Nevin Landers (1970)

LANDERS, CASKEY, CUMMINGS, BUTTONS, LONGEST, STOCKWELL, COX, CUMINGS

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 8/27/2006 at 20:49:49

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
June 10, 1970

NEVIN LANDERS Dies at 81 Years

Nevin Landers, a retired Winterset barber, died Saturday, June 6, 1970, at Madison Manor. He was 81 years of age.

Mr. Landers was a life-time resident of Madison county. He was born here July 12, 1888, a son of Eli and Sarah Caskey Landers. As a young man he worked as a barber at Bevington, moving to Winterset in 1919. He operated a barber shop in ths community until his retirement a few years ago

He was married April 9, 1908, to Eva L. Cummings. Her death occurred in 1968. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Velma Buttons and Mrs. Nina Longest.

He was a member of the Grace Baptist church of Winterset.

Mr. Landers is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nolan Stockwell of West Des Moines and Mrs. Willis Cox of Los Angeles; one granddaughter, and a sister, Bertha Cumings of St. Charles.

Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Grace Baptist church in Winterset, conducted by the Rev. Melvin Matox. Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.