Obituaries for Knoxville

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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas

David I. Spriggs

David I. Spriggs

Feb 19, 2014

David Spriggs was born at the Mine Hospital in Gilman, Colorado on January 5, 1937 the son of David I. and Opal (Taylor) Williams. He was adopted at the age of 10 years and resided in Minturn, Colorado with his adoptive parents, Murl and Georgia Spriggs until he entered the United States Navy in 1956. He married Mary Lou Sutherland...

Evelyn L. Marsh

Evelyn L. Marsh

Feb 16, 2014

Evelyn Lorraine Marsh was born January 29, 1920 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Jesse and Icle (Sweem) Ellis. She graduated from Knoxville High School and then attended business training. Evelyn then worked in Des Moines for a few years. On September 8, 1939 she was united in marriage to Daniel Lee “Danny” Marsh in Unionville, Missouri. The couple...

Marc Barbour

Marc Barbour

Feb 12, 2014

A Visitation for Marc Barbour, age 67, of Knoxville will be held on Sunday, February 16 at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. A potluck reception will follow at the American Legion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. Stephen Marc Barbour was born October 6,...

Alberta Frances Rowley

Alberta Frances Rowley

Feb 3, 2014

Alberta Frances Rowley was born October 27, 1928 in Marion County, Iowa, on her family farm – south of Donnelly corners, the daughter of John Oscar Glover and Pearl Isabell (Swayne) Glover. She was raised on the farm and attended country and Knoxville schools. On June 12, 1945 she was united in marriage to Harold Dean Rowley at the United...

Nancy Kay Stittsworth

Nancy Kay Stittsworth

Jan 30, 2014

Nancy Kay Stittsworth was born September 30, 1945 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Robert and Beatrice (Orr) Dennison. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1963. Following high school, Nancy worked at Aetna Life in Des Moines. On December 13, 1964 she was united in marriage to Jim Stittsworth at the First Christian Church in Knoxville....

Kathleen Louise Gordon

Kathleen Louise Gordon

Jan 26, 2014

Kathleen Louise Gordon was born March 16, 1952 In Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Roy and Patricia (Kincaid) Ramsey. She was raised in Des Moines and attended Lincoln High School. She moved to Pleasantville as a young woman. Kathy worked in the home health care industry as a C.N.A. for many years. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening....

Vickie Lynn Vold

Vickie Lynn Vold

Jan 25, 2014

Vickie Lynn Allison-Vold was born July 14, 1957 in Lake Charles, Louisiana the daughter of Richard L. Allison and Evelyn Mae (Johnson) Allison. She lived in many different locations as a child, due to the fact that her father was in the military. During her sophomore year, Vickie’s family moved to Pleasantville, Iowa. She graduated from Pleasantville High School and...

Martha Mae Jenkins

Martha Mae Jenkins

Jan 22, 2014

Martha Mae Jenkins was born August 24, 1930 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Garret John Onstank and Dorothy Margaret (Clark) Onstank. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Knoxville high School Class of 1948. On September 21, 1958 Martha was united in marriage to Frank Jenkins in Knoxville, Iowa. Through the years, Martha had worked for Iowa...

Shirley Imogene Shobe

Shirley Imogene Shobe

Jan 21, 2014

Shirley Imogene Shobe was born September 28, 1936 in Marysville, Iowa the daughter of Floyd and Blanche (Pettyjohn) Allen. Shirley attended school in Marysville and graduated from Lovilia High School with the Class of 1954. On July 27, 1957 she was united in marriage to Oren Eugene Shobe. To this union two sons were born – Rodney and Robert. Shirley...

Robert Ayres Weist

Robert Ayres Weist

Jan 11, 2014

Robert Ayres Weist was born February 7, 1932 in Seymour, Iowa the son of Roy and Orpha (Van Dorn) Weist. He graduated from Seymour High School with the Class of 1949. Bob worked for the railroad for a few years and then started trucking for his father. He later took a job driving for Central Construction. On August 16, 1958...

Shirley Ann Felton

Shirley Ann Felton

Jan 11, 2014

Shirley Ann Felton was born December 11, 1937 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Vernon and Adeline (Zamzow) Wood. She was raised in Des Moines, and as a young woman she worked as a nurse’s aid at Iowa Methodist Hospital. She later took a job at the John Deere plant, in Ankeny, as a security guard. Shirley worked for...

James Dwight Zoutte

James Dwight Zoutte

Jan 8, 2014

James Dwight Zoutte was born June 27, 1948 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Amos Adrian Zoutte and Amelia Rose (Vardo) Zoutte. Jim graduated from Knoxville High School with the class of 1966. He served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970. Following his honorable discharge, Jim returned to Knoxville at worked at the V.A. Medical Center until...