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Alfonso Ames “Fon” Thayer

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Alfonso Ames “Fon” Thayer

Birth
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death
11 Sep 1951 (aged 66)
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Lillie Thayer.

Last rites for Alfonso Ames Thayer, 66, were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 14, at the Methodist church with Rev. M. L Jones officiating. Burial was made in the family plot in the Valley View cemetery. He was born January 11, 1885 the son of Dell and Millie Thayer, at Rock Valley and died at his home on Tuesday, September 11, 1951. Mr. Thayer made his home around Rock Valley until he was 22 years of age, when he went to Deer Trail, Colo. He was united in marriage with Lillie Thorton at Deer Trail on September 11, 1909. Four children were born to this union: Dell, who lost his life in the service of his country on September 11, 1943; Dell, who lost his life in the service of his country, Bert (Spike) of Rock Valley, Verna Visner of Sanborn and Jessie Taylor of Englewood, Colo.
Mr. Thayer and his family returned to Rock Valley in 1934, and lived on a farm near here.

Survivors include his wife three children, two brothers Bert and Harold, and nine grandchildren.

Francis McNamara, Stanle McKeegan, Alfred Claussen, T. McGill, all of Rock Valley, J Hanks of Onawa, Iowa, and Crandall of Denver, Colo., served as pallbearers.

Those coming from out of town to attend the funeral sevices were Mrs. Jessie Taylor of Englewood, Colo.; Mrs. Agnes Toon and Mr. and Mrs. J. Crandall, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Guney Thorton and Ralph of New Providence, Iowa; the Clyde Jedmans and Doris Mann of Lake View, Iowa;. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hanks of Onawa; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gutknecht of May City, Iowa. ;Mrs. Verna Wisner and sons, the Fred Wagners, Victor Powers, Leonard Bloks, Phil Cuppetts, Mrs. Anna Blok, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Leemkeil, Mrs. Gail Pitts and Ogden Childers, all of Sanborn; Dale Norton of Spencer; the Ray Pedersons, Rock Rapids; the Raymond Pedersons of Canton; George Cubbage, Brookings, S. D.; Mrs. Anna O'Connor of Amboy, Minn.; Vincent McNamara, Sioux Falls.

Source: Rock Valley Bee 9/20/1950
Husband of Lillie Thayer.

Last rites for Alfonso Ames Thayer, 66, were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 14, at the Methodist church with Rev. M. L Jones officiating. Burial was made in the family plot in the Valley View cemetery. He was born January 11, 1885 the son of Dell and Millie Thayer, at Rock Valley and died at his home on Tuesday, September 11, 1951. Mr. Thayer made his home around Rock Valley until he was 22 years of age, when he went to Deer Trail, Colo. He was united in marriage with Lillie Thorton at Deer Trail on September 11, 1909. Four children were born to this union: Dell, who lost his life in the service of his country on September 11, 1943; Dell, who lost his life in the service of his country, Bert (Spike) of Rock Valley, Verna Visner of Sanborn and Jessie Taylor of Englewood, Colo.
Mr. Thayer and his family returned to Rock Valley in 1934, and lived on a farm near here.

Survivors include his wife three children, two brothers Bert and Harold, and nine grandchildren.

Francis McNamara, Stanle McKeegan, Alfred Claussen, T. McGill, all of Rock Valley, J Hanks of Onawa, Iowa, and Crandall of Denver, Colo., served as pallbearers.

Those coming from out of town to attend the funeral sevices were Mrs. Jessie Taylor of Englewood, Colo.; Mrs. Agnes Toon and Mr. and Mrs. J. Crandall, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Guney Thorton and Ralph of New Providence, Iowa; the Clyde Jedmans and Doris Mann of Lake View, Iowa;. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hanks of Onawa; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gutknecht of May City, Iowa. ;Mrs. Verna Wisner and sons, the Fred Wagners, Victor Powers, Leonard Bloks, Phil Cuppetts, Mrs. Anna Blok, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Leemkeil, Mrs. Gail Pitts and Ogden Childers, all of Sanborn; Dale Norton of Spencer; the Ray Pedersons, Rock Rapids; the Raymond Pedersons of Canton; George Cubbage, Brookings, S. D.; Mrs. Anna O'Connor of Amboy, Minn.; Vincent McNamara, Sioux Falls.

Source: Rock Valley Bee 9/20/1950


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