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Dewey Max Ketner

• Birth*: He was born on 30 December 1938 in Kannapolis, Rowan County, North Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Betty Doris Fortson, daughter of Ruth Cromer, on 21 December 1959 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 29 April 2016 in Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at age 77.^6,7
• Burial*: Entombment was on 2 May 2016 in West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina.^2,8

• Note*: He was a digital switching suervisor for Concord Telephone Company.²

• Last Edited: 1 Mar 2024

Crystal Lynn Ketner

• Father: Dewey Max Ketner² b. 30 Dec 1938, d. 29 Apr 2016
• Mother: Betty Doris Fortson¹ b. 18 Jan 1940, d. 24 Feb 2024

• Death*: She died on 28 February 2019.³

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2024

Willis Coleman Fortson

• Mother: Ruth Cromer¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2024

Patsy Fortson

• Mother: Ruth Cromer¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2024

Claire Arlene Delashmutt

Claire Delashmutt, freshman-class picture in 1948 college yearbook.

• Father: Dudley Wilson DeLashmutt¹ b. 11 Dec 1903, d. 22 Jan 1971
• Mother: Edith Marie Olson² b. 26 Dec 1908, d. 20 May 1994

• Birth*: She was born on 15 November 1928 in a farm, Monona County, Iowa (near Whiting).³
• Marriage*: She married James Junior Joines on 21 June 1952 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.³
• Death*: She died on 29 March 2024 in Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, at age 95.³

• Note*: After her husband retired from the Navy, they settled in Whiting, Iowa in 1972 where she served on the Whiting community school board for twelve years, as board president for nine years. In 1986, she became Disaster Services Coordinator for Monona County, Iowa, a position she held until retiring in 2000.

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2024

James Junior Joines

• Birth*: He was born on 12 February 1928.¹
• Marriage*: He married Claire Arlene Delashmutt, daughter of Dudley Wilson DeLashmutt and Edith Marie Olson, on 21 June 1952 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.²
• Death*: He died on 29 September 1994 at age 66.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, Iowa.¹

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy at duty stations including Key West, Florida, Beeville, Texas, Kingsville, Texas, Oak Harbor, Washington, San Diego, California, and San Jose, California. His service included the eras of the Korea and Vietnam wars. He retired as a lieutenant.^2,1

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2024

Lyndle Clopton

• Father: Willard Ervin Clopton^1,2,3 b. 30 Jul 1887, d. 15 Apr 1966
• Mother: Cora Ellen Beauchamp^4,5,6 b. 22 Nov 1891, d. 25 Dec 1985

• Birth*: He was born on 18 May 1924 in Mount Sherman, LaRue County, Kentucky.⁷
• Marriage*: He married Mary I. ('Sally') Gibson.⁷
• Death*: He died on 17 October 2000 in Elizabethtown, Harlan County, Kentucky, at age 76.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Benningfield Chapel Cemetery, Mount Sherman Road, LaRue County, Kentucky.⁷

• Last Edited: 8 May 2024

Mary I. ('Sally') Gibson

• Birth*: She was born on 25 August 1932 in LaRue County, Kentucky.¹
• Marriage*: She married Lyndle Clopton, son of Willard Ervin Clopton and Cora Ellen Beauchamp.²
• Death*: She died on 6 May 2024 in Magnolia, LaRue County, Kentucky, at age 91.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Benningfield Chapel Cemetery, Mount Sherman Road, LaRue County, Kentucky.¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2024

Alice M. Stewart

• Birth*: She was born on 9 October 1865.¹
• Marriage*: She married William Bartlett Hunt, son of Charles Wesley Hunt and Eliza L. Foster, on 23 December 1885 in Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 25 September 1939 at age 73.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 September 1939 in plot 257 002 09, Aspen Grove Cemetery, 2043 Sunnyside Avenue, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^2,5

• Obituary*: "DEATH TAKES MRS. W. B. HUNT
  "Well Known Burlington Woman Dies After Year's Illness
     "Mrs. William B. Hunt, 317 S. Central avenue, died this morning in Burlington hospital after having been in ill health for about a year, and her passing will be sincerely mourned by all who knew her.
     "Alice Stewart Hunt was born Oct. 9, 1865, the daughter of William A. Stewart and Sybil A. Higley Stewart, prominent residents of Des Moines county. She was united in marriage with W. B. Hunt Dec.23, 1895, at Danville, Ia.
     "Surviving are two daughters, Louise Hunt and Helen Hunt Hanna of this city; one granddaughter, Sybil Ann Hanna; a sister, Mrs. W. A. Hanna of Danville, Ia., and a nephew, E. E. Stewart Jr. of Los Angeles, Cal.
     "Her husband, the late W. B. Hunt, well known resident, died a year ago last August, and a brother, E. E. Stewart, also preceded her in death.
     "Mrs. Hunt was well known in a large circle of friends and acquaintances and her interest in her home, her church and the King’s Daughters Home for Old People, endeared her to many. She gave wholeheartedly of her time and ability to these, and other activities and she will be remembered as a woman of fine character, pleasing disposition and a record of great accomplishment.
     "She was a member of the Congregational church and active in the Ladies Aid and Missionary society of the church. She was a member of the What-So-Ever circle of King’s Daughters, an organization with which she had been identified for 42 years, and she was president of the board of the Old People’s Home since its organization.
     "Funeral services will be held at Prugh’s chapel at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Masselink, pastor of the Congregational church to officiate. Burial will be in Aspen Grove cemetery."⁶
• Note*: • She was from Danville, Iowa.
  • She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Burlington, Iowa.
  • There is conflict between the sources as to the year of her birth. Her obituary gives 1865 as the date, but her Find A Grave memorial (and her gravestone in the photograph accompanying the memorial) says she was born in 1862.^7,8

• Last Edited: 13 May 2024

Clara Louise Hunt

• Father: William Bartlett Hunt^1,2 b. 4 Oct 1857, d. 15 Aug 1938
• Mother: Alice M. Stewart^3,4 b. 9 Oct 1865, d. 25 Sep 1939

• Birth*: She was born on 21 January 1888 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 2 October 1975 in St. Francis Hospital, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, at age 87.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 4 October 1975 in plot 257 002 11, Aspen Grove Cemetery, 2043 Sunnyside Avenue, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^9,10

• Note*: She taught in high schools in Pekin, Illinois, Roseville, Illinois, and Burlington, Iowa and was a member of the First Congregational Church in Burlington.¹¹

• Last Edited: 13 May 2024

Helen Hunt

• Father: William Bartlett Hunt^1,2 b. 4 Oct 1857, d. 15 Aug 1938
• Mother: Alice M. Stewart^3,4 b. 9 Oct 1865, d. 25 Sep 1939

• Birth*: She was born on 8 May 1890 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Carman B. Hanna on 30 December 1920 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^7,8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 22 December 1972 in St. Francis Continuation Care Center, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, at age 82.^11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in plot 325 115 05, Aspen Grove Cemetery, 2043 Sunnyside Avenue, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.¹³

• Note*: She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Iowa and the Daughters of the American Revolution.⁵

• Last Edited: 13 May 2024

Carman B. Hanna

• Birth*: He was born in 1888.¹
• Marriage*: He married Helen Hunt, daughter of William Bartlett Hunt and Alice M. Stewart, on 30 December 1920 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^2,3,4,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Long Creek Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa.¹
• Death*: He died on 22 December 1927.^6,7

• Note*: In World War I, ee served in the 41st Ambulance Company of the U.S. Army.¹

• Last Edited: 12 May 2024

Sybil Ann Hanna

• Father: Carman B. Hanna^4,5,6 b. 1888, d. 22 Dec 1927
• Mother: Helen Hunt^1,2,3 b. 8 May 1890, d. 22 Dec 1972

• Birth*: She was born on 12 January 1922 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^7,8
• Death*: She died on 5 January 2018 in Danville Care Center, Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa, at age 95.^9,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 January 2018 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, 2043 Sunnyside Avenue, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.^10,11

• Note*: She earned a B.S. degree from Ripon College and an M.S. degree from the University of Illinois. She was a children's librarian and story teller at Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, Mississippi until retiring in 1992 and returning to Burlington, Iowa, where she lived the rest of her life. She was survived by three adopted children.⁷

• Last Edited: 12 May 2024