Garland, Florence "Flo" (Dobbs) 1940-2015

DOBBS, GARLAND, JUSTICE, ZERLEY, RONS, ANDERSON, JORDAN, LEWIS, AALBERS, BRODERSEN

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Date: 4/22/2015 at 18:58:27

Florence "Flo" (Dobbs) Garland, age 74 of Monroe passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church with burial following at Silent City Cemetery. Visitation will take place Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the church. Memorials may be directed to Hospice or Jasper County of the Monroe United Methodist Church and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

Flo was born August 3, 1940 to Charles and Luella Dobbs. Flo was born in Oregon but grew up and graduated from Ackley High School in 1958. Later that year Flo came to the Monroe area where she met Jim Garland. Jim and Flo were married on December 18, 1958 in Mt. Pleasant, IA. To this union two children were born; Christy and Marty. Flo worked in the Payroll Dept. at Maytag for 30 years until her retirement in 1996.

Flo was a devoted wife, mom, grandmother and friend. She loved to sew, quilt and go to her TOPS group. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society and also enjoyed a good game of golf. Flo would show up at her grandkids activities with Giant cookies for the kids and parents to enjoy. You would also see her always with a pad and pencil at every game to take stats and neither the umpire nor scorekeeper would dare question her record keeping.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son Marty and her sister Jo Justice.

Those left to honor her memory include husband Jim Garland of 56 years; daughter Christy (Barry) Zerley; grandchildren Brianna and Ethan Zerley; sisters Carole Rons, Karen Anderson Terri Jordan, Charlene Lewis, Dawn Aalbers; brothers Chuck Dobbs and Donnie Dobbs; her many nieces and nephews along with her sister-in-law Julie (Carroll) Brodersen plus her many friends. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 20 Apr 2015.