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Alta Eileen Birch Wilcox

Birth	:	31 Mar 1915 Amherst Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Oct 2005 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Craig Cemetery, Craig, Moffat County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5164000, -107.5260000
Plot	:	Blk 3N, lot 4, grv 1
Description	:	Alta Eileen (Birch) Wilcox, 90, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa, following a brief illness. Alta Eileen Birch was born March 31, 1915, in Amherst Township, south of Marcus, to William and Olive (Pooley) Birch. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Services were 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cleghorn Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Patricia Cox officiating. When she was 2 years old, her parents moved to their farm south of Cleghorn. Alta attended the Cleghorn school, graduating in 1932 in the first class that graduated after... Read More	Alta Eileen (Birch) Wilcox, 90, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa, following a brief illness. Alta Eileen Birch was born March 31, 1915, in Amherst Township, south of Marcus, to William and Olive (Pooley) Birch. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Services were 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cleghorn Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Patricia Cox officiating. When she was 2 years old, her parents moved to their farm south of Cleghorn. Alta attended the Cleghorn school, graduating in 1932 in the first class that graduated after attending 12 years in the new school. She was in the first grade when the new schoolhouse in Cleghorn opened. On Aug. 28, 1932, she was married to James S. Wilcox and they farmed southeast of Cleghorn. To this union three children were born, James Dean, Janice Eileen and Judith Ann. Jim and Alta celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 28, 1997. The couple lived in Cleghorn since 1961 at 101 S. Hamilton, Alta having been a resident of the Cleghorn area her entire life. She was a member of Cleghorn Presbyterian Church for 80 years, having joined the church in 1925 and her future husband joined the church in the same class. She was also a member of Martha Society, Esther Circle, Friendship Guild, Dorcas Society and held several offices in them. Alta enjoyed knitting and crocheting afghans, sweaters, doilies, pot holders, crosses and on plastic hangers and she always enjoyed giving them away. She enjoyed planting flowers and she loved to see them grow. She enjoyed her family and friends. She is survived by two daughters, Janice and her husband, Richard Abrahamson of Primghar, Iowa, and Judith Olson of Spencer, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Tammy Brady, Kyra Conley, Arlyn Wilcox, Richard Abrahamson, Jerald Abrahamson, Lu Ann Puhrmann, James Olson and Lisa Laursen; 12 great-grandchildren, Morgan, Sydney and Merrill Brady, Logan Conley, Melissa and Jessica Abrahamson, Jared, Elyse and Jocelyn Abrahamson, Kayla and Kyle Puhrmann and Freddie Gluck; a brother, Stanley Birch and his wife, Margaret of Cleghorn; three sisters, Berniece Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz., Vera Wood and her husband, Gerald of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Audrey Curry of Chico, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Barbara Birch of Phoenix, Ariz.; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Jan. 2, 1998; a son, James Dean Wilcox on Feb. 24, 1996; two sisters, Pearl McKennan and Lois Hazen; and a brother, Milo Birch.

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Alta Eileen Birch Wilcox's memorial is located at: Craig Cemetery, Craig, Moffat County, USA.
When did Alta Eileen Birch Wilcox death?
Alta Eileen Birch Wilcox death on 27 Oct 2005 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.5164000
Longitude: -107.5260000

Family Members:

Parent

William Hammond Birch

(1883 - 1948)

Olive Pearl Pooley Birch

(1884 - 1959)

Spouse

James St. Clair Wilcox

(1912 - 1998)

Siblings

Milo Pooley Birch

(1909 - 2000)

Stanley LaVerne Birch

(1911 - 2006)

Lois Maria Birch Hazen

(1913 - 1990)

Berniece Letha Birch Johnson

(1919 - 2010)

(unknow - unknow)

Audrey Delores Birch Curry

(1929 - 2020)

Children

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 40.5164000, -107.5260000

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Coordinate: 40.5289000, -108.0861000

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Coordinate: 40.5289000, -108.0861000

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Coordinate: 40.6086390, -108.0958610

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Coordinate: 40.5396996, -106.9368973

17. Baker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0031013, -107.4816971

18. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7018000, -106.9217000

19. McCargar Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0021840, -107.3812290

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Coordinate: 40.4972220, -106.8488890

23. Anderson Cemetery
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