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Carrie Lizzie Root Draves

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Birth	:	15 Aug 1889 Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Sep 1987 Belmond, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5864000, -93.5994000
Description	:	Carrie L. Draves, 98, a former Dows resident, died at the Belmond Care Center on Saturday morning, September 5. Funeral services were held from First Lutheran Church in Dows on Monday afternoon at 1:30. Rev. Roger Dykstra officiated and burial was in Vernon Township Cemetery southwest of Dows. The Willim Funeral Home of Clarion was in charge of the arrangements. Special music at the service was by Curtis, Paula and Suzzanne Rother. Casketbearers were: Robert Draves, Jeff Hain, Randy Kibsgaard, Mark McLaughlin, Jon and Curtis Rother. Carrie L. Root was born at Sumner on August 15, 1889 and was... Read More	Carrie L. Draves, 98, a former Dows resident, died at the Belmond Care Center on Saturday morning, September 5. Funeral services were held from First Lutheran Church in Dows on Monday afternoon at 1:30. Rev. Roger Dykstra officiated and burial was in Vernon Township Cemetery southwest of Dows. The Willim Funeral Home of Clarion was in charge of the arrangements. Special music at the service was by Curtis, Paula and Suzzanne Rother. Casketbearers were: Robert Draves, Jeff Hain, Randy Kibsgaard, Mark McLaughlin, Jon and Curtis Rother. Carrie L. Root was born at Sumner on August 15, 1889 and was the daughter of Thomas and Laura Van Valkenburgh Root. As a child, her family moved to Dows where she grew to womanhood. On November 27, 1907 she was married to Charles August Draves at Dows. They farmed in the Dows area until moving to town in 1961. He died in 1973. In 1975 she moved to Belmond to the McBurney Apartments and lived there five years before entering the Belmond Care Center. Survivors include a son, Harold of Galt, two daughters; Florence Barz of Latimer and Margaret Bartz of Alexander, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, three great, great grandchildren and one step-great great grandchild, a brother, Herbie Root and a sister; Alta LaRue, both of Shell Lake, Wisc. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, two sisters, a son, Floyd, one grandson and two great grandsons. Mrs. Draves was a member of First Lutheran Church in Dows. Wright County Monitor -- Clarion, Iowa September 10, 1987 Contributor: Sarah Thorson Little (50197235)

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Carrie Lizzie Root Draves's memorial is located at: Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, USA.
When did Carrie Lizzie Root Draves death?
Carrie Lizzie Root Draves death on 5 Sep 1987 in Belmond, Wright County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5864000
Longitude: -93.5994000

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas W Root

(1857 - 1934)

Laura A. Van Valkenburg Root

(1867 - 1967)

Spouse

Carl August Draves

(1884 - 1973)

Siblings

Maggie May Root Petrie

(1885 - 1974)

George Albert Root

(1887 - 1974)

Arthur Leon Root

(1897 - 1951)

Clarence Henry Root

(1899 - 1983)

Children

Harold William Draves

(1910 - 1995)

Florence Ella Draves Barz

(1913 - 2003)

Margaret Nadine Draves Bartz

(1914 - 2003)

Floyd A Draves

(1920 - 1921)

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