Marjorie L. Prior 1912 - 2003

PRIOR, GIPPLE , HALL, BITTING, DAVIS, GRABER

Posted By: debbie (email)
Date: 3/16/2007 at 20:11:09

The Burlington Hawkeye, June 14, 2003

Marjorie Prior

Marjorie L. Prior, 90, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.

Born Dec. 4, 1912, in rural Columbus Junction, she was the daughter of Louis and Winifred Gipple Hall. On Dec. 31, 1935, she married Lloyd F. Prior in rural Louisa County.

Mrs. Prior was a farmwife most of her life. She also worked as a cook for the Columbus School District for 10 years.

She was a 1930 graduate of Wyman High School. She was a lifelong resident of the Columbus Junction area and she and her husband bussed kids to and from sports program activities in the '70s. She was a member of Cedar Crest Country Club. She was a lifetime member of Shellbark Ladies Club and a member of Spring Run Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband; four sons, Harold Prior, Larry Prior and Marvin Prior, all of Columbus Junction, and Michael Prior of Winfield; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Bitting of Crawfordsville, Vera Davis of Winfield and Wanda Graber of Crawfordsville; and one sister-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, one grandson and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction.

The funeral for Mrs. Prior will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. JoAnn Hary officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery.

Memorials have been established for Spring Run United Methodist Church and the Iowa City Hospice.