GRAVES, Grace Ione (Mitchell) 1921-2002

GRAVES, MITCHELL, TEETERS

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Date: 3/30/2010 at 17:06:52

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Grace Ione (Mitchell) Graves

Funeral services for Ione Graves, age 81, of Riceville were held Thursday, April 4, 2002 at the United Church of Christ in Osage. The Rev. Robert Melhorn officiated and burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Riceville, Iowa.

Ione passed away Monday, April 1, 2002 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.

Ione was born March 7, 1921 in Marshall County to Merrill and Marguerite (Teeters) Mitchell. She was united in marriage to Marion L. Graves August 11, 1940 at the Congregational Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Marion and Ione moved to Riceville in 1950, where they engaged in farming until their retirement. Ione enjoyed china painting, crocheting, knitting and quilting. She was a 4-H leader for 10 years, a member of Eastern Star and a lifetime member of the Congregational Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Marion in 1998 and a sister Helen Mitchell.

Survivors include one son Dean Graves and his wife Joni of Osage; three daughters, Marilyn Butters and her husband Jerry of Mason City, Peggy Gall and her husband Jim of Union and Jean Affeldt and her husband Phillip of State Center. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren: Kenneth Butters and his wife Karla and their four children, Brandon, Rachel, Blake, Rachel of Washington, Iowa; Keith Butters and his wife Sherri and their three children, Breanne, Zach and Brooke of West Des Moines; Kevin Butters, his wife Tammy of Des Moines; Kyle Butters, his wife Amy and their two children, Jessica and Katelyn of West Bend, Wisconsin; Marian Gall of Urbandale; Brian Gall, his wife Rebecca and their two children Walker and Taryn of Union; Nicole Affeldt of Phoenix, Arizona; Chad Affeldt, his wife Steph of Clemons; Richard Affeldt, his wife Karen of Coralville; Robert Graves of Osage and Russell Graves of Norfolk, VirginiaA; and one brother Merrill Dean Mitchell and his wife Mary of Marshalltown.

Lindstrom Funeral Home of Riceville was in charge of arrangements.

[Mitchell County Press-News online - 10 APR 2002 - www.mcpress.com ]

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GRACE IONE GRAVES

RICEVILLE - Ione Graves, 81, of Riceville, passed away Monday (April 1, 2002) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the United Church of Christ in Osage, with the Rev. Robert Melhom officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.

Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Ione was born on March 7, 1921, in Marshall County to Merrill and Marguerite Teeters Mitchell.

She was united in marriage to Marion L. Graves on Aug. 11, 1940, at the Congregational Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Marion and Ione moved to Riceville in 1950. Marion and Ione were engaged in farming until their retirement.

Ione enjoyed china painting, crocheting and knitting and quilting.

She was a 4-H leader for 10 years, a member of Eastern Star and was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church.

Survivors include one son, Dean Graves and his wife, Joni, of Osage; three daughters, Marilyn Butters and her husband, Jerry, of Mason City, Peggy Gall and her husband, Jim, of Union, and Jean Affeldt and her husband, Phillip, of State Center.

Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and one brother; Merrill Dean Mitchell and his wife, Mary, of Marshalltown.

Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband, Marion, in 1998; and a sister, Helen Mitchell.

Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.

[ Globe Gazette, April 2002 ]