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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Gwen Jones
Jun 5, 2017
Gwendolyn Kay Jones was born October 15, 1956 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Lily (Jones) Sterling. Gwen lived her entire life in Knoxville. On February 24, 1984 she was united in marriage to Randy Jones. Gwen was a CNA and CMA and had worked for Griffin’s, West Ridge, C.O.C., the Mahaska County Home and the Knoxville Rest...
Helen Louise Stevenson
Jun 3, 2017
Helen Louise Stevenson was born February 11, 1931 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of James Ray Brooks and Clarice Lorene (Long) Brooks. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Knoxville High School Class of 1949. On September 12, 1954 Helen was united in marriage to Richard Gene Stevenson. To this union two children, Barb and Rick were born....
John Florent Thomas
Jun 2, 2017
John Florent Thomas was born November 8, 1932 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of John Leroy Thomas and Lena (Vancenbrock) Thomas. He was raised in the Knoxville and Flagler areas. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Following his discharge, John remained active in the National Guard. On December 20, 1958 John was united in marriage...
Vernon Leroy Trueblood
May 31, 2017
Vernon ("Vern") Leroy Trueblood, 84, passed away on May 31, 2017. His death was very sudden and considered likely due to a heart attack. His body has been cremated. Vern was born on March 20, 1933 in Moreland, KS to Everett and Vercie (Miller) Trueblood; their third son and last child. His family relocated to Pella, IA when Vern was...
James Michael Worthington
May 19, 2017
James Michael Worthington was born September 17, 1945 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of James Merrill Worthington and Ethel (Hendrix) Worthington. He was raised in Pleasantville and following high school, Jim enlisted in the United States Navy. On September 25, 1966 he was united in marriage to Barbara Roff at the Pleasantville Church of Christ. Jim was honorably discharged in...
Darrell Lee Forst
May 10, 2017
Darrell Lee Forst was born September 14, 1942 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Thomas Guy Forst and Ona Priscilla (Cribb) Forst. Darrell was raised in Pleasantville and graduated with the Pleasantville High School Class of 1960. As a young man, Darrell worked on his family’s farm raising dairy cows. He then worked for Central National Bank, in Des Moines,...
Elizabeth Rose Neifert
May 2, 2017
Elizabeth Rose Neifert was born July 25, 1918 in Swan, Iowa the daughter of Thomas and Marina “Minnie” (Johnson) Scott. As a young woman, Elizabeth worked as an automatic hostess in Waukegan, Illinois. She had memorized three thousand records and customers would ask for the “Iowa Girl” to play their requests. On June 1, 1946 Elizabeth was united in marriage...
Genevieve Lucile Taylor
May 1, 2017
Genevieve Lucile Taylor was born November 21, 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Theodore Anton Hansen and Clara May (Warner) Hansen. She was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Roosevelt High School. During WWII, Gen worked at the Ordinance Plant in Des Moines. On August 13, 1944 she was united in marriage to Robert Morton Taylor in...
Susan Goff Rowland
Apr 27, 2017
Susan Mary Goff was born on February 2, 1941 on a small farm southeast of Knoxville, Iowa. Her parents were Jim and Juanita Goff. She was the second of seven children. She grew up on a 360 acre working farm with dairy cows, hogs and sheep. Susan attended a one-room country school through eighth grade and it literally was uphill...
Billy L. Roff
Apr 26, 2017
A Funeral Service for Bill Roff, age 83, of Knoxville will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to...
Robert Lee Gee
Apr 18, 2017
Robert “Bob” Lee Gee, 93 years old, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Canon City, Colorado. He was a loving husband, a proud father and an honored veteran. Bob was born on January 7, 1924 in Knoxville, Iowa to Ralph Gee and Maude (Crouch) Gee. He was the youngest of 8 children all of whom preceded him in...
Donald Eugene Ryun
Apr 13, 2017
Donald Eugene Ryun was born February 13, 1950 in Chariton, Iowa the son of Eugene William and Mary Elizabeth (Lancaster) Ryun. Don attended Chariton High School and then enlisted in the United States Army and served eight years during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge, Don returned to Chariton and worked for Johnson Machine Works. In January of 1982...
William E. Burress
Apr 10, 2017
William Earl Burress was born March 20, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Woodrow and Alice (Toulouse) Burress. Bill was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1960. He enlisted in the United States Army that same year. On August 26, 1961 Bill was united in marriage to Barbara Malcomson. He...
Shirley Jo Grimes
Apr 7, 2017
Shirley Jo Grimes was born August 10, 1948 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Mary (Jones) Black. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Knoxville High School Class of 1966. As a young woman, Shirley worked on her father’s farm and at the Bingley-Dykstra and Phil Clark Sale barns. On May 28, 1982 Shirley was united...
Michael Lee Rieck
Apr 4, 2017
Michael Lee Rieck was born September 22, 1950 in Newton, Iowa the son of Cecil and Dorothy (Finch) Rieck. He was raised in Bondurant and graduated from Bondurant High School in 1968. On January 15, 1971 Mike was united in marriage to Kathy Kennedy in Knoxville, Iowa. The couple lived in Bondurant until moving to Knoxville in November of 1973....
Steven "Steak" Mccurry
Apr 3, 2017
Steven Wayne “Steak” McCurry was born February 17, 1954 in Grinnell, Iowa the son of Gerald and Amanda Vivian (Bowie) McCurry. He was raised in Grinnell where he graduated from high school with the Class of 1972. During school Steak was a standout athlete in baseball, basketball, track, shotput and football. He attended Ellsworth Community College where he started on...
Robert D. Bane
Mar 30, 2017
Robert D. Bane was born September 30, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Tommy D. and Pauline C. (Metcalf) Bane, and the grandson of Daniel , Jr. and Myrtle (Brown) Bane, and Charles J. and Della (Stradley) Metcalf. He grew up on the century + farm one mile south of Pleasantville, in Marion County, Iowa. During his school...
Bonnie Lee Larsen
Mar 25, 2017
Bonnie Lee Larsen was born July 5, 1921 in Lucerne, Missouri the daughter of Earl and Faye (Ellis) Wells. She was raised in Missouri and during her high school years the family moved to Indianola, Iowa. Bonnie graduated from Indianola High School in 1939. She then attended Northeast Missouri State, in Kirksville, for preparatory work in nurse’s training. She then...
Ralph Zeck
Mar 19, 2017
Ralph Zeck was born October 16, 1929 in Fayetteville, Iowa the son of Ray Allen and Faye Anna (Veach) Zeck. Ralph worked from the time he was a young man, mostly as a heavy equipment operator. On December 24, 1970 he was united in marriage to Shirley Carolyn Gilliland. The couple made their home in Melcher-Dallas most of their lives,...
Sally Ann Caulkins
Mar 18, 2017
Sally Ann Caulkins was born September 6, 1945 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Foster and Florence (Stewart) Kissinger. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1963. Sally then worked for the Iowa State Health Department in Des Moines. On January 29, 1966 she was united in marriage to Wendell Caulkins at the First United Methodist Church...
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