Fern Phyllis Mallonee 1919~2008

MALLONEE, KNOX, HOPKINS, CAHILL, BROBSTON, DENMARK, MILLS

Posted By: Mary (email)
Date: 2/19/2008 at 14:16:33

Courtesy of the Ottumwa Courier

OTTUMWA — Fern Phyllis Mallonee, age 88, of Ottumwa, Iowa, passed to live with her Lord Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, while a patient at Ottumwa Regional Medical Center in Ottumwa.

She was born March 31, 1919 on a farm near Bunch, Iowa to Eli Hopkins and Grace Garner Cox Hopkins. She was the oldest of three children, sister, Genevieve Cahill of Phoenix, Ariz.; and brother, Eli (Bill) Hopkins of Ottumwa, Iowa.Fern married Jason Mallonee on Dec. 25, 1938 in Ottumwa and he preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 1996.

They moved around much in their married life as Jason worked in construction. They moved to Libertyville in 1955 and later purchased the Libertyville Telephone Company where Fern was a switchboard operator. After selling the company they eventually settled in Ottumwa.Fern had six children, Judith (Don Brobston) Libertyville, Iowa, Jerry Mallonee (Paula) Denmark, Iowa, Jack Mallonee, who preceded her in death, Mark Mallonee (Karen) Ankeny, Iowa, Marlon (Lee) Mallonee who preceded her in death, and Marla Mills (David) of Ottumwa, Iowa.Fern is survived by her brother and sister; four children; ten grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.Fern’s service will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Iowa, Rev. Michael Renken officiating.Visitation will be at 1 p.m. with the funeral services to follow at 2 p.m.She will be laid to rest next to her husband after the service at Chillicothe Cemetery in Chillicothe, Iowa.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith United Church Building Fund. Cards and memorials may be sent c/o: 307 S. Main Street, Libertyville, Iowa 52567