McPHERSON, Mary Eleanor

MCPHERSON, BISHOP, WAGNER, THADA

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 11/15/2007 at 21:06:34

"The Fairfield Ledger", Tuesday, November 13, 2007, Page 8

McPHERSON, Mary E. -- Mary E. McPHERSON, 100, of Fairfield, died Monday evening, Nov. 12, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.

Arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

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"The Fairfield Ledger", Wednesday, November 14, 2007, Page 8

McPHERSON, Mary Eleanor -- Mary Eleanor McPHERSON, 100, of 3000 W. Madison Ave., died at 10:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.

A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Robert Koepcke officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven Park Cemetery in West Des Moines.

Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

A memorial has been established to First Presbyterian Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com .

Ms. McPHERSON was born June 7, 1907, on a farm north of Des Moines, the daughter of W.G. and Lilia BISHOP McPHERSON.

Ms. McPHERSON was raised and educated in Johnston. She attended Parsons College. She was a teacher at Johnston and Norwalk prior to moving to Fairfield, where she taught from 1940 until her retirement in 1972. She did graduate work at the University of Denver and University of Iowa.

As a youth, she was active in 4-H. Her 4-H demonstrations team placed first at the Iowa State Fair in 1923, earning the team a trip to the National 4-H Conference in Chicago. During her summer vacations as an adult, Ms. McPHERSON worked at the 4-H dormitory welcoming girls from across Iowa to the fairgrounds.

Ms. McPHERSON was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Chapter E TTT, Chapter HA PEO, Delta Kappa Gamma and Fairfield Women's Club.

Survivors include one great-niece, Mary Margaret "Meg" WAGNER of Coralville and two great-great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, W.K. and A.R. McPHERSON; and longtime companion Lillian THADA.

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