Withers, Henry E. 1932-1994

WITHERS, KARAS, CASE, BROWN, HUMMEL

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Date: 6/9/2007 at 16:48:04

Henry E. Withers

COLFAX - Graveside rites for Henry Edward "Bunky" Withers, 61, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Colfax Cemetery.

The Rev. Michael Orthel, pastor of the Colfax United Methodist Church, will conduct services.

Friends may call after noon today at the Walters-Colburn Funeral Home in Colfax.

Mr. Withers, a longtime resident of Colfax, died Thursday at his home.

Survivors are his wife, Patricia; a son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin and Nancy of Baxter; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Marvlyn and Garry Karas, Michelle and Grecory Case and Meri Withers, all of Colfax; and eight grandchildren.

Also surviving is a brother, Ked of Wisconsin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Benjamin, and a sister Marvlyn.

A Navy veteran, Mr. Withers was an employee of the Maytag Co. in Newton for 30 years, retiring June 1, 1981.

He was a member of the Colfax Christian Church.

The son of Henry and Marie M. Brown Withers, he was born July 29, 1932 in Colfax and was a graduate of Colfax Community High School.

He was married to Patricia A. Hummel May 3, 1957 in Newton. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, April 1994