon graduation from the University of Iowa.
Lois' first job was as a private duty nurse, then a general duty nurse at People's Hospital in Independence before accepting the position of night supervisor at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
In August 1942, Lois joined the Army Nurses Corps. She spent the next 3 1/2 years at Fort Leonard Wood, MO where she received special administrative training that led to a promotion to lieutenant. She then was appointed Assistant Chief Nurse in 1943 and Principal Chief Nurse in 1944, being discharged in 1946 having attained the rank of captain.
After working at the College Health Service in Cedar Falls for a few months, Lois was recruited to be a Superintendent of Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. For the next 20 years she was Director of Nursing, floor nurse, obstetrical nurse, operating room nurse, personnel agent, director of hospital relations, dietitian, and anything else the hospital needed. In 1966, Lois stepped down to position as Director of Nursing in 1973. For her last year at Sartori, Lois was chiefly in charge of purchasing, retiring on March 8, 1974. During her tenure at Sartori, Lois witnessed two building programs that expanded the hospital from 35 to 105 beds, carrying the major responsibility for the 1955, $1,545,000 addition. She also added the Department of Physical Therapy, guided hospital services during polio outbreaks, saw the advent of a polio vaccine, and observed the inception of Medicare.
Lois said that her biggest enjoyment was "Just working with people and knowing we were really giving them good care." In the process she contributed to the high standards at Sartori and endeared herself to her patients, many who would later stop her on the street to thank her for her kindness.
Lois leadership and commitment to Sartori was recognized on August 21, 1986 with the dedication of the Lois A. Sherman Board Room.
In 1975, Lois was appointed to the Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration by Governor Ray. She was also a board member of the Iowa Hospital Association, Secretary of the American Lung Association of Iowa, a founding member of the Sartori Hospital Auxiliary and chair of the Auxiliary Education Fund and the Home Health Advisory Committees.
Lois was also a member of The Business and Professional Women's Club, Eastern Star, past Worthy High Priestess of Bethany White Shrine.
Lois is survived by cousins, LaVera Sherman of Jesup, Audrey Sherman of Edina, MN, Ruth and Neil Brasch of Plano, TX, Larry, Nyle, and Ron Brasch, and special friends, Ken and Leandra Baughman of Cedar Falls.
Services will occur at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 6, 2000 at the Cedar Falls Western Home Chapel, with intermenty prior that morning in the Cedar Crest Cemetery in Jesup.
Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Richardson Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to Sartori Memorial Hospital or the Western Home.
WATERLOO -- Richard Paul "RP" Duffy, 69, of Monona, Wis., formerly of Waterloo, died at home Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, of natural causes.
He was born Dec. 18,1930, in Waterloo, son of Gerald and Helen Duffy. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, then attended Iowa State Teacher's College, Cedar Falls, during which time he worked for International Harvester, Rath Packing Co. and the Illinois Central Railroad, in addition to creating floral designs for Sherwood's Florists. He graduated in 1956 with degrees in business administration and economics, and the same year was named to head Oshkosh Technical Institute of Business Education, Oshkosh, Wis.
In 1964, Mr. Duffy received a master's degree in education administration and in 1968 was named administrator of research and development for the Vocational, Technical and Adult Education facility in Fennimore, Wis. (now Southwest Wisconsin Technical Institute). In 1976 he took a position with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith as a securities account executive, then took a position with the state of Wisconsin, Governor's Manpower Council.
Survived by: his wife, Patricia; four sons, David of Middleton, Wis., Mark of Monona, Gerald of Waverly and Dan of Benbrook, Texas; two daughters, Patricia Sternad of Cottage Grove, Wis., and Jackie of Waupaca, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; three stepdaughters, Dawn Waide of Poynette, Wis., Teri Duane of Fort Campbell, Ky., and Barbara Ericson of Sharon, Wis.; three stepgrandchildren; and a sister, Helen Allard of St. Paul, Minn.
Preceded in death by: three brothers, Roger, Don and LaVern; and a sister, Irma.
Memorial services: were Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Monona. Burial will be later in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sun Prairie, Wis. Gunderson East Funeral Home, Monona, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: may be directed to Dane County Humane Society, 5131 Voges Road, Madison, WI 53718.
