Maxine Buckallew Ullrick ------------ Celebrates 85th Birthday

Quad-Cities Online - 12 February 2009

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  Maxine Ullrick of 306 W. 2nd St., Box 723, Atkinson, will celebrate her 85th birthday with a family dinner Saturday, Feb. 21, hosted by her children.

  The former Maxine Buckallew was born Feb. 19, 1924 in Jerome, Iowa. She married Trenton Ullrick July 4, 1939, in Unionville, Mo. He is deceased.

  Her family includes children and spouses Roberta and Ronald Doubler, New Windsor; Larry (deceased) and Bonnie Ullrick, Centralia, Ill.; Charles and Sandra Ullrick, Geneseo; and Donald and Annette Ullrick, Rock Island. She has eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

June D. Agnew King, 1922-2005

Quad-Cities Online - February 2005

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  June D. King, 82, of Colona, died Feb. 16, 2005, at Aspenwood Health Care, Silvis.

  Services are 11 a.m. today at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis.

  June was born April 11, 1922, in Moline, to Ralph and Hazel Cook Agnew. She married Lester J. King in May 1955 in Galesburg.

  She worked at John Deere war assembly plant and also for the Moline Iron Works.

  June enjoyed fishing and gardening.

  Survivors (and spouses) include her husband, Lester, daughter, Donna (Jerry) Feldhusen, Eau Claire, Wis.; grandchildren, Joline (Dan) Wellendorf, Omaha, Neb., and Monte (Dianne) Condrack, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; grandchildren, Auston and Joseph Condrack; and several nieces and cousins. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Lee King, and a brother, Robert Agnew.

Lester J. King, 1924-2006

Quad-Cities Online - 20 April 2006

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  Lester J. King, 81, of Colona, died April 18, 206, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis.

  Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.

  He was born May 1, 1924, in Elmira, Mo., son of Lester and Maude Stiles King. He married June Agnew May 1955 in Galesburg. She died Feb. 16, 2005.

  Lester worked on the assembly line at John  Deere Harvester, East Moline, retiring in 1983, after 32 years of service.

  He enjoyed gardening and fishing.

  Lester served in the Army during World War II.

  Survivors (and spouses) are his daughter, Donna (Jerry) Feldhusen, Colona; sisters, Mildred Dorrey and Barbara Cline, both of Missouri; granddaughter, Joline (Dan) Wellendorf, Omaha, Neb.; grandson, Monte (Diane) Condrack, Eau Claire, Wis.; great-grandchildren, Austin and Joseph Condrack. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Lee King, and his brothers, Delbert and Howard.

Maude Alice Stiles King, 1901-1992

Daily Iowegian - 11 May 1992

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  Maude Alice Stiles King, 91, of rural Centerville, died Friday, May 8, 1992, at her home.

  She was born Feb. 11, 1901, in Jerome to Amos Stiles and Cara Moore Stiles. She married Lester Clark King on Sept. 25, 1920. He preceded her in death in 1962.

  Also preceding her were her parents; one sister; one brother; two sons, William Howard in 1953 and Delbert Lee in 1981; one son-in-law, Bill Torrey in 1985; and one grandson, Bobby Thomas in 1962.

  Survivors include on son, Lester Jr. and wife, June, of Colona, Ill.; two daughters, Barbara Ann and husband, Edwin Cline, of Mountain Grove, Mo. and Mildred Elaine Torrey of Centerville; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

  She received her education at the Jerome public school where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class.

  During the early years of her married life at Elmira, Mo., her husband worked in the coal mines. They returned to southern Iowa in 1928 where they were engaged in farming and coal mining.

  She attended the Jerome Methodist Church.

  Funeral services will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Lange Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin Cline officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery. 

Leslie F. Cathcart, 1871-1954

Daily Iowegian - 26 August 1954

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Leslie Cathcart Taken Thursday

  Leslie F. Cathcart, of Centerville R3, near Jerome, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 26, 1954 at 12:30 at his home following a lingering illness. He was 83 years, two months and 27 days of age. The deceased was born May 29, 1871 in the State of Pennsylvania.

  He united in marriage with Jean Ross, who survives his passing. The couple had celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary last November 25.

  Mr. Cathcart was a widely known retired farmer. There are seven surviving children as follows: Mrs. Neal Bear, of Centerville; Mrs. Emma Feaster, of Elmhurst, Ill.; Miss Mary Cathcart, instructor in the Chicago schools; James, John, and Leslie, all of this community; and William, of Cheyenne, Wyo. There are eight grandchildren.

  Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later from the Johnson funeral home.

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Daily Iowegian - 27 August 1954

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  Leslie F. Cathcart's funeral services will be held Saturday 2 p.m. from the Johnson Funeral Home with David Lawrence officiating and burial in the Jerome cemetery.

Jane Ross Cathcart, 1875-1956

Daily Iowegian - 19 November 1956

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Sudden Stroke Is Fatal For Pioneer Woman Here

  Jane Cathcart, of Centerville Rural Route 3, was the victim of a sudden stroke, Monday morning November 19, 1956. She was 83 years, two months and 27 days of age.

  She was born in Scotland, Aug. 22, 1875, the daughter of David and Anna Neal Ross. She came to the U.S. at the age of 9.

  Growing to young womanhood here she united in marriage with Leslie Cathcart on November 26, 1892 and has lived in the Jerome vicinity since that time.

  There are seven surviving children who are: Mary Cathcart, of Maywood, Illinois; Mrs. Emma Feaster, of Elmhurst, Illinois; William Cathcart, Wyoming; Leslie Cathcart, of Lehigh, Iowa; John Cathcart, of Jerome, Iowa; Mrs. Neal Bear, of Centerville; James Cathcart, of Centerville; also eight grandchildren, three brothers, Robert and Thomas Ross, of Numa, and John Ross, of Des Moines. She also leaves a sister Mrs. Anna Dalby, of Buringling, Kansas.

  She is preceded in death by her husband Leslie Cathcart, who died August 26, 1954. A son David, two sisters and one brother.

  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Johnson Funeral home with burial in the Jerome cemetery.

Jesse Lee Phelps, 1876-1956

Daily Iowegian - 24 May 1956

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  MYSTIC -- Lee Phelps, 80, resident of Mystic for many years, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, [1956], at the St. Joseph Hospital. He was a retired miner.

  Surviving are his widow, one son, Elmer Phelps of Mystic, four daughters, Mrs. Eddie Stout, Des Moines; Nelle Salisbury, Mystic; Ruth King, Corydon; and Gertrude Atwell, Plano; and several children and grandchildren.

  Short funeral services will be held at the Swanson Funeral Home here Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The body will then be taken to the Jerome Methodist Church, where services will be conducted by Rev. Sylvan Turner. Burial will be at Jerome.

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Editor's Note

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  Jesse Lee Phelps was born 11 March 1876 in Decatur, Iowa, son of Horace Sumner Phelps and Lydia C. Huffman, and died 23 May 1956 at St. Joseph Hospital, Centerville, Iowa.  He married 1 September 1897 in Lineville, Iowa,  Eliza Meda Dooley who was born 22 April 1880 in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, daughter of Jonathan Charles Dooley [1835-1906] and Samantha Walker [1843-1914], died 6 May 1975 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  Seven children were born to this union:  Ruth Phelps, Elmer Lafayette Phelps [1899-1978], Albert Oral Phelps [1901-1906], Mary Iona Phelps [1905-1979], Nellie Elma Phelps [1908-2001], Gertie Coy Phelps [1913-2002], and Robert Erwin Phelps [1916-1917].

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1953 Picture of Jesse Lee Phelps & Eliza Meda Dooley

Posted by Shirley Livingston 
on Ancestry.com Family Trees

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Jesse Lee Phelps' World War I Draft Registration Card

  From Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA.

Carl Kinney, 1893-1959

Daily Iowegian - 9 October 1959

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  Funeral services for Carl Kinney will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Jerome Methodist Church, with burial in the Jerome Cemetery.

  Mr. Kinney died earlier this week at Nipomo, Calif. His body will arrive at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home here Saturday.

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Editor's Note

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  Carl Kinney was born 14 April 1893 in Jerome, Iowa, son of Jesse Goddard Kinney and Louisa Enoch, and died 4 October 1959 in Santa Barbara County, California.

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Carl Kinney's World War I Draft Registration Card

  From Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA.

Richard "Dick" McNamara, 1913-1966

Daily Iowegian - 21 October 1966

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  Richard I. (Dick) McNamara, 53, passed away Thursday, October 20, [1966] 2:30 p.m. at his home in Davenport. Although he hadn't been well, death came suddenly of a blood clot.

  He was born October 5, 1913 in Centerville. He was married to Alliene Stout at Unionville, Mo., July 20, 1937. He had been a resident of Davenport 25 years.

  Besides his widow he is survived by seven children: Mrs. John Taylor of DeWitt, Mrs. Larry Kidelsperger of LeClaire, Mrs. Richard Felskie and Mrs. Rogert Benge, both of Davenport, Pat in the U.S. Navy stationed in California and Michelle and Mike at home; six grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Susan Baugher of Davenport.

  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 24, 1966 at the Hill and Fredericks Mortuary in Davenport. Burial will be in the National Cemetery at the Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation after 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Mortuary.

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Editor's Note

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  Although his obituary states that he would be buried in the National Cemetery at the Rock Island Arsenal, there is a gravestone for him in the Jerome Cemetery.

George Emmett Stiles, 1896-1966

Daily Iowegian - 7 October 1966

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  Emmett Stiles of Route 3, Centerville, passed away Thursday [6 October 1966] 4:40 p.m. in the St. Joseph Hospital at the ate of 70 years, six months and five days.

  George Emmett Stiles was born in Jerome April 1, 1896, the son of Amos and Cora Moore Stiles. His parents and a sister preceded him in death.

  He is survived by one sister Mrs. Maude King of Jerome.

  Funeral services will be held Sunday, Oct. 9, 1966, from the Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Edwin Cline officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery.

William "Bench" Hardy, 1879-1968

Daily Iowegian - 17 May 1968

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  Seymour -- William Hardy, age 89 [born 1 January 1879, died 16 May 1968], passed away at 2 a.m. Thursday, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a resident of Jerome.

  His wife, the former Margaret Allan, and four children survive.

  Funeral services will be held from Liggett Funeral Home, Seymour, Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. with burial in Jerome cemetery.

Everett W. Stout, 1897-1947

Daily Iowegian - 21 March 1947

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  Mystic -- Everett Stout, 51, passed away Thursday afternoon [20 March 1947] at 1:30 p.m. at the Veterans Hospital in Knoxville, Ia., where he had been a patient for the past eight years. He was a veteran of World War I.

  The deceased was a long time and well known resident of Mystic [born 16 February 1897] and his passing brings a chain of sorrow to his many relatives and friends.

  He is survived by his wife, Coy [Dooley], one daughter, Aline, his mother, Sara Stout, six brothers and four sisters.

  The brothers are Huey of Melrose, Ia.; Mike of Brazil, Ia.; Guy of Chicago, Ill.; Jobbie of West Allis, Wis.; Walter of Des Moines, Ia.; Eddie of Mystic.

  The sisters surviving are Mrs. H. E. Rasmussen, Huxley, Iowa; Mrs. George Beers, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Rex Blain, Knoxville, Ia.; Mrs. Matt Lammers, Des Moines, Ia.

  Funeral services will be held from the U. B. Church in Mystic Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and will be a military funeral with the American Legion having complete charge. Rev. William Blair, Napa, Calif., nephew of the deceased, will officiate and burial will be in the Jerome cemetery.