Willis P. Harris [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 18 Mar 1899 in Hopkinton. He died on 16 Sep 1989. He married Laura Bailey on 9 Oct 1923 in Mason City Iowa.
Laura Bailey [Parents] was born on 7 Jan 1904. She died on 21 Apr 1986. She married Willis P. Harris on 9 Oct 1923 in Mason City Iowa.
Laura E. Harris Obituary
Mrs. Willis P. (Laura E.) Harris, 82, died Monday April 21, 1986 at a Mason City hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church Mason City, Iowa. The Rev. Charles Q. Wallace will officiate, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris was born Jan. 7, 1904, at Green City, Mo., to Harrison and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey. She came to Mason City with her family at an early age, and attended Mason City schools. She married Willis P. Harris on Oct. 9, 1923, at Mason City. She attended and gradrated Hamilton Business College here in 1927. She served as a medical secretary for Dr. C.E. Chenoweth for a number of years. During WW II she assisted her husband in the operation of the Harris DX Service Station at 121 S. Washington, Mason City, Iowa. She was a longime member of First United Methodist Church, and was a member and seved as treasurer of the WSG (We Serve God) Guild. She served on the administrative board of First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from noon Thursday until 9 a.m. Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home Mason City. The casket will be closed at the church. Survivors include:
her husband Willis Mason City
daughter Wanda R. Harris Mason City three sisters
Mrs. Guy (Elizabeth) Little Lodi, California
Mrs. Gerald (Beulah) Eppens Mason City, Iowa
Mrs. Goldie Boyd Mason City, Iowa four brothers
Melvin Mason City, Iowa
Lester Mason City, Iowa
Oswald Souix City, Iowa
Donald Bethesda, Maryland
They had the following children:
Lester Bailey [Parents] was born on 17 Mar 1908 in Sand Creek Oklahoma. He died on 7 Jan 1995. He was buried in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery Mason City Iowa. He married Blanche Nelson on 17 Jun 1934 in Des Moines Iowa.
Lester C. Ted Bailey Obituary
Lester C. Ted Bailey died Saturday Jan. 7, 1995 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home Mason City Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church With Rev. Wayne Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and until noon Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church.
Lester C. "Ted" Bailey was born March 17, 1908, the son of Harrison C. and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey in Sand Creek Oklahoma. As a child, he moved with his family to Sheffield and then to Mason City. He attended schools in Shffield and Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School. He then attended Hamilton School of Business. Ted Worked for Rozen Chevrolet and Jacob E. Decker and Sons. He then worked for the Northwestern States Portland Cement Company as a foreman of the carpentry department for 34 years, retiring in 1971.
He married Blanche A. Nelson on June 17, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a member of the Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church, where he served in various capacities. Survivors include:
his wife, Blanche of Mason City
one son Robert and wife Myrtle, of Bellevue, Neb, two daughters:
Margartet Bryant (Seth A.) Charles City, Iowa
Waneta M. (long) Bagger (Richard) Newman Grove, Neb. five grandsons,
Brian
Douglas
Mark
Matthew Long
Julius Bryant
three great-grandchildren
Jennifer
Kyle
Michael Long
two brothers
Oswald Bailey of Mason City
Donald Bailey Bethesda, Maryland
three sisters
Elizabeth Little of Dallas, Texas
Beulah Eppens Mason City, Iowa
Goldie Boyd Mason City, Iowa
several neices and nephews.
He was preceded in death by:
his parents three brothers
Gail
Melvin
Harold and one sister
Laura Harris
Blanche Nelson was born on 17 Jan 1907. She died on 22 Jan 1998. She married Lester Bailey on 17 Jun 1934 in Des Moines Iowa.
They had the following children:
M i Robert Bailey. F ii Margaret Bailey. F iii Waneta Bailey.
Oswald Tilman Bailey [Parents] was born on 6 Jan 1910 in Wakita Oklahoma. He died on 3 Apr 1996 in Mason City Iowa. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery Mason City Iowa. He married Marie Hansen in Jun 1931.
Other marriages:Johnson, Elvera
Oswald Tilman Bailey
Mason City- Oswald T. Bailey, 86, died Wednesday April 3, 1996 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church Mason City, Iowa. The Rev. Merlin Ackerson and Rev. Sharon Betsworth officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery Mason City. Lunch will be held in the East Room following committal services. Friends may call from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home Mason City and also at the church one hour prior to services. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Oswald T. Bailey was born Jan. 6, 1910, in Wakita, Oklahoma the son of Harrison and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey. His family moved to Mason City in 1912 where he attended Mason City Schools. He married Marie Hansen in June of 1931. She died Dec. 7, 1961. In 1964 he married Elvera Hohnson of Sioux City, Iowa. She died in November of 1992.
Ossie worked for International Harvester for 37 years. He was transferred from Mason City to Sioux City in 1940 where he served as service manager for over 30 years. In 1992 he returned to Mason City to live at the Manor. Ossie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City for 52 years. Since his return to Mason City, he had been a faithful member of First United Methodist Church. In sioux City he was a member of:
The Landmark Lodge
the Shrine
Consistory
and a member of SCORE.
Survivors include:
one daughter Laurine (Milton) Paule
One grandson John (Shari) Paule West Des Moines and their children
Jessica
Austin
One granddaughter Anne Paule (John) Hall Omaha, Neb and their children
James
Bill
One brother Donlad Bailey Bethesda Maryland three sisters
Elizabeth Little De Soto, Texas
Goldie Boyd Mason City, Iowa
Beulah Eppens Mason City, Iowa Niece
Wanda Harris Mason City, Iowa
and numerous other nieces and nephews
He was peceded in death by:
his parents
one sister, Laura Harris four brothers
Melvin
Gail
Lester
Harold
Marie Hansen [Parents] died on 7 Dec 1961. She married Oswald Tilman Bailey in Jun 1931.
They had the following children:
F i Laurine Bailey.
Oswald Tilman Bailey [Parents] was born on 6 Jan 1910 in Wakita Oklahoma. He died on 3 Apr 1996 in Mason City Iowa. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery Mason City Iowa. He married Elvera Johnson in 1964.
Other marriages:Hansen, Marie
Oswald Tilman Bailey
Mason City- Oswald T. Bailey, 86, died Wednesday April 3, 1996 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church Mason City, Iowa. The Rev. Merlin Ackerson and Rev. Sharon Betsworth officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery Mason City. Lunch will be held in the East Room following committal services. Friends may call from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home Mason City and also at the church one hour prior to services. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Oswald T. Bailey was born Jan. 6, 1910, in Wakita, Oklahoma the son of Harrison and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey. His family moved to Mason City in 1912 where he attended Mason City Schools. He married Marie Hansen in June of 1931. She died Dec. 7, 1961. In 1964 he married Elvera Hohnson of Sioux City, Iowa. She died in November of 1992.
Ossie worked for International Harvester for 37 years. He was transferred from Mason City to Sioux City in 1940 where he served as service manager for over 30 years. In 1992 he returned to Mason City to live at the Manor. Ossie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City for 52 years. Since his return to Mason City, he had been a faithful member of First United Methodist Church. In sioux City he was a member of:
The Landmark Lodge
the Shrine
Consistory
and a member of SCORE.
Survivors include:
one daughter Laurine (Milton) Paule
One grandson John (Shari) Paule West Des Moines and their children
Jessica
Austin
One granddaughter Anne Paule (John) Hall Omaha, Neb and their children
James
Bill
One brother Donlad Bailey Bethesda Maryland three sisters
Elizabeth Little De Soto, Texas
Goldie Boyd Mason City, Iowa
Beulah Eppens Mason City, Iowa Niece
Wanda Harris Mason City, Iowa
and numerous other nieces and nephews
He was peceded in death by:
his parents
one sister, Laura Harris four brothers
Melvin
Gail
Lester
Harold
Elvera Johnson died in Nov 1992. She married Oswald Tilman Bailey in 1964.
Beulah Mae Bailey [Parents] was born on 6 Aug 1914. She died on 7 Jun 2005.
Beulah Mae Eppens Obituary
MASON CITY IOWA- Beulah Mae Eppens, 90, of Mason City died Tuesday (June 7, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jack Vanden Heuvel of the Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home and one hour prior to services on Friday. A memorial fund has been established in her name. Beulah Mae Eppens was born in Mason City, the daughter of Harrison and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey, on Aug. 6, 1914. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1932. On July 28, 1932, she married Gerald J. Eppens in Mason City, and they spent most of their long life together in Mason City. Beulah enjoyed cooking for family and friends and she also enjoyed sewing. She was a lifelong member of the Free Methodist Church. Beulah is survived by her sons,
Richard and wife, Barbara Eppens, of Mason City
Danny E. Eppens of Garner
and daughter, Glenda Johnson and husband, James, of Britt
12 grandchildren
18 great-grandchildren
sister, Goldie Boyd, of Mason City
and daughter-in-law, Karen Eppens, of Mason City
Beulah is preceded in death by
her parents
husband Gerald in 1990
son, Gary, in 2000
grandchildren, Doug and Scottie Eppens
six brothers:
Melvin
Gail
Lester
Oswald
Donald
Harold
sisters
Laura Harris
Elizabeth Little
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924. Published in the Globe Gazette from 6/8/2005 - 6/9/2005.
She had the following children:
M i Richard Eppens. M ii Danny E Eppens. F iii Glenda Eppens.
Goldie Fern Bailey [Parents] was born on 1 Apr 1917. She died on 20 Nov 2005. She was married on 19 Jul 1936.
Goldie F. Boyd Obituary
MASON CITY - Goldie F. Boyd, 88, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 20, 2005) at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue at the church one hour before the service. Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa. Goldie was born April 1, 1917, in Sheffield, Iowa, the daughter of Harrison and Rosella (Sears) Bailey. Her family moved to Mason City at an early age where she graduated from Mason City High School. Goldie married James G. Boyd July 19, 1936, in Mason City. She cooked at Highland Park Golf Course then worked as a clerk at Grupp's Grocery Store for 25 years. She retired in 1979. Goldie was a member of the First United Methodist Church, was involved in the prayer chain at the church and particularly enjoyed her class reunions. Goldie is survived by
a daughter, Donna Jones and husband, Denzil, of Mason City
son, Glenn E. Boyd and wife, Irene, of Woodbury, Minn.
daughter, Sandra Wyborny of Ankeny
son, William C. Boyd and wife, Jolene, of Mason City daughter, Cookie Edwards and husband, Lon, of Princeton, Ind.
seven grandsons:
David Jones
Rick Wyborny
Mark Wyborny
Dallas Jones
James Boyd
Brant Boyd
Benjamin Boyd
14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Goldie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James; grandsons, Scott Wyborny and Stephen Boyd; six brothers and three sisters. Arrangements by Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com Published in the Globe Gazette from 11/21/2005 - 11/23/2005.
She had the following children:
F i Donna Boyd. M ii Glenn Boyd. F iii Sandra Boyd. M iv William Boyd. F v Cookie Boyd.
Donald Bailey [Parents] was born on 19 Apr 1922 in Rockwell Iowa. He died on 27 Sep 1999 in Bethesda Md.. He married Armand.
Donald Roy Bailey Obituary
BETHESDA, Maryland- Donald Roy Bailey, 77, of Bethesda, Md., died Sept. 27, 1999, at Mariner Health of Bethesda, of Giant Cell Arteritis. Rapp Funeral Services, 933 Gist Ave., Silver Springs, Md. was in charge of arrangements. He was born in Rockwell, Iowa, April 19, 1922 to Harrison and Mary Rosella (Sears) Bailey, the youngest of 10 children. His family moved to Mason City when he was a preschooler. Don Bailey graduated from Mason City High School. Following World War II, he earned a bachelors degree in English and journalism from the University of Wichita in 2 1/2 years. Following this he earned a masters degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Mr. Bailey had a career in government service as
an assistant city manager of Hutchinson, Kan.
a manager in the Atomic Energy Commission, Schenectady, N.Y.
and a management analyst in the District of Columbia Government Department of Finance and Revenue
During World War II, Donald Bailey was in the United States Navy in the Asiatic Pacific Theater as a naval aviator. He was honorable discharged from the United States Naval Reserve on March 25, 1952, as a Lt. J.G. He was a past president of Isack Walton League of America, Bethesda Chevy Chase Chapter and a past president and state director of IWLA Md. He was a past president of Chapter 238 of the Association of Retired Federal Employees. Mr. Bailey was a member of the Mason Blue Lodge and Eastern Star. Surviving Donald in death are:
his wife of 55 years, Armand Bailey
one son, Brian Douglas Bailey three sisters
Goldie Fern Boyd, of Mason City
Beulah Mae Eppens, of Mason City
Elizabeth Sarah Little, of Dallas, Texas
and many nieces and nephews
Armand.Armand married Donald Bailey.
They had the following children:
M i Brian Bailey.
Michael Ruffridge [Parents] was born on 13 May 1860 in Stratford Canada. He died on 4 Oct 1949. He married Rebecca Blace on 11 Mar 1883 in Locust Iowa.
Rebecca Blace [Parents] was born on 11 Jun 1861 in Locust Iowa. She died on 4 May 1953 in Northwood Iowa. She was buried on 8 May 1953. She married Michael Ruffridge on 11 Mar 1883 in Locust Iowa.
They had the following children:
M i Henry Oscar Ruffridge was born on 13 Aug 1885. He died on 4 Mar 1954. M ii John Edward Ruffridge. M iii George A. Ruffridge died in Dec 1950. M iv Michael Ruffridge was born on 12 Aug 1893. He died 14 10 1978.
William Cleveland Graves [Parents] was born on 1 Jan 1841 in Rome, Oneida, New York. He died . He married Elizabeth Holden on 25 Dec 1870.
Elizabeth Holden [Parents] was born on 10 Feb 1853 in Racine, Kenosha, Wisconsin. She died . She married William Cleveland Graves on 25 Dec 1870.
They had the following children:
U i Asa Pomeroy Graves was born on 15 Oct 1871 in Plymouth, Iowa. U ii Cassius William Graves was born on 17 Oct 1873 in Plymouth, Iowa. M iii Willis Graves was born on 9 Feb 1876. M iv George Augustus Graves was born on 26 Nov 1878 in Plymouth, Iowa. M v Edwin Grances Graves was born on 16 Sep 1880 in Plymouth, Iowa. F vi Carrie Ann Graves was born on 23 Apr 1883. F vii Myra Jane Graves was born on 4 Feb 1886. She died on 12 May 1926. M viii Horace Eli Graves was born on 26 Jul 1888 in Plymouth, Iowa. F ix Daisy Ida Graves was born on 9 Feb 1891 in Plymouth, Iowa. M x Lloyd Oscar Graves was born on 30 Apr 1893 in Plymouth, Iowa. M xi Charles Ray Graves was born on 20 Sep 1895 in Plymouth, Iowa.
Clarence Millis [Parents] was born on 30 May 1907 in Monatau County, Mo. He died on 8 Jul 2002. He was buried in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. He married Ruth Elizabeth Ruffridge on 14 Dec 1933.
CLARENCE ALBERT MILLIS NORTHWOOD - Clarence Albert Millis, 95, of Northwood, died Monday (July 8, 2002) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood. He has been a resident of the Northwood Retirement Home since February of 2002. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Northwood, with the Rev. Richard Jensen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society. Conner Colonial Chapel in Northwood is in charge of arrangements. Clarence was born May 30, 1907, to Harry Frances Millis and Laura Cordella Ferguson in Monatau County, Mo. In 1918 they moved to area near Fort Dodge. In 1922 they moved to Worth County. Clarence attended country school through the eighth grade. On Dec. 14, 1933, Clarence married Ruth Elizabeth Ruffridge in Mason City. They made their home with his parents near Bolan, helping on the farm until 1944 when they moved to Mitchell County, Iowa, to a truck farm owned by C.C. Hansen. He was a foreman there for 30 years. In 1972 Clarence and Ruth moved to an acreage north of Mona, Iowa. He continued to raise vegetables for farmers market. Sometime in the late 1980s or early '90s he retired. He and Ruth moved to Northwood and lived in the Viking Manor South until February of 2002. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Millis, of Northwood; two daughters, Shirley Schoppers, of Harmony, Minn. and Sherry Jacobsen, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; eight grandchildren, Sandra Fahlberg and her husband, John, of Beresford, S.D., Larry Schoppers and his wife, Lorry, of Chester, Cheryl Hansen and her husband, Dan, of Sheldon, Steve Schoppers and his wife, Barb, of Alden, Minn., Eric Halvorson, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Lori Bruner and her husband, Terry, of Mandan, N.D., Jayna Jacobsen, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn. and Sara Jacobsen, of St. Paul, Minn.; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Pearl Plath and her husband Cecil, of Bolan. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Riley and Irving Millis; one sister, Dorothy Taylor; son-in-law, Keith Schoppers, and four nieces. Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
Ruth Elizabeth Ruffridge [Parents] was born on 18 Nov 1912 in Worth County, Iowa. She died on 9 Jul 2007 in Northwood, Iowa. She married Clarence Millis on 14 Dec 1933.
Ruth Elizabeth Millis, 94, of Northwood, died Monday (July 9, 2007) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood where she had resided since 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 13, at the United Methodist Church, 1000 First Ave. N., Northwood, with Pastor Wendi Gillan officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Ruth was born in Worth County Iowa, on Nov. 18, 1912, daughter of Henry Oscar Ruffridge and Myra Jane Graves. She attended country school in rural Grafton until the age of 12 when her mother passed away and she remained at home to help her father care for her four brothers and sister. She married Clarence Millis on Dec. 14, 1933. In 1944 they moved to the Christian and Doris Hansen farm, St. Ansgar, where they helped in the farming of produce for over 25 years. After retirement, they moved to a small acreage south of Lyle, Minn. Ruth will be missed by her daughters, Shirley Schoppers of Harmony, Minn., and Sherry (Donald) Posthumus, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; grandchildren, Sandra (John) Fahlberg of Beresford, S.D., Eric (Julie) Halvorson of Owatonna, Minn., Larry (Lorry) Schoppers of Cresco, Lori (Terry) Bruner of Mandan N.D., Cheryl Hansen of Sheldon, Steve (Barb) Schoppers of Alden, Minn., Jayna Jacobsen of Oakdale, Minn., and Sara Jacobsen of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; 13 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Donald and Harvey Ruffridge, of Northwood; nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Her husband, Clarence; sisters, Lucille Van Orden, and Pearl Grundel; and brothers, Lloyd and Myron Ruffridge, preceded Ruth in death. Arrangements are with the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood. Conner Colonial Chapel, 641-324-1543. www.colonialchapels.com Published in the Globe Gazette on 7/11/2007.
They had the following children:
F i Shirley Millis. F ii Sherry Millis.