Marjorie (York) Slavens 1996

BROWN, MOORE, PIPER, RATCLIFF, SLAVENS, YORK

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 5/11/2006 at 12:31:13

Earlham Library Obituary Collection
Earlham, Iowa
June 1996

Marjorie Ann Slavens, 71, of Cumming died June 13, 1996 from complications of diabetes at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Graveside services were June 17 at Penn Center Cemetery in rural Earlham.

The daughter of Carl and Bertha Ratcliff York, she was born Sept. 6, 1924 in West Des Moines. The family moved to a farm north of Earlham and she graduated from Earlham High School.

On Jan. 15, 1948 she married John Slavens at the family farm.

Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Slavens worked as a field case worker for Warren County Home Health Care. She was active with the Community Church in Cumming and was a former Sunday school teacher and a member of the ladies missionary group.

Mrs. Slavens is survived by her husband, John, of Cumming; daughter Jeri Brown of Urbandale and son Tim Slavens of Johnson Creek, Wis. She is also survived by sisters Helen Piper of West Des Moines and Carolyn Moore of Earlham, a brother Arden York of McPherson, Kan., as well as four grandchildren.

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