Wilma I. Wymer

WYMER, BEESON, WILSON, HARKRADER, COLLINS, SCHAEFER

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 4/25/2006 at 20:37:43

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
September 17, 1986

WILMA I. WYMER, EARLHAM

Wilma I. Wymer, 66, Earlham, died of cancer Saturday, Sept. 13, 1986, at Des Moines General Hospital. Services were held Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Link Funeral Home in Stuart. Burial was in Rosehill Cemetery in Menlo.

Mrs. Wymer was born in Menlo and lived in Des Moines for about 16 years. She formerly owned Book's Restaurant in Des Moines.

Survivors include her husband, Keith, of Earlham; two sons, Edwin Beeson of Woodward and Keith Beeson of Des Moines; two daughters, Irene Wilson of Des Moines, and Judy Harkrader of Adel; two sisters, Ellen Collins of Hollywood, Calif., and Beulah Schaefer of Lacona; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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Earlham Echo - September 18, 1986
Earlham, Iowa

Wilma Irene was born July 15, 1920 at Menlo, Iowa to Lewis B. and Florence (Miles) Collins and passed away September 13, 1986 at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

Her early years were spent in Menlo where she attended and graduated from Menlo High School. She was a member of the Menlo Methodist Church.

For 16 years she was employed at Books Café in Des Moines before her retirement in 1980. In August, 1980 she was married to Keith Wymer in Girard, Kansas. They moved to Earlham in 1984.

Wilma enjoyed sewing, crocheting and music, especially playing the piano.

Preceding her in death were her parents; one son Clifford Beeson; brother Miles Collins; sister Ruth Siegenthaler and a grandson Lennis Aquino.

Survivors include her husband Keith of Earlham; her children, Edwin Beeson of Woodward, Iowa, Keith Beeson of Des Moines, Iowa, Irene Wilson of Des Moines, Iowa and Judy Harkrader of Adel, Iowa; two sisters, Ellen Collins of Hollywood, California and Beulah Schaefer of Lacona, Iowa; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild, other relatives and friends.

Mr. Earl Menning officiated at the funeral service on September 16, 1986 at the Link Funeral Home in Stuart, Iowa. Organ music was provided by Merrill Womach. Serving as casket bearers were Joseph Wymer, Bill Wymer, Donald Wymer, Larry Wymer, Carl Waddell and Dennis Twogood. Interment was in Rosehill Cemetery, Menlo, Iowa.