Golda Fern “Goldie” (Hedrick) Carter Clark Agard (1892-1980)

AGARD, CARTER, CLARK, HARRIS, HEDRICK, JERGENSON, MCINTOSH, NEWSUM, PACE

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:48

May 1, 1892 --- August 28, 1980

Mrs. Goldie Fern Agard, the daughter of William and Cora E. Pace Hedrick, was born on May 1, 1892, at Mankato, Minn. She was educated in the Salt Lake City, Utah schools and moved with her family to Iowa as a teenager. She was married two previous times, with both marriages ending by the death of her husbands. She was united in marriage with Jess Agard of Goldfield on June 17, 1930, at Eldora, Ia. To this union were born two children, Roger and Betty. The family made their home in Eagle Grove where Mr. Agard was a carpenter. He died in 1970.

Due to her poor health Mrs Agard moved from Eagle Grove to the Clarion Care Center in October of 1979 and on May 1st of this year had moved to the Park Manor Care Center in Fort Dodge. She died early Thursday morning, August 28, 1980 at the Park Manor in Fort Dodge at the age of 88 years, three months and 27 days.

She is survived by her daughters: Betty, Mrs. Duane Harris of Fort Dodge; Mrs. Mary Newsum of Fort Dodge; Mrs. Helen Jergenson of Goldfield; Edith, Mrs. Clarence McIntosh of St. Petersburg, Fla., 19 grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; several great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, and her son, Roger, who died in an auto accident in 1972.

Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie F. Agard, were held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Kastler-Babcock Funeral Home. Rev Don Callen, pastor of the United Methodist Church officiated and the burial was in the family lot at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Friday.

Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
September 10, 1980

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[Transcriber’s Note: Deceased’s First marriage 2 October 1911, Hardin, Iowa, to Lee Ottis Carter. Second marriage 2 October 1921, Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Frank Clark.]