Cornelius Shelby Wall
Born: September 11, 1857 in Mount Vernon, Wabash Co., Indiana 1
Died: September 28, 1935 at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 196
Married: Minnie Thompson December 2, 1880 in Jasper Co., Iowa 2
Photo: Wedding
Children: Roy, Cleo and Myrtle Evans
Parents: George and Ruhama (Barrage) Wall2
SHELBY WALL, 78, DIES HERE TODAY
Retired Farmer Dies at Home of His Daughter
Mrs. Grover Evans
Shelby Wall, 78, retired Jasper county farmer, died today at 2:45 a.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grover Evans 613 South Second avenue west. He had been bedfast for the last four weeks with pernicious anemia.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. from the Morgan funeral home and burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery at Metz.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Evans of Newton; two sons, Cleo and Roy of Colfax and five grandchildren. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 28, 1935.
Minnie (Thompson) Wall
Born: December 25, 1863 in Kemper, Jersey Co., Illinois 1
Died: April 22, 1930 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa 3
Buried: Lot 196
Married: Shelby Wall on December 2, 1880 in Jasper Co., Iowa 2
Photo: Wedding
Children: Roy, Cleo and Myrtle Evans
Parents: Charles and Martha Chapman Thompson
Minnie Thompson Wall
Mrs. Shelby Wall Dies Yesterday
Services to Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon
At Morgan Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shelby Wall died at 3:12 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover Evans at 613 South Second Avenue West after a prolonged illness with heart disease. She was 66 years of age.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Morgan Funeral home with Dr. George C. Williams in charge. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Wall was born in Illinois on Dec. 25, 1863 and was the daughter of Charles Thompson and Martha Chapman Thompson. She has made her home in Iowa for the past 50 years, coming to Newton about 12 years previous to her death. For a number of years she made her home on a farm near Lynnville.
She is survived by her husband, by two brothers, Harry Thompson of Newton and Leonard Thompson of Estherville, by one daughter, Mrs. Grover Evans, two sons, Roy and Cleo of Colfax, one sister, Mrs. Hattie Jacobs of West Bend, Ia., and by five half sisters, four of whom reside in Kansas and the other, Mrs. Lloyd Bowen of Des Moines and by one half brother, Fay Thompson of Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 23, 1930.
Dorothy (Farmer) Wall
Born: September 17, 1901 in Pleasantville, Marion Co. Iowa 4
Died: June 12, 1938 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 33
Married: Roy Wall in 1920
Children: Francis LeRoy, Helen and Richard
Parents: George and Nancy (Houck) Farmer4
Mrs. ROY WALL DIES AT HOSPITAL
Newton Woman, 37, Dies of Heart Failure
Following Major Operation
Mrs. Roy Wall, 37, 712 North Fifth avenue West, died at 6 p.m. Sunday evening at the Skiff Memorial hospital. She had submitted to a major operation there Saturday, and death resulted from heart disease.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist church. Interment will be made in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Wall is the former Dorothy Farmer. She is survived by her husband; three children, Francis LeRoy, 16; Helen, 14; and Richard 6; three brothers, and four sisters. ~ The Newton Daily News, June 13, 1938 and Jasper County Record, June 30, 1938, page 6, column 6
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Obituary - Mrs. Roy Wall
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist church for Mrs. Roy Wall, 37, who died Sunday at the Skiff hospital following a major operation. Dr. L. B. Logan, pastor, was in charge.
Music was furnished by John Davis of Colfax, who sang "Perfect Prayer," and a quartet, including Tom McKibben. Mrs. Fred Reeve, Mrs. L. B. Logan and M. O. Dalvey who sang "Going Home" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Miss Lucille Hardaway was organist.
Interment was made in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Pall bearers were William Hamm, Cheryl Kimmel, William Lamb, Ben Rawley, Joe Burr and George Magg.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Awtry and Mrs. William Hamm were in charge of flowers.
Mrs. Wall is survived by her husband; three children Francis LeRoy; 16, Helen, 14, and Richard 6; three brothers, and four sisters. ~ Jasper County Record, July 7, 1938, page 6, column 1.
Roy Neal Wall
Born: September 27, 1882 in Sherman Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: March 16, 1947 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 33
Married: Dorothy Farmer in 1920
Children: Francis LeRoy, Helen and Richard
Parents: Shelby and Minnie Thompson Wall
Wall Services Tuesday At M. E. Church
Funeral services for Roy Wall, 64, who died here early Sunday, will be held at the Methodist church at 2:00 p. m., Tuesday. Rev. E. A. Briggs will be in charge of the services.
A lifetime resident of Jasper county, Mr. Wall was taken to Skiff hospital following a stroke Saturday night. He had been in poor health since last summer. He was formerly employed at the Winpower company.
Mr. Wall was born Sept. 27, 1882, at Sugar Grove, the son of Shelby and Minnie Wall. He married Dorothy Farmer in 1919. Surviving are three children, Francis of Tama, Richard and Mrs. Wallace Dieleman of Newton; a brother, Cleo, Colfax, and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Emery, Des Moines. Mrs. Wall died in 1937. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge.
John Davis of Colfax, accompanied by Mrs. Paul Murdy at the organ, will offer musical tribute. ~ The Newton Daily News, March 17, 1947.
1. The Carson Family website by Mark Carlson.
2. Jasper County, Iowa Marriages 1880, line 100
3. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 2, page 10
4. Birth Certificate obtained by her son Richard