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Betty Smith
September 13, 2005
Betty Mae Vorhes-Smith, 69, of Hampton, died on
Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at the West Campus in
Mason City.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, September
10, at the Hampton UCCC. Burial was in the West Side
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Betty was born on
March 3, 1936 in Marble Rock. She married Earl L.
Smith in 1953.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; a brother; and a sister.
Survivors include
her husband; children, Shirley Smith of Hampton, Doyle
Smith of Belmond, George Smith of Illinois and Brenda
Smith-Jutting of Newton; sister, Donna Vorhes-Smith of
Charles City; nine children; and nine
great-grandchildren.
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Harold D. Coombs
September 27, 2005
Harold Dean Coombs, 81, of Ames, died on Monday, September 19,
2005.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 22, 2005, at the
Dows United Methodist Church.
Harold was born on
September 8, 1924 in Dows, the son of Ralph and Erdene
Unger Coombs. He married Beverly Shillington in 1945.
They farmed north of Dows until retirement in 1996.
They moved to Ames in 2001.
Harold was
preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by
his wife; son, John (Beverly) Coombs and their
children, Jennifer (Brian) Schwartz, Jill, Andy, Amy
and Laura; and daughter, Nancy Tamashunas and her
children, Sara and Michael.
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Virgil F. Waddingham
September 27, 2005
Virgil Frank Waddingham, 88, of rural Meservey, died
on Tuesday,
September 20, 2005.
Funeral services were held on Friday, September
23, at the Immanuel Reformed UCC in Klemme.
Virgil was born on
July 30, 1917, in rural Hancock County, the son of
William and Louise Jahnke Waddingham. He married Irene
Dirks in 1940. They worked the Waddingham farm which
has been in the family for over 100 years.
He was preceded in
death by his son, Darrel in 1944; his parents;
brothers, Robert and John; and sisters, Belle and
Doris.
He is survived by
his wife; children, Linda (Ron) Benson, Lyle (Nancy) Waddingham and Arlyn (Nola) Waddingham; brother, Roy;
and sister, Lucille.
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Wilbur Luick
September 27, 2005
Services for Wilbur Luick, a 1935 graduate of the
Belmond High School, were held on Friday, September 23, in San
Jose, California. A tall, red-haired youth, Wilbur was
a prominent figure on the high school basketball
court. Later this fall, interment will take place in
the Belmond Cemetery.
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Independent 2005
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Michael M. Becker
October 18, 2005
Michael M. Becker, 67, of Davenport, died on Friday,
September 30, 2005.
He was born on March
6, 1938 in Garner, the son of Leo and Elizabeth
Becker. He graduated from the Humboldt High School and
Buena Vista College. Later he earned additional
degrees.
Michael taught
junior high English at Belmond for six years before
moving to Palmer-Fonda in 1966 and Davenport in 1969.
He married Jane Schoonmaker in Davenport in 1971. He
retired from the Davenport schools in 2001 as head of
the guidance department.
He is survived by
his wife; married daughter; and a son.
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Independent 2005
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