James Willis Darling 1880-1973

DARLING, SYKES

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 2/21/2011 at 16:11:03

James Willis Darling Services Set Wednesday
James Willis Darling, 93, of Estherville died at 1:20 p.m. Sunday [August 12, 1973] at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Reese-Henry Funeral Home chapel in Estherville and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Darling was born Feb. 18, 1880, in Sac City, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darling. He received his education in country schools and attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake.

Mr. Darling farmed in Emmet County and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Estherville.

Mr. Darling is survived by one sister, Mrs. Arthur Sykes of Siloam Springs, Ark.; five nephews, Berton H. Darling of Tucson, Ariz.; Roger Darling of Gabriel, Calif., Charles Darling of Cedar Rapids and Robert Darling of Cleveland, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Mac Patterson, interim pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Estherville will officiate at the services and Reese-Henry Funeral Home in Estherville Funeral Home in Estherville is in charge of arrangements. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, August 13, 1973)