McMAHAN, Mona Ruth

MCMAHAN, DOONAN, WRIGHT, FREEBORN, JOHNSON, MASON, JONES, SANDERS, KINZEBACH, SCHOOLEY, MCKEE, GOOCH, VANKAMPEN, HEBRON

Posted By: Judy Dankert Parsons (email)
Date: 4/21/2006 at 16:34:15

Oskaloosa Daily Herald, Tuesday, July 20, 1948. Last Rites for Mona at Barnes City. (Special to Herald). Barnes City, July 20--The last of the six girls who drowned Friday near Union Mills was buried in the Barnes City Cemetery following the 2:30 p.m. Monday funeral services in that town for Mona Ruth McMAHAN, 12, cousin of the four sisters who were buried Sunday. The other victim of the accident, Helen VanKAMPEN, was laid to rest Monday morning. Some 600 or more gathered in the Barnes City Christian church where Rev. Forrest HEBRON held the service. Rev. HEBRON told those who had gathered to pay their respects to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McMAHAN who live on route 2, east of Barnes City, that the community was shocked by the accident which took the lives of six young girls who were well known and equally well liked. Mrs. Dean DOONAN offered the musical selections which included "Safe in the Arms of Jesus", "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam", and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Pallbearers were Vonita WRIGHT, Bonnie FREEBORN, Louise JOHNSON, Edith MASON, Nancy MASON and Peggy JONES. Flower attendants were Phyllis SANDERS, Janice KINZEBACH, Sarah SCHOOLEY, Caroline McKEE, Dolores GOOCH.