Dobbs, Luella J. – 1919–2011

AALBERS, ANDERSON, ATKINSON, BRANNEN, DOBBS, GARLAND, GEELEN, HALEY, HUMMER, JORDAN, JUSTICE, KELLER, LEWIS, MEYER, RONS, WILLIAMS

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Date: 5/6/2011 at 16:57:18

Luella Josephine Dobbs, age 91 of Monroe, Iowa, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church, with burial following at Silent City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Monroe.
The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Central Iowa, Monroe United Methodist Church or the Monroe Public Library.
Condolences may be left for the family online at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; Monday, May 2, 2011

Additional information from Coburn Funeral Home website:
The daughter of Alexander (Lew) and Hazel Luella (Meyer) Williams, Luella was born on August 6, 1919, in Liberal, Kansas. On November 25, 1934, she was united in marriage to Charles Andrew Dobbs. Together they loved and raised their nine children and spent time with them at church potlucks and dancing on Saturday nights. Often times Dad would serenade the nightly dish routine with her favorite tunes on his harmonicas. In her later years Luella enjoyed reading, quilting, embroidery, watching hummingbirds, going to garage sales and working at the nursing home with Mae Pendroy; but most of all she enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family.
Those left to honor her memory include her children Charles Larmon (Dixie) Dobbs of Weeping Water, NE; Mary Josephine (Dick) Justice of Palm Coast, FL; Florence Elizabeth (James) Garland of Monroe, IA; Carole Adrienne (Loyd) Rons of Pipe Creek, TX; Karen Lee Anderson of Plainfield, IN; Terri Marlene (Paul) Jordan of Pleasantville, IA; Donald Edward Dobbs of Monroe, IA; Charlene Rae (Tom) Lewis of Gilbert, AZ; and Dawn Dee (Mike) Aalbers of Vandalia, IA; 32 grandchildren, 78 great grandchildren, and 16 great great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Florence Geelen of OR, and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; and siblings, Lulabell Hummer, Thomas Williams, Willis Williams, Raymond Brannen, Ethel Haley, and Evelyn Atkinson; and grandchildren, Martyn Garland, Jarry Rons, Jerry (Duke) Keller.