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Willis Ezra Mobley (1968)

BEEBER, DOWNING, HANES, KENT, MOBLEY

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:02:52

The Stuart Herald
Stuart, Iowa
Thursday, December 5, 1968
Page 2, Column 4

Willis Ezra Mobley, son of Hezekiah and Orilda Mobley, was born in Madison county, Iowa, on August 29, 1884 and passed away in the University Hospital at Iowa City, Iowa, November 23, 1968 at the age of 84 years, 2 months, 25 days. He was the fourth child of seven children, five have preceded him in death.

He moved from Madison County to Guthrie County in 1909 where he spent the rest of his life. On December 25, 1910 he was united in marriage to Laura Downing. To this union were born three children, Mrs. Roy (Gladys) Hanes of Stuart, Iowa, Willis Mobley of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and a daughter who died in infancy.

He leaves to mourn his daughter and husband Roy, his son and wife, Mildred, three grandchildren Jim and Charles Hanes, Louise Kent and husband Fred, and one great granddaughter Debra Kent, one sister Elnora Beeber of Iowa Falls, Iowa, besides numerous nephews and nieces and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura, an infant daughter, his parents, 4 brothers, 1 sister. He had lived with his son Willis and family since 1944. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral services were held at the Bufkin-Link Funeral Home in Stuart, Iowa, November 26, 1968 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Wallace Kinzler officiating. Casket bearers were Keith Crowder, Wayne Betts, Dalton Hoover, Robert Kness, Bill Kinsey and Kenneth Wheeler. Helen Betts, Mary Lou Hoover and Ethel Kness were in charge of flowers. Interment was in Morrisburg Cemetery.

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