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Josephus Messer

Birth	:	22 Jun 1896 Trenton, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 May 1979 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	White Oak Cemetery, Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0293999, -91.6793976
Description	:	Josephus Messer Funeral services for Josephus Messer, 82, of Route 3, Mt. Pleasant, were held Tuesday, May 29, 1979 at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant. A duet was by Emerson Krabill and Raymond Gates. Organist was Mrs. Robert McKim. Serving as casket bearers were Kent Bennett, James Swailes, Richard Droz, Jerry Messer, Roger Bouge and Richard White. Interment was in a family plot at White Oak cemetery north of Rome with arrangements by Beatty Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Messer died Friday, May 25 at 11:54 p.m. at Long Care... Read More	Josephus Messer Funeral services for Josephus Messer, 82, of Route 3, Mt. Pleasant, were held Tuesday, May 29, 1979 at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant. A duet was by Emerson Krabill and Raymond Gates. Organist was Mrs. Robert McKim. Serving as casket bearers were Kent Bennett, James Swailes, Richard Droz, Jerry Messer, Roger Bouge and Richard White. Interment was in a family plot at White Oak cemetery north of Rome with arrangements by Beatty Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Messer died Friday, May 25 at 11:54 p.m. at Long Care Health Unit of Henry County Health Center. He was born June 22, 1896 near Rome, the son of Zion and Esta Piper Messer. One Dec. 20, 1916 he married Alma Sammons who preceded him in death Dec. 3, 1969. Mr. Messer was a retired farmer. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Claude (Wilma) Thornton and Mrs. Blanche Barr, both of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Raymond (Betty) Bouge of Ft. Lupton. Colo.; one son, Robert D. Messer of Mt. Pleasant; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Leo Messer of Rome; one sister, Mrs. W. O. (Daisy) Myers of Mt. Pleasant. He also was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Orville, Fred and Chris, sister, Anna Sammons and one granddaughter, Joyce Deck. {Mount Pleasant (IA) News,Tuesday, 29 May 1979}

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Josephus Messer's memorial is located at: White Oak Cemetery, Trenton, Henry County, USA.
When did Josephus Messer death?
Josephus Messer death on 25 May 1979 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0293999
Longitude: -91.6793976

Family Members:

Parent

Zion Messer

(1865 - 1937)

Esta Vila Piper Messer

(1866 - 1938)

Spouse

Alma Florence Sammons Messer

(1898 - 1969)

Siblings

Anna Ladica Messer Sammons

(1889 - 1963)

Orville Clayton Messer

(1891 - 1977)

(1892 - 1918)

(1894 - 1895)

(1901 - 1936)

(1902 - 1993)

(1905 - 1905)

Daisy Beatrice Messer Myers

(1907 - 1987)

Children

Wilma Marie Messer Bowers

(1918 - 2001)

Blanche Esther Messer Byers

(1920 - 2005)

Robert Dale Messer

(1923 - 1989)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. White Oak Cemetery
Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0293999, -91.6793976

2. Messer Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.6885986

3. Alfred Warner Family Burial Ground
Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0180520, -91.6909500

4. Roth Cemetery
Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0515000, -91.6772000

5. Scheffel Family Cemetery
Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0539030, -91.6921730

6. Vorhies Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0213230, -91.7134810

7. Green Mound Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0696983, -91.6652985

8. Grant Cemetery
Rome, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9880981, -91.6992035

9. New Richwoods Cemetery
Trenton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0270000, -91.6118000

10. Sample Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9812000, -91.6528000

11. Richwoods South Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0177000, -91.6115000

12. Smith Family Burial Site
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9755300, -91.6987500

13. Hopkirk Family Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9928820, -91.7396530

14. Four Corners German Lutheran Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0247002, -91.7605972

15. Hopkirk Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0029000, -91.7566000

16. Traxler Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0413500, -91.5922000

17. Lockridge Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9952000, -91.7558500

18. New Sweden United Methodist Church Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0247002, -91.7752991

19. Oak Grove Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0323982, -91.5813522

20. Robinson Pioneer Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9788610, -91.6060640

21. New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0238991, -91.7797012

22. Finley Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0913800, -91.6202800

23. New Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0037384, -91.7763519

24. Upland Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9700012, -91.7461014