Alma Cushman Moats, 1915 - 1985

MOATS CUSHMAN

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 9/23/2010 at 15:18:05

MARCUS—Services for Mrs. Alva (Alma) Moats, 69, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus with the Rev. Brian McNamara officiating. Interment with graveside services will be at North Lawn Cemetery at Spencer, 1:30 p.m. Friday. She died Tuesday, March 12, 1985 at the Remsen Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.

Roethler Funeral Home of Marcus is in charge of arrangements.

Alma Cushman was born May 5, 1915 at Langdon, the daughter of J.J. and Mildred (Milton) Cushman. On Sept. 26, 1935 she was united in marriage with Alva Moats at West Bend. The couple farmed in the Paullina area. She moved to Marcus in 1980. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons; Robert Moats, Estherville and Dwight Moats, Marcus; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Martin Barry, Waco, Tex.; one brother Forest Cushman, Spencer.

She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 1, 1970; parents and two brothers.

Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; March 14, 1985.