Funeral services were held for Don Griswold, 65, Tuesday afternoon from the Walker funeral home and burial was in the Clarinda cemetery.
He died Christmas eve at his home near Shambaugh after being stricken ill at a store in Shambaugh.
Griswold was known throughout the state for his work as county farm agent here for 22 years and was appointed veterans-on-the-farm training instructor, following the resignation of Kenneth Fulk in September. Griswold resigned this month, due to ill health.
He also served on the draft board during both the recent war and the present peacetime draft.
Well-liked, his friends helped rebuild his home near Clarinda after it was destroyed in 1926 by a tornado. He had lived in Page county for 26 years.
His wife, one daughter Marjorie of Weston, Mass and two sons, Jac student at Iowa university, and Norris of Big Creek, Calif. survive. Don, Jr, another son, was Page county's first casualty in World War II. A navy destroyer was later named for Don, jr. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Dec 27, 1948
Contributor: Pat O'Dell (47147856) • [email protected]
He died Christmas eve at his home near Shambaugh after being stricken ill at a store in Shambaugh.
Griswold was known throughout the state for his work as county farm agent here for 22 years and was appointed veterans-on-the-farm training instructor, following the resignation of Kenneth Fulk in September. Griswold resigned this month, due to ill health.
He also served on the draft board during both the recent war and the present peacetime draft.
Well-liked, his friends helped rebuild his home near Clarinda after it was destroyed in 1926 by a tornado. He had lived in Page county for 26 years.
His wife, one daughter Marjorie of Weston, Mass and two sons, Jac student at Iowa university, and Norris of Big Creek, Calif. survive. Don, Jr, another son, was Page county's first casualty in World War II. A navy destroyer was later named for Don, jr. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Dec 27, 1948
Contributor: Pat O'Dell (47147856) • [email protected]
Funeral services were held for Don Griswold, 65, Tuesday afternoon from the Walker funeral home and burial was in the Clarinda cemetery.
He died Christmas eve at his home near Shambaugh after being stricken ill at a store in Shambaugh.
Griswold was known throughout the state for his work as county farm agent here for 22 years and was appointed veterans-on-the-farm training instructor, following the resignation of Kenneth Fulk in September. Griswold resigned this month, due to ill health.
He also served on the draft board during both the recent war and the present peacetime draft.
Well-liked, his friends helped rebuild his home near Clarinda after it was destroyed in 1926 by a tornado. He had lived in Page county for 26 years.
His wife, one daughter Marjorie of Weston, Mass and two sons, Jac student at Iowa university, and Norris of Big Creek, Calif. survive. Don, Jr, another son, was Page county's first casualty in World War II. A navy destroyer was later named for Don, jr. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Dec 27, 1948
Contributor: Pat O'Dell (47147856) • [email protected]
He died Christmas eve at his home near Shambaugh after being stricken ill at a store in Shambaugh.
Griswold was known throughout the state for his work as county farm agent here for 22 years and was appointed veterans-on-the-farm training instructor, following the resignation of Kenneth Fulk in September. Griswold resigned this month, due to ill health.
He also served on the draft board during both the recent war and the present peacetime draft.
Well-liked, his friends helped rebuild his home near Clarinda after it was destroyed in 1926 by a tornado. He had lived in Page county for 26 years.
His wife, one daughter Marjorie of Weston, Mass and two sons, Jac student at Iowa university, and Norris of Big Creek, Calif. survive. Don, Jr, another son, was Page county's first casualty in World War II. A navy destroyer was later named for Don, jr. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Dec 27, 1948
Contributor: Pat O'Dell (47147856) • [email protected]
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