Vera Florence (Littrell) Axon (1908-1960)

AXON, DEKREIFF, LITTRELL MCCUNE

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:56

June 18, 1908 --- March 29, 1960

Mrs. John Axon victim of cancer; Rites pending

BRITT—Mrs. John Axon, 51, died of cancer at her home here Tuesday morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Boughton Funeral Home, Britt. Burial will be in the Goldfield Cemetery.

Vera Florine Littrell, daughter of Lenus and Nellie McCune Littrell, was born in Nebraska June 18, 1908. She was a graduate of State Teachers College, Aberdeen, S. D. She was married to John Axon, May 22, 1937 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua.

Surviving are her husband, daughter, Mrs. Bradley (Lorraine) DeKreiff, Britt; two brothers, Ralph Littrell, lowa City, and Stewart Littrell, New London, Minn.

Globe-Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
Tuesday, March 29, 1960

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Burial Services Here For Mrs. John Axon

Mrs. John Axon, former Goldfield resident, died at her farm home near Kanawha Tuesday morning. She had been ill since July 11th, 1959.

Funeral rites were held Friday at the Methodist Church in Kanawha, with burial at the Goldfield cemetery. The Rev. Donald Samuelson officiated.

Mrs. Axon, the former Vera Florence Littrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linness Littrell, was born June 18, 1908 at Fairbury, Neb. She moved with her parents to Traer as a small child and was educated in the Traer schools. Later she graduated from State Teachers college at South Dakota and taught for a number of years, including the Thrall school near Goldfield. Her marriage to John Axon took place at the Little Brown Church at Nashua on May 22, 1937. The couple resided on a farm near Ft. Dodge for eight years before moving to their own farm near Kanawha.

Mrs. Axon is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Bradley [DeKreiff] of Britt, two brothers, Ralph of Iowa City and Steward of New London, Minn.

Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
April 07, 1960

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[Obituaries transcribed as published.]