Madson, Philip Ward (1923 - 2020)

MADSON, THOMSON, WILLIAMS, GRECO, AFTERGUT, STEPHENS, CONCIENNE, JENSEN, BROUGHTON, DUNN, CUSTER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/15/2020 at 15:17:22

Name of deceased: Philip Ward Madson

Aged: 96 yrs, 1 mo, 6 days

Residence: Peace Haven Retirement Home, Walnut, IA

Born: Dec. 27, 1923; rural Shelby County near Avoca, IA

Died: Feb. 2, 2020; Peace Haven in Walnut, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Cuppy’s Grove Cemetery, Cuppy’s Grove, Shelby County, IA

Survived by: Wife of 73 years, Pearl Madson of Harlan, IA; children, Ellen Madson of Norman, OK, Philip (spouse, Conchi) Madson of Cincinnati, OH, Larry (spouse, Paulette) Madson of Harlan, IA, and Gwenn (spouse, Traci) Williams of Des Moines, IA; grandchildren, Peter (spouse, Martine Greco) Madson, David (spouse, Lise Aftergut) Madson, Spencer Williams, Natalie (spouse, Ryan Stephens) Williams, and Gabriel Madson; great-grandchildren, Pierce Madson, Ella Madson, Evangeline Concienne, and Ezra Concienne; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Peter and Lona (nee Jensen) Madson; siblings, Virginia Broughton, Jeanette Dunn, Marjorie Custer, and Paul Madson

Education: Attended Fairview Township #6 country school through grade 8, and then attended and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1940

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at Altamont Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; active in his church and served as a deacon.

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Pearl Elaine Thomson; Feb. 6, 1946; at the home of the bride’s parents

Employment: Farmer; in addition, he served as President of the Shelby County Farm Bureau, where he became a State and National delegate

Hobbies/Interests: Served on the Walnut School Board, as a 4-H leader and a Monroe Township Clerk; loved to fix things including broken-down farm machinery; traveling with his wife including trips to Europe and many of the 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii; loved music

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com