Frank Lenard Sargent, 81, Jewell. Born in Ogden. OHS-62. Farmed the family farm in Boone County. National Guard vet for 22 years. Worked at Butler Manufacturing until its closure, then at Frigidaire in Webster City until retirement. Loved farming and spent nearly 40 years working the fields for Greenfield Farms during the spring planting and fall harvesting seasons. Married Connie Springer in 1966 and the family moved to Jewell in 1973. Frank's wife, Connie, and two sons survive. Services in Jewell.
Mary Ann Barnum Meeker, 94, Boone. Born in Oregon. Married Tex Lee Meeker in California. The couple later divorced. They had lived in Missouri before moving to Council Bluffs where Mary worked for the Iowa School for the Deaf and a bank. In 1970, the couple moved to Ogden where Mary worked for Northern Natural Gas for many years before retirement. In retirement, she worked for Johnson and Sons in Ogden. An excellent seamstress and avid gardener, she was active in Cub Scouts in her earlier years. A son, Ted (Donna) Meeker of Ogden, and a daughter-in-law, Angie Meeker, survive. Graveside service in Ogden.
Shirley Mae Campbell Erickson, 92, Boone. Born in Greene County. Grew up on a farm near Pilot Mound. PMHS-51. Married Dwain Erickson in Minnesota in 1955 and the couple established their home in Ogden. A stay-at-home mom who also provided home daycare, Shirley, later, worked at Foodland, school food service and during summers, operated Shirley's Lunch at the Don Williams Boathouse. After a divorce in 2000, Shirley moved to Pilot Mound and in 2008, on to Boone. She was very active in the American Legion Auxiliary in Pilot and later, in Boone. Shirley loved bowling, gardening, canning, sewing, making quilts and baking cookies. A son, Robert (Julie) Erickson of Boone and a brother, Earl (Judy Mayse) Campbell survive. Services in Ogden and Pilot Mound.
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