From: "Earle & Pat" <koeble@koeble.org>

To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>

Subject: Obituary Dale E Toney

Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:02 PM

DALE E. TONEY

Dale E., son of Leonard and Edna Williams Toney, was born June 2, 1930 near

Lamoni Iowa. He met with the fatal accident which happened while bulldozing

at the McClure farm near Terre Haute, November 14, 1958 at the age of 28

years, five months and 12 days. Dale accepted Christ at an early age of 12

at the Christian revival meeting in Terre Haute. He was a member of the

Decatur American Legion, Post 599, also the Leon Grand River Lodge No. 78,

A. F. and A. M., which he was an active member.

He spent the first one and one-half years of his life on a farm near Lamoni.

With his family he moved near Terre Haute where the family lived until 20

years of age. He then moved to a farm near the Euritt bridge until he

entered the U. S. Air Force for which he served his country four years.

After returning from service, he engaged in farming near the old Ranch

schoolhouse and later moved into Decatur where they make their present home.

He was united in marriage in 1952 to Rosetta Mae Edgington of Lamoni and to

this union three children were born, Beverly Jean five, Judy Kay, two and

one-half and Ray Dean, one and one-half.

Those surviving him are his wife and three children, parents Len and Edna

Toney of Decatur, one sister Dolly Dickinson, husband and two sons of

Russell, Iowa, on brother Doyle and wife of Decatur, also grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Williams of Leon, father and mother-in-law and Mrs. Russell

Edgington of Lamoni, several aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of relatives,

neighbors and friends.

Services were held from the Stewart funeral home, Leon on Sunday, November

16, 1958 at 2:00 o'clock p. m. conducted by George R. Lamb, pastor of the

Assembly of God church. The singers Connie Gumm, Edith Gumm, accompanist W.

C. Gumm. Bearers were Dale Myers, Chet Cartwright, Mickey Norman, Reese

Bucker, Doyle, Dale, Jay, Toney.

Interment was made in the Decatur cemetery,

A precious one, from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled: A place is

vacant in our home. Which never can be filled. God in His Wisdom has

recalled. The boon his love had given. And though the body slumbers here.

The soul is safe in heaven.

Card of thanks: We desire to express our kind neighbors and thoughtful

friends our heartfelt thanks for their many expressions of sympathy. The

beautiful floral offerings .were especially appreciated.

Mrs. Dale Toney and children. Len Toney. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Akers. Mr. and

Mrs. Leonard Dickinson and son. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Toney. Mr. and Mrs. Ed

Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Edgington,

Earle & Pat Koeble <mailto:koeble@koeble.org>

http://www.koeble.org

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