Cleve L. Carnahan 1895-1968

CARNAHAN, HENDERSON, KRUMPHOLTZ, PETERSON, ELLIOTT

Posted By: Debbie Truitt (email)
Date: 11/15/2016 at 09:54:04

Obituary From “Ottumwa Courier,” May 1, 1968:

Served in legislature

Caranahan is heart victim

Cleve L. Carnahan, 72, Wapello County state representative and retired Milwaukee Railroad switchman, died at Ottumwa Hospital Tuesday at 4:15 p.m., following a heart attack suffered at his home at 708 N. Elm St., a short time before. He had not been ill.

Representative Carnahan had served four terms in the Iowa Legislature. During the 61st General Assembly, he was chairman of the human and industrial relations committee and in the 62nd assembly served as a member of the joint subcommittee on state departments.

During each of his terms, he was on the cities and towns standing committee. He also was a member of the commission on aging and medical assistance to the aged and had served on the appropriations and ways and means committee. He was a Democrat. At the recent County Democrat Convention announcement was made that he would not seek re-election.

The son of William and Nancy Ann Henderson Carnahan, he was born at Viola, Iowa, on Aug. 16, 1895, and had lived in Ottumwa since 1907. He was a 1915 graduate of Ottumwa High School.

Rep. Carnahan was an Army overseas veteran of World War I, entering the service April 5, 1918, in Ottumwa and receiving his discharge Aug. 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge.

He retired in 1960 as switchman on the Milwaukee after 44 years of service.

He addition to his terms in the House of Representatives, he was a director on the Black Hawk School board for nine years.

He was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church which he served as deacon and usher; and of Empire Lodge No. 269 A.F.&A.M., the local York Rite bodies, Kaaba Shrine in Davenport; Knights of Pythias, American Legion, Veterans of World War I, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, West End Boosters and Izaak Walton League.

His marriage to Lucille Krumpholtz took place Oct. 20, 1924, in Fairfield. She survives. He also leaves three sons, William E. Carnahan of Savanna, Ill., and Robert C. and James F. Carnahan of Ottumwa; two daughters, Mrs. Arlene Peterson and Mrs. Lois Elliott, both of Ottumwa; 18 grandchildren; and one brother, Robert V. Carnahan of Ottumwa. One son, Harold, was killed in Korea in June of 1953.

Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church with the pastor, the Rev. Ray Kistler, officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery with the local American Legion Post in charge of graveside rites.

The casket will remain at Johnson Funeral Chapel until Friday at 11 a.m., when it will be taken to the church and closed at the beginning of the service. Masonic services will be held at the funeral chapel Thursday at 7:30 p.m.