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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Max Leon Warren
Apr 30, 2020
Max Leon Warren was born October 13, 1935 in New Virginia, Iowa the son of William McDuffey and Pearlie Calhoun. He was raised in Swan, Iowa and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1953. Following high school, Max served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. On October 27, 1956 Max was united in marriage to...
Ronald Edward Fast
Apr 16, 2020
Ronald Edward Fast passed away unexpectedly after a fall at his home in Palmdale, California on April 16, 2020. He was born October 23, 1938, the son of Paul and Fern (Core) Fast and was raised on the Fast Family Farm north of Knoxville. He attended Washington rural school and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1957. Shortly after graduation,...
Justin Andrew Wicker
Apr 7, 2020
Justin Andrew Wicker was born September 27, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Blair Wicker and Rhonda (Baker) White. He was raised in Des Moines and was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan, pool player, loved camping and hunting/fishing. Justin passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 33 years. Those left...
Janelle Agey
Apr 6, 2020
Janelle Anne Agey, 81, passed away April 6, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. Janelle was born August 2, 1938 in Neolla, Iowa to Fergus Sr. and Veronice (Faucett) Burns. She had lived in the Des Moines area for over 60 years. Prior to Des Moines, she lived in Shelby, Iowa for 15 years and in Knoxville, Iowa for 3...
Rose Ann Harrington
Mar 13, 2020
Rose Ann “Rosy” (Briggs) Harrington was born June 26, 1950 in Centerville, IA the daughter of Wilbur “Junior” and Hazel (Daily) Briggs. Rosy attended Knoxville High School and graduated in 1968. Rosy worked for several years as the assistant bookkeeper at the Hy-Vee, and then for Dr. Jeffrey Meyer as a chiropractic assistant. For nearly 20 years, Rosy worked as...
Gerald "Jerry" Sobieszyk
Mar 4, 2020
Gerald Roy “Jerry” Sobieszyk was born August 19, 1935 in Columbus, Nebraska the son of Ed and Huberta (Roy) Sobieszyk. Jerry attended Stolley Park Elementary, Barr Junior High and graduated from Grand Island High School in 1953. In 1948 Jerry helped his father start their concrete construction business, Ed Sobieszyk & Son Concrete Contractors. Following the death of his father...
Wanda Williams
Feb 27, 2020
Wanda Williams was born September 9, 1925 in Pleasantville, Iowa the daughter of Ernest and Gladys (Conley) Viers. She attended Bunker Hill Country School and graduated two years early from Pleasantville High School as Salutatorian of her class. On October 17, 1942 Wanda was united in marriage to Gene Williams. The couple made their home and farmed in the Pleasantville...
Velma R Murr
Feb 27, 2020
Velma Ruth Murr was born March 6, 1921 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of John and Lois (Augustine) Vanden Berg. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1939 and then taught for two years in the rural schools of Brownlee and Franklin Center. On July 13, 1940 Velma was united in marriage to Edd Murr. They...
Robert Dean Beier
Feb 22, 2020
Robert Dean Beier was born June 14, 1936 in Mason City, Iowa the son of Elmer and Faye (Bridges) Beier. He was raised in Klemme, Iowa and graduated from Klemme High School. Following high school, Robert enlisted in the United States Army. He served four years before his honorable discharge. Robert then attended A.I.B., in Des Moines. In 1959 he...
Frances Jean Caswell
Feb 13, 2020
Frances J. Caswell, 97, of Knoxville, passed away on February 13, 2020, at the Atrium Health Union Hospital, Monroe, NC. Frances Jean Ward was born February 26, 1922, on the family farm in rural Marion County, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Thurman (T.E.) and Cora P. Ward. She attended elementary school at Highland and Lincoln schools, graduating from Knoxville High...
Maryellen Beaver
Feb 5, 2020
Maryellen Beaver was born October 6, 1925 in rural Tracy, Iowa the third child of Walter and Louise (Knox) Johnson. Maryellen attended rural Tracy school until March of 1940 when her family moved South of Cedar Creek and had to change schools. She ended up graduating from Bussey High School in 1943. Later that summer in June of 1943 she...
Mary Ann Butrum
Jan 26, 2020
Mary Ann Butrum was born December 30, 1935 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of William Clifford and Rosa Rebeca (Kirton) Butrum. She was raised in Dallas, Iowa and graduated from Dallas Consolidated High School. Following graduation, Mary worked for the overall factory in Knoxville. When 3M opened a plant in Knoxville, Mary Ann was one of the first people hired....
Betty Lou Estes
Jan 26, 2020
Betty Lou Estes was born December 8, 1938 in Russell, Iowa the daughter of Thomas and Viola (Clayworth) Kingery. Betty attended and graduated from Dallas High School. She worked for the Overall Factory in Knoxville before moving to Davenport, Iowa as a young woman. Betty worked for Warren-Nicholson Company in Davenport and later for Red Jacket Pump. She retired from...
Dorothy Lavon Batten
Jan 20, 2020
Dorothy Lavon Batten was born December 13, 1929 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Willard Emery and Bessie Ann (Bingham) Kingery. Dorothy attended country school and then Attica High School. As a young woman she took a job at the Continental Overall Factory in Knoxville, where she worked for 10 years. On July 1, 1950 Dorothy was united in...
Donna Lynn Hunt
Jan 16, 2020
Donna Lynn Klingelhoefer was born to Miriam and Arnold Klingelhoefer on May 25, 1947. She grew up in Mascoutah, Illinois and lived right across the street from her cousin and best friend, Joni Kloeckner. During her early teen years she was diagnosed with scoliosis, which eventually led her to need surgery to help support her back. That experience gave her...
Devayne O. Bender Sr.
Jan 13, 2020
Devayne Orland Bender, Sr. was born May 24, 1938 in Swan, Iowa the son of Jacob and Margaret (Hicks) Bender. He was raised in the Swan and Pleasantville areas and graduated from Pleasantville High School. He served in the United States Army for two years, mostly stationed in Germany. Following his honorable discharge from the Army Devayne took a job...
Norman Nylis Norton
Jan 13, 2020
Norman Nylis Norton was born June 27, 1931 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of William and Julia (Wallace) Norton. Norman was raised in Melcher, Iowa with his two siblings, Dwight and Freda. He graduated from Melcher High School where he played football and worked on the family farm. He was employed by Des Moines Bridge and Steel, the V.A. Medical...
Margaret Eloise Lowe
Jan 6, 2020
Margaret Eloise Lowe was born October 2, 1922 in Corydon, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Estelline (Cowan) Dyer. She was raised in the Corydon area and on December 7, 1941 Margaret was united in marriage to Max Eugene Lowe in Princeton, Missouri. The couple made their home in Chariton for many years and settled in Pleasantville in 1957. Margaret...
Edna Noreen Clark
Dec 29, 2019
Edna Noreen Clark was born July 30, 1921 in East Peru, Iowa the daughter of Harley and Anna (Verwers) Carpenter. She was raised in the Des Moines area and attended three different high schools before her family moved to Swan, where Edna graduated from Swan High School. In 1939 she was united in marriage to Charles Homer Clark. The couple...
Gladys Naomi King
Dec 26, 2019
Gladys Naomi King was born September 5, 1920 on a farm east of Columbia, Iowa the daughter of John T. King and Ada Jane (Kincaid) King. Gladys attended the Pleasant Ridge School and in 1947 she moved into the town of Columbia with her parents. On December 16, 1951 she was baptized at the Columbia United Methodist Church. Gladys was...
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