William Douglas Gould 1864-1951

GOULD, PETITT, HONN, JONES, BROUILLET

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/8/2010 at 14:20:29

Funeral services were held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church for William D. Gould, 86, who passed away at Postville hospital following several days of illness. Rev. Walter T. Martin was in charge of the rites.

Burial was made in Hardin cemetery. Mr. Gould had been a farmer in the Hardin community for most of his life.

William Douglas Gould, son of Ace T. and Synthia Gould was born September 17, 1864 in Lennox County, Wisconsin. He passed away at the Postville Hospital, Tuesday, July 3, 1951, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Gould was married to Eva May Petitt, February 16, 1920, at Waukon.

Surviving are his wife, one brother, Robert Gould of Postville, one grandson, Roy Honn of Garnavillo, one stepson, Ed Jones of Postville, and stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Brouillet of Luana.

Mr. Gould spent most of his life as a farmer near Hardin. Several weeks ago he fell and injured his hip. He was later taken to the Postville hospital where he was a patient for four days.

Out of town friends and relatives who attended the funeral of W. E. Gould here Friday were: Mr. and Mrs. Don Thorson and Mrs. Helen Gould, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Honn, Garnavillo; Mrs. Flora Marsh and Mrs. Francis McMillin, McGregor; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Van Pelt, Decorah; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stillions, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer and Mrs. Nettie Wall, Charles City; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence DeBoer, Rena Funk and Grover Petitt, Sheldon; Charlie Petitt, Fredericksburg; Viola Mihm, Mrs. Emmet Hermanson, Mrs. Elsie Starks and Bert Starks, Canton, Minnesota; Mrs. Harry Grimes, Jr., West Union; Mrs. Lester Carter of Churchtown; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brouillet and Edna Thornton, Luana; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jones, Mauston, Wisconsin; Egbert Ewing, Violet Ewing, Mrs. Thomas Vickery, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fish and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brink, Waukon; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Martin, Mrs. Robert LaVelle, Forest Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Schmidt, Elgin.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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