Husband of Angie Jane Curtis. Son of Fredrick Carlisle "Fred" Conrad and Margaret Lena Baugh
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 14, 1969
CONRAD - Ralph Burdette Conrad was born December 27, 1905 and died July 25, 1969 at the age of 63, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as the result of complications following surgery.
He was born in Lucas county, the son of Fred C. and Margaret Lena Conrad.
Mr. Conrad attended the Norwood Consolidated School and following graduation from high school engaged in farming with his father.
He was married on Aug. 22, 1928, to Angie Curtis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple reared three daughters, Mrs. Donald R. (Margaret) Saxton of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Donald L. (Mary) Holland of West Bend, Iowa; and Mrs. Dean (Betsy) Berggren of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The children, along with Mrs. Conrad, and 11 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Harold B. McGee of Hampton, Iowa and Mrs. Harry H. Haldeman of Denedin, Fla., survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
The Federal Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 launched Mr. Conrad on a career in agriculture that made him a well-known figure throughout Iowa and the middlewest. He served on numerous state and regional committees, both in the administration and formulation of farm policy, often as chairman.
He was an ardent advocate throughout his life of more farmer participation in determining national objectives in agriculture and made frequent trips to Washington, D. C. on their behalf as program director of the AAA in Iowa.
Mr. Conrad, with his experience, became a leading advocate for the protection of soil fertility and for adoption by farmers of new scientific advances in equipment, seeds and methods of farming.
He resigned his government position in 1945 to become sales supervisor for the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Co. of Coon Rapids, Iowa, a position that he occupied until his death. Using the family farm north of Lucas, where he and Mrs. Conrad made their home, as a laboratory, he put into effect many of agriculture's scientific advances before they were generally accepted.
As a result of his position with Garst and Thomas and the farm, he hosted many foreign agricultural groups during their United States tours, and was prominent in the arrangements for the visit of Soviet Premiere Nikita Krushchev at the Garst farm in 1959.
He was always active in the affairs of the Norwood area, Chariton and Lucas county. Mr. Conrad was a member of the Chariton Rotary Club, was serving as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Central Committee, was active in the affairs of the Democratic Party at the state level, serving on many committees, and was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Chariton.
The genial personality of Buster Conrad, his keen wit and his sound vision and judgement, will be missed by the multitude of friends whose lives he touched as well as by the members of his bereaved family.
Services were held at the First Methodist Church in Chariton on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Glen Lamb, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Indianola. Burial was in the Norwood Cemetery.
Obituary courtesy of Charles M. Wright
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 14, 1969
CONRAD - Ralph Burdette Conrad was born December 27, 1905 and died July 25, 1969 at the age of 63, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as the result of complications following surgery.
He was born in Lucas county, the son of Fred C. and Margaret Lena Conrad.
Mr. Conrad attended the Norwood Consolidated School and following graduation from high school engaged in farming with his father.
He was married on Aug. 22, 1928, to Angie Curtis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple reared three daughters, Mrs. Donald R. (Margaret) Saxton of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Donald L. (Mary) Holland of West Bend, Iowa; and Mrs. Dean (Betsy) Berggren of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The children, along with Mrs. Conrad, and 11 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Harold B. McGee of Hampton, Iowa and Mrs. Harry H. Haldeman of Denedin, Fla., survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
The Federal Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 launched Mr. Conrad on a career in agriculture that made him a well-known figure throughout Iowa and the middlewest. He served on numerous state and regional committees, both in the administration and formulation of farm policy, often as chairman.
He was an ardent advocate throughout his life of more farmer participation in determining national objectives in agriculture and made frequent trips to Washington, D. C. on their behalf as program director of the AAA in Iowa.
Mr. Conrad, with his experience, became a leading advocate for the protection of soil fertility and for adoption by farmers of new scientific advances in equipment, seeds and methods of farming.
He resigned his government position in 1945 to become sales supervisor for the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Co. of Coon Rapids, Iowa, a position that he occupied until his death. Using the family farm north of Lucas, where he and Mrs. Conrad made their home, as a laboratory, he put into effect many of agriculture's scientific advances before they were generally accepted.
As a result of his position with Garst and Thomas and the farm, he hosted many foreign agricultural groups during their United States tours, and was prominent in the arrangements for the visit of Soviet Premiere Nikita Krushchev at the Garst farm in 1959.
He was always active in the affairs of the Norwood area, Chariton and Lucas county. Mr. Conrad was a member of the Chariton Rotary Club, was serving as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Central Committee, was active in the affairs of the Democratic Party at the state level, serving on many committees, and was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Chariton.
The genial personality of Buster Conrad, his keen wit and his sound vision and judgement, will be missed by the multitude of friends whose lives he touched as well as by the members of his bereaved family.
Services were held at the First Methodist Church in Chariton on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Glen Lamb, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Indianola. Burial was in the Norwood Cemetery.
Obituary courtesy of Charles M. Wright
Husband of Angie Jane Curtis. Son of Fredrick Carlisle "Fred" Conrad and Margaret Lena Baugh
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 14, 1969
CONRAD - Ralph Burdette Conrad was born December 27, 1905 and died July 25, 1969 at the age of 63, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as the result of complications following surgery.
He was born in Lucas county, the son of Fred C. and Margaret Lena Conrad.
Mr. Conrad attended the Norwood Consolidated School and following graduation from high school engaged in farming with his father.
He was married on Aug. 22, 1928, to Angie Curtis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple reared three daughters, Mrs. Donald R. (Margaret) Saxton of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Donald L. (Mary) Holland of West Bend, Iowa; and Mrs. Dean (Betsy) Berggren of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The children, along with Mrs. Conrad, and 11 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Harold B. McGee of Hampton, Iowa and Mrs. Harry H. Haldeman of Denedin, Fla., survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
The Federal Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 launched Mr. Conrad on a career in agriculture that made him a well-known figure throughout Iowa and the middlewest. He served on numerous state and regional committees, both in the administration and formulation of farm policy, often as chairman.
He was an ardent advocate throughout his life of more farmer participation in determining national objectives in agriculture and made frequent trips to Washington, D. C. on their behalf as program director of the AAA in Iowa.
Mr. Conrad, with his experience, became a leading advocate for the protection of soil fertility and for adoption by farmers of new scientific advances in equipment, seeds and methods of farming.
He resigned his government position in 1945 to become sales supervisor for the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Co. of Coon Rapids, Iowa, a position that he occupied until his death. Using the family farm north of Lucas, where he and Mrs. Conrad made their home, as a laboratory, he put into effect many of agriculture's scientific advances before they were generally accepted.
As a result of his position with Garst and Thomas and the farm, he hosted many foreign agricultural groups during their United States tours, and was prominent in the arrangements for the visit of Soviet Premiere Nikita Krushchev at the Garst farm in 1959.
He was always active in the affairs of the Norwood area, Chariton and Lucas county. Mr. Conrad was a member of the Chariton Rotary Club, was serving as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Central Committee, was active in the affairs of the Democratic Party at the state level, serving on many committees, and was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Chariton.
The genial personality of Buster Conrad, his keen wit and his sound vision and judgement, will be missed by the multitude of friends whose lives he touched as well as by the members of his bereaved family.
Services were held at the First Methodist Church in Chariton on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Glen Lamb, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Indianola. Burial was in the Norwood Cemetery.
Obituary courtesy of Charles M. Wright
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 14, 1969
CONRAD - Ralph Burdette Conrad was born December 27, 1905 and died July 25, 1969 at the age of 63, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as the result of complications following surgery.
He was born in Lucas county, the son of Fred C. and Margaret Lena Conrad.
Mr. Conrad attended the Norwood Consolidated School and following graduation from high school engaged in farming with his father.
He was married on Aug. 22, 1928, to Angie Curtis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple reared three daughters, Mrs. Donald R. (Margaret) Saxton of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Donald L. (Mary) Holland of West Bend, Iowa; and Mrs. Dean (Betsy) Berggren of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The children, along with Mrs. Conrad, and 11 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Harold B. McGee of Hampton, Iowa and Mrs. Harry H. Haldeman of Denedin, Fla., survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
The Federal Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 launched Mr. Conrad on a career in agriculture that made him a well-known figure throughout Iowa and the middlewest. He served on numerous state and regional committees, both in the administration and formulation of farm policy, often as chairman.
He was an ardent advocate throughout his life of more farmer participation in determining national objectives in agriculture and made frequent trips to Washington, D. C. on their behalf as program director of the AAA in Iowa.
Mr. Conrad, with his experience, became a leading advocate for the protection of soil fertility and for adoption by farmers of new scientific advances in equipment, seeds and methods of farming.
He resigned his government position in 1945 to become sales supervisor for the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Co. of Coon Rapids, Iowa, a position that he occupied until his death. Using the family farm north of Lucas, where he and Mrs. Conrad made their home, as a laboratory, he put into effect many of agriculture's scientific advances before they were generally accepted.
As a result of his position with Garst and Thomas and the farm, he hosted many foreign agricultural groups during their United States tours, and was prominent in the arrangements for the visit of Soviet Premiere Nikita Krushchev at the Garst farm in 1959.
He was always active in the affairs of the Norwood area, Chariton and Lucas county. Mr. Conrad was a member of the Chariton Rotary Club, was serving as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Central Committee, was active in the affairs of the Democratic Party at the state level, serving on many committees, and was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Chariton.
The genial personality of Buster Conrad, his keen wit and his sound vision and judgement, will be missed by the multitude of friends whose lives he touched as well as by the members of his bereaved family.
Services were held at the First Methodist Church in Chariton on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Glen Lamb, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Indianola. Burial was in the Norwood Cemetery.
Obituary courtesy of Charles M. Wright
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