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MRS GENEVA JENNINGS November 19, 1940 - November 14, 2013
Norita was the seventh of eight children born to Margorie and Southwick Larson. She was born at home in Joice, Iowa on March 4, 1937. She attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City, Iowa. Norita is preceded in death by her husband; Ken Carrigan, her parents and two sisters; Marcella and Lorraine. She is survived by her four sons John (Melissa), Brett (Kimbery), Marvin (Dawn), and Michael, plus 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Louise Haugebak, Merle Statzer, and Dorothy (Bud) Williams, two brothers; Duane (Arlene) and Norman (Cindy), and special friend, Bob Grosland. Norita entered
the military in 1957 and left in 1959.
She served as an air traffic controller
for MATS, the Military Air Transport
System, mostly in California. She
followed her husband to Germany and then
back to California. They settled in
Aurora and raised their sons. Norita
took a job at the Federal Finance Center
at Lowry Air Force Base and rose through
the ranks until retirement in 1999. She
enjoyed traveling, piano music, musicals
and playing cards (especially bridge),
and adored her grandchildren. She was a
loyal Bronco fan and hoped they would go
again to the Superbowl. She was an
active member of St. Mark's Lutheran
Church. ORVAL "ROYE" BLAYLOCK September 23, 1924 - December 12, 2013 
 Orval
“Roye” Blaylock, 89, recently of
Holmen, WI, formerly of Coon Rapids,
IA, and Lake Mills, IA, died
Thursday, December 12, 2013, at
Bluffview Memory Care Facility in
Holmen, WI.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2013, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lake Mills, with Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery, Lake Mills, with military honors by the Otto Chose Post #235. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 22, 2013, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Asbury United Methodist Church, 107 E. Main Street, Lake Mills, IA, 50450, and to the First United Methodist Church, 119-4th Avenue, Coon Rapids, IA, 50058. Roye was born Sept. 23, 1924 in Harrisonville, MO, to the Reverend O.A. and Thelma (Roye) Blaylock. He graduated from Knob Knoster, MO High School in 1942 and had enrolled at Central Missouri State College when he was drafted into the Army of WWII. Among other distinguished awards, Roye, as a part of the 78th Division anti-tank company, was awarded the Bronze Star for actions in the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes Forest; and he was one of the first soldiers to drive a vehicle across the Rhine River pontoon bridge at Remagen, Germany. Upon discharge at the end of the war Roye enrolled in and received a BS Degree in Agricultural Instruction from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. On June 2, 1948, Roye was united in marriage to Ruth McDaniel in Knob Knobster, MO. He began teaching Ag classes to veterans in MO before taking a full-time High School Ag Instructor job in Lake Mills, IA and continued to teach veterans in night classes there for several years. He also taught High School Ag in Orange City, IA and Coon Rapids, IA until retirement. He worked for Garst Seed Co. in later years. One of his “signature activities” while teaching was to drive several of his high school FFA students out west to visit large cattle operations and the trip always included a swing by Yellowstone National Park each and every June. Roye is survived by his wife Ruth of 65 years; daughters Diane (David) Hooker of WI, and Debra Morton of MN; son Dean of IA; three granddaughters, Wendi (Brandon) Dandeneau of MN with great- granddaughters Abigail and Mckenzie, Gina (Chris) Riley of WI with great-granddaughter Ella, and Shaundra Morton of MN; and two grandsons, Brandon (Emily) Morton and Brett (Sandy)Morton of MN. Roye was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Lynnel Lane, a brother Dale Blaylock, a special aunt Ruth (Bootsie) Wolfe, a daughter Donna Lamb and grandsons Brian and Joseph Hooker. Roye and Ruth became world travelers having visited all fifty states and all Canadian provinces. They returned to Europe twice to retrace the 78th “Lightening” Division’s progress through England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He even allowed Ruth to kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland. They would rarely miss the semi-annual 78th Division Army Reunions. His favorite places to visit were Yellowstone National Park and Banff, Alberta Canada. Roye was a long time member of several organizations including the American Legion, National Education Association, Iowa State Education Association, FFA and Heritage Travel Club. Roye was very active in local church activities wherever he lived and taught high school and adult Sunday School classes. Roye’s interest in agriculture was especially poignant in his love of animals. He raised beef cattle most of his life and raised sheep for a number of years, but most satisfying to him were his horses. Riding Fancy and Foxy for pleasure, horse shows, parades and saddle club were a part of his avocation for many years. The love of animals was so great that he thoroughly enjoyed passing it on to his children and grandchildren. Thanks to the Bluffview Memory Care staff for their care and concern during the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Mrs.
Geneva Jennings, age 72, of the New
Branch Community died Thursday, November
14, 2013 at Meadows Regional Medical
Center of Vidalia, Georgia after an
extended illness. 
Norma
Norita (Tia) Carrigan succumbed to
cancer at home on the morning of October
22, 2013. She was surrounded by her sons
and their families. 20
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