ABBEY, Rex Perry 1897 - 1928

ABBEY, SAWVELLE, SAWVEL, PATTISON, GRAVETT, WILLIAMS, HAYES, BANISTER, MORROW, HOOTMAN, STANELY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 10/14/2011 at 22:28:34

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Friday, August 17, 1928
Front Page, Column 2

REX ABBEY DIES; ILL FIVE WEEKS
Passed Away This Morning About 2 Oclock at the Home of His Parents

Rex ABBEY, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. ABBEY, 205 East Grimes street died at the home of his parents this morning at 2 oclock after a long illness of anaemia. He had been seriously sick for five weeks.

Mr. ABBEY was born in Mt. Etna, Ia., Dec. 28, 1897 and came to Fairfield with his parents fourteen years ago. He married Miss Pearl SAWVELLE (sic - SAWVEL) of Drakesville, September 30, 1919, and she with two children, Dale and Helen, survive him.

Mr. ABBEY had been employed by the Speeder Machinery corporation in Cedar Rapids until his illness.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 oclock at the Butler funeral home and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, August 20, 1920
Page THREE, Column 3

ABBEY FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY
At 2 Oclock From the Butler Funeral Home; Burial at Evergreen

Rev. R. H. Polly of the Christian church conducted the last rites for Rex ABBEY of Cedar Rapids, who died in this city Friday morning. The services were held at 2 oclock from the Butler funeral home. Miss Mary A. Stever, accompanied on the piano by Miss Reva Elder, sang the songs.

The pall bearers were former fellow workmen of Mr. ABBEY from the Speeder corporation at Cedar Rapids and they were: Roy Decker, Harvey Monfort, Judd Henry, Victor Droz, Charles Ulrich and Harley Huff.

Relatives attending the funeral from out of town where:

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. ABBEY and family of Creston; Mr. and Mrs. F. N. ABBEY and family of Lovila; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. GRAVETT and family of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Katie WILLIAMS of Creston; Mrs. Clifford HAYES and Mrs. Floyd SAWVEL of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Lester SAWVEL of Mystic; Mr. and Mrs. Leon BANISTER of Bloomfield; Mr. and Mrs. Frank SAWVEL of Drakesville; Mrs. Arthur MORROW of Eldon; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. ABBEY and Mrs. Mary E. ABBEY of Creston; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. ABBEY and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. HOOTMAN of Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. WILLIAMS and Mrs. F. P. STANELY of Creston.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, August 21, 1928
Page THREE, Column 1

Just Among Ourselves

… Harley Huss of Cedar Rapids spent the week end visiting relatives and friends here and he also attended the funeral of Rex ABBEY.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, August 21, 1928
Page SIX, Column 1

OBITUARY

REX PERRY ABBEY

Rex Perry ABBEY was born in Adams county, Iowa, December 28, 1897, and died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. ABBEY, Fairfield, Iowa, August 17, 1928.

He came to Fairfield, Iowa, in June, 1915. On September 30, 1919 he was united in marriage to Miss Pearl SAWVEL. To this union were born two children, Rex Dale and Helen Louise.

He moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 28, 1926 as an employee of the Speeder Machine company.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife and two children, father and mother and three brothers and two sisters, also a great number of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted from the Butler Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon at two oclock by Rev. R. H. Polly of the Christian church. Miss Mary Stever accompanied by Miss Reba Patten sang three comforting songs. The pall bearers were: Roy Decker, Harvey Monfort, Judd Henry, Victor Droz, Charles Ulrich and Harley Huff.

Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Weekly Ledger-Journal"
Thursday, August 23, 1928
Page SEVEN, Column 1

OBITUARY

REX PERRY ABBEY

Rex Perry ABBEY was born in Adams county, Iowa, December 28, 1897, and died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. ABBEY, Fairfield, Iowa, August 17, 1928.

He came to Fairfield, Iowa, in June, 1915. On September 30, 1919 he was united in marriage to Miss Pearl SAWVEL. To this union were born two children, Rex Dale and Helen Louise.

He moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 28, 1926 as an employee of the Speeder Machine company.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife and two children, father and mother and three brothers and two sisters, also a great number of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted from the Butler Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon at two oclock by the Rev. R. H. Polly of the Christian church. Miss Mary Stever accompanied by Miss Reva Patten sang three comforting songs. The pall bearers were: Roy Decker, Harvey Monfort, Judd Henry, Victor Droz, Charles Ulrich and Harley Huff.

Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Friday, August 24, 1928
Page TWO, Column 2

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly helped us and for their kind words and beautiful flowers sent us in our bereavement and loss of our husband and son and brother Rex.

Mrs. Pearl ABBEY and children.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. ABBEY and family.

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.127. Pearl later remarried to Paul E. PATTISON and died in 1976, and is buried beside Rex.