Myrtle I. Callison, 82, a resident of Friendship Manor, died of a stroke Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Grinnell General Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Reese Chapel in Newton, with the Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.
Memorials in Mrs. Callison's name may be made to the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the Kellogg Historical Society.
Mrs. Callison, who had spent most of her life in Kellogg, had worked as a press operator at Midwest Manufacturing. She was a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society.
She was married to Joseph R. Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
She moved to Newton in 1972 and lived there until 1988 when she became a resident of Friendship Manor.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va.; four daughters, Norma Fanning of Kellogg, Karen Cumming of Shenandoah, Judy Parsons of Kellogg and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell; and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma Thompson of Newton and Lois Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren; and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and one in infancy.
Newspaper unknown.
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Myrtle I. Callison
Grinnell-- Funeral services for Myrtle I. Benson Callison, 82 of Friendship Manor in Grinnell and former resident of Kellogg and Newton, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Reese Chapel in Newton.
The Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist church, will conduct services. Burial will be held in Our Silent Cemetery in Kellogg.
Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Kellogg United Methodist church or the Kellogg Historical Society will be accepted.
Mrs Callison died Wednesday morning at Grinnell General Hospital after suffering a stroke.
Survivors are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va; four daughters, Norma (Mrs. James) Fanning and Judy (Mrs. Daryle) Parsons, both of Kellogg, Karen (Mrs. Max) Cumming of Shenandoah and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
also surviving are a brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma (Mrs George) Thompson of Newton, and Lois (Mrs. Dave) Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joseph, in 1944, a son, Warren, and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and an infant brother.
Mrs. Callison, a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society and Kellogg American Legion Auxiliary had been a press operator for Midwest Manufacturing Co., in Kellogg.
The daughter of Willard and Goldie Ellis Benson, she was born August 2, 1908 in Kellogg, was a 1927 graduate of Kellogg High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
She was married to Joseph Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
Mrs. Callison had moved to Newton in 1972 and to Grinnell in 1988.
Source - Newton Daily News 17 January, 1991
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Reese Chapel in Newton, with the Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.
Memorials in Mrs. Callison's name may be made to the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the Kellogg Historical Society.
Mrs. Callison, who had spent most of her life in Kellogg, had worked as a press operator at Midwest Manufacturing. She was a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society.
She was married to Joseph R. Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
She moved to Newton in 1972 and lived there until 1988 when she became a resident of Friendship Manor.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va.; four daughters, Norma Fanning of Kellogg, Karen Cumming of Shenandoah, Judy Parsons of Kellogg and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell; and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma Thompson of Newton and Lois Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren; and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and one in infancy.
Newspaper unknown.
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Myrtle I. Callison
Grinnell-- Funeral services for Myrtle I. Benson Callison, 82 of Friendship Manor in Grinnell and former resident of Kellogg and Newton, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Reese Chapel in Newton.
The Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist church, will conduct services. Burial will be held in Our Silent Cemetery in Kellogg.
Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Kellogg United Methodist church or the Kellogg Historical Society will be accepted.
Mrs Callison died Wednesday morning at Grinnell General Hospital after suffering a stroke.
Survivors are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va; four daughters, Norma (Mrs. James) Fanning and Judy (Mrs. Daryle) Parsons, both of Kellogg, Karen (Mrs. Max) Cumming of Shenandoah and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
also surviving are a brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma (Mrs George) Thompson of Newton, and Lois (Mrs. Dave) Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joseph, in 1944, a son, Warren, and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and an infant brother.
Mrs. Callison, a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society and Kellogg American Legion Auxiliary had been a press operator for Midwest Manufacturing Co., in Kellogg.
The daughter of Willard and Goldie Ellis Benson, she was born August 2, 1908 in Kellogg, was a 1927 graduate of Kellogg High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
She was married to Joseph Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
Mrs. Callison had moved to Newton in 1972 and to Grinnell in 1988.
Source - Newton Daily News 17 January, 1991
Myrtle I. Callison, 82, a resident of Friendship Manor, died of a stroke Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Grinnell General Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Reese Chapel in Newton, with the Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.
Memorials in Mrs. Callison's name may be made to the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the Kellogg Historical Society.
Mrs. Callison, who had spent most of her life in Kellogg, had worked as a press operator at Midwest Manufacturing. She was a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society.
She was married to Joseph R. Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
She moved to Newton in 1972 and lived there until 1988 when she became a resident of Friendship Manor.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va.; four daughters, Norma Fanning of Kellogg, Karen Cumming of Shenandoah, Judy Parsons of Kellogg and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell; and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma Thompson of Newton and Lois Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren; and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and one in infancy.
Newspaper unknown.
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Myrtle I. Callison
Grinnell-- Funeral services for Myrtle I. Benson Callison, 82 of Friendship Manor in Grinnell and former resident of Kellogg and Newton, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Reese Chapel in Newton.
The Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist church, will conduct services. Burial will be held in Our Silent Cemetery in Kellogg.
Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Kellogg United Methodist church or the Kellogg Historical Society will be accepted.
Mrs Callison died Wednesday morning at Grinnell General Hospital after suffering a stroke.
Survivors are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va; four daughters, Norma (Mrs. James) Fanning and Judy (Mrs. Daryle) Parsons, both of Kellogg, Karen (Mrs. Max) Cumming of Shenandoah and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
also surviving are a brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma (Mrs George) Thompson of Newton, and Lois (Mrs. Dave) Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joseph, in 1944, a son, Warren, and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and an infant brother.
Mrs. Callison, a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society and Kellogg American Legion Auxiliary had been a press operator for Midwest Manufacturing Co., in Kellogg.
The daughter of Willard and Goldie Ellis Benson, she was born August 2, 1908 in Kellogg, was a 1927 graduate of Kellogg High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
She was married to Joseph Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
Mrs. Callison had moved to Newton in 1972 and to Grinnell in 1988.
Source - Newton Daily News 17 January, 1991
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Reese Chapel in Newton, with the Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.
Memorials in Mrs. Callison's name may be made to the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the Kellogg Historical Society.
Mrs. Callison, who had spent most of her life in Kellogg, had worked as a press operator at Midwest Manufacturing. She was a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society.
She was married to Joseph R. Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
She moved to Newton in 1972 and lived there until 1988 when she became a resident of Friendship Manor.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va.; four daughters, Norma Fanning of Kellogg, Karen Cumming of Shenandoah, Judy Parsons of Kellogg and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell; and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma Thompson of Newton and Lois Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren; and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and one in infancy.
Newspaper unknown.
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Myrtle I. Callison
Grinnell-- Funeral services for Myrtle I. Benson Callison, 82 of Friendship Manor in Grinnell and former resident of Kellogg and Newton, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Reese Chapel in Newton.
The Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, interim pastor of the Kellogg United Methodist church, will conduct services. Burial will be held in Our Silent Cemetery in Kellogg.
Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Kellogg United Methodist church or the Kellogg Historical Society will be accepted.
Mrs Callison died Wednesday morning at Grinnell General Hospital after suffering a stroke.
Survivors are two sons, Wayne of Grinnell and Dale of Norfolk, Va; four daughters, Norma (Mrs. James) Fanning and Judy (Mrs. Daryle) Parsons, both of Kellogg, Karen (Mrs. Max) Cumming of Shenandoah and Reva Duggins of Ridgecrest, Calif.; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
also surviving are a brother, Ronald Benson of Grinnell and three sisters, Florence White of Grinnell, Wilma (Mrs George) Thompson of Newton, and Lois (Mrs. Dave) Perry of Eldon, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joseph, in 1944, a son, Warren, and five brothers, Glen, Merle, Louis, Kenneth and an infant brother.
Mrs. Callison, a member of the Kellogg United Methodist Church and charter member of the Kellogg Historical Society and Kellogg American Legion Auxiliary had been a press operator for Midwest Manufacturing Co., in Kellogg.
The daughter of Willard and Goldie Ellis Benson, she was born August 2, 1908 in Kellogg, was a 1927 graduate of Kellogg High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
She was married to Joseph Callison Dec. 23, 1929.
Mrs. Callison had moved to Newton in 1972 and to Grinnell in 1988.
Source - Newton Daily News 17 January, 1991
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