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George Samuel Specht

Birth	:	9 Nov 1884 Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Oct 1977 Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Conrad Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2235298, -92.8834534
Description	:	George Samuel Specht was the eldest of seven sons of Joseph Henry Specht & Louisa Annette Coulter. His middle name was for his maternal grandfather, Samuel Coulter. George married April 2, 1914, to Orra Lea Ames (1888-1981), daughter of Wesley & Josephine (Alexander) Ames. George & Orra had four children: Gaylord Dean, Doris Irene, Esther Louise, and Phyllis Jane "Jayne" Specht. In 1910, George was co-founder, with clothier Damon Marsh, of Specht Clothing Company, on the west side of Main Street, north of the 1st National Bank in Conrad, Iowa. They sold men's & boys' clothes & furnishings. George's obituary: George Samuel Specht,... Read More	George Samuel Specht was the eldest of seven sons of Joseph Henry Specht & Louisa Annette Coulter. His middle name was for his maternal grandfather, Samuel Coulter. George married April 2, 1914, to Orra Lea Ames (1888-1981), daughter of Wesley & Josephine (Alexander) Ames. George & Orra had four children: Gaylord Dean, Doris Irene, Esther Louise, and Phyllis Jane "Jayne" Specht. In 1910, George was co-founder, with clothier Damon Marsh, of Specht Clothing Company, on the west side of Main Street, north of the 1st National Bank in Conrad, Iowa. They sold men's & boys' clothes & furnishings. George's obituary: George Samuel Specht, 92, 309 B Ave East, Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Saturday at the Mahaska County Hospital. Born Nov 9, 1884 in Marshall County the son of Joseph Specht and Louisa (Coulter) Specht. He was an agent for the Railway Express Agency in Oskaloosa from 1927 until his retirement in 1949. Before his transfer to Oskaloosa, he was an agent for the Wells Fargo Express Companies, beginning in 1910 in Jefferson, Iowa. Before his agency positions, he worked on farms as a steam engineer and was part-owner of a men's clothing store in Conrad. He married Orra Lee Ames at Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 2, 1914. Surviving are his widow, one son Gaylord D. Specht of Reseda Calif.; and daughters Mrs. Maurice (Doris) Page, Walsenburg, Colorado; Mrs. Henrik (Esther) Strombotne, Fresno, Calif.; and Miss Jayne Specht of Denver, Colorado, four grandchildren, one brother, Orville Specht, Marshalltown; and two sisters, Mrs. Orville Schaefer, Des Moines, and Mrs. Haswell Rucker of Cresco. Service will be held at the Conrad, Iowa Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday with burial to follow. Rev. Keith Kirk of Oskaloosa Friends Church will officiate. The Power Funeral home in Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements. son-in-law Henrik Strombotne's findagrave# 177697581

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George Samuel Specht's memorial is located at: Conrad Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, USA.
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George Samuel Specht death on 8 Oct 1977 in Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2235298
Longitude: -92.8834534

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Henry Specht

(1858 - 1929)

Louisa Annette Coulter Specht

(1865 - 1946)

Spouse

Orra Lea Ames Specht

(1888 - 1981)

Siblings

Elsie Maria Specht

(1883 - 1883)

Noah Lee Specht

(1887 - 1910)

Louis Jerome Specht

(1889 - 1965)

Joseph William Specht

(1896 - 1968)

Oliver Perry Specht

(1898 - 1907)

Beulah May Specht Golwitzer

(1903 - 1974)

Carrie Viola Specht Schaefer

(1906 - 1980)

Orville Damon Specht

(1909 - 1993)

Children

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Coordinate: 42.2235298, -92.8834534

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Coordinate: 42.1260986, -92.7668991

16. Bentley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2089000, -93.0597500

17. Bethel Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1505000, -93.0317500

18. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2303009, -93.0639038

19. Francisco Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

20. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

21. Brown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

22. Quinn Cemetery
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23. Albion Cemetery
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24. Union Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1307983, -92.7367020