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Merle McDowell

Birth	:	17 Mar 1914 Newton Township, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	29 Feb 1972 Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Silver Creek Cemetery, Masonville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3695000, -91.5790000
Description	:	"Brief Illness Takes Merle McDowell, Lifelong Resident Merle McDowell, 57, lifelong resident of this community and well known Prairie township farmer, passed away early Tuesday morning at the Delaware County Memorial hospital following a brief illness after a heart attack. Funeral services for Mr. McDowell will be today (Thursday) at 1:30 p.m. at the Silver Creek Methodist church, with the Rev. William Watters officiating. Burial will be made in the Silver Creek cemetery. The Shelly Funeral home is in charge of the arrangements. ... Read More	"Brief Illness Takes Merle McDowell, Lifelong Resident Merle McDowell, 57, lifelong resident of this community and well known Prairie township farmer, passed away early Tuesday morning at the Delaware County Memorial hospital following a brief illness after a heart attack. Funeral services for Mr. McDowell will be today (Thursday) at 1:30 p.m. at the Silver Creek Methodist church, with the Rev. William Watters officiating. Burial will be made in the Silver Creek cemetery. The Shelly Funeral home is in charge of the arrangements. Merle, son of George and Mary E. Carradus McDowell, was born March 17, 1914, on the parental farm in Buchanan county in the Silver Creek area. He grew to young manhood there and received his elementary education in the rural schools of the Silver Creek community. After finishing 8th grade he attended the Manchester high school and graduated from the Manchester high school with the class of 1932. Following his schooling he engaged in farming in Prairie township. He was united in marriage with Winona Angell Feb. 11, 1942, at Coggon and they farmed in Prairie township. Mr. McDowell was a lifelong and active member of the Silver Creek Methodist church. He is survived by his wife; four children, Mrs. Roger (Betty) Satterlee of Manchester, David Merle McDowell of Marion, Richard Eugene McDowell of Cedar Rapids, and Patricia Ann McDowell of Manchester; five grandchildren; three brothers, Roy, Verle, and Glenn, all of Manchester; two sisters, Iva McDowell of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Floyd (Arlene) Kuhn of Lamont, and nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and by two brothers in infancy."

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Where is Merle McDowell's memorial?
Merle McDowell's memorial is located at: Silver Creek Cemetery, Masonville, Delaware County, USA.
When did Merle McDowell death?
Merle McDowell death on 29 Feb 1972 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Merle McDowell's memorial?
Latitude: 42.3695000
Longitude: -91.5790000

Family Members:

Parent

George McDowell

(1886 - 1970)

Mary Elizabeth Carradus McDowell

(1889 - 1965)

Spouse

Winona Angell McDowell

(1922 - 1973)

Siblings

George Leslie McDowell

(1911 - 1911)

Roy Ember McDowell

(1912 - 1986)

Verle McDowell

(1914 - 2004)

Iva Alice McDowell

(1917 - 2005)

Robert Wayne McDowell

(1919 - 1919)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Silver Creek Cemetery
Masonville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3695000, -91.5790000

2. Saint Patricks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3746986, -91.6363983

3. Upper Spring Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3086014, -91.6505966

4. Sand Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4425011, -91.5186005

5. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3264008, -91.4788971

6. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3614006, -91.4610977

7. Lower Spring Grove Cemetery
Troy Mills, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2783012, -91.6007996

8. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2965300, -91.4991200

9. Circle Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3386002, -91.7061005

10. Saint Johns Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2726530, -91.5306510

11. Coggon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2714980, -91.5291220

12. Nugents Grove Cemetery
Coggon, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2799988, -91.4997025

13. Golden Prairie Cemetery
Ryan, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3611560, -91.4231720

14. Saint Mary Cemetery
Masonville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4850006, -91.5768967

15. Portable Cemetery
Manchester, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4014015, -91.4272003

16. Greenwood Cemetery
Masonville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4860992, -91.5757980

17. Troy Mills Cemetery
Troy Mills, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2835999, -91.6960983

18. West Prairie Cemetery
Troy Mills, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2492500, -91.6269000

19. Mills Grove Cemetery
Paris, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2408620, -91.5559070

20. Coffins Grove-Baker Cemetery
Manchester, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4991989, -91.5294037

21. Quasqueton Cemetery
Quasqueton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3994370, -91.7621231

22. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Quasqueton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4207598, -91.7534684

23. Baileys Ford Cemetery
Manchester, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4342003, -91.4100037

24. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Winthrop, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4653015, -91.7328033