Mary Belle, her husband Lee and daughter Goldia share a stone at Newton Union Cemetery.
Goldia died at age 19 on August 24, 1909 in Newton, Iowa; she had been born August 10, 1890 in Kellogg, Iowa. Both communities are in Jasper County.
Gravestone photo by Gary Arthur Neveln, gifted to ALLUM in 2007
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Also in Newton Union Cemetery are four of Mary and Lee's six sons (according to dates of death), as follows. All were born and died in Iowa.
Raymond James, born August 28, 1900 in Kellogg, died June 4, 1946 in Des Moines. Like Goldia, Ray predeceased his parents.
John William, born December 28, 1887 in Kellogg, died October 18, 1964 in Marshalltown.
Merlyn George, born March 18, 1898 in Kellogg, died December 17, 1986 in Baxter.
Charles Everett, born December 23, 1907 in Newton, died December 18, 1986 in Davenport.
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Mary Belle, her husband Lee and daughter Goldia share a stone at Newton Union Cemetery.
Goldia died at age 19 on August 24, 1909 in Newton, Iowa; she had been born August 10, 1890 in Kellogg, Iowa. Both communities are in Jasper County.
Gravestone photo by Gary Arthur Neveln, gifted to ALLUM in 2007
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Also in Newton Union Cemetery are four of Mary and Lee's six sons (according to dates of death), as follows. All were born and died in Iowa.
Raymond James, born August 28, 1900 in Kellogg, died June 4, 1946 in Des Moines. Like Goldia, Ray predeceased his parents.
John William, born December 28, 1887 in Kellogg, died October 18, 1964 in Marshalltown.
Merlyn George, born March 18, 1898 in Kellogg, died December 17, 1986 in Baxter.
Charles Everett, born December 23, 1907 in Newton, died December 18, 1986 in Davenport.
Click the link at right to view more photographs.