Ringgold County Home, updated information

TELBY ROBISON, HORTON, BEEBE, GROSS, STRINGHAM

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/14/2009 at 01:59:52

In October of 1950 the county home was leased to F. E. TELBY of Fort Dodge and Mrs. Ferne ROBISON of Leon, and used as the Fairhaven Rest Home. The HORTON Brothers of Winterset assumed operation of the nursing home with Wayne A. BEEBE manager of the the 48-resident capacity. In 1966, L. W. "Joe" GROSS bought the facility and renamed it Sunny Slope Nursing Home. It was in operation for nine years until Mr. GROSS opented Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Ernest "Sandy" STRINGHAM bought the building and its 20 acres for $12,700 from Ringgold County on February 26, 1975.

SOURCE:
TERRY, Jack R. A Centennial History of Mount Ayr, Iowa: 1875-1975 p. 53. Mount Ayr Record-News. 1975.

Compiled and submitted by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2009; updated August of 2009

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