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Leatha Jane Harman Thacher

Birth	:	11 Jan 1916 Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Nov 2015 Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Embury Cemetery, Charleston, Lee County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5914460, -91.6195390
Description	:	Leatha “Jane” Thacher, 99, of the Madison in Fort Madison, formerly of Donnellson, Willmington, North Carolina and Burlington, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Madison in Fort Madison, Iowa. Born January 11, 1916 at Montrose, Iowa the daughter of Lloyd and Cora (Hamilton) Harman. On November 25, 1935 at Fort Madison, Iowa she married Howard Thacher. He preceded her in death on November 13, 1993. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two grandsons: Emmett St. Clair and Terry Thacher, one brother Frank Harman, four sisters: Hazel Koehler, Edna Ruble, Pearl Tweedy and Alta... Read More	Leatha “Jane” Thacher, 99, of the Madison in Fort Madison, formerly of Donnellson, Willmington, North Carolina and Burlington, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Madison in Fort Madison, Iowa. Born January 11, 1916 at Montrose, Iowa the daughter of Lloyd and Cora (Hamilton) Harman. On November 25, 1935 at Fort Madison, Iowa she married Howard Thacher. He preceded her in death on November 13, 1993. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two grandsons: Emmett St. Clair and Terry Thacher, one brother Frank Harman, four sisters: Hazel Koehler, Edna Ruble, Pearl Tweedy and Alta Bangert. After graduating from Montrose High School in 1934, she attended summer school at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. She then began teaching that fall at Liberty School near Montrose. She then went onto teach a total of 31 years including the rural schools of Columbia, Franklin, Warren, Ashland and Fairview. When the one room schools were closed, she ended her career teaching third grade at Donnellson until her retirement in 1981. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1963. Leatha lived in Wilmington, North Carolina from 1993 until moving back to Iowa in 2012. She was active at the Senior Center, the Pine Valley Baptist Church and continued to garden, knit and crochet while in North Carolina. She was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church in Burlington, Iowa, the Retired Teachers Association and the Iowa Wesleyan Alumni Association. She was very active and healthy until she suffered a stroke on May 24, 2015. Leatha was an avid gardener, quilter and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was actively making between three and five baby and child sized caps each week to give to those who needed them.

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Leatha Jane Harman Thacher death on 28 Nov 2015 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.5914460
Longitude: -91.6195390

Family Members:

Parent

Lloyd Sylvester Harman

(1884 - 1970)

Cora Alta Hamilton Harman

(1880 - 1964)

Spouse

Howard Lee Thacher

(1912 - 1993)

Siblings

James Franklin Harman

(1908 - 1928)

Edna Louise Harmon Ruble

(1911 - 2001)

Pearl Marie Harman Tweedy

(1914 - 2009)

Alta M Harman Bangert

(1917 - 2007)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 40.6033330, -91.6235000

2. String Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5688000, -91.5940000

3. Bowman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6246986, -91.5927963

4. Henkle-Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6230160, -91.6526220

5. Belfast Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5529000, -91.6485000

6. Croton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5913700, -91.6811800

7. Butler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6391983, -91.6410980

8. Tallyrand Frost Gravesite
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Coordinate: 40.6333693, -91.6668290

9. Donnell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6278000, -91.5639038

10. Athens Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5817261, -91.6931152

11. Betts Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5351000, -91.6483000

12. Abraham Wayland Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5302390, -91.6211700

13. McKeehan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6530991, -91.6089020

14. Charleston Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5863991, -91.5306015

15. Dumas Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5214400, -91.6352100

16. Benning Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5639700, -91.7093200

17. Burch Cemetery
New Boston, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5686000, -91.5225000

18. Primrose Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6680984, -91.6417007

19. Argyle Memorial Garden
Argyle, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5411800, -91.5374300

20. Evangelical Cemetery
Donnellson, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6608009, -91.5650024

21. Zion Mennonite Cemetery
Donnellson, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6678009, -91.5839005

22. Acklam Cemetery
Primrose, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6585999, -91.6802979

23. McCulloch Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6730995, -91.6082993

24. Salubria Cemetery
Farmington, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6167023, -91.7251645