VERLE CHOWN
Verle was born at Muscatine, Iowa March 11, 1899, and died July 28, 1984, at the age of 85 years, 4 months, and 17 days.
In his younger life, Verle trucked and farmed near Conesville, Ia. On April 18, 1931, he was united in marriage to Alice Clara Boswell. To this union, one son was born in 1933.
In 1943 Verle and his family moved to a farm north of Lamoni, where he farmed until his retirement in 1973. Shortly after retirement, he and Alice moved into the town of Lamoni.
In 1978 his wife was taken from this life with cancer. In 1981, Verie's health failed him, and after a brief stay in the Leon Hospital he resided at Lamoni Manor until his death.
Verle was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; his wife; 2 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Verle is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Beverly Chown; 3 grandchildren, Jerry, Terry and Larry; Jerry's wife; 1 great-grandchild, and a host of nephews, nieces, good friends, and neighbors.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Lamoni Funeral Home, were held Tuesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. from the funeral home. Officiating were Elders Bill Ballantyne, and Robert B. Hynden. Burial was a Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni.
Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, August 1st, 1984, pg. 9
MOTHER: Anna Laura Wolford
FATHER: Charles Richard Chown
WIFE: Alice Clara Boswell
m. 18 Apr 1931- Davenport, Scott, Iowa
CHILD: Robert Verle Chown
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Richard V Chown
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Birth Place: Orono, Muscatine, Iowa
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
FHL Film Number: 1003494
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Vearl Richard Chown
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Residence Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: C. R. Chown
Source Citation: Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Muscatine; Roll: 1643203
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940
Name: Verle Chown
[Richard Verle Chown]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Conesville, IA.
Residence Place: West Liberty, Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1931
Marriage Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
Spouse: Alice Boswell
Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
Verle was born at Muscatine, Iowa March 11, 1899, and died July 28, 1984, at the age of 85 years, 4 months, and 17 days.
In his younger life, Verle trucked and farmed near Conesville, Ia. On April 18, 1931, he was united in marriage to Alice Clara Boswell. To this union, one son was born in 1933.
In 1943 Verle and his family moved to a farm north of Lamoni, where he farmed until his retirement in 1973. Shortly after retirement, he and Alice moved into the town of Lamoni.
In 1978 his wife was taken from this life with cancer. In 1981, Verie's health failed him, and after a brief stay in the Leon Hospital he resided at Lamoni Manor until his death.
Verle was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; his wife; 2 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Verle is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Beverly Chown; 3 grandchildren, Jerry, Terry and Larry; Jerry's wife; 1 great-grandchild, and a host of nephews, nieces, good friends, and neighbors.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Lamoni Funeral Home, were held Tuesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. from the funeral home. Officiating were Elders Bill Ballantyne, and Robert B. Hynden. Burial was a Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni.
Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, August 1st, 1984, pg. 9
MOTHER: Anna Laura Wolford
FATHER: Charles Richard Chown
WIFE: Alice Clara Boswell
m. 18 Apr 1931- Davenport, Scott, Iowa
CHILD: Robert Verle Chown
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Richard V Chown
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Birth Place: Orono, Muscatine, Iowa
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
FHL Film Number: 1003494
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Vearl Richard Chown
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Residence Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: C. R. Chown
Source Citation: Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Muscatine; Roll: 1643203
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940
Name: Verle Chown
[Richard Verle Chown]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Conesville, IA.
Residence Place: West Liberty, Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1931
Marriage Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
Spouse: Alice Boswell
Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
VERLE CHOWN
Verle was born at Muscatine, Iowa March 11, 1899, and died July 28, 1984, at the age of 85 years, 4 months, and 17 days.
In his younger life, Verle trucked and farmed near Conesville, Ia. On April 18, 1931, he was united in marriage to Alice Clara Boswell. To this union, one son was born in 1933.
In 1943 Verle and his family moved to a farm north of Lamoni, where he farmed until his retirement in 1973. Shortly after retirement, he and Alice moved into the town of Lamoni.
In 1978 his wife was taken from this life with cancer. In 1981, Verie's health failed him, and after a brief stay in the Leon Hospital he resided at Lamoni Manor until his death.
Verle was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; his wife; 2 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Verle is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Beverly Chown; 3 grandchildren, Jerry, Terry and Larry; Jerry's wife; 1 great-grandchild, and a host of nephews, nieces, good friends, and neighbors.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Lamoni Funeral Home, were held Tuesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. from the funeral home. Officiating were Elders Bill Ballantyne, and Robert B. Hynden. Burial was a Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni.
Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, August 1st, 1984, pg. 9
MOTHER: Anna Laura Wolford
FATHER: Charles Richard Chown
WIFE: Alice Clara Boswell
m. 18 Apr 1931- Davenport, Scott, Iowa
CHILD: Robert Verle Chown
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Richard V Chown
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Birth Place: Orono, Muscatine, Iowa
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
FHL Film Number: 1003494
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Vearl Richard Chown
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Residence Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: C. R. Chown
Source Citation: Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Muscatine; Roll: 1643203
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940
Name: Verle Chown
[Richard Verle Chown]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Conesville, IA.
Residence Place: West Liberty, Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1931
Marriage Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
Spouse: Alice Boswell
Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
Verle was born at Muscatine, Iowa March 11, 1899, and died July 28, 1984, at the age of 85 years, 4 months, and 17 days.
In his younger life, Verle trucked and farmed near Conesville, Ia. On April 18, 1931, he was united in marriage to Alice Clara Boswell. To this union, one son was born in 1933.
In 1943 Verle and his family moved to a farm north of Lamoni, where he farmed until his retirement in 1973. Shortly after retirement, he and Alice moved into the town of Lamoni.
In 1978 his wife was taken from this life with cancer. In 1981, Verie's health failed him, and after a brief stay in the Leon Hospital he resided at Lamoni Manor until his death.
Verle was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; his wife; 2 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Verle is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Beverly Chown; 3 grandchildren, Jerry, Terry and Larry; Jerry's wife; 1 great-grandchild, and a host of nephews, nieces, good friends, and neighbors.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Lamoni Funeral Home, were held Tuesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. from the funeral home. Officiating were Elders Bill Ballantyne, and Robert B. Hynden. Burial was a Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni.
Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, August 1st, 1984, pg. 9
MOTHER: Anna Laura Wolford
FATHER: Charles Richard Chown
WIFE: Alice Clara Boswell
m. 18 Apr 1931- Davenport, Scott, Iowa
CHILD: Robert Verle Chown
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Richard V Chown
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Birth Place: Orono, Muscatine, Iowa
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
FHL Film Number: 1003494
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Vearl Richard Chown
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1899
Residence Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: C. R. Chown
Source Citation: Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Muscatine; Roll: 1643203
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940
Name: Verle Chown
[Richard Verle Chown]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Conesville, IA.
Residence Place: West Liberty, Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1931
Marriage Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Father: Richard Chown
Mother: Laura Wolford
Spouse: Alice Boswell
Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
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