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Casey, Jonathan Edwin 1863-1944

CASEY, STAHL

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 5/7/2011 at 13:29:13

Casey, Johnathan Edwin –
Johnathan Edwin Casey, son of John and Kathryn Casey, was born in Henry County, Iowa, September 5, 1863 and departed this life December 2, 1944 at his home in Osceola, Iowa.

At the age of ten years he moved with his parents to a farm near Corning in Adams County, Iowa, where he grew to manhood. He spent eight years in the west, returned to Adams and later to Taylor County where he engaged in farming and livestock raising.

He was married in 1912 to Bessie Stahl. To them were born three daughters, Marie Moore of Colton, California, Myrl Chambers of Holtville, California, and Dorothy Alexander of Los Angeles, California.

In 1934 he moved with his family to a farm near Osceola, where he lived until failing health forced him to leave the farm.

He is survived by his wife, three daughters and three grandchildren, Kay and Casey Moore, and Jimmy Alexander; also by three brothers, F. A. and L. L. Casey of Corning and C. B. Casey of Creston, Iowa and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Riley of Corning and Mrs. Lura Bush of Lenox, and by several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

His devotion and love from his family and his home were unceasing.
To all he leaves the memory of a life spent in kindness and consideration for others.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 5 [1944] at 2:00 p.m. at the Arnold Funeral Home. Rev. F. C. McCallon of Creston was in charge of the service. Don Young sang two solos, “The End of the Road” and “Rock of Ages” and Mrs. O. E. Bicker and Don Young sang a duet, “Whispering Hope” with Mrs. Floyd Young at the piano. Pallbearers were nephews: LaVerne Bush, Melvin Lloyd and Clifford Casey, Judson Casey and Floyd Young. Interment was in Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 7, 1944


 

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