Bertha Epperson

EPPERSON

Posted By: Sally Haverly (email)
Date: 10/19/2003 at 04:46:19

Miss Bertha Epperson, 91, of 617 Fifth Street, Ames, died at a nursing home there Saturday evening, Feb 21, 1970. She was born Oct 15, 1878 in Ellsworth, Ill, and had resided in the Ames area since 1890. She was a school teacher in the Ames area grade schools for many years, and was also formerly employed at the Gilchrist Grain and Coal Co. Miss Epperson, a member of the First Christian Church, was a former secretary there, and was also a member of the Golden Agers of Ames. Survivors include 3 sisters, Mrs. Ted Heggen, Sr. of Ames; Mrs. Fae Worley of Bloomington, Ill., and Mrs. Tom (Beulah) Corl of Boone; and 3 nieces and 3 nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb 24, at the Adams Funeral Home in Ames, at 3:30 a.m., with the Rev. Roy C. Key, minister at the First Christian Church, in charge. Burial will be at the Ames Municipal Cemetery.