Grace M Severson 1904-1993

SEVERSON PITHAN JONES

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 4/5/2009 at 20:04:58

Onawa Democrat
25 February 1993

Grace M Severson, 89, Soldier, Iowa, died Sunday, February 14, 1993, at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa, Iowa.

She was born January 11, 1904, in Charter Oak, the daughter of Harry C and Emma (Pithan) Jones. She graduated from Charter Oak High School in 1922 and attended normal school, where she received a teaching certificate. She married Roy Severson April 25, 1923, in Charter Oak. The couple farmed in the Soldier area. Mr Severson died November 12, 1965 in Jasper, Al. Grace moved to Elmwood Care Centre in July 1990.

She was a member of the Soldier Lutheran Church and Soldier American Legion Auxiliary. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star and Past Matrons Club of Moorhead.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna Bebber of Lakeland, Fl and Patricia and her husband, Frank Vaughn of Birmingham, Al: a son and his wife, James and Mary Helen Severson of Soldier; two sisters, Blossom Pritchett of Thousand Oaks, CA and Inez Jones of Moorhead: seven grandchildren, Debra Martin, Michael Severson Vaughn, Jill Vaughn Hall, Ted Roy Vaughn, Douglas J Severson, Matthew J Severson and Sara L Severson and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, Phillip and a sister, Marjorie Ludwig.

Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 1993 at the Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier with Rev Thomas R Hagen officiating. Mrs Ivan Gibbs organist played "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art".

Casket Bearers were Debra Martin, Michael Severson Vaughn, Jill Vaughn Hall, Ted Roy Vaughn, Douglas J Severson, Matthew J Severson, Sara L Severson, Ray Severson, Virgil Ehlers, Ronald Hull, Ronald Severson, Omar Nelson and Randy Gray.

Interment was in the Soldier Lutheran Church Cemetery with arrangements by the Pearson Funeral Home, Soldier, Iowa