Coykendall, Gorda M. 1867 - 1936
COYKENDALL, HARRIS, KEHOE
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 4/17/2023 at 00:42:14
Clayton County Register, 18 Mar. 1936. Strawberry Point column.
Burial services were held here Tuesday afternoon for two brothers, Gorda M. Coykendall of Waterloo, and Wayne M. Coykendall of Cedar Rapids. Services were in charge of the Masonic lodge of Strawberry Point, with a closing prayer by Rev. Elton D. Wells of Cedar Rapids and former pastor of the Methodist church.
Gorda M. Coykendall was born in Strawberry Point, Nov. 23, 1867. He was married to Mabel C. Harris of Edgewood June 01, 1898, and the couple moved to Waterloo a short time later, where they have lived since, with the exception of a few years at Long Beach, Calif. He was a representative of the Iowa Casket factory of Dubuque, for whom he worked until ten years ago, when he retired, having been in failing health. He and his wife had been spending the winter in Florida, where he passed away at St. Anthony's hospital, St. Petersburg, on Monday, March 02nd. Funeral services were held in Waterloo Tuesday, March 10, conducted by Rev. J. Richmond Morgan, pastor of the First Congregational church of that place.
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Surviving the brothers besides the wives are three sisters: Mrs. M. V. (Una) Kehoe and the misses Ula and Deva Coykendall, of Cedar Rapids, besides other relatives and a large circle of friends.
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