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Verna Grace Hayer Brackenbury

Birth	:	17 Aug 1889 LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	21 May 1963 Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	807 (Grave 2)
Description	:	At age 12 Verna moved with her family from their farm in Miller Twp., LaSalle County, Illinois to Lamoni, Iowa. There, in 1913, she married Leo Brackenbury, and subsequently moved with him to Independence, Missouri. Five years after their marriage, Leo died in the great influenza epidemic that followed World War I, leaving her a widow at the age of 29 with an infant son to raise. Returning to her parents' home in Lamoni, she enrolled first in Graceland College and then at the University of Chicago, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees... Read More	At age 12 Verna moved with her family from their farm in Miller Twp., LaSalle County, Illinois to Lamoni, Iowa. There, in 1913, she married Leo Brackenbury, and subsequently moved with him to Independence, Missouri. Five years after their marriage, Leo died in the great influenza epidemic that followed World War I, leaving her a widow at the age of 29 with an infant son to raise. Returning to her parents' home in Lamoni, she enrolled first in Graceland College and then at the University of Chicago, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in education. Thereafter she taught kindergarten for over 40 years, first in Lamoni and subsequently in Des Moines, where between 1926 and 1959 she taught in the Willard, Stowe, Phillips, Bird, Scott, Maple Grove, Park Avenue and Jefferson schools. A lifelong member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she was a dedicated painter who also enjoyed reading, music, needlework and travel. She was survived by her son Bob, his wife Opal and their three daughters, Jennifer, Pamela and Deborah, of Burbank, California, as well as by her sisters Audentia (Mrs. James E.) Kelley of Lamoni and Lida (Mrs. Vaughn C.) Bailey of Independence, Missouri. She was predeceased by her parents, infant daughter, and sister Minnie (Mrs. John F.) Garver.

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Verna Grace Hayer Brackenbury's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
When did Verna Grace Hayer Brackenbury death?
Verna Grace Hayer Brackenbury death on 21 May 1963 in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Lorenzo Hayer

(1853 - 1927)

Bertha Ann Danielson Hayer

(1861 - 1921)

Spouse

Siblings

Minnie Edith “Mynn” Hayer Garver

(1882 - 1959)

Audentia May Hayer Kelley

(1884 - 1973)

Children

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Coordinate: 40.6250000, -93.9475021

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18. Mount Pleasant No 2 Baptist Church Cemetery
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