Otto Le Roy Corley (1920-1926)

CORLEY, SHIREY, BROWN, WARD, PROWETT, CARPENTER

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Date: 2/24/2011 at 21:52:32

Audubon County Journal (IA)
May 27, 1926, pg 1
OTTO LE ROY CORLEY
DIES IN NEBRASKA

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Otto Le Roy Corley, adopted son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shirey, was
born at Exira, Iowa, May 4, 1920, and
passed away at the home in Palmer,
Nebraska, on the afternoon of May
20th, 1926, aged 6 years and 16 days.

His mother preceded him in death
last August. Last September, Mr.
Shirey, a brother of his mother, le-
gally adopted him. The little fellow
has had a good home the short time
he was with them. He was a good and
obedient child and of very cheerful
disposition, and had won the love of
the entire family as well as his school
mates. His death brought a sad gloom
to all those who knew hem.

He leaves a father, Orden Corley of
Exira, Iowa, who went to Palmer to
attend the funeral service; two broth-
ers, Boyd and Melvin of Exira; four
sisters, Mrs. Otto Brown of Atlantic,
Iowa; Bertha, Shrilda and Ivodel Cor-
ley of Exira, his parents by adoption,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shirey; their six
daughters, Mrs. Ines Ward of St. Paul,
Neb.; Mrs. Grace Prowett, Nancy,
Muriel, Mildred and Dorothy and two
sons, Earl and Oral of Palmer, Neb.

Funeral services were conducted by
Mr. N. S. Carpenter at the Chir(ri)stian
church Sunday Afternoon, May 23rd.
Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.