Iona Ann (Gomel) White, 84, passed away on September 10, 2015, in Rockford.
She was born July 1, 1931, to Frank and Hazel (True) Gomel, in St. Joseph.
Iona moved with her family to the Atchison/Holt County area, where she attended King Grove School in Maitland, Mo., and later Fairfax High School, where she graduated in 1949. Iona loved horses and was a skilled rider. She went on to attend Platt College of Commerce, in St. Joseph, graduating in March of 1950. She held several secretarial positions including those at Fairfax Community Hospital, University of Missouri -Columbia, and Liberty School System, Liberty, Mo.
Iona Ann married her high school sweetheart, Richard Reed White, on September 2, 1951, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, where she continues to hold her membership. They had two children, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and Joseph Richard White. At the time that Richard passed away on June 30, 2015, they had been married almost 64 years.
Iona and Richard moved to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1969, at which time Iona became a school bus driver for the Knoxville Community School System. She held this position for almost 20 years. During these years, Iona was also a 4-H leader passionate about sharing her knowledge with future generations.
Iona was a member of William White DAR, of which she held many different offices throughout the 40 year period of her membership. Iona was an avid genealogist and was instrumental in helping many friends successfully research their ancestry. In 1995, she was awarded the Iowa Governors Volunteer Award for her work in restoring the Competine Cemetery.
Iona Ann was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Gomel as well as her husband, Richard.
She is survived by: her brother, Vernon Gomel, of Warsaw, Mo.; daughter, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and her husband K. D., of Roscoe, Ill.; son, Joseph Richard White and wife Vickie, of Craig, Mo.; grandchildren, Jessica (White) Reeder, of Ashland, Mo., Joseph Lee White, of Rossville, Kan., Nathan Bodwell, of Rockford, and Summer Joy (Bodwell) Hayward, of Dresden, Maine, as well as great-grandchildren, Adam White, Logan, Ian, Ryan and Faith Bodwell, and Joseph Edward Reeder and foster great-grandchild, Makai.
Visitation will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on September 17, at Schoolers Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on September 18, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, with graveside service at Tharp Cemetery to follow.
She was born July 1, 1931, to Frank and Hazel (True) Gomel, in St. Joseph.
Iona moved with her family to the Atchison/Holt County area, where she attended King Grove School in Maitland, Mo., and later Fairfax High School, where she graduated in 1949. Iona loved horses and was a skilled rider. She went on to attend Platt College of Commerce, in St. Joseph, graduating in March of 1950. She held several secretarial positions including those at Fairfax Community Hospital, University of Missouri -Columbia, and Liberty School System, Liberty, Mo.
Iona Ann married her high school sweetheart, Richard Reed White, on September 2, 1951, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, where she continues to hold her membership. They had two children, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and Joseph Richard White. At the time that Richard passed away on June 30, 2015, they had been married almost 64 years.
Iona and Richard moved to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1969, at which time Iona became a school bus driver for the Knoxville Community School System. She held this position for almost 20 years. During these years, Iona was also a 4-H leader passionate about sharing her knowledge with future generations.
Iona was a member of William White DAR, of which she held many different offices throughout the 40 year period of her membership. Iona was an avid genealogist and was instrumental in helping many friends successfully research their ancestry. In 1995, she was awarded the Iowa Governors Volunteer Award for her work in restoring the Competine Cemetery.
Iona Ann was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Gomel as well as her husband, Richard.
She is survived by: her brother, Vernon Gomel, of Warsaw, Mo.; daughter, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and her husband K. D., of Roscoe, Ill.; son, Joseph Richard White and wife Vickie, of Craig, Mo.; grandchildren, Jessica (White) Reeder, of Ashland, Mo., Joseph Lee White, of Rossville, Kan., Nathan Bodwell, of Rockford, and Summer Joy (Bodwell) Hayward, of Dresden, Maine, as well as great-grandchildren, Adam White, Logan, Ian, Ryan and Faith Bodwell, and Joseph Edward Reeder and foster great-grandchild, Makai.
Visitation will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on September 17, at Schoolers Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on September 18, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, with graveside service at Tharp Cemetery to follow.
Iona Ann (Gomel) White, 84, passed away on September 10, 2015, in Rockford.
She was born July 1, 1931, to Frank and Hazel (True) Gomel, in St. Joseph.
Iona moved with her family to the Atchison/Holt County area, where she attended King Grove School in Maitland, Mo., and later Fairfax High School, where she graduated in 1949. Iona loved horses and was a skilled rider. She went on to attend Platt College of Commerce, in St. Joseph, graduating in March of 1950. She held several secretarial positions including those at Fairfax Community Hospital, University of Missouri -Columbia, and Liberty School System, Liberty, Mo.
Iona Ann married her high school sweetheart, Richard Reed White, on September 2, 1951, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, where she continues to hold her membership. They had two children, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and Joseph Richard White. At the time that Richard passed away on June 30, 2015, they had been married almost 64 years.
Iona and Richard moved to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1969, at which time Iona became a school bus driver for the Knoxville Community School System. She held this position for almost 20 years. During these years, Iona was also a 4-H leader passionate about sharing her knowledge with future generations.
Iona was a member of William White DAR, of which she held many different offices throughout the 40 year period of her membership. Iona was an avid genealogist and was instrumental in helping many friends successfully research their ancestry. In 1995, she was awarded the Iowa Governors Volunteer Award for her work in restoring the Competine Cemetery.
Iona Ann was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Gomel as well as her husband, Richard.
She is survived by: her brother, Vernon Gomel, of Warsaw, Mo.; daughter, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and her husband K. D., of Roscoe, Ill.; son, Joseph Richard White and wife Vickie, of Craig, Mo.; grandchildren, Jessica (White) Reeder, of Ashland, Mo., Joseph Lee White, of Rossville, Kan., Nathan Bodwell, of Rockford, and Summer Joy (Bodwell) Hayward, of Dresden, Maine, as well as great-grandchildren, Adam White, Logan, Ian, Ryan and Faith Bodwell, and Joseph Edward Reeder and foster great-grandchild, Makai.
Visitation will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on September 17, at Schoolers Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on September 18, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, with graveside service at Tharp Cemetery to follow.
She was born July 1, 1931, to Frank and Hazel (True) Gomel, in St. Joseph.
Iona moved with her family to the Atchison/Holt County area, where she attended King Grove School in Maitland, Mo., and later Fairfax High School, where she graduated in 1949. Iona loved horses and was a skilled rider. She went on to attend Platt College of Commerce, in St. Joseph, graduating in March of 1950. She held several secretarial positions including those at Fairfax Community Hospital, University of Missouri -Columbia, and Liberty School System, Liberty, Mo.
Iona Ann married her high school sweetheart, Richard Reed White, on September 2, 1951, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, where she continues to hold her membership. They had two children, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and Joseph Richard White. At the time that Richard passed away on June 30, 2015, they had been married almost 64 years.
Iona and Richard moved to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1969, at which time Iona became a school bus driver for the Knoxville Community School System. She held this position for almost 20 years. During these years, Iona was also a 4-H leader passionate about sharing her knowledge with future generations.
Iona was a member of William White DAR, of which she held many different offices throughout the 40 year period of her membership. Iona was an avid genealogist and was instrumental in helping many friends successfully research their ancestry. In 1995, she was awarded the Iowa Governors Volunteer Award for her work in restoring the Competine Cemetery.
Iona Ann was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Gomel as well as her husband, Richard.
She is survived by: her brother, Vernon Gomel, of Warsaw, Mo.; daughter, Roxanne (White) Bodwell and her husband K. D., of Roscoe, Ill.; son, Joseph Richard White and wife Vickie, of Craig, Mo.; grandchildren, Jessica (White) Reeder, of Ashland, Mo., Joseph Lee White, of Rossville, Kan., Nathan Bodwell, of Rockford, and Summer Joy (Bodwell) Hayward, of Dresden, Maine, as well as great-grandchildren, Adam White, Logan, Ian, Ryan and Faith Bodwell, and Joseph Edward Reeder and foster great-grandchild, Makai.
Visitation will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on September 17, at Schoolers Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on September 18, at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, with graveside service at Tharp Cemetery to follow.
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