ENSMINGER, Iona: Died 1971

ENSMINGER, MESSER, SCARFF, TURNER, SNODGRASS, JOHNSON

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 10/11/2020 at 19:49:58

**Handwritten: 1-8-71

Funeral held here Monday

Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Iona Ensminger, 89, who died at 11:30 p.m. Friday at Bloomfield Silver Haven where she had been a resident for about a year.

The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Everett McClellan at the Troy United Methodist Church. Burial was in the White Oak Cemetery. The Wellborn Funeral Home of Milton was in charge of arrangements.

She was born Jan. 15, 1881 in Henry County to James and Mary Messer Scarff. On Dec. 20, 1889, she married George Ensminger, who preceded her in death.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Roy Turner of Troy, Mrs. Dale Snodgrass of Cantril and Mrs. Lee Johnson of Pulaski; two sons, Clyde of Troy, and Everett of Boswell, Ind.; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters.

Source: "The Hazel Stanford Obituary Collection", Pg. 70, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA