Kokomo Tribune
January 3, 2012Violet (Vawter) Unger, 96, Speedway, formerly of Tipton, died at 3 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Prairie Township, Tipton County, on May 15, 1915, to William Joseph and Jula (Haskell) Vawter. She married Cleon Unger on May 31, 1957, and he died Oct. 21, 1969.
She graduated from Prairie Township High School in 1933. She was a line worker at Delco Radio for 17 years, and then retired from Clinton Central Middle School. She was a member of Normanda Christian Church. She enjoyed visiting friends and family, crocheting, needlepoint, cooking and shopping.
She is survived by her sons, William (Maida) Vawter, Speedway, and Larry (Kay) Vawter, Jacksonville, Fla.; stepsons, Max (Betty) Unger, Frankfort, and Larry (Jan) Unger, Cicero; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, six brothers and two sisters.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Stout and Son Funeral Home, Russiaville Chapel, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with the Revs. Steve Brown and Jeff Harlow officiating. Burial will follow in Middlefork Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences can be left at www.stoutandson.com.
Kokomo Tribune
October 21, 1969RUSSSIAVILLE Cleon C. Unger, 57, Frankfort R.R. 2, died in the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis at 3:45 am Tuesday. He had been a patient there for the past six weeks. Born near Middlefork, April 11, 1912, he was the son of Otis and Donnie (Catron) Unger.
He was married to Violet Vawter, who survives.
A timber buyer, he had spent his entire lifetime in the Middlefork area, and was a member of the Middlefork church.
Surviving with the widow are two sons, Max Unger, Frankfort R.R.2 and Larry Unger, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Kay Miller, Frankfort R.R.7; two stepsons, William Vawter, Kokomo, and Larry Vawter, Burbank, Calif.; two sisters Mrs. Augusta Anchors, Ottawa, Ohio, and Mrs. Rubie Crum, Frankfort R.R.2; a brother, Russel Unger, Young America; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Burial in Middlefork Cemetery.
The Correctionville News
18 March 1971
Owen L. Ballard, 89, of Correctionville passed away Wednesday, March 10, 1971, at a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness. He had been a resident of the Valley View nursing home in Correctionville for the past three years. Prior to this he had resided in the Washta and Galva communities. He had been a maintenance man for the Illinois Central Railroad for many years.Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in the chapel of the Valley View nursing home in Correctionville with Rev. C.W. Kerns officiating. Interment was in Grand Meadow Cemetery south of Marcus under direction of Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee.
Mr. Ballard was born September 26, 1881, in Tama Co., Iowa. He married Maggie Whitmer February 21, 1906, at Pierson. He was a member of the Washta United Methodist Church.
Survivors include the widow, a son Lloyd of Cherokee, a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Whisman of Bertha, Minnesota, a sister, Mrs. Lola Simmons of Rapid City, South Dakota, and two grandchildren.
The Correctionville News
27 April 1972Mrs. Owen Ballard, 88, passed away Sunday, April 16, 1972, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Correctionville where she had been a resident for four years. Prior to that time she had lived in the Galva and Washta area
Mrs. Ballard, the former Maggie Whitmer, was born June 12, 1883, in Clinton, Iowa. She married Owen Ballard February 21, 1906, in Pierson. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Washta. Mr. Ballard passed away March 10, 1971.
Survivors include a son, Lloyd of Cherokee, a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Whisman of Kingsley, two grandchildren, a brother, Orville of Galva, and a sister, Mrs. Maude Baker of Pierson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the United Methodist Church in Washta with Rev. Melvin Reth officiating. Burial was in the Grand Meadow Cemetery, Washta, under direction of Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee.
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Pearl M. Whisman, 90, of Kingsley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 21, 1999, in the Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center following a lingering illness.Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 26, 10:30 a.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with Rev. Ray Kruger officiating. Burial followed in Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta.
Mrs. Whisman was born February 12, 1908, in Grand Meadow township, Cherokee Co., Iowa, to Owen and Maggie (Whitmer) Ballard. She attended Grand Meadow country school and graduated from Washta High School in 1927.
She married Floyd Whisman June 19, 1927, at Washta, Iowa. She and her husband farmed near Kingsley for 22 years and then moved to Minnesota and lived on farms near Parkers Prairie, Verndale, Wadena and Bertha, Minnesota for 22 years. They retired in 1971 and moved back to Kingsley. She had been a resident of the Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center since October 1997. She was affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her brother, Lloyd Ballard of Cherokee and his family, and a very dear friend, Betty Lindgren of Kingsley, Iowa.
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Floyd "Pete" Whisman, 83, died Friday afternoon, March 22, 1991, at Colonial Manor in Kingsley, Iowa, following a lingering illness.Funeral services were held Monday, March 25, 1:30 p.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with Rev. John Crosswhite of the Kingsley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta.
Mr. Whisman was born April 26, 1907, at Washta to Harvey and Nora (Gano) Whisman. He attended country school in the Washta area. He married Pearl Ballard June 19, 1927, at Washta. He had been a resident of the Kingsley area for many years, retiring in 1971.
He was affiliated with the United Methodist Church. He was preceded by his parents; one brother, Marlin Whisman; and one sister, Mrs. Bessie Cedar. Survivors include his wife, Pearl; and one sister, Mrs. Clara Warburton of Brainerd, Minnesota.
Rapid City Journal
July 29, 2009RAMONA, Calif. - Dorothy E. (Ginter) Bowlby died Sunday, July 19, 2009, in Ramona. She was the youngest and last surviving child of James and Lulu (Ballard) Ginter, early settlers in the Marcus, Meade County area.
Dorothy was born Dec. 26, 1930, in Faith, S.D. She married Carl Bowlby in 1946 and they moved to California in the early 1950s, when Carl became a career officer in the submarine service of the U.S. Navy. Dorothy was active in church and school activities and a devoted member of the Gideon Ministry.
She is survived by her husband, Carl; her son, Richard; daughters, Wanda and Carla; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, all of southern California. She is survived by numerous other relatives including John C. Quinn of Rapid City and James F. Quinn of New York City, the sons of her eldest sister, Jennie (Ginter) Quinn, who died in 1994. She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and one brother.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
July 29, 2008FORT WORTH -- Carroll Morgan Showen, a retired printer for Quinn Printing Co., died Monday, July 28, 2008, of natural causes. He was 99.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Handley United Methodist Church. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: private. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Agape School, in care of Handley United Methodist Church, 2929 Forest Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76112.
Carroll Showen was born in Martha, Okla., on Sept. 23, 1908, and moved to Fort Worth in 1951. He was employed by the All Church Press, then Crosby Typographers and worked several years for Quinn Printing Co. until his retirement. He was a member of the Fort Worth Typographical Union.
He was very active in the American Association of Retired Persons, Tarrant County Alliance and Handley United Methodist Church and was very busy with other senior citizen groups.
Carroll was preceded in death by his wife, Vina Showen.
Survivors: He leaves behind a son, Glenn Showen and his wife, Margie, of Fort Worth; daughter, Nellie Switzer and her husband, John, of Kingwood; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
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Star-Herald (Scottsbluff, NE)
April 11, 2006HARRISON - Kenneth E. Taylor, 73, of Harrison, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at his home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held April 10, at the United Methodist Church in Harrison with Robert Todd and "Babe" Richardson officiating.
Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford was in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth was born Jan. 24, 1933, at Harrison to Lester and Vena (Smith) Taylor. He attended and graduated from the public schools in Harrison.
In 1951 he enlisted in the Navy and served in Italy and North Africa and was honorably discharged in 1955. He and Lea Lu Brewster were married Christmas Day 1956. To this union two children were born, Marvin K. Taylor of Denver and Deborah B. Eirich of Kearney.
Kenneth attended Southeast Community College of Milford in 1958 and 1959. He returned to Harrison in 1959 to assume the position of Postmaster. He held that job for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He loved his family and friends and spending time with them.
Survivors include his wife, Lea Lu; son, Marv and special friend, Kathy Angelino of Denver; daughter, Deb and husband Terry Eirich of Kearney; grandchildren, Eric Taylor and Kari Taylor of Hastings, Chris Eirich of Lawrence, Kan. and Drew Eirich of Kearney; sisters, Phyllis (Marvin) Buckley of Harrison, Marian (Bill) Palmer of Selah, Wash., Ellen (Ron) Moody of Tucson, Ariz., Joann Hack of Gering and sister-in-law, Kaye Spargur of Tucson, Ariz.
Preceding him in death were his parents and brother, Eldon Taylor.