Nellie Mertice (Ribble) Leeper (1974)

LEEPER, RIBBLE, CROW, KOEHN, FLEMING

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 1/4/2006 at 20:24:00

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 30, 1974, page 5

Mertice Leeper Rite Held

Memorial services were held last Saturday, Jan. 26, 1974 for Mrs. Mertice Leeper of Winterset, a
well-known resident of this community for 42 years. Mrs

Leeper died at Madison County Hospital on Thursday Jan. 24, at the age of 62.

Mrs. Leeper was born Feb. 6, 1911 in Carroll Co., IIowa, the daughter of Fred and Nellie Crow Ribble.

She was married to Claire F. Leeper on Oct. 3, 1931 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

A member of the First United Methodist Church of Winterset,Mrs. Leeper was active in church affairs and was director of church music for 12 years. Mrs. Leeper was also an employee of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Winterset for 15 years.

Survivors include her husband, Claire Leeper of rural Winterset; a son, Ronald R. Leeper of Winterset; and a daughter, Mrs. William (Francia) Koehn of Des Moines. She is also survived by seven grand children, and by two sisters; Mrs. Luthera Fleming of Winterset, and Frances Alllyne Ribble of Des Moines.

A memorial service for Mrs. Leeper was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with the Rev. Paul Bousfield and the Rev. Everett K. Burham presiding.

Burial in Penn Center preceded the memorial service.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 6, 1974, page 8

Attend Memorial Services For Mertice Leeper

Among relatives and friends who were here from a distance Saturday, January 26, to attend the funeral services for Mrs. Clair (Mertice) Leeper were: Mr. and Mrs. William Koehn and children, Billy, Jimmie and Cindy and Frances Allyne Ribble of Des Moines.

Also, Rev. and Mrs. Everett K. Burham of Cedar Rapids; Drew C. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Burnham, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Eggleston, Misses Marjorie and Mildred Burcombe, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dick, Mrs. John Kollman, Mrs. Ethel Leeper and Mr. and Mrs. Don Fitch of Des Moines.

Others attending were, Mr. and Mrs. John Pitman of Rio, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Towns of Creston; Mr. and Mrs. Crow and Mrs. Madge Sorkson of Adair; Kenneth Wesson of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Detrick of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fenimore of Ames; Mrs. James Leighty of Dexter; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hillyer of Knoxville; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Tuttle of St. Charles; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lenocker, and F. H. Morford of Dexter; Mrs. Lenore Mowell of Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Morford of West Des Moines.

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