William Henry Drew (1895-1962)

DREW, FLANAGAN, GUTHRIE, JAY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/15/2022 at 09:08:52

From Nevada Journal March 28, 1962 (page 1)

W. H. Drew, 65, Of St. Anthony, Dies in Hospital

W. H. Drew, 65, of St. Anthony, died at 5:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Mercy Hospital in Marshalltown where he ha been admitted that morning after suffering a heart attack.

Public Rosary will be recite at the Brouhard Funeral Home in Zearing Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p. m. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a. m. at the Sacred Heart Church in St. Anthony with the Father Cecil McSweeney officiating. Burial will be in the St. John's Catholic cemetery north of St. Anthony.

Drew was born October 3, 1896, to Mary D. [should be William D.] and Mary Flannigan [should be Flannigan] Drew and was a lifetime resident of the St. Anthony community. The past 12 years he was employed at the Eldora Training School for boys.

Surviving are four brothers, John of Des Moines, Arthur and Raymond, both of Ferguson and Merle of St. Anthony; and two sisters, Mrs. Marie Guthrie of Des Moines and Mrs. Ralph Jay of State Center.