Fred Asa Day (1885-1967)

ADAMS, DAY, FORBES, HALL, HERLEIN, MCKILLIP, SCHNEDLER, SMITH, THOMPSON

Posted By: Carl Malone
Date: 5/20/2017 at 18:56:05

The Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa
January 3, 1967

Fred A. Day, 81, died at 5:40 p.m. December 31, 1966, at the Lutheran Homes, following an extended illness. He had formerly resided at 1201 Wisconsin St.

He was born Oct. 20, 1885, at Rock Island County, Ill., the son of Melzer and Margaret Thompson Day. He had been a Muscatine resident most of his life.

He married Rosa Ann Smith in April, 1914 at Rock Island, Ill. Following her death he married Ora Alice Forbes in March, 1960, at Rock Island, Ill. She also preceded him in death.

He is survived by five sons, Lloyd of Quincy, Ill., Melvin of Des Moines, and Ivan, Kenneth, and Michael of Muscatine; five daughters Mrs. Kenneth (Ruth) Schnedler, Mrs. Roy (Laura) Adams, Mrs. Clifford (Marjorie) Herlein, Miss Marie Hall, all of Muscatine, and Mrs. John (Velma) McKillip of Davenport; three brothers, Elmus and Earl Day of Muscatine, and Glen Day of Kansas City, Mo.; 34 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Besides both wives he was preceded in death by his parents, one son in infancy, four brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 p.m. today at the George M. Wittich Funeral Home. Rev. L.A. Stumme officiated. Burial was at the Island cemetery.