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HENRY "HANK" EISELE
Henry "Hank" Eisele, eldest child of Eleanor and George Eisele, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on February 8, 1915, and departed this life on October 28, 2001 at the age of 86.
He spent most of his life near the Chicago, Illinois area. He graduated from Howe Military Academy in Howe, Indiana and graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in pharmacy.
He married Kay Plum on September 1, 1941, and to this union were born three children.
After retiring as a pharmacist, Hank moved to Mount Ayr, Iowa in 1990 to be with his daughter's family. He had lived at Clearview Home since February 2001.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife and one brother.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Katie Hayse and husband Preston of Redding, Iowa; sons, John and George Eisele; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; a sister Carolyn Wieland of Florida; and nieces and nephews.
Hank was cremated and his ashes were taken to a family plot in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home of Mount Ayr was in charge of the arrangements.
EVERETT GERALD REYNOLDS
Everett Gerald Reynolds, son of Henry Lewis and Olive Fern Swett Reynolds, was born February 17, 1910 at Delphos, Iowa and departed this life November 1, 2001 at the Clearview Home, Mount Ayr, Iowa, at the age of 91. He had been a resident there for one and one-half years.
On May 18, 1929, he was united in marriage with Orpha Vivian Combs and to this union was born three children, Richard Lee of Clever, Missouri, Judith Elaine, who passed away in 1943 at 19 months of age, and Carolyn Sue Shump of Seneca, Kansas.
Everett was baptized at the Christian Church of Delphos at age 10, and in later years attended the First Christian Church at Mount Ayr. Everett graduated from Delphos high school in 1928. Basketball was his favorite sport and he was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Everett joined the Army in 1944 and was stationed at Camp Roberts, California until his discharge in 1946. He pulled horses with his dad and brother for many years, was a dedicated member of the American Legion, loved bingo and bowling and his favorite hobby was gardening. He grew many tomatoes and muskmelon and shared them with family and friends. He loved visiting with friends and playing cribbage. Everett retired from REA in the mid 70s where he worked as a lineman for over 24 years. After retirement he worked briefly as a court bailiff and drove the trolley for special needs individuals whom he greatly enjoyed. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to friends and neighbors and was a wonderful grandpa.
Everett was preceded in death by his parents, Lew and Ollie; daughter Judy; brother Russell; and granddaughter Lori.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Orpha of Clearview Home; son Richard; daughter Carolyn; six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and a niece and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 3, 2001, at Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr with Reverend John Brillo officiating. Musicians were Nancy Sackett and Edna Jones.
Casket bearers were Andy Reynolds, Dan Reynolds, Kenny Grose, Chris Grose, Ryan Reynolds and Steve Fargo. Honorary pallbearers were Russ Hull, Myron Hull, Gordon Hull, Eugene McNamar and Larry Campbell.
Military graveside rites were conducted by Ringgold Post #172 American Legion.
Everett was laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery , Mount Ayr.
LEE S. TERWILLIGER
Lee S. Terwilliger, the son of Gay Miller and Edna Pearl (Axtell) Terwilliger, was born May 24, 1928, near Lesanville, at Ringgold county, Iowa, and died November 4, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
After graduating in 1946 from Mount Ayr high school, Lee served in the U. S. Army from December 1951 in Korea as a military police officer until January 1953, when he returned to Ringgold county.
On October 10, 1953, he married Wilma Marie Clayton in Bethany, Missouri. To this union two children were born, a daughter Mary Lee and a son Fredie Lee.
Lee enjoyed all outdoor activities including farming, deer hunting, fishing, taking care of his animals and gardening. He also enjoyed playing cards, his family and friends, bingo and dancing. He never met a person he didn't know.
Lee enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, great-granddaughter and nieces and nephews. He looked forward to attending school activities and celebrating their birthdays and holidays with them.
Lee spent his entire life in Ringgold county except for the time he served his country.
Lee farmed along with other occupations including working for Harold's Fina for nine years and Ringgold county road crew for 22 years.
His parents; brother Jack Terwilliger; sisters, Lavilla Klos, Oy Webb and Zoe Canny, preceded Lee in death.
Survivors include his life long partner Wilma; his daughter Mary Lee Hill and husband Keith Hill of Osceola, Iowa; son Fredie Lee Terwilliger and companion LuAnn Shelton of Lisbon, Iowa; three grandchildren, Jerome Hill and his wife Leslie of Osceola, Erin Terwilliger of St. Joseph, Missouri and Alex Terwilliger of Aurora, Colorado; one great-granddaughter Madyson Hill of Osceola; two sisters, Lois Rainey of Kellerton, Iowa and Georgie Shaha of Mount Ayr; one sister-in-law Lola Terwilliger of Kellerton; as well as a host of nieces and nephews and many friends.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr with Reverend Diana Holland officiating. Musicians were Nancy Sackett, Mary Trullinger and Margaret Bickers.
Casket bearers were Jim Mc-Elvogue, Alex Terwilliger, Jerome Hill, Everett Powell, Greg Powell, David Rainey, Ron Rainey and Kevin Greenland. Honorary pallbearers were Merl Drake, Jesse Chizek and Nick Doolittle.
Military rites were conducted by Ringgold Post #172 American Legion.
Lee was laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery , Mount Ayr.
ROYCE RINEHART
Royce Rinehart, age 58, of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 12, 2001, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2001, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda with Reverend Walden Paige and Reverend John Clark officiating. Visitation with the family will be held 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2001 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Royce Lynn Rinehart was born May 30, 1943, at Mount Ayr, Iowa to Claud M. Rinehart and Opal (Bolinger) Rinehart. He graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1961 and from the Iowa Barber College in Des Moines, Iowa. Royce was in the United States Army Reserve from 1964-1965.
He started barbering with Ed Morey in 1965 and started the Razor's Image and later Head East.
On April 24, 1966, he was united in marriage to Susie Hunt at Redding, Iowa.
Royce worked at the Lisle Corporation for seven years. He enjoyed many activities including music and being an Elvis impersonator. He played in the band "Country Gentlemen." Royce enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the American Legion of Clarinda and the New Market Civic Club and a former member of the Clarinda Lions Club.
Royce was preceded in death by his mother.
Survivors include his wife Susie of the home; daughter Jodi Lanae Rinehart of Boone, Iowa; son Derek Jay Rinehart of Red Oak, Iowa; daughter Neeli Rae Hielen and her husband Steve of Clarinda; two grandchildren, Shayla and Colton; father Claud Rinehart of Mount Ayr; and brother Hollis Rinehart and wife Lillie Ann of Mount Ayr; five nieces and six nephews.
Memorials may be directed to the Heart Association or to the Diabetes Association.
Walker-Merrick Funeral Home in Clarinda was in charge of the arrangements.
WINNIE FITZGERALD
Winnie Fitzgerald, 91, of Lenox, Iowa died Thursday, November 22, 2001, at the Lenox Care Center, Lenox.
She was born March 29, 1910, in Ringgold county, Iowa near Mount Ayr, the daughter of Ann Wheatley and Joseph Miller. She graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1926.
On April 23, 1932 she was united in marriage to Orville Edwin (Pete) Fitzgerald at Grant City, Missouri. Over the years they lived in Mount Ayr, Gravity, Sharpsburg, Grand River, Lenox and Corning, Iowa. Winnie worked as a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband Orville; daughter Barbara Joan Cordell; infant grandson Dennis Cordell; four sisters, Gladys, Fern, Bernice and Mary; and two brothers, Roy and Lee.
Survivors include son Richard (Jean) Fitzgerald of Corning; brother Robert (Ardith) Miller of Jackson, California; sister Marie Jeter of Bedford, Iowa; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, November 25, 2001, at Coen-Beaty-Pearson Family Funeral Service in Lenox with Reverend Tim Maxa of the Presbyterian Church of Lenox officiating.
Winnie was laid to rest in the North Fairview Cemetery
in Lenox.
Memorials may be made to Camp Sunnyside, Des Moines.
GENE ROY LARSON
Gene Roy Larson, the only beloved son of Roy Lester Larson and Minnie May Baker Larson, was born September 17, 1924, in their home in Knowlton, Iowa. He departed this life in the Clearview Nursing Home of Mount Ayr, Iowa at the age of 77 on November 18, 2001, after a sudden illness.
Gene lived in Knowlton, Creston and Des Moines, Iowa with his parents and they returned to farming in the Knowlton area until 1942. They then moved to the Mount Ayr area present farming operation which continues today.
Gene was united in marriage to his loving wife, Anna Margaret Hogue, on August 12, 1945, in the Wishard Chapel Church of which they belonged to for several years. They were the first couple married at the church.
To this union was born three children: Kathleen Annette Larson Blunck and twin sons, Thomas Russell and John Roy Larson.
Gene was a very generous and caring person to his children and grandchildren and was so proud of all their accomplishments. He loved life and loved to watch things grow and produce.
His church was a very important part of his life. He was a very dedicated member of the First Baptist Church in Mount Ayr. He served the church in many capacities as an usher, Sunday school teacher, of which he has had perfect attendance for many years, a deacon, and he assisted wherever needed. Many remember the time he put a song book on the seat before they knew it and sat on it.
He was a special person who loved farming with his father and his sons. Gardening was a joy to him and he loved sharing his melons and sweet corn with many. If his friends found a filled bag with garden things, they knew Gene had been there.
Many remember Gene for his great sense of humor and always telling little poems and stories and pulling funny tricks. Many enjoyed just standing and having a great visit with Gene.
He told his three-month-old great-grandson, Brett Swaney, about the five little squirrelies up in a tree while being videoed on Halloween evening. It was that way with all his children and grandchildren that he told all the stories and poems.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Ann of 56 years, daughter Kathleen and husband Bill Blunck, and sons, Tom and wife Debra and John and wife Diana, all of Mount Ayr; six grandchildren: Annette (Blunck) Swaney and husband Jason of Bedford, Iowa, Traci (Larson) Knoll and husband Will of St. Charles, Iowa, Bill Blunck of Scotts-dale, Arizona, Angela Riggs of Ames, Iowa, Hans and Logan Larson of Mount Ayr; and one great-grandson, Brett William Swaney, of Bedford.
The funeral services were held Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at the First Baptist Church in Mount Ayr with Pastor Carmen Zeitler officiating. Musicians were Nancy Sackett on organ and piano and Carol Ann McCreary and Barbie Belzer singing "How Great Thou Art," "Amazing Grace" and "Heavenly Sunshine."
Casket bearers were grandsons, Bill Blunck, Hans Larson and Logan Larson, nephew Jim McCreary, cousin Mark Triggs and church friend, Fred Shields.
Family and visitation night was held Tuesday evening, November 20, 2001 at Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr.
Gene was laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery , Mount Ayr.
ELLIS JUNIOR MAUDLIN
Ellis Junior Maudlin was born in Allendale, Missouri on July 7, 1935, to parents, Wilber Ellis and Josephine (Fletchall) Maudlin. Living on a small Missouri farm, Ellis was a happy and curious little boy who learned to appreciate and name trees, birds, plants and rocks. Josephine and Wilber doted on their only son and taught him to love family.
His curiosity and eagerness to learn made his school days pleasant in Worth county, Missouri. He graduated from high school in 1953. After graduation, he worked as a warehouse foreman in St. Joseph, Missouri. He had dreams of having a good life and shared it with his parents.
Through mutual friends he met Lucy Dailey. With very little money but lots of love and big dreams, these two young people married on June 5, 1955. They lived in St. Joseph and had daughter, Julia, on September 2, 1957.
Wanting to be nearer to the family and longing for the happy, wholesome qualities that country life could afford their young family, they moved to Mount Ayr, Iowa and began farming with Lucy's mother and father, Florence and Clarence Dailey. Their second daughter, Joyce Lynnette, was born on October 25, 1958.
Together the family shared their lives with friends and family of Ringgold county. Ellis and Lucy lived on their family farm on the hill. Creating a loving home for their daughters, they opened their arms and the doors of the home to so many. Welcoming friends and family to good food and fun was their way.
Ellis did all that he could to provide well for his wife and family. He took pride in bountiful crops and working with his hands. Ellis was a jack-of-all-trades: farming, carpentry, mechanics and more. These talents were shared with all who needed them--community and church.
Ellis and his family were active and saw to Wishard Chapel's needs. The same went for neighbors who needed help getting in crops, friends who needed support, kids who needed a father-figure or friends who needed a joke or story.
Ellis believed in the American dream and a strong work ethic. He wanted the best for his wife and daughters and supported them in their educational endeavors. Their dreams were his dreams. Their accomplishments were celebrated with them.
On December 9, 1986, Ellis and Lucy rejoiced in the birth of their granddaughter, Julianne Lynae Hulley. He affectionately showed her love from a strong, gentle man. Watching her talk, walk and play were a delight for him.
Ellis battled diabetes and cancer with the same gentle strength with which he lived. He believed that work and activity would keep him going. He died quietly in his home, surrounded by his family, on Friday night, November 23, 2001.
Ellis was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Josephine (Fletchall) Maudlin.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy, of Rock Port, Missouri; daughters, Julia Hulley of Jefferson City, Missouri and Joyce Maudlin of Willard, Missouri; and one granddaughter, Julianne Hulley of Jefferson City, Missouri.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 26, 2001, at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Missouri with Reverend Jeff Flagg officiating.
Ellis was laid to rest in the Marshalltown Cemetery
near Mount Ayr.
