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Harry Robert Sterling Sr.

Birth	:	23 May 1912 Farson, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Oct 2011 Farson, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Deuser Cemetery, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1413994, -92.2752991
Description	:	FARSON - Harry Robert Sterling Sr., 99, of 18532 Farson Road, passed away peacefully at 7:54 pm Oct. 4, 2011, at his home. He was born May 23, 1912, on a farm south of Farson to Arthur David and Belva Ann Shank Sterling. He grew up the middle of five children. His first job was drying dishes for his mother for one-half cent a day. He attended Farson grade school and graduated in 1929 from Martinsburg High School. He met Lilliam Hanna Hadley their senior year, and they were married Feb. 18, 1932, at Wesley United Methodist... Read More	FARSON - Harry Robert Sterling Sr., 99, of 18532 Farson Road, passed away peacefully at 7:54 pm Oct. 4, 2011, at his home. He was born May 23, 1912, on a farm south of Farson to Arthur David and Belva Ann Shank Sterling. He grew up the middle of five children. His first job was drying dishes for his mother for one-half cent a day. He attended Farson grade school and graduated in 1929 from Martinsburg High School. He met Lilliam Hanna Hadley their senior year, and they were married Feb. 18, 1932, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ottumwa, having ridden the train from Pekin. Harry and Lillian began their married life on a farm in Highland Township, moving back to the Farson area in 1934; they later purchased the farm, and in 1946, they bought the Farson Lumber & Grain Co., where they worked side by side until poor health forced Lillian to retire in 1965. Harry continued to manage the lumberyard until he retired in 1978. He was known around the comminity for his excellent math skills. Harry had a love for cattle and the land; he fed out cattle for 80 years, starting when he was 19 years old and selling his last cattle this spring at 99 years of age. When they went on vacation, it was to look at cattle, by cattle or attend a cattle auction, and he especially loved to visit his good friends, the Petersons, on their cattle ranch in Alliance, Neb. When he was 97 he was still actively going to the cattle sales when his cattle were sold. He sold corn for as little as 10 cents a bushel in 1932 to $7 a bushel in 2011, and he was the first farmer in this area to plant soybeans. He lived an amazing farm life, beginning with horse farming days to the present GPS-guided tractors. Harry served many years on the Board of Directors of the Competine Township Country Schools and the Farson School. Then in 1960, he was one of the area men who helped organize the Pekin Community School District and was the first president of that Board of Directors. He attended Farson Baptist Church. He was a member of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association and the Wapello County Farm Bureau. Surviving are a son, Gary A. Sterling of Martinsburg; a daughter, Karen(Jerry)Gooden of Farson; a daughter-in-law, Joanne Sterling of Farson; seven grandchildren, Debra(Gerry)Wordehoff, Kate(John)Elsey, Jim(Joan)Sterling, Travis(Jennifer)Sterling, Megan Reed, Ryan(Lana)Reed, Shane(Brooke)Sterling; four stepgrandchildren, Todd(Marsha)Gooden, Tony(Dana)Gooden, Trent Gooden, Tricia Eastwood; 12 great-grandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren. He is also survived by "Harry's girls"(home caregivers)Joan White, Kelli Gregory, Christina Leach, Alisha Marks, Brandi Erue, Stephanie Conger and Sherry O'Laughlin, who gave him exceptional loving care. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lillian; his son, Harry Robert"Bob"Sterling Jr.; two infant grandsons, Robert Cleo Sterling and Shannon Patrick Sterling; three brothers, Dwight, Verle and Virgil Sterling and his sister, Marjorie Huffman. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday at Reece Funeral Home; Pastor Dave Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Deuser Cemetery near Farson. Visitation will begin at 11 am today with the family present from 5-7 pm this evening, as well as one hour prior to the service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice, Ottumwa, Iowa, Pekin Child Care Center, Packwood, Iowa or American Home Finding Association, Ottumwa, Iowa.

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Where is Harry Robert Sterling Sr.'s memorial?
Harry Robert Sterling Sr.'s memorial is located at: Deuser Cemetery, Wapello County, USA.
When did Harry Robert Sterling Sr. death?
Harry Robert Sterling Sr. death on 4 Oct 2011 in Farson, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Harry Robert Sterling Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 41.1413994
Longitude: -92.2752991

Family Members:

Spouse

Lillian Hanna Hadley Sterling

(1912 - 2000)

Children

Harry Robert “Bob” Sterling Jr.

(1934 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Deuser Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1413994, -92.2752991

2. Martinsburg Cemetery
Competine, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1528015, -92.2518997

3. Hook Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1481018, -92.3052979

4. Competine Cemetery
Competine, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1232986, -92.2249985

5. Slagle Cemetery
Benton Township, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1666799, -92.3418510

6. Rayburn Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1988983, -92.2956009

7. Dickens Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0835991, -92.2481003

8. Brooks Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1814003, -92.3375015

9. Mount Zion Cemetery
Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1988983, -92.2275009

10. Jones Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1984190, -92.2238730

11. McCormick Cemetery
Highland Center, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1094017, -92.3649979

12. Nasby Corner Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0833477, -92.3418505

13. Forrest Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1143000, -92.1797000

14. Forrest Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1142006, -92.1793976

15. Skinner Cemetery
Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2139024, -92.2085143

16. Garrison Rock Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0670000, -92.3440000

17. Bladensburg Cemetery
Bladensburg, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0456009, -92.2688980

18. Abel Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2188988, -92.3522034

19. Smith Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0758018, -92.1744003

20. Akerman Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2202988, -92.3606033

21. Schrom Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0586014, -92.1885986

22. Helm Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2192001, -92.3792038

23. Kitterman Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0412000, -92.3430000

24. Rock Creek Cemetery
Ollie, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1880989, -92.1393967