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William A. Moore

Born: October 3, 1894 in Iowa1
Died: July 17, 1977 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 155
Married: Ethel N. Helphrey on December 26, 1919 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Francis, Mozelle, and Darlene
Married: Alta (Coker) Helphrey on September 5, 1953 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Parents: William H. and Augusta Harriet (Baker) Moore
Veteran: World War I

Ethel and William A. Moore

Allen Moore, 82, Dies Sunday;
Rites Wednesday

William Allen Moore, 82, of 306 S 3rd Ave. E., a resident of Newton since 1926 and former Jasper County farmer, died Sunday afternoon at the Skiff Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Johnson-Reese Chapel. The Rev. Richard Bentzinger, pastor of the United Methodist Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery at Metz.

Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society will be accepted.

Friends may call at the Johnson-Reese Chapel after 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.

Survivors are his wife, Alta; a son, Francis of Newton; two daughters, Mrs. Bernard (Mozelle) Stech of Hampton and Mrs. John (Darlene) Martinez of San Francisco, Calif.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Dora Kennedy of Newton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Ethel Helphrey, in 1951, two sisters and five brothers.

Mr. Moore was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Methodist Retired Men's Group, Veterans of World War I, World War I Barracks No. 1503, Old Timers Shuffleboard Club and was a member of the Palo Alto Grange for more than 50 years.

An employe of the Maytag Co. for 17 years, he retired in 1959.

The son of William and Augusta Moore, he was born Oct. 3, 1894 in Colfax and was educated in Colfax Schools.

He was married to Ethel Helphrey in 1920 in Newton and to Alta Helphrey Sept. 5, 1953 in Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 18, 1977

Ethel Nadine (Helphrey) Moore

Born: July 17, 18982 near Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: July 25, 1951 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa2
Buried: Lot 155
Married: William A. Moore December 26, 1919 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Francis, Mozelle, and Darlene
Parents: Lewis S. and Tilsie Ann (Marshall) Helphrey

Services for Friday For Mrs. Moore
At Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs. William Allen Moore, 53, Newton woman who died at her home yesterday following a lingering illness, will beheld Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Johnson-Murdoch Funeral Home.

Officiating will be Rev. F. D. Boldt, pastor of the First Lutheran church, and burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery near Metz.

Mrs. Moore was born Ethel Nadine Helphrey to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Helphrey on July 17, 1898, on a farm near Metz. She attended Jasper county schools and a business college in Des Moines.

She was married on Dec. 26, 1919, to William Allen Moore. The couple lived at 306 South Third avenue East at the time of Mrs. Moore's death.

Survivors are her husband, one son, Francis R. Moore, and two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Stech and Miss Darlene Moore, and three grandchildren, all of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 26, 1951

Galen Moore

Born: January 2, 1896 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: June 9,1900 in Jasper Co., Iowa3
Buried: Lot 68
Parents: William H. and Harriet (Baker) Moore


1. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Records, R51-334
2. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record Book 3, page 307.
3. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 1

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