Lenox, Iowa obituaries
transcribed by: Lorelei Rusco - lorerus@iowatelecom.net
 

Andrews, Ida Mae -

Ida Mae Andrews, 87, sister of the late L. H. Andrews, died on

May 7th in Clarinda, Iowa.  Funeral services and burial were

in Winterset, May 9th.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, May 31, 1951

Arnold, Arlie Alberta Nicholls -

Mrs. Arlie Arnold, 64, passed away Monday at 5 p. m. at the home of her son, J. D. Arnold, in Des Moines. She had been ill for some time, having recently undergone surgery.

Funeral services were held today (Thursday) from the Arnold

Funeral Home in Lenox, with the Rev. C.W. Rissinger officiating. Interment Friday morning in the Masonic cemetery in Des

Moines.

Survivors: her husband, O. P. Arnold; one son, Joy P. Arnold

of Des Moines; one daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.

Mrs. Arnold was a member of the Eastern Star, the Christian Church, American Legion Auxiliary, Past Matrons and M.F.O. Club

Lenox Times Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 31, 1952

Arnold, Arlie Alberta Nicholls -

Arlie Alberta Nicholls, daughter of Daniel and Mary Nicholls,

was born in Warren county, Iowa, April 7, 1887 and passed

away at the home of her son in Des Moines, Iowa, January

28. 1952 at the age of 64 years.

She grew to womanhood in Warren and Marion counties,

living most of her life in Marion county, until coming to, Lenox

in 1917.  She was married to O. P. Arnold on October 17, 1906. To this union one son, Joy P., was born.

She united with the Christian church at Dallas, Iowa, when just a girl, later moving her membership to Lenox, where she became an active and loyal  member n the Church of Christ  here. She was a member of C. W. F.  P. M. club, past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star at Lenox; also a member of the M. F. O. club and of the American

Legion Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother and only sister several years ago.  She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, O. P. Arnold, Lenox; one son, Joy P. Arnold and wife Velda of Des Moines; two grandchildren, Joy Dean and Jo Ann Arnold of Des Moines, one aunt, Mrs. Glen Hartley of Des Moines, one niece, Veva, of Minneapolis, Minn.; nine cousins and a host of friends arid neighbors.  She was a loving companion and mother, always faithful in the discharge of her many duties.  Her cheerful disposition has won her many friends and she will be greatly missed in our community.

Funeral services were conducted at the Arnold Funeral Home Jan.. 31 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. C. W. Risinger officiating.  Music was by Mmes. Lela Long and Vera Roll, with Mrs. Ruth Boltinghouse at the piano.  Pallbearers were Orval Plants, Joe Brown, Harold Welch, Leo Caskey, John Drain and Dwain Orton.  Interment in the Masonic cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 7, 1952

Ash, Dean -

Mrs. Dean Ash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Curphey of Onarga, Ill. Thursday, Nov. received word November 15th, that her husband had been killed in action with the U. S. Army m Korea. No further particulars were given. Besides his wife he leaves a six weeks old daughter. Mrs. Ash is a niece of Mr. and  Mrs. Harry Cheese.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday November 22, 1951

Barrett, John -

Graveside services were held at St. Patrick's cemetery on Monday for John Barrett, 39, of San Francisco, Calif. He was born in Lenox and lived here until 1922. Survivors: his mother, Mrs. Catherine Barrett, of San Francisco, Calif., one sister, Mrs. Harold Clifford, of Omaha.

His father, Patrick Barrett, preceded him in death. The deceased

was a veteran of World War II and was manager of a cigar store in San Francisco.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, August 30, 1951

Beach, Herbert George -

Herbert Beach died at his home in Dishman, Wash, this  Wednesday night. Funeral services there. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Beach, both deceased and former residents here. Mr. Beach leaves a wife and one son.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 6, 1951

Beach, Herbert George -

Herbert George Beach, of George and Kathleen Beach, was born May 1, 1903, on a farm southwest of Lenox. It was here that he spent his boyhood days and was later engaged in farming for some time, after which he became an automobile salesman in and around Lenox and

Corning, until he went west, eventually locating in Seattle, Wash.

He passed away at the Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane on Wednesday, Sept. 5 1951, and Requiem High Mass was held on the following Saturday at the Sacred Heart church there. Interment in Spokane.

He was married in the year 1937 to Miss Josephine Hegee of

Maysville, N. D. To this union were born two sons, Frederick and Dennis. The family was spending some time in Alaska when Frederick met death in an accident. Upon returning to Spokane, Herbert resumed work in the automobile business.

Left to mourn his passing are his wife and son; three brothers,

Dee Beach of Fresno, Calif.,  Howard Beach of Torrance, Calif. and Jack Beach of Tacoma, Wash.; five sisters, Mrs. Bertylle Wilson of Portland. Ore., Mrs. Dorothy Walter of Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Helen Benson

of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Mildred Cummings of St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Gertrude Van Houten of Long Beach, Calif.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 13, 1951

Bell, Mrs. Herman -

Mrs. Herman Bell, 73, passed away Wednesday morning at her home in Prescott. She has. been ill for some time. Surviving are her husband and three children, Mrs. Ray Campbell of Prescott, Martin

Bell of Des Moines and Darl Bell of Creston.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Methodist church in Prescott with

burial at Stringtown.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 14, 1951

Bennison, Lennie Johns -

Mrs. Lennie Johns Bennison, widow of the late J. H. Bennison, died Friday, July 27th, in Kewanee, Ill.   Her husband was a former president of the First National National Bank here, and the family resided in what is now the Howard Eno property on east Nebraska avenue. They were Lenox residents from 1898 to 1910.

Born Oct. 22, 1862 at Hazel Green, Wis., Mrs. Bennison was the youngest of five daughters of Joseph and Jane Paull Johns. She was married to Jacob H. Bennison on April 9, 1884. Her husband preceded her in death Dec. 26, 1950.

They had three children, all of who survive: Henry P. Bennison

of Kewanee, Ill., Mrs. Jane Bennison Flint of Sioux Falls, S. D., and Mrs. Elizabeth Bennison Anderson of Erie, Ill.  Six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren also survive. 

Mrs. Bennison was a member of the Congregational church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 30th at Kewanee with burial there.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, August 9, 1951

Benson, Robert Ellsworth -

Funeral services were held here Tuesday afternoon from the Arnold Funeral Home for Robert Benson 75, a former resident who passed away Friday at the home of his daughter in Topeka, Kans. Interment in Fairview cemetery. Among survivors is Clarence Haynes, a

brother-in-law of the deceased.

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Robert Ellsworth Benson, son of William Z. and Margaret Benson, was born at Knoxville, Iowa, April 4, 1876 and passed away Oct. 12, 1951 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gregg, in Topeka, Kans., having lived to be 75 years, 6 months and 8 days of age.

He grew to manhood at Conway, Iowa, and come to Lenox in 1902. On Dec. 21, 1904, he was united in marriage to Bertha Haynes. To this union five children were born: Vernice Celia, who passed away in infancy, and the following four children who survive: Bruce Benson of, Denver, Colo., Robert Benson of Gilroy, Calif., Mrs. Wilma Gregg of Topeka, Kans., and Mrs. Ailene Herman of Des Moines.

Most of his married life was spent in business in Lenox with the exception of a short time spent in Washington state and several years in Missouri. He was a member of the Hope Lutheran church of Topeka, Kans.

All through his life he was a devoted husband and father and a good neighbor and friend. Besides the four children he is survived by his wife: Bertha, one brother William C. Benson of Omaha, Neb., one sister, Mrs.  Sevy Nobel of Jasper, Mo., and eight grandchildren.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 18, 1951

Black, Mrs. Chas. -

Harry Black received word on Saturday of the death of a sister-

in-law at Mora, Minn., on June 14th, Mrs. Chas. Black, 71.  The body was brought to Red Oak and the funeral was held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Center Ridge church with burial nearby. She is survived by her husband, three sons and one daughter. If she had lived until

June 20th, Mr. and Mrs. Black would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Attending the funeral from Clearfield were: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Black, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Black and family of Mt. Ayr, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Black of Shannon City, Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Shum and Linda of Diagonal.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, June 21, 1951

Boham, Scena -

Mrs. E. R. Boham, 66, died Tuesday at 8 p. m. at her home here. She had been ill with a heart ailment for the past 3 weeks.  Survivors are

her husband and 6 children.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p. m. at the Barber

Funeral Home. Burial in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 17, 1951

Boltinghouse, Lewis C. -

Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. at the Church of Christ for L. C. Boltinghouse, who died June 18 at 2:30 p. m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Bryant in Des Moines. He was 97 years of age and had hoped to live to be 100. Rev. Robert E. Seath of Des Moines, assisted by Rev. Merwin Goad will have charge

of the service. Burial in the Lenox cemetery. The Arnold Funeral Home is in charge.  Music by Metta Porter, Martha Folcey, Leo Caskey and Paul Davis, with Barbara Moneymaker at the organ. Pallbearers: W. Ernest Bryant, Kenneth, Boltinghouse, Wayne Carter,

George Boltingihouse, Cleo Boltinghouse and Harlan Armstrong.

Mr. Boltinghouse was born in Bloomington, Ind., May 23, 1854.

He was married to Sarah Freeman in 1874. They first established

their home at Edgington, Ill., coming to Lenox, Iowa in 1879. Mr. Boltinghouse made his home in Lenox until four years ago, when he went to Des Moines to live with his daughter, Mrs. Glenn Bryant.

 His occupation was farming. He farmed his home place near until 1910, then retired and moved to Lenox.  He became a member of the

church of Christ at the Blue Grove church in early manhood, later transferring his membership to the church in Lenox, then the West Side Church of Christ in Des Moines.

To this family were born 11 children.  Preceding him in death were

his wife, Sarah; four sons, James, Charles, Alonzo and Orval.

Survivors: three sons, Joseph of Ellston; Walter, Clearfield; Floyd, of Lenox; four daughters, Mrs. Claude Carter, Sharpsburg; Mrs. Arthur Murray, Edgeley, N. Dak.; Mrs. Clarence Armstrong, Lenox; Mrs. Glenn Bryant, Des Moines; 20 grandchildren: Mrs. Leo Hale, Lenox; Mrs. Max Anderson, Shenandoah; L. Wayne Carter, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Glen Olson, Edgeley, N. Dak.; Mrs. John Bergman, Crestline,

Calif.; Donald Murray, LansingMich.; Mrs. Gordon Beckstrom,

Moorhead, Minn.; George Boltinghouse, Harlan; Gail Boltinghouse,

Leon; Evelyn Caskey, Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Frank Davis, Neenah, Wis.; Lyle Boltinghouse, Baltimore, Maryland; Kenneth Boltinghouse, Lenox; Travis Boltinghouse, Creston; Cleo Boltinghouse, Sewall; Roland Boltinghouse, Lenox; Harlan Armstrong, Diagonal; Walter

Ernest Bryant, Red Oak; Mrs. Hal Pierce, Clearfield; Bernadine

Boltinghouse, Clearfield; 19 great grandchildren and two

great-great-grandchildren.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, June 21, 1951

Boltinghouse, Lewis C. -

Lewis C. Boltinhouse, the son of son of Isaac and Zelpha Boltinghouse was born May 23, 1854, near Bloomington, Indiana; departed this life at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glenn Bryant,

in Des Moines, Iowa, June 18, 1951; age 97 years and 26

days.

He grew to manhood in Indiana, where he married Sarah Freeman on August 6, 1874. This couple moved to a farm near Edgington, Illinois, in 1876, thence in 1897 to a farm in Grove township west of Lenox, Iowa, where they lived until November, 1910, at which time they moved to a home on East Temple street in Lenox. Mother and Father Boltinghouse lived in this home until November 29, 1938, when his wife Sarah preceded him in death, having enjoyed 64 years

of wedded life and their family of 11 children.

L. C., as he was better known after careful study of the Bible, and with a definite, firm conviction that the word and way is clear, became a member of the Blue Grove Church of

Christ (then near Sharpsburg).  When the family moved to Lenox,

he transferred his membership to the Lenox Christian church, then later to the West Side Church of Christ in Des Moines, were he was a member at the time of his passing. During his church life, he served as a deacon and a trustee; at his departure he still held to that faith which all men must know, if one is to live eternally through grace.

Other than his wife, four sons, James, Charles, Alonzo and

Orval, preceded him in death. Seven children are living: three sons, Joseph of Ellston, Iowa; Waiter of Clearfield, and Floyd of Lenox; four daughters: Mrs. Claude Carter of Sharpsburg, Mrs. Arthur Murray of Edgeley, N. Dak., Mrs. Clarence Armstrong of Lenox and Mrs. Glenn Bryant of Des Moines. Other living members of his

family are: 20 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and two

great great grandchildren.

Five grandchildren have preceded grandchildren have preceded

him in his passing. Father Boltinghouse retained his interest in life, people and current happenings till the last, always enjoying a visit with friends and family—a full life lived across nearly a century.

Those who knew him best, will miss him most.

Pallbearers were six of his grandsons, Cleo Boltinghouse, George Boltinghouse, Kenneth Boltinghouse, Harlan Armstrong, Wayne Carter and Ernest Bryant.  Ministers in charge: Robert W. Seath, Des Moines, and MerwinCoad, Lenox. Interment in Fairview cemetery at Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, iowa, Thursday, June 28, 1951

Brokaw, Willis E. –

Willis E. Brokaw was born in Lynn county, Iowa, April 22, 1869, and passed away the morning of May 23, 1951, at his home,, 2740 E. Euclid, Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 82 years, 1 month and 1 day.

At the age of one year he moved with his parents to Adams county, where he grew to manhood. He was married Dec. 24, 1903, to Inez Mills, who survives him as do their seven children: Wesley of Mitchelville, Earl of St. Charles, Fern Chandler of Hannibal, Mo., June

of Lenox, Carl and Roland and Hazel Cross of Des Moines. Also

surviving are one sister, Mrs. Crista Caskey of Collins, Mont., nine grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Thelma in 1926, also a  granddaughter, Shirley Chandler in 1947.

He reared his family in and around Adams county, where he

was well known. 17 years ago he moved to Des Moines, where he

lived at the time of his passing.  His illness was of short duration,

lasting less than two weeks.

Funeral services were con ducted from the Boyd Roland funeral home in Corning on Friday, May 25, with the Rev. Merwin Coad officiating. Pall bearers were nephews of the deceased: Charlie Brokaw, Walter Brokaw, Leo Brokaw, Stanley Brokaw, George Brokaw and Merrill Riley.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, May 31, 1951

Brown, Mary C. -

Mrs. Mary C. Brown, 78, died at the Methodist hospital In. St.

Joseph, Mo., at 1 p. m. Friday.  She had been in the hospital

ten days. Her home was in Parnell, Mo.

Funeral services were Monday at 2:30 p. m. at Parnell with

Rev. E. Day of Maryville, Mo., officiating. Her granddaughter,

Mrs. Annabelle Brown, sang at the funeral. Burial in the Parnell

cemetery.

Survivors: Four sons, Clifton of St. Joseph, Mo., Byron of Lenox,

Leland of Sheridan, Mo., and Cecil of Kansas City, one daughter, Mrs. Vera Kelley of Rosemead, Calif.; 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.

One granddaughter, Lorraine, preceded her in death.

Those attending from Iowa were Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brown,

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dill, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shelman, Mrs.

Gertrude Toland, Mr. and Mrs. Gertrude Toland, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Junior

Brown, all of Lenox, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller of Tingley.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 11, 1951

Burr, Mervin –

Mervin Burr, 26, of 802 Payson Ave., Quincy, Ill., was killed instantly Thursday afternoon, Jan. 10h, when struck by an automobile in that city while walking home from his work with the Riverside Coal Company.  He was the son of Henry and Goldie (Leedom) Burr and was a native of Novinger, Mo. and had been a resident of Lenox until October of 1948.

Young Burr was struck by a car as it attempted to pass another vehicle.  He suffered head injuries and one foot was mangled.

Having lived in Quincy since last April, Mervin made his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Attey.  He was a member of the Baptist church.  He was preceded in death by his father.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Goldie Watts of LeGrande, Iowa, one sister, Mrs. Arthur Rush of Quincy, Ill., several uncles, aunts and cousins.  Roy Leedom of Lenox and Lloyd Leedom of Creston are both uncles of the deceased.

Funeral services were held at Kirksville, Mo. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Archie Cooper.  Burial in the Novinger, Mo. cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 17, 1952

Carter, Claude E. -

Claude Carter, 71, prominent farmer and former local businessman,

died Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Clarinda Municipal hospital following a heart attack.  Funeral services, in charge of the Arnold Funeral  Home, were held Tuesday, June 12 at the Church of Christ, with the Rev. Robert W. Seath and the Rev. Merwin Coad officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Dewey Evans, Albert Beck, Chas. Beck, Chas. Knott, Claude Plowman, Melvin Williams, Chas. Wurster, Ralph Gaines and Lloyd Chandler.  Active pallbearers: Dean Evans, Dwain Beck, Roy Beck, Leonard Knott, Marvin Boyer, Everett Bolinger, Jerry Rainforth and Kenneth Cox. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Underwood, Mrs. Jennie Evans and George Gillette with Mrs. Watson at the piano. Interment in the Lenox cemetery.

Surviving are his  wife, one son Wayne of the state of Washington, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, June 14, 1951

Carter, Claude E. -

Claude E. Carter, son of James T. and Frances Lovitt Carter, was born near Sharpsburg, Iowa, on Oct. 20, 1879 and passed away of an acute heart attack at the Clarinda hospital on June 9, 1951, at the age of 71 years, 7 months and 11 days Most of his entire life was lived on the same farm his father homesteaded in 1878.  He spent one year in the west, but returned to Iowa and bought a home on East Temple Street, where he resided ten years while in business.  He moved back to the farm in 1931 and was engaged in farming until his health failed.

When quite young, Claude united with the Blue Grove Church of Christ and later transferred his membership to the Lenox church.

March 26, 1906, he was united in marriage to Bertha Boltinghouse.

To this union, two children were born, L. Wayne of Tacoma, Wash., and Frances Bernita, who preceded her father in death in 1916. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Darwin and

one sister, Olivia Gordon. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Bertha, son Wayne, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren

and a host of friends.

Because of his unselfish concern for the welfare of others, he will

be remembered as a good husband and father and a good

neighbor and friend to all who knew him.

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Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, June 12, at the Church of Christ, with Rev. Robert W. Seath and the Rev. Merwin Coad officiating. Interment in the Lenox cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, June, 21, 1951

Champion, Mayme -

Morris Huxtable received word this week of the death of his

sister-in-law, Mrs. Mayme Champion at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Dunn, in Normal, Ill. Services will be held Friday with interment al Metamora, Ill. . Mr. Huxtable will attend.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, July 5, 1951

Cole, John H. -

John H. Cole, father of Mrs. Kenneth Eberle, passed away Saturday July 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the home of another daughter, Mrs. Cecil Cornell at Shannon City.  He was 71 years, 10  months and 1 day old.  Mr. Cole had been in ill health for the past 18 months.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Jan. 11, 1930.

Surviving are four children, children: Mrs. Orval Comer of Rock Falls, Ill., Mrs. Cecil_Cornell of Shannon City, Roland Cole of South Gate

Calif., and Mrs. Kenneth Eberle of Lenox.

Funeral services were held at Shannon City Tuesday, with interment at Graceland Cemetery, Creston.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, July 12, 1951

Comer, Ursula Veatch -

Charles Veatch received word Sunday of the death of his sister,

Mrs. Ursula Comer of Kansas City, Mo., Those attending the funeral Monday at Maryville, Mo., were Mr. and Mrs. Veatch and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sandstrom, Albert and Marlene of Sharpsburg; Marion

Veatch of Kent; and Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Veatch and Eugene Veatch. all of Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 3, 1952

Cook, Josephine Munyon -

Mrs. Adley Cook, 89, died at her home in Kent, Wednesday evening of last week. She had been in failing health for the past several months.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Kent at

2:30 p.m. Sunday. Her son, Rev. Claude Cook of Des Moines officiated the services, assisted by Rev. C. E. McPherson.  Burial was in the Morgan cemetery south of Kent.

Josephine Munyon, was born at Viroqua, Wis., July 29, 1862.  She was the daughter of William and Sarah Humphrey Munyon.  She was married at St. Joseph, Mo., April 2, 1885 to Adley Cook.  She had lived in Kent all of her married life.  Her husband preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1946.

Mr. Cook was a member of the Methodist Church and of the S.S.S. Club in Creston.

Surviving are four sons, Rev. Claude Cook of Des Moines, Roy Cook of Des Moines, Gaile Cook of Kent, Wayne Cook of Yakima, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. Vera Westerbeck of Des Moines, four sisters, Mrs. Idella M. Barr of Omaha, Nebr., Mrs. Edith Darrow of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Minnie Ball of Ohio and Mrs. Maud McCoun of St. Joseph, Mo., 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, April 26, 1951

Dean, Chas. -

Chas Dean, a former resident of Clearfield, died May 8 in

Milwaukee, Wis. Burial was m Ellendale, N. Dak. He is survived

by his wife, two sons Robert of Des Moines and Ray of Creston,

one daughter, Dora Andrews of Jerome, Ida.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, May 24, 1951

Dennis, Sharene -

Sharene Dennis, 10 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dennis, died Sunday at 10:30 p. m. in a Denver, Colo. hospital of bulbar polio. She and her parents and sister, Vickie Jeanne, were vacationing in the western state. Rushed to Denver when she became ill, she was placed in an iron lung and her case became critical in a short time. The Denver doctor also thought Vickie Jeanne

had a light case of polio.

Services were held here Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., with the Arnold Funeral Home In charge, at the Church of 'Christ. The Rev. Merwin Goad of Boone, former pastor of the church conducted the services. Interment in Fairview cemetery.

Surviving are her parents and sister, besides her grandparents,

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dennis, all of Lenox. This is the first case of polio in Taylor County this year.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, August 23, 1951