Zenis Alva Wynkoop (1957)
HINDMAN, MARK, MCCOMB, SPAIN, WYNKOOP
Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 8/11/2004 at 13:13:14
Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 1957Zenis Alva Wynkoop, son of Simeon and Mary J. Wynkoop, was born near Earlham in Madison Co. September 19, 1878.
Early Monday morning, Nov. 18, he suffered a heart attack and was taken to Memorial hospital in Winterset. After a short confinement there he passed away early Sunday morning. Dec. 1, at the age of 79 years and two months.
When Zene was but a child the family moved to a farm in the Fairview neighborhood where he grew to young manhood. While living in the Fairview community he joined the church and has been a faithful attendant in the different communities in which he has lived. At the time of his death he was a member of the Earlham Methodist church and of its Sunday school.
After leaving the Fairview community he moved to the Pitzer community in Jackson Township where he spent several years farming. From there he went to Tripp County, South Dakota. While in South Dakota he was married to Minnie McComb of Winterset. To this union was born four children: Mrs. Marian Mark of near Booneville, Avery & Kenneth, both of Earlham, and Mrs. Roberta Hindman of Milo.
When they came back from South Dakota he bought a farm east of Winterset living there a short time and then bought the farm adjoining the old home place where he lived until after the death of his wife.
Before leaving the farm and for sometime after he spent several years as a salesman for a feed company. In this work he met many old friends and made new ones. He enjoyed this work very much, but he never lost his liking for the farm and its work. When leaving the farm he didn't give up the work entirely as he bought the acreage in Earlham where he was living at the time he was stricken.
In October 1949 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Pearl Spain of Casey and they since have made their home on the acreage in southeast Earlham. Mrs. Wynkoop could not have been more faithful in her care of Zene during their married life and during his last illness.
-----------------------------Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 18, 1957, page 6Z. A. WYNKOOP WAS BURIED AT WINTERSET
Long-Time Resident Died on Dec. 1 at Memorial Hospital
Funeral services were held Dec. 3 form the Earlham Methodist church for Z. A. Wynkoop, a long-time resident of the Earlham community.
Mr. Wynkoop's death had occurred Dec. 1 at Memorial hospital in Winterset, where he had been a patient several weeks after suffering a heart attack. He was 79 years of age.
He was a native of Madison county and had spent most of his life here. During his active years he had engaged in farming, but had been retired in late years.
He is survived by his wife, the former Pearl Spain, and by four children, Mrs. Marian Mark, Avery W. Wynkoop, Kenneth Wynkoop and Mrs. Roberta Hindman, and by six grandchildren.
The Rev. Robert Edwards conducted his funeral services. Burial was made at Winterset.
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