Conger, Aaron Denman 1856-1935

CONGER, BOWERS, MILLER, MCGREW, GROVENBURG

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 3/12/2010 at 06:37:23

Obituary dated Oct. 25, 1935

FUNERAL OF AARON CONGER HELD THURSDAY

Aaron Denman Conger, 78 years old, passed away Tuesday, October 22, at 5:50 a.m., at his home at 317 Main street.

Mr. Conger had been a resident of Grinnell for the past 23 years.

He was born near Knoxville, Iowa, Dec. 10, 1856, the son of William and Mahala Bowers Conger, and followed the trade of a carpenter.

He was married June 4, 1893, to Nettie M. Miller, daughter of Enoch and Eliza Miller. They lived near Hedrick, Iowa, until 1912 when they moved to Grinnell.

About a year ago he was injured in a fall and had been an invalid since.

He is survived by his wife and three children, Bessie McGrew, Mrs. Ola Grovenburg, and Leslie Conger, all of Grinnell. Four children died in infancy.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Smith Funeral Home with burial at the West Liberty cemetery, two and one-half miles southeast of Searsboro.