Margaret (Gordon) Beerbower (1989)

BEERBOWER, CLARK, GORDON, LEASE, SCOLES

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 3/24/2006 at 22:52:57

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 6, 1989

Margaret Beerbower, Winterset

Graveside services for Margaret N. Beerbower, 87, Winterset, who died December 3 at Madrid, were held Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Winterset Cemetery with the Rev. John Shaull officiating.

Born in Winterset on October 31, 1902, she was the daughter of James and Sarah Lease Gordon. She was a lifetime resident of Winterset, a member of the First Baptist Church, and the Royal Neighbors of America Lodge.

She graduated from Winterset High School in 1920 and was a great granddaughter of Caleb and Ruth Clark. On December 11, 1920, she married Orval Beerbower in Winterset.

Survivors include a son, James Beerbower of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Phyllis Scoles of Winterset; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973, parents, two brothers and a sister.
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The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
[First Edition]
Tuesday, December 5, 1989
Page 15, Column 3

MARGARET BEERBOWER

WINTERSET, IA. — Services will be graveside at 2:30 p.m. today in the Winterset Cemetery for Margaret Beerbower, 87, who died of a heart ailment Sunday at Madrid Home for the Aging, to which she recently moved.

Mrs. Beerbower had been a lifelong Winterset resident until moving to the care center. She was a homemaker and member of Royal Neighbors.

Survivors include a son, James of Omaha; a daughter, Phyllis Scoles of Winterset; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church. Collins Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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