Marie Maxine Delzell 1924 - 2007

DELZELL, CHRISTNER, SAMMONS, WAGNER, TALBOT, WILLEY, METH

Posted By: deb (email)
Date: 7/22/2007 at 21:53:50

The Burlington Hawkeye, Sunday, July 22, 2007

Marie Delzell
Marie Maxine Delzell, 82, of Morning Sun, died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at Morning Sun Care Center.

Born Sept. 12, 1924, in Rome, she was the daughter of Luther H. and Margaret Sammons Christner. On Nov. 16, 1941, she married Robert Holland Delzell in Kahoka, Mo. He died July 18, 1976.

Mrs. Delzell was a homemaker and had worked as an aide at Morning Sun Care Center. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, Royal Neighbors of America and Morning Sun Lioness.

Survivors include one daughter, Diana Wagner of Morning Sun; three sons, Jerry Delzell of Mediapolis, Paul Delzell of Fulton, Ill., and Raymond Delzell of Washington; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, Edward Christner of Washington; and three sisters, Evelyn Talbot and Joan Willey, both of Mount Pleasant, and Mae Meth of Van Buren, Ark.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter in infancy and one grandson.

Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

The funeral for Mrs. Delzell will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with Rev. Scott Smith officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun.

A memorial has been established for the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun.