Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), December, 2004
Combs, Gladys Irene Dalrymple, was born Aug 5, 1919 at her grandparent Oxley's home just east of Siam in Taylor County, Ia. Her parents were Jefferson Ezra "Tom" Dalrymple and Adah Alfreda Oxley. Gladys lived at Maryville, Missouri until her parents divorced in 1925 at which time she, with her mother and sister, Lenora, returned to live at the Oxley home east of Siam. In 1949 her father moved back near them and many hours were spent in each other's homes.
Gladys attended the Siam schools through eighth grade and the Christian Church at Siam during her youth. She studied violin and piano under Lola Reid. During the 1960's she studied organ at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
She was married to Neil Combs at Shenandoah, Ia, Dec 12, 1940. They settled on a farm east and north of Siam where they lived until 1946 when they moved to a farm they bought, located southeast of Gravity. Gladys always helped with the farming, kept about 1200 chickens per year, sold eggs to Safeway in Kansas City, and had large vegetable and fruit gardens.
She was never known as one to rearrange furniture much, but as a hobby-carpenter she often rearranged the interior of the house. If she announced at breakfast that she was putting a window in a wall, by suppertime there was a window in the wall. She loved yard work and spent many hours on her John Deere riding lawn mower.
During the 1950's she was very active as President of the Gravity School PTA and undertook many projects. In 1969 Neil and Gladys moved north of the water tower in Gravity. For a number of years she was city clerk and looked after the water plant. She also taught piano and organ to many students.
She especially enjoyed having her family come to her house for birthday and holiday dinners and Gladys and Neil made many trips to Fairfax to join in family celebrations there. She was a good cook and always welcomed those who just happened to arrive at her home at meal time, as well as all of those that she invited. Her specialty was the traditional ravioli dinner that we always ate at Thanksgiving and Christmas times. She enjoyed her "tea time" with many of the neighbors. She'd call many people every day and enjoyed telling them what she had to say, and then would tell them she was done now and hang up, or just hang up because she was done.
Gladys survived a massive stroke in 1996 and that person who was always outside doing something accepted being in a wheelchair remarkably well. Neil died in 1998 and since that time she has lived with her daughter Lorelei and her husband Stephen Rusco in Gravity. She especially liked to watch Lorelei sew or work on various projects. She was generally in the midst of whatever was going on and greatly enjoyed watching the great-grandkids grow up - and if she thought the kids' music was too loud, she just turned her TV louder. She would allow them to change the channel or watch a movie, but if they all left the room, she wanted her remote.
She is survived by three children, Harry Combs and wife Mary of Fairfax, Mo, Patricia O'Dell and husband Keith of New Market, Ia, and Lorelei Rusco and husband Stephen of Gravity, Ia.
Grandchildren include: Holly Combs Barnes and husband Tracy of Fairfax, Mo, Jason Combs and wife Gayle of Jonesboro, Ark, Mike Lewis of Fairfax, Mo, Beth Lewis Graves and husband Jon of Fairfax, Mo, Brent O'Dell of Council Bluffs, Ia, Nishi O'Dell Giefer and husband Bernard of WaKeeney, Ks, Jeremy Wheeler and wife Linda of Gravity, Ia, Jake Hill and wife Trisha of Bedford, Ia and Josh Rusco of Gravity, Ia.
Great-grandchildren are: Spencer, Jase, and Goldie Barnes of Fairfax, Mo, Dustin Barnes of Hannibal, Mo, Kelly Barnes of Omaha, Ne, Tate and Oliver Combs of Jonesboro, Ark, Amber and Baylee Lewis and Jaycee and Jessie Graves of Fairfax, Mo, B.J. and Paula O'Dell of Belle Plaine, Ia, Bernard, Helen, Sybil and Wyndom Giefer of WaKeeney, Ks, Tiana, Kelsey, Audrey and Devon Wheeler of Gravity, Ia, Brett and Ben Hill of Bedford, Ia, Trey Hill of Bedford, Ia, and Alissa Rose Rusco of Creston. Ia.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Neil, daughter-in-law Judy Osburn Combs, and grandsons Brad O'Dell and Benjamin Beemer. She died at the home of Lorelei and Stephen Rusco on December 14, 2004. Burial was in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity, Ia.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa with Loren Daly officiating. Visitation with the family will be 7-8 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2004 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of Central Iowa, Mount Ayr, Iowa. Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.
Combs, Gladys Irene Dalrymple, was born Aug 5, 1919 at her grandparent Oxley's home just east of Siam in Taylor County, Ia. Her parents were Jefferson Ezra "Tom" Dalrymple and Adah Alfreda Oxley. Gladys lived at Maryville, Missouri until her parents divorced in 1925 at which time she, with her mother and sister, Lenora, returned to live at the Oxley home east of Siam. In 1949 her father moved back near them and many hours were spent in each other's homes.
Gladys attended the Siam schools through eighth grade and the Christian Church at Siam during her youth. She studied violin and piano under Lola Reid. During the 1960's she studied organ at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
She was married to Neil Combs at Shenandoah, Ia, Dec 12, 1940. They settled on a farm east and north of Siam where they lived until 1946 when they moved to a farm they bought, located southeast of Gravity. Gladys always helped with the farming, kept about 1200 chickens per year, sold eggs to Safeway in Kansas City, and had large vegetable and fruit gardens.
She was never known as one to rearrange furniture much, but as a hobby-carpenter she often rearranged the interior of the house. If she announced at breakfast that she was putting a window in a wall, by suppertime there was a window in the wall. She loved yard work and spent many hours on her John Deere riding lawn mower.
During the 1950's she was very active as President of the Gravity School PTA and undertook many projects. In 1969 Neil and Gladys moved north of the water tower in Gravity. For a number of years she was city clerk and looked after the water plant. She also taught piano and organ to many students.
She especially enjoyed having her family come to her house for birthday and holiday dinners and Gladys and Neil made many trips to Fairfax to join in family celebrations there. She was a good cook and always welcomed those who just happened to arrive at her home at meal time, as well as all of those that she invited. Her specialty was the traditional ravioli dinner that we always ate at Thanksgiving and Christmas times. She enjoyed her "tea time" with many of the neighbors. She'd call many people every day and enjoyed telling them what she had to say, and then would tell them she was done now and hang up, or just hang up because she was done.
Gladys survived a massive stroke in 1996 and that person who was always outside doing something accepted being in a wheelchair remarkably well. Neil died in 1998 and since that time she has lived with her daughter Lorelei and her husband Stephen Rusco in Gravity. She especially liked to watch Lorelei sew or work on various projects. She was generally in the midst of whatever was going on and greatly enjoyed watching the great-grandkids grow up - and if she thought the kids' music was too loud, she just turned her TV louder. She would allow them to change the channel or watch a movie, but if they all left the room, she wanted her remote.
She is survived by three children, Harry Combs and wife Mary of Fairfax, Mo, Patricia O'Dell and husband Keith of New Market, Ia, and Lorelei Rusco and husband Stephen of Gravity, Ia.
Grandchildren include: Holly Combs Barnes and husband Tracy of Fairfax, Mo, Jason Combs and wife Gayle of Jonesboro, Ark, Mike Lewis of Fairfax, Mo, Beth Lewis Graves and husband Jon of Fairfax, Mo, Brent O'Dell of Council Bluffs, Ia, Nishi O'Dell Giefer and husband Bernard of WaKeeney, Ks, Jeremy Wheeler and wife Linda of Gravity, Ia, Jake Hill and wife Trisha of Bedford, Ia and Josh Rusco of Gravity, Ia.
Great-grandchildren are: Spencer, Jase, and Goldie Barnes of Fairfax, Mo, Dustin Barnes of Hannibal, Mo, Kelly Barnes of Omaha, Ne, Tate and Oliver Combs of Jonesboro, Ark, Amber and Baylee Lewis and Jaycee and Jessie Graves of Fairfax, Mo, B.J. and Paula O'Dell of Belle Plaine, Ia, Bernard, Helen, Sybil and Wyndom Giefer of WaKeeney, Ks, Tiana, Kelsey, Audrey and Devon Wheeler of Gravity, Ia, Brett and Ben Hill of Bedford, Ia, Trey Hill of Bedford, Ia, and Alissa Rose Rusco of Creston. Ia.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Neil, daughter-in-law Judy Osburn Combs, and grandsons Brad O'Dell and Benjamin Beemer. She died at the home of Lorelei and Stephen Rusco on December 14, 2004. Burial was in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity, Ia.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa with Loren Daly officiating. Visitation with the family will be 7-8 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2004 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of Central Iowa, Mount Ayr, Iowa. Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), December, 2004
Combs, Gladys Irene Dalrymple, was born Aug 5, 1919 at her grandparent Oxley's home just east of Siam in Taylor County, Ia. Her parents were Jefferson Ezra "Tom" Dalrymple and Adah Alfreda Oxley. Gladys lived at Maryville, Missouri until her parents divorced in 1925 at which time she, with her mother and sister, Lenora, returned to live at the Oxley home east of Siam. In 1949 her father moved back near them and many hours were spent in each other's homes.
Gladys attended the Siam schools through eighth grade and the Christian Church at Siam during her youth. She studied violin and piano under Lola Reid. During the 1960's she studied organ at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
She was married to Neil Combs at Shenandoah, Ia, Dec 12, 1940. They settled on a farm east and north of Siam where they lived until 1946 when they moved to a farm they bought, located southeast of Gravity. Gladys always helped with the farming, kept about 1200 chickens per year, sold eggs to Safeway in Kansas City, and had large vegetable and fruit gardens.
She was never known as one to rearrange furniture much, but as a hobby-carpenter she often rearranged the interior of the house. If she announced at breakfast that she was putting a window in a wall, by suppertime there was a window in the wall. She loved yard work and spent many hours on her John Deere riding lawn mower.
During the 1950's she was very active as President of the Gravity School PTA and undertook many projects. In 1969 Neil and Gladys moved north of the water tower in Gravity. For a number of years she was city clerk and looked after the water plant. She also taught piano and organ to many students.
She especially enjoyed having her family come to her house for birthday and holiday dinners and Gladys and Neil made many trips to Fairfax to join in family celebrations there. She was a good cook and always welcomed those who just happened to arrive at her home at meal time, as well as all of those that she invited. Her specialty was the traditional ravioli dinner that we always ate at Thanksgiving and Christmas times. She enjoyed her "tea time" with many of the neighbors. She'd call many people every day and enjoyed telling them what she had to say, and then would tell them she was done now and hang up, or just hang up because she was done.
Gladys survived a massive stroke in 1996 and that person who was always outside doing something accepted being in a wheelchair remarkably well. Neil died in 1998 and since that time she has lived with her daughter Lorelei and her husband Stephen Rusco in Gravity. She especially liked to watch Lorelei sew or work on various projects. She was generally in the midst of whatever was going on and greatly enjoyed watching the great-grandkids grow up - and if she thought the kids' music was too loud, she just turned her TV louder. She would allow them to change the channel or watch a movie, but if they all left the room, she wanted her remote.
She is survived by three children, Harry Combs and wife Mary of Fairfax, Mo, Patricia O'Dell and husband Keith of New Market, Ia, and Lorelei Rusco and husband Stephen of Gravity, Ia.
Grandchildren include: Holly Combs Barnes and husband Tracy of Fairfax, Mo, Jason Combs and wife Gayle of Jonesboro, Ark, Mike Lewis of Fairfax, Mo, Beth Lewis Graves and husband Jon of Fairfax, Mo, Brent O'Dell of Council Bluffs, Ia, Nishi O'Dell Giefer and husband Bernard of WaKeeney, Ks, Jeremy Wheeler and wife Linda of Gravity, Ia, Jake Hill and wife Trisha of Bedford, Ia and Josh Rusco of Gravity, Ia.
Great-grandchildren are: Spencer, Jase, and Goldie Barnes of Fairfax, Mo, Dustin Barnes of Hannibal, Mo, Kelly Barnes of Omaha, Ne, Tate and Oliver Combs of Jonesboro, Ark, Amber and Baylee Lewis and Jaycee and Jessie Graves of Fairfax, Mo, B.J. and Paula O'Dell of Belle Plaine, Ia, Bernard, Helen, Sybil and Wyndom Giefer of WaKeeney, Ks, Tiana, Kelsey, Audrey and Devon Wheeler of Gravity, Ia, Brett and Ben Hill of Bedford, Ia, Trey Hill of Bedford, Ia, and Alissa Rose Rusco of Creston. Ia.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Neil, daughter-in-law Judy Osburn Combs, and grandsons Brad O'Dell and Benjamin Beemer. She died at the home of Lorelei and Stephen Rusco on December 14, 2004. Burial was in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity, Ia.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa with Loren Daly officiating. Visitation with the family will be 7-8 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2004 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of Central Iowa, Mount Ayr, Iowa. Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.
Combs, Gladys Irene Dalrymple, was born Aug 5, 1919 at her grandparent Oxley's home just east of Siam in Taylor County, Ia. Her parents were Jefferson Ezra "Tom" Dalrymple and Adah Alfreda Oxley. Gladys lived at Maryville, Missouri until her parents divorced in 1925 at which time she, with her mother and sister, Lenora, returned to live at the Oxley home east of Siam. In 1949 her father moved back near them and many hours were spent in each other's homes.
Gladys attended the Siam schools through eighth grade and the Christian Church at Siam during her youth. She studied violin and piano under Lola Reid. During the 1960's she studied organ at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
She was married to Neil Combs at Shenandoah, Ia, Dec 12, 1940. They settled on a farm east and north of Siam where they lived until 1946 when they moved to a farm they bought, located southeast of Gravity. Gladys always helped with the farming, kept about 1200 chickens per year, sold eggs to Safeway in Kansas City, and had large vegetable and fruit gardens.
She was never known as one to rearrange furniture much, but as a hobby-carpenter she often rearranged the interior of the house. If she announced at breakfast that she was putting a window in a wall, by suppertime there was a window in the wall. She loved yard work and spent many hours on her John Deere riding lawn mower.
During the 1950's she was very active as President of the Gravity School PTA and undertook many projects. In 1969 Neil and Gladys moved north of the water tower in Gravity. For a number of years she was city clerk and looked after the water plant. She also taught piano and organ to many students.
She especially enjoyed having her family come to her house for birthday and holiday dinners and Gladys and Neil made many trips to Fairfax to join in family celebrations there. She was a good cook and always welcomed those who just happened to arrive at her home at meal time, as well as all of those that she invited. Her specialty was the traditional ravioli dinner that we always ate at Thanksgiving and Christmas times. She enjoyed her "tea time" with many of the neighbors. She'd call many people every day and enjoyed telling them what she had to say, and then would tell them she was done now and hang up, or just hang up because she was done.
Gladys survived a massive stroke in 1996 and that person who was always outside doing something accepted being in a wheelchair remarkably well. Neil died in 1998 and since that time she has lived with her daughter Lorelei and her husband Stephen Rusco in Gravity. She especially liked to watch Lorelei sew or work on various projects. She was generally in the midst of whatever was going on and greatly enjoyed watching the great-grandkids grow up - and if she thought the kids' music was too loud, she just turned her TV louder. She would allow them to change the channel or watch a movie, but if they all left the room, she wanted her remote.
She is survived by three children, Harry Combs and wife Mary of Fairfax, Mo, Patricia O'Dell and husband Keith of New Market, Ia, and Lorelei Rusco and husband Stephen of Gravity, Ia.
Grandchildren include: Holly Combs Barnes and husband Tracy of Fairfax, Mo, Jason Combs and wife Gayle of Jonesboro, Ark, Mike Lewis of Fairfax, Mo, Beth Lewis Graves and husband Jon of Fairfax, Mo, Brent O'Dell of Council Bluffs, Ia, Nishi O'Dell Giefer and husband Bernard of WaKeeney, Ks, Jeremy Wheeler and wife Linda of Gravity, Ia, Jake Hill and wife Trisha of Bedford, Ia and Josh Rusco of Gravity, Ia.
Great-grandchildren are: Spencer, Jase, and Goldie Barnes of Fairfax, Mo, Dustin Barnes of Hannibal, Mo, Kelly Barnes of Omaha, Ne, Tate and Oliver Combs of Jonesboro, Ark, Amber and Baylee Lewis and Jaycee and Jessie Graves of Fairfax, Mo, B.J. and Paula O'Dell of Belle Plaine, Ia, Bernard, Helen, Sybil and Wyndom Giefer of WaKeeney, Ks, Tiana, Kelsey, Audrey and Devon Wheeler of Gravity, Ia, Brett and Ben Hill of Bedford, Ia, Trey Hill of Bedford, Ia, and Alissa Rose Rusco of Creston. Ia.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Neil, daughter-in-law Judy Osburn Combs, and grandsons Brad O'Dell and Benjamin Beemer. She died at the home of Lorelei and Stephen Rusco on December 14, 2004. Burial was in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity, Ia.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa with Loren Daly officiating. Visitation with the family will be 7-8 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2004 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of Central Iowa, Mount Ayr, Iowa. Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.
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