Melvin Ladd (1944)

FERGASON, LADD

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/28/2006 at 12:47:57

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 15, 1944

DEATH OF MELVIN LADD AT ST. PAUL

Young Man, Formerly of This County, Dies After Brief Illness

Melvin Ladd, formerly of Winterset, died Tuesday of last week at the St. Joseph hospital in St. Paul, Minn., after a brief illness. He was 33 years of age.

Mr. Ladd was born near Patterson on April 3, 1910, the son of John and Mary Ladd. Most of his early life was spent in Winterset. For the past eight years he had been working for the Purity Baking company in St. Paul.

He is survived by his father, of Winterset; five brothers, Everett Ladd of Miles City, Mont., Marvin Ladd of Illinois, William and Walter Ladd of Des Moines, and John Ladd at home, and a step sister, George Anne Fergason of Long Beach, Calif.

Funeral services were held from the Anderson Funeral home in Winterset Sunday in charge of the Rev. W. A. Samp, pastor of the Methodist church here. Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.

Gravesite
 

Madison Obituaries maintained by Linda Griffith Smith.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen