Gail W. Felkner, 1896-1980

Daily Iowegian - 3 December 1980

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  Gail W. Felkner, 84, of 827 South 12th Street, Centerville, died Tuesday, December 2, 1980, in St. Joseph Hospital, Centerville.

  Born October 11, 1896, in Appanoose County, he was the son of Gillman and Martha Wyatt Felkner. He was married to Mabel Ruth Barton in Albia April 19, 1916, and she preceded him in death March 19, 1964. He was married to Cecyle Katherine Warnick in Lancaster, Mo., October 12, 1966, and she preceded him in death December 12, 1969.

  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Centerville, a retired farmer, and had served on the Appanoose County Board of Supervisors from January, 1963, until February, 1969.

  Survivors include three children, Robert Dale Felkner, East Moline, Ill.; Gail W. Felkner, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.; and Betty Cary, Knoxville; ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two brothers, Donald Felkner of rural Centerville and Wayne Felkner of California.

  In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Richard and Winfred, and one sister.

  Services will be Thursday, December 4, at 1:30 p.m., at Johnson Funeral Home, with the Rev. James Schweizer officiating. Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Census and Other Records

--Register of Marriage Licenses Issued in Schuyler County, Missouri, October 1966.  [Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1925 Iowa State Census

--1930 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: 641; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 73.0.  [Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]