CAUGHLAN, Leona Grace 1898 – 1944

CAUGHLAN, KOONS, SUTHERLIN, FRESCOLN, HARMON, KEMP, HYNDS, MURRAY, ZUEHLKE, REEVES MILLER, GREENFIELD

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 2/13/2006 at 17:42:27

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Monday, June 5, 1944
Page TWO, Column 3

CLUBS and LODGES

... W.R.C. TO ATTEND CAUGHLAN LAST RITES

All members of the W.R.C. are requested to meet Wednesday afternoon, June 7, at 1:45 o'clock promptly at the First Christian church to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Vern CAUGHLAN.

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“The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger”
Monday, June 5, 1944
Page 8, Column 2

MRS. CAUGHLAN PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Vern CAUGHLAN passed away last evening at 10:45 at her home, 501 East Lowe Street. She had been ill for the past two years and confined to bed for about a year.

She is survived by her husband, Vern CAUGHLAN (sic – Willis Vern), and the following children: Robert of Cleveland, O.; Don CAUGHLAN, Fire Control 1-C, and Dick CAUGHLAN, Storekeeper 2-C, both on duty in the Atlantic; Jack CAUGHLAN, Storekeeper, 2-C, stationed in Sitka, Alaska; Marian, Charles, David and Tommy, all at home. Also surviving are her mother, Mrs. Henry KOONS, Britt, Ia.; three sisters Mrs. Ralph SUTHERLIN, Batavia; Mrs. Leonard FRESCOLN, Fairfield; and Mrs. Floyd HARMON, Eldon; and one grandson, Bobby CAUGHLAN, Jr., Cleveland, O.

She was preceded in death by one son, Larry, who died November 9, 1942; and by her father, Henry KOONS, who passed away on May 28, 1943.

Grace (sic – Leona Grace) KOONS CAUGHLAN was born December 25, 1898 at Cross Lanes, near Batavia, and had lived most of her life in Jefferson county. She was a graduate of the Batavia high school and attended Parsons college.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 at the First Christian Church, in charge of S. P. Williamson, pastor. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call at the Hoskins funeral home. The body will be taken to the church at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, June 6, 1944
Page TWO, Column 6

Where To Go In Fairfield And Vicinity...

... WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

... W.R.C. meet 1:45 p.m. promptly First Christian church to attend CAUGHLAN last rites.

American Legion Auxiliary 1:45 p.m. Christian church; to attend CAUGHLAN last rites. ...

(same publication and page, but Column 8 -- )

LEGION AUXILIARY TO ATTEND CAUGHLAN RITES

The American Legion Auxiliary will meet outside the First Christian church tomorrow afternoon June 7 at 1:45 p.m. to attend the funeral of Mrs. Verne (sic) CAUGHLAN in a body.

A full attendance is urged.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Thursday, June 8, 1944
Page FIVE, Column 4

... --Called here to attend the funeral of Mrs. W. V. CAUGHLAN were the following relatives: Mrs. Robert CAUGHLAN and son Robert Jr., Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Jack CAUGHLAN of Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry KEMP of Muscatine, Mrs. Helen HYNDS and daughter Mary Helen of Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Verner KOONS of Britt; Mr. and Mrs. Merle KOONS of Bloomfield, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. MURRAY and Mrs. Marie ZUEHLKE and Mrs. Lawrence REEVES, all of Ottumwa. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. MILLER and daughter, Wilma and Mrs. Stanley GREENFIELD, all of Libertyville

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Friday, June 16, 1944
Page SEVEN, Column 4

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE

Public Notice is Hereby Given:

That the undersigned has this day been appointed and commissioned by the District Court of Jefferson County, in the State of Iowa, administrator of the estate of Grace CAUGHLAN, Deceased.

All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to file them with the Clerk of said court, clearly stated and duly sworn to, and within legal time, preparatory to their being allowed or proved, and persons owing said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned and avoid costs.

Dated at Fairfield, Iowa, this 15th day of June, A. D. 1944.

Leonard N. FRESCOLN Administrator.
June 16, 23.

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.186½. Husband Willis Vern CAUGHLAN subsequently married Grace M. BROWN BURKE, died in 1970, and is buried with Leona. Grace is buried with her BURKE husband in a nearby lot.