KEPLER, Lucile: Died 1974

KEPLER, POLLANS, DRUMMOND, FORDYCE, EMRY, IRELAND, RICHARDS

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Date: 6/29/2019 at 20:44:04

The Fairfield Ledger
Saturday, Aug. 3, 1974

Mrs. Kepler Rites Set

Funeral services for Mrs. Lucile Kepler, 78, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Bartruff and her son, the Rev. Charles Kepler, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Members of the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Raymond Funeral Home. The casket will be taken to the church at 12:30 p.m. Monday.

Mrs. Kepler died early Friday morning of an apparent heart attack at her home, 502 South D.

Mrs. Lucile Kepler was born April 29, 1896, in Cedar Rapids. She was the daughter of C.E. and Lula Pollans Drummond. She attended Cornell and Parsons College.

She was married to Leo Kepler Feb. 4, 1920, at Iowa City. He died July 3, 1967.

Mrs. Kepler was a member of the United Methodist Church and was active in many of its services. She was a teacher of the Philathea Class and a life member of the United Methodist Women.

She was a charter member of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association, Hospital Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Colonists, and Lobe Cabin Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution.

Mrs. Kepler retired from teaching at the age of 70, having taught in Pleasant Plain, Stockport, Richland, and Brighton schools.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Tom Fordyce, Muscatine; Mrs. Laird Emry, Batavia; Mrs. Keith Ireland, Springfield, Mo.; and Mrs. George Richards, Alexander; one son, Rev. Charles Kepler, Elgin, Ill.; 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren.

Three brothers, Charles E. Drummond, Atlanta, Ga.; Lummond L. Drummond in Mexico; and Everett Drummond, Los Angeles, Calif., also survive.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one grandchild and a brother.

The family would appreciate gifts to establish a memorial scholarship to assist ministerial students. They may be left at the Funeral Home.

(Transcribed for genealogical purposes only. I am of no relation.)