CHERRYHOLMES, Elizabeth Jane (BRUTY), 1935-2006

CHERRYHOLMES, BRUTY, WALLACE, NOLL, OSBORN, MATHES

Posted By: Betty Hootman (email)
Date: 2/20/2012 at 18:39:34

Washington (IA) Journal

Elizabeth Cherryholmes

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Cherryholmes, 71, of Denton, Texas, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, following brief illness at her daughters home in Huxley.

Born Feb. 2, 1935, in Washington, she was the daughter of Walter Hubert and Evelyn Loraine Wallace Bruty.

Mrs. Cherryholmes was a homemaker and also worked for the telephone company in Washington, Frontier Cafe, and, until she retired, the McCreery Cummings Co.

She attended Red Brick School, St. James Catholic School and graduated in 1954 from Washington High School. She and her husband lived in the Washington community from 1956 to 1982 when they moved to Denton.

Survivors include her husband, Gerald Cherryholmes of Denton; two daughters, Jane Cherryholmes of Grand Lake, Colo., and Ann Noll of Huxley; one son, Dave Cherryholmes of Coppel, Texas; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; three brothers, Bob Bruty, Hubert Bruty and Frank Bruty, all of Washington; two sisters, Ellen Osborn, Milan, Ill., and Rita Mathes of Burlington; 19 nieces and nephews; 27 great-nieces and nephews; and one great-great-nephew.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will be present from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Prayer services will be at 7:45 p.m.

The funeral for Mrs. Cherryholmes will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev, Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the Red Brick School Renovation Project.