Willis Lewis McAffee 1872-1939

MCAFFEE, GERARD, SPURLING, GARNETT

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 11/12/2010 at 22:35:14

W. L. McAffee
W. L. McAffee passed away last Monday January 16, 1939] at the Coleman hospital after an illness of long duration. Mr. McAffee has been in failing health for the past four years. For a year past he has been in exceedingly poor health.

Mr. McAffee was born Nov. 21 at Exira. He came to this city 34 years ago and has resided here since that time. The funeral services were held on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. from the Sternborg funeral home and at 2:30 from the Presbyterian church, the Rev. Claude Fausnaugh officiating. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery.

He is survived by his widow and one son and six daughters. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, January 19, 1939)

Geo. Gerard of Guthrie Center, father of Mrs. W. L. McAffee and her sister Mrs. Jeffie Garnett and son Franklin of Audubon were in Estherville to attend the funeral of Mr. McAffee who passed away Monday and was laid to rest Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Spurling a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McAffee who had been here during her father’s last illness, returned to her home at Stratford the last of the week. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, January 24, 1939)