George Redman Samson 1907-2006

REDMAN, SMITH, SAFFELL, ANDERSON, WATSON, CHASTAIN, PERRY, BEST, MORAN

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Date: 3/10/2008 at 09:02:29

DEATH NOTICE:

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa January 11, 2006)

REDMAN, George Samson "Jack", 98, of Osceola, Iowa, died January 4, 2006 at the Clarke County Hospital. Funeral services were held at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola Saturday, January 7, with Pastor Judson Stover officiating. Burial was in the Van Wert Cemetery, Van Wert, Iowa.

Memorials may be made to the Van Wert United Methodist Church.

Obituary -

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa January 11, 2006)

GEORGE SAMSON "Jack" REDMAN ... George Samson "Jack" Redman, son of George Castle Redman and Carrie Ann [Smith] Redman, was born May 14, 1907 in Van Wert, Iowa. He passed away at Clarke County Hospital on January 4, 2006 at the age of 98 years.

George attended Van Wert School and graduated in 1925. He was united in marriage to Lila Pearl Saffell on April 17, 1930 in Leon. He married Irene [Anderson] Beer in Osceola on Nov. 15, 1957.

George farmed in Decatur County from 1931-1946; he then moved to California for 6 years before returning to the farm. He spent 42 years on the farm altogether. He was a member of Masonic Lodge A.F.&A.M. in Leon for 50 plus years and a former member of Elks Lodge in California. He became a member of the Van Wert United Methodist Church at age 14.

Preceding George in death were his parents; brother, Harry Redman; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Clyde Watson; sister and brother-in-law, Viola and Ware Chastain; a sister in infancy, Hazel Virginia (1919); brother-in-law, Kenneth Perry; and grandson George Franklin Redman.

He is survived by his wife, Irene of Camdenton, MO; son Carroll G. Redman and wife Janet of Smithfield, North Carolina; son, Foyd Wray Redman of Atascadero, California; daughter Janice Ann Best and husband Kenneth of Bakersfield, California; stepdaughter, Sally Moran and husband Orlin of Camdenton, MO; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren: 1 great, great grandchild; brother, Roland James Redman and wife Betty of Van Wert; sister, Louise Perry of Van Wert; sister-in-law, Florence Redman of Mitchellville; and many other relatives and friends.