Mary Huggans

HUGGANS, MILLER, VAN AUKEN, BASHFORD

Posted By: Volunteer-Barbara Evans
Date: 3/8/2012 at 14:04:57

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 288, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA

Mrs. Mary Huggans Dies at Cantril

Surviving Are Son, Daughter, Grandchildren; Funeral Services Held Friday Afternoon.

Mrs. Mary Rebecca Huggans died at her home near Cantril on February 11 at the age of 85 years. She was born at Memphis, Mo.

Surviving are a son, Harley G. Huggans of Cantril; a daughter, Mrs. Hattie E. Miller of Denver, Colo.; two grandchildren, Craig H. Van Auken of Cantril and Villa Bashford of Boulder, Colo., and three great grandchildren, Craig E. Bashford, Wayne F. Bashford and Vera Faye Bashford, all of Boulder, Colo.

Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Cantril at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon in charge of the Rev. Jay Waterman. Music was by Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gaston, John Van Fleet, Mrs. J.J. Hurwitz, Mrs. E. J. Hootman, B.C. Casady and Mrs. S.E. Wellborn.

Burial was in the Cantril cemetery. The bearers were Dee Robinson, Ralph Doud, Floyd Nelson, L.A. Fritz, Glenn Wollam and Clarence Wollam.