Marjorie Leon (Elliott) Stowe (1914-2008)

STOWE, ELLIOTT, WIRE, OLSON, ALBAUGH

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/23/2008 at 22:22:16

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, October 22, 2008.

Aug. 9, 1914-Oct. 22, 2008

Marjorie Leon (Elliott) Stowe, 94, of Nevada, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada. Graveside memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Nevada Municipal Cemetery, with Pastor Steve Williams officiating.

Marjorie was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Elkhart, to Samuel A. and Mila (Wire) Elliott. She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1932. On March 4, 1938, Marjorie married Charles (Buster) Stowe in Nevada. She had been employed at Des Moines General Hospital, Graphic Forms, and retired in 1980 from General Bank. Marjorie was a 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church in Nevada and a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Marjorie is survived by a son, Duane E. (Alice) Stowe, of Dakota City, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on April 3, 1987; a daughter, Charlene Olson, on May 7, 1998; a son, Larry, on Nov. 24, 2004; a grandson, Duane (D.J.) Olson, on Feb. 28, 1999; her son-in-law, James Olson; a brother, James Elliott; and three sisters, Leola Albaugh, Emeline Elliott and Sarah Elliott, on Oct. 17, 2004.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Marjorie's name at the First United Methodist Church in Nevada.

Chet Ryan Mortuary and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.

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