REAMS, Josephine V. (Ritter) 1896-1992

REAMS, ACKLEY, RITTER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 9/10/2012 at 17:11:17

Josephine V. Reams, 95, of Rockford, died on Monday, January 20, 1992, at the Nora Springs Care Center. Funeral services were held on January 23, 1992, at the United Methodist Church, with Rev. Shirley Meendering officiating. Burial was in the West Side Cemetery at Marble Rock.

Mrs. Reams was born on August 21, 1896 at Marble Rock, Iowa, the daughter of William and Destimonia (Ackley) Ritter. She grew up in the Marble Rock area and attended the Marble Rock schools. On September 23, 1914, she married Arthur Reams. They farmed in the Marble Rock area until 1953 when they moved to Rockford.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, receiving her 50-year pin. She was active in W.S.C.S. and Sunset Generation.

Survivors include three daughters: Kathryn Ott, Thelma Ernst, and Beverly Graham, all of Rockford; one son, James Reams, Charles City; 19 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1954, six brothers, two sisters, and two grandsons.

[Nora Springs Advertiser - Rockford Register, 29 JAN 1992]