Stephen Henry DUEY

DUEY, BROWN, FINKBEINER, MCINTIRE, CORLISS, JOHNSTON, SPRING, SAUCEMAN, EVANS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/8/2011 at 18:17:48

Clearfield Chronicle
Clearfield, Iowa
Thursday, September 9, 1971

OCITUARY ~ STEPHEN HENRY DUEY

Stephen H. DUEY, son of Lindsey Jerome and Mary Etta BROWN DUEY was born April 1st, 1884 at Graham, Missouri and passed away at the Crest Haven Nursing Home in Creston, Iowa on August 31, 1971.

On April 5, 1905, he was united in marriage to Charlotte FINKBEINER and to this union were born six children, Mrs. Roy (Eathyl) McINTIRE Mrs. Walter (Rosetta) CORLISS of Bedford; Mrs. Rex (Molly) JOHNSTON of Creston; Mrs. Harry (Joy) SPRING of Council Bluffs, two sons, John of Clearfield and L. J. of Waverly, Iowa.

Preceding him in death were his wife, Charlotte and one daughter, Eathyl, three grandchildren and one brother, Carl [Parker] DUEY.

Left to mourn his passing are two brothers, Alva of Fort Sumner, New Mexico; George of Mountain Grove, Missouri; and two sisters, Beulah SAUCEMAN of Kansas City, Missouri and Leta EVANS of Union Star, Missouri; 17 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

His entire life was spent farming until his retirement in 1957. They lived first in Andrew County, Missouri and moved to the Lenox community in 1923 and has lived in the Clearfield Community since 1928.

He was a devoted father and husband and a friend to all.

He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Final rites were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Clearfield United Methodist Church at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. KINZLER officiating. Burial in the Clearfield cemetery.

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Bedford Times-Press
Bedford, Iowa
Thursday, September 9, 1971

Stephen Duey, 87, Rites Sept. 2
Funeral services for Stephen H. DUEY, 87, of Clearfield were held Sept. 2 at the Clearfield Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Ron KINZLER. Mr. DUEY died August 31 at Crest Haven Nursing Home in Creston. Interment was at the Clearfield Cemetery.

He was preceded in death by his wife [Charlotte (FINKBEINER)] in January 1953 and a daughter, Ethyl McINTIRE, in 1955.

Survivors include his three daughters: Mrs. Walter (Rosetta) CORLISS, Bedford; Mrs. Rex (Molly) JOHNSTON, Creston; Mrs. Harry (Joyce) SPRING of Council Bluffs, Ia.; two sons, John DUEY of Clearfield and L. J. DUEY of Waverly, Iowa; 17 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2011