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Dennis Dean Creamer

Birth	:	12 Jul 1945 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Jul 1955 Fairport, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4192009, -91.0678024
Description	:	Taken from the Muscatine IA Journal, July 13, 1955 Drag River at Fairport for Missing Boy ------------ Waters of the Mississippi river near the Fairport fish hatchery were being dragged this afternoon in a search for the body of Dennis Creamer, 11, of Muscatine, who it was feared had drowned shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. The Muscatine Emergency... Read More	Taken from the Muscatine IA Journal, July 13, 1955 Drag River at Fairport for Missing Boy ------------ Waters of the Mississippi river near the Fairport fish hatchery were being dragged this afternoon in a search for the body of Dennis Creamer, 11, of Muscatine, who it was feared had drowned shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. The Muscatine Emergency and Rescue Unit was summoned to assist in the search, which was being conducted under the direction of the sheriff's office, with at least four boats participating. It was reported that Creamer, who officers said is a son of Alfred Creamer, 1015 1/2 Hill avenue, Muscatine and Mrs. Lawrence Carlisle of Davenport, in company with another youth, Vernon Meeke of Fairport, had gone to the river to seine for crawfish and minnows. Creamer was reported to have been living at Fairport with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder. He had apparently stepped upon a sandbar in the Mississippi which gave way beneath his weight, and disappeared in the water. The Meeke youth ran to the fish hatchery to sound the alarm, and the Rescue Unit was summoned. Taken from the Muscatine IA Journal, July 14, 1955 Pull Body of Creamer Boy From River ----------- Dr. I. H. Odell, Muscatine County coroner, announced today no inquest will be held in the drowning of Dennis Creamer, 10, at Fairport Wednesday. The coroner said his investigation had confirmed that the boy's death was accidental. Dennis, who had been staying with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder at Fairport, met death late Wednesday forenoon while seining for crawfish and minnows on a sandbar at Fairport. Stepped into Hole He went to the spot in company with Vernon Meeke, a Fairport youth. Dennis was reported to have been wading only a short distance from the bar when he stepped into a hole and disappeared in water over his head. Neither of the boys could swim. Meeke ran to the Fairport fish hatchery for help, and a call for the rescue unit was put through to Muscatine. Persons who went immediately to the spot could see no trace of the Creamer boy. Three members of the Muscatine Emergency and Rescue unit probing the bottom of the river with hooks from a boat, found the body at 3:37 p.m. Wednesday. Those in the boat were Russell Pohlman, LaVerne Reifert and Kenneth Snavely. 200 Feet Out The point where the body was found was about 550 feet below the point where the boy disappeared and about 200 feet from the Iowa shore, in eight feet of water. The body was entangled in some submerged brush and came to view as members of the unit, using their hooks, lifted the brush to the surface. Deputy Sheriff, Mike Martin, other members of the emergency and rescue unit, and a number of fishermen with boats joined in the search for the body. Others assisting in the rescue unit's efforts were William Thomas, Lyal Chamberlin, Robert Bynum, Harry Tiecke, Elwood Law and Ray Truesdale. The area of the river where the search was conducted was heavily littered with logs, brush and snags that interfered with the use of nets by fishermen, in some places the water was only about two feet deep. Born at Muscatine Dennis Dean Creamer was born July 12, 1945 at Muscatine, the son of Alfred and Dorothy Schroeder Creamer. He was in the fifth grade student at the Fairport school and a member of the Fairport Community church. Survivors include his father Alfred Creamer of Muscatine; his mother Mrs. Lawrence Carlisle of Davenport; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Fairport; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Creamer of Fairport, a brother and sister; Daryl and Nancy Creamer one half-brother, Lawrence Carlisle, and two half-sisters, Margaret and Evelyn Carlisle, all of Davenport One half brother preceded him in death. Funeral Services Funeral services are planned at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairport Community church with the Rev. Jacob Deconey officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery. The body is at the George M. Wittich Funeral home where it will remain until 1 p.m. Saturday when it will be taken to the church.

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Where is Dennis Dean Creamer's memorial?
Dennis Dean Creamer's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA.
When did Dennis Dean Creamer death?
Dennis Dean Creamer death on 13 Jul 1955 in Fairport, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.4192009
Longitude: -91.0678024

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Alfred Leroy Creamer

(1920 - 2020)

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