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Melva Jane Burns Workman

Birth	:	5 Jul 1925 West Point, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Oct 2011 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Spencer Cemetery, Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8792000, -91.8007965
Description	:	STOCKPORT - Melva Jane Workman, 86, of Stockport, died at 5:25 am Oct. 1, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren Hospice, Keosauqua. She was born July 5, 1925, in West Point to Albert V. and Bertha Burton Burns, graduated from Ft. Madison High School in 1942 and married Richard Dale Workman in 1949. They moved from West Point to Stockport, where she has lived since. She is the mother of Dean Burns, Stockport, Dalene Johnson(Roger)of West Liberty and Rick Workman of Ft. Worth, Texas. There are also four gandchildren, Rodney Burns(Jen), Deanne Doherty(Sean), Mindy Carlson(Bryan), DaMel Smith(Craig); and 10... Read More	STOCKPORT - Melva Jane Workman, 86, of Stockport, died at 5:25 am Oct. 1, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren Hospice, Keosauqua. She was born July 5, 1925, in West Point to Albert V. and Bertha Burton Burns, graduated from Ft. Madison High School in 1942 and married Richard Dale Workman in 1949. They moved from West Point to Stockport, where she has lived since. She is the mother of Dean Burns, Stockport, Dalene Johnson(Roger)of West Liberty and Rick Workman of Ft. Worth, Texas. There are also four gandchildren, Rodney Burns(Jen), Deanne Doherty(Sean), Mindy Carlson(Bryan), DaMel Smith(Craig); and 10 great-grandchildren, who all live in the Midwest. Preceding her in death were her husband; parents; a sister, Ruth Lowery; a brother, Kenneth Burns; and an infant granddaughter. While growing up in the Ft. Madison-West Point area, she worked at American Fork and Hoe Co., Ft. Madison, and the Iowa Army Ordnance Plant, Middletown. After purchasing a second-hand store in 1959, she and Dale began a 40-year career in buying and selling antiques in Stockport. For many years, they sold their wares at Midwest Old Threshers every Labor Day weekend. She was actively engaged in local genealogy societies and authored the Stockport News column for several local papers. Melva Jane was instrumental in starting the Avenue of Flags and the restoration of the Depot Museum in Stockport. Her hobbies included playing cards, doing crossword puzzeles and spending time with her family . She was a member of Stockport American Legion Auxiliary and Van Buren Genealogy Society. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua, with Fr. Stephen Page officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery in rural Stockport. Visitation will open at 2 pm today at the funeral home with family present 5-7 pm. Memorials to Stockport Fire Department.

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Melva Jane Burns Workman's memorial is located at: Spencer Cemetery, Stockport, Van Buren County, USA.
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Melva Jane Burns Workman death on 1 Oct 2011 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8792000
Longitude: -91.8007965

Family Members:

Parent

Bertha Burton Burns

(1888 - 1975)

Spouse

Richard Dale Workman

(1906 - 1987)

Siblings

Daniel James Sherwood

(1910 - 1911)

Isabel Barbara Sherwood

(1912 - 1913)

Charles Theodore Sherwood

(1914 - 1915)

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