Verne L. Prunty 1897- 1936

PRUNTY, GOTTO

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/2/2015 at 13:47:53

Mapleton Press
15 Oct 1936

Verne L. Prunty Given Military Funeral Sunday
Services Held in Methodist Church With Burial In
Mt. Hope Cemetery

One of the largest crowds that ever attended a funeral In Mapleton was present at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon when services were held for Verne L. Prunty, Mapleton garage and service station manager who lost his life Thursday of last week when the car he was driving went into the ditch along highway 35 between Mapleton and Danbury. Mrs. Prunty who was with him, was not seriously injured and is recovering from the shock.

Every available place in the church was occupied during services and many were forced to remain outside.

Rev Joseph Pickersgill, pastor of the Methodist church the last three years was in charge of the services in the church, assisted by the new pastor, Rev. Arthur Schuldt, while services at the grave were in charge of the American Legion. Mr. Prunty having been a veteran of the World War and an active Legionnaire.

Members of the Legion attended the services in a body. Pallbearers were W H Thompson, Sam Chapman, C. L. Ellis, Clarence Bouslaugh, Andrew Schlieis and Roy C.Myers. A quartet composed of Raymond Jordahl, Norbert Koll, Jim Whiting and Bob Kraft sang, accompanied by Max Werner. Burial was in Mt. Hope cemetery under the direction of the Duschl funeral
home.

A firing squad composed of Legion members under the direction of G W Riecks fired the customary salute to the dead and two buglers, Don Thompson and Francis Chamberlin Jr. sounded "Taps"—the soldier's farewell and the final tribute to a fine young man whose most untimely passing is being mourned by so many residents of this community.

Mr. Prunty, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C Prunty, was born near Fairfield, Ia. March 19, 1897. He grew to manhood in that community, coming to Mapleton 15 years ago. He had been in the garage and filling station business here continually with the exception of one and one half years when he operated a produce station at Farson.

Mr. Prunty enlisted in the army during the World War and at the time of the Armistice was stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois He was an active member here of Loren Hollister post of the American Legion and was a member of the W O. W lodge.

He was married to Miss Mary Gotto of Mapleton May 3, 1923 in Sioux City.

He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Helen, four brothers, Oscar of Farson, Everett of Fairfield, Arthur of Cedar Rapids and Robert of Bronson, and two sisters, Mrs. Clark Thompson of Garner and Miss Ethel Prunty of Ottumwa, Ills, His parents and one son, Junior, preceded him in death.

Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral were Oscar Prunty of Parson, Everett Prunty of Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Prunty of Cedar Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Prunty and family of Bronson, Miss Ethel Prunty of Ottumwa, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Thompson of Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bast of Clear Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis or Hedrick, Dr. and Mrs. William Wiley of Farson. Mr. and Mrs. John Bissen, Mrs. Matt Schram, Alphonse, Pele, Tony and Paul Klower, all of Defiance, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gotto of Charter Oak, Mrs. Dick Artfelt of Panama, Mrs. Jake Schultz of Westphalia, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rauterkus of Dunlap, Mrs. Hubert Jacoby, Mrs. Barbara Franks, Esser, Herman Kenkel and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Reese of Defiance, Mrs. Anna Gotto and children and John Gotto of Remsen, Mr. and Mrs. John Gotto of Kingsley, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Anthony and Mrs. Hughes and son of LeMars, Mrs. Mary Oren, Mr. and Mrs. James Fox and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goul, all of Sioux City, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Singer of Remsen.

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