KANN, Florence May McWhirter 1896 - 1951

KANN, MCWHIRTER, STOUT, CASPER, MAASDAM

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 9/5/2010 at 10:54:36

Fairfield Daily Ledger
Friday Nov. 16, 1951

KANN FUNERAL TO BE SUNDAY

Last rites will be Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Ralph KANN, well known Fairfield woman who passed away at 10:25 p.m. Thursday after a long illness.

The funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with Dr. C. R. Douglass in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will be taken from the Hoskins funeral home to the church at 2 p.m. the day of the services.

Mrs. KANN passed away at the McCleary nursing home where she had been a patient for the past five months. Prior to her entering the nursing home she had been a patient at the Jefferson county hospital for seven months. She had been in failing health seven years and bedfast the past 12 months.

Florence May KANN was born July 14, 1896, in Jefferson county, the daughter of the late William and Effie STOUT MCWHIRTER. She was united in marriage on Dec. 8, 1920, at Fairfield to Ralph KANN who survives.

She had made her home in this community her entire life. The couple moved to Fairfield eight years ago from their farm northeast of the city. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.

Besides her husband, Mrs. KANN is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Harry KANN (sic. Nina B. MCWHIRTER KANN, who married a Harry KANN, a brother of Ralph KANN), Fairfield, and Mrs. Ed CASPER, Santa Monica, Calif.; and a brother, Hugh MCWHIRTER, Fairfield.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa. 4th.030. The headstone that was installed on that plot has the name and date inscription for Florence May KANN, 1896-1951. A pre-need inscription was also engraved for Ralph KANN with the dates "1899 - 19--" included. However, Ralph married twice again, and is buried in the adjacent plot in 5th.016, sharing a joint headstone with his second wife Marie E MAASDAM KANN. Their complete names and dates are thus engraved on their headstone.