Grace Alma (Landers) Huff (1953)

COFER, HARLESS, HARRELL, HARRISON, HUFF, LANDERS, MYERS

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 9/25/2024 at 10:48:26

The Jefferson Bee
Jefferson, Iowa
Tuesday, July 21, 1953
Page 5, Column 4

SERVICES FOR GRACE HUFF HERE SUNDAY

Funeral services for Grace Huff were held at the Slininger Chapel at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 with Rev. Ellsworth L. Woods, pastor of the Central Christian church of Jefferson, officiating.

John Hanneman, accompanied by Mrs. William Wallace, sang “The Old Rugged Cross” and ”We’ll Never Say Goodbye In Heaven”.

Pallbearers were Tom Millett, Fred Owens, Leo Wright, Melvin McGrew, Ford Chapman and Charles Reeder. Interment was in Jefferson Cemetery.

Grace Alma Huff, daughter of Hiram and Nancy Landers was born at Patterson, on April 16, 1889. She departed from this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Austin cofer, on July 16th at the age of 64 years and three months.

She was born and grew to womanhood in Madison county and united with the Methodist church when a young woman.

She was joined in marriage to Albert B. Huff on April 18, 1906. In 1913 they came to Jefferson where she has lived since that time.

To this union were born four children: Lloyd of Des Moines; Mrs. Austin Cofer (Doria) of Dawson; Mrs. James Myers (Norma Jean) of Superior, Nebr. and Dorothy, a small daughter who preceded her in death in 1918. She was also preceded in death by her husband Albert, who died in 1941, her parents and three sisters.

Surviving besides her three children, are two grandchildren, Jan Meyers of Superior, Nebr. and Moneta Huff of Des Moines; one brother, Perry Landers of Thayer and four sisters, Miss Gertie Landers and Mrs. Henry Harrison of Winterset, Mrs. Dale Harless of Grand Junction and Mrs. Lee Harrell of Truro.

She also leaves behind a host of other relatives and friends.

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