Jessie Eleanor (Archerd) MECHEM

ARCHERD, MECHEM, WARNES, NOELCK, WOODIN, GRIFFIN, MICHAELSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/30/2006 at 20:59:21

Jessie Mechem, 99, died February 18, 2006 at the Belmond Health Care Center. Services were held February 25 at the Belmond United Methodist Church with inurnment at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Jessie Eleanor was born February 16, 1907 in Eagle Grove, the daughter of Leslie and Lucie Merrington Warnes Archerd. She graduated from Clarion High School in 1923, attended Cornell College, and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1927. She worked as the secretary for the superintendent of schools at Clarion and taught piano. She married John Ross Mechem January 1, 1931. They farmed near Clarion until 1966 when they moved to Emmetsburg. Jessie served with the Iowa Health and Welfare Dept. until 1979. She moved to Belmond in 1983. Jessie enjoyed her family, gardening and music. She was a gifted pianist. She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the P.E.O., the Eastern Star, Navy Mothers and the Grandmothers Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1974; daughter Florence Noelck and her husband William; sister Elizabeth Woodin and her husband Dick; and granddaughters Sarah and Megan Mechem.
Survivors include daughter Eleanor Griffin of Texas; sons Leslie (Constance) of Colorado and Frank (Mary) of Clarion; 15 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and sister-like cousin Florence Michaelsen of California.

February 28, 2006
©Belmond Independent 2006

Jessie Eleanor Archerd Mechem, 99, [February 16, 1907 - February 18, 2006] of Belmond, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at the Belmond Health Care Center. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 25th, at the United Methodist Church in Belmond. Pastor Mike Druhl will officiate at the 11:00 a.m. service. The body was cremated and a private family interment will take place at the Evergreen Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be directed toward Easter Seals and/or the Salvation Army.

February 23, 2006
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