Madeline Louise McNair

MCNAIR, WHITMORE, GRAVES, STEWART

Posted By: Marty Whitmore (email)
Date: 1/19/2018 at 15:45:16

Madeline Louise McNair, 91, of Liscomb, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad.

Funeral services for Madeline will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Liscomb Church of Christ in Liscomb with grandson Chad Whitmore officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Burial will be May 31, 2015, laid to rest at the Liscomb Cemetery, Liscomb, IA.

Madeline Graves was born on February 12, 1924 in Lancaster, Missouri to James Everett and Martha “Mattie” Louisa Gosser Graves. Madeline attended country school in Lancaster then later received her teacher’s certificate at high school in Moulton, Iowa. On August 7, 1946, Madeline was united in marriage to Paul J McNair in Centerville, Iowa. They resided in Moulton, Centerville and Melbourne before calling Liscomb home. Madeline was a member of the Liscomb Church of Christ, Rebekkah Lodge, 50 year member of the Liscomb Hobby Club, a 4H Leader and Sunday school teacher. Madeline enjoyed cooking her chicken and noodles, breads and baked apples. She also enjoyed her cow collection, china painting, quilting and crocheting and needle work. Above everything, family was the most important thing to her.

Madeline is survived by her children: Marty Whitmore of West Des Moines, John (Julie) McNair of Conrad and Sharon (LeRoy) Stewart of Liscomb. Grandchildren: Lavonne Whitmore, Chad (Cheryl) Whitmore, Kari (Rick) Wolcott, Jami (Dave) Willett, John (Kate) McNair Jr, Jaci (Brad) Green, Jodi (Dustin) Lenz, Theresa (Jeremy) McManus, Shawn Stewart and Brett (April) Stewart. Twenty five great grandchildren. Brother: James (Vicki) Graves Jr of Arkansas and a sister-in-law Juanita McNair of Moravia.

Madeline is preceded in death by her husband Paul, parents James and Mattie, brother J.D. Graves, sister Wilda Mae Johnson and a sister in youth Viva Graves.

Pallbearers were grandsons; John McNair, Jr., Shawn Stewart, Brett Stewart, and grandsons-in-law: Dustin Lenz, Dave Willett, Rick Wolcott, Jeremy McManus and Brad Green.

Honorary Pallbearers were Don Harmon, Gerald Hilsabeck, Lynn Hauser, Don Case and James Graves.

Along with family and friends, groups from the Liscomb Church of Christ and Oakview Nursing Home were in attendance.

Obituary from Mitchell Funeral Home