Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa)
Wednesday February 5, 1997
John Dale Moon
John Dale Moon was born July 8, 1914 to John William and Sarah Lorraine [Lorene] Beason [Beson] Moon in Taylor County, Iowa and passed away January 29, 1997 in Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Ada Mae Miller on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Mary Fern and Connie Jane. John was born and lived all his life on the farm that had been in his family since Jan. 1891. Farming was his life. He took great pride in his Registered Jersey Cattle herd and showed his cattle and won many awards at fairs and cattle shows. He won Grand Champion Bull at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln and Senior Champion in the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka in 1956.
John was a member of the Jersey Cattleman's Assoc. for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge #320, in Blockton. He loved his family, especially his, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother George Moon and two sisters, Mattie Mortensen and Mary Walker.
Surviving John are two daughters, Mary Weaver and husband Donald (Buck) Weaver and Jane Manser and husband Roger Manser; five grandchildren, Connie Drake and husband Earl, John Weaver and wife Debra, Melissa Ryan and husband Todd, Jennifer Manser and fiancé John Coady and Megan Manser; and four- great grandchildren, Nathan Drake, Clinton Drake, Sasha Weaver and Cullen Ryan; sisters Bernice Ihrig and husband Merton of Cedar Rapids and Geraldine Hollingsworth of Winterset, IA; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Services were held Saturday, February 1 at the Christian Church in Blockton. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, IA. Rev. Scott Marcum officiated the service. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr was in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday February 5, 1997
John Dale Moon
John Dale Moon was born July 8, 1914 to John William and Sarah Lorraine [Lorene] Beason [Beson] Moon in Taylor County, Iowa and passed away January 29, 1997 in Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Ada Mae Miller on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Mary Fern and Connie Jane. John was born and lived all his life on the farm that had been in his family since Jan. 1891. Farming was his life. He took great pride in his Registered Jersey Cattle herd and showed his cattle and won many awards at fairs and cattle shows. He won Grand Champion Bull at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln and Senior Champion in the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka in 1956.
John was a member of the Jersey Cattleman's Assoc. for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge #320, in Blockton. He loved his family, especially his, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother George Moon and two sisters, Mattie Mortensen and Mary Walker.
Surviving John are two daughters, Mary Weaver and husband Donald (Buck) Weaver and Jane Manser and husband Roger Manser; five grandchildren, Connie Drake and husband Earl, John Weaver and wife Debra, Melissa Ryan and husband Todd, Jennifer Manser and fiancé John Coady and Megan Manser; and four- great grandchildren, Nathan Drake, Clinton Drake, Sasha Weaver and Cullen Ryan; sisters Bernice Ihrig and husband Merton of Cedar Rapids and Geraldine Hollingsworth of Winterset, IA; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Services were held Saturday, February 1 at the Christian Church in Blockton. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, IA. Rev. Scott Marcum officiated the service. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr was in charge of arrangements.
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa)
Wednesday February 5, 1997
John Dale Moon
John Dale Moon was born July 8, 1914 to John William and Sarah Lorraine [Lorene] Beason [Beson] Moon in Taylor County, Iowa and passed away January 29, 1997 in Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Ada Mae Miller on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Mary Fern and Connie Jane. John was born and lived all his life on the farm that had been in his family since Jan. 1891. Farming was his life. He took great pride in his Registered Jersey Cattle herd and showed his cattle and won many awards at fairs and cattle shows. He won Grand Champion Bull at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln and Senior Champion in the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka in 1956.
John was a member of the Jersey Cattleman's Assoc. for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge #320, in Blockton. He loved his family, especially his, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother George Moon and two sisters, Mattie Mortensen and Mary Walker.
Surviving John are two daughters, Mary Weaver and husband Donald (Buck) Weaver and Jane Manser and husband Roger Manser; five grandchildren, Connie Drake and husband Earl, John Weaver and wife Debra, Melissa Ryan and husband Todd, Jennifer Manser and fiancé John Coady and Megan Manser; and four- great grandchildren, Nathan Drake, Clinton Drake, Sasha Weaver and Cullen Ryan; sisters Bernice Ihrig and husband Merton of Cedar Rapids and Geraldine Hollingsworth of Winterset, IA; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Services were held Saturday, February 1 at the Christian Church in Blockton. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, IA. Rev. Scott Marcum officiated the service. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr was in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday February 5, 1997
John Dale Moon
John Dale Moon was born July 8, 1914 to John William and Sarah Lorraine [Lorene] Beason [Beson] Moon in Taylor County, Iowa and passed away January 29, 1997 in Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Ada Mae Miller on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Mary Fern and Connie Jane. John was born and lived all his life on the farm that had been in his family since Jan. 1891. Farming was his life. He took great pride in his Registered Jersey Cattle herd and showed his cattle and won many awards at fairs and cattle shows. He won Grand Champion Bull at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln and Senior Champion in the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka in 1956.
John was a member of the Jersey Cattleman's Assoc. for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge #320, in Blockton. He loved his family, especially his, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother George Moon and two sisters, Mattie Mortensen and Mary Walker.
Surviving John are two daughters, Mary Weaver and husband Donald (Buck) Weaver and Jane Manser and husband Roger Manser; five grandchildren, Connie Drake and husband Earl, John Weaver and wife Debra, Melissa Ryan and husband Todd, Jennifer Manser and fiancé John Coady and Megan Manser; and four- great grandchildren, Nathan Drake, Clinton Drake, Sasha Weaver and Cullen Ryan; sisters Bernice Ihrig and husband Merton of Cedar Rapids and Geraldine Hollingsworth of Winterset, IA; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Services were held Saturday, February 1 at the Christian Church in Blockton. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, IA. Rev. Scott Marcum officiated the service. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr was in charge of arrangements.
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