TROUT, Bessie Melba: Died 1990

TROUT, BEGHTOL, SNOWBARGER, MUILENBURG

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Date: 12/11/2024 at 11:12:17

VB Reg
1990 JA 18

Bessie Melba Trout

Bessie Melba Trout, age 89, a resident of the Rock Island County Health Care Center, Rock Island, ill., died January 8th at the Center.

Bessie Beghtol was united in marriage to Earl Trout on November 16, 1920 in Fairfield, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1971.

She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was the Central Telephone Operator for the Douds-Leando area in the 1920's and also worked at the Burlington Ordinance Plant during World War II. In Rock Island she worked at St. Anthony's Hospital in the Housekeeping Department.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Vernon (Ruth) Snowbarger, Kirksville, Mo., two sons, Robert Trout of Victor, Iowa and Richard Trout of Colorado Springs, Colo. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Maxine Muilenburg of St. Charles, ill., and one son, Earl Trout of Blythe, California. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The remains will be cremated with the interment at the Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne, Iowa.

Runge Mortuary, Davenport, Iowa was in charge of arrangements.

Source: "Scrapbook 1989 - 1990", Pg. 658,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA