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Vivian Marie Tonkinson Bickett

Birth	:	29 Feb 1932 Iowa, USA
Death	:	26 Jan 2022 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8778020, -91.9354496
Description	:	Vivian Marie Bickett, 89, of Muscatine, formerly of Birmingham passed away at her home on Wednesday January 26, 2022. Vivian was born on February 29, 1932 to William James and Beulah Bernice Bruey Tonkinson . She was raised in the Birmingham area and attended Cedar #5 school in rural Jefferson County, Iowa. As a child Vivian babysat for several families in Fairfield, Iowa and Batavia, Iowa to which she traveled to by train. She married Robert Clyde Ward on October 29, 1949 in Lockridge, Iowa and they later divorced. She then... Read More	Vivian Marie Bickett, 89, of Muscatine, formerly of Birmingham passed away at her home on Wednesday January 26, 2022. Vivian was born on February 29, 1932 to William James and Beulah Bernice Bruey Tonkinson . She was raised in the Birmingham area and attended Cedar #5 school in rural Jefferson County, Iowa. As a child Vivian babysat for several families in Fairfield, Iowa and Batavia, Iowa to which she traveled to by train. She married Robert Clyde Ward on October 29, 1949 in Lockridge, Iowa and they later divorced. She then married Fred Bickett in 1987 at their home in Muscatine, Iowa and they later divorced. Vivian worked at Dexter Company and the Glove Factory, both located in Fairfield, Iowa, until she became a mother and moved her family to Wilton, Iowa, where she stayed home to care for her children. When they were old enough, she went to work at Thatcher Plastics in Muscatine until her retirement in 1994. Vivian loved flowers, her family, watching Wheel of Fortune and playing quarter slots at Catfish Bend and Riverside Casino where she had won a car on her birthday in 2013. Left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Nancy Foor of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Judy Haskins of Fruitland, Iowa and Tina Jarvis (Russell) of Troy, Iowa, two sisters, Wilma Hootman of Fairfield, Iowa and Lola Kirchner of Stockport, Iowa, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many other extended family and friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Ward, a daughter, Dorothy Ward, four sisters, Mary Garrison, Melvia Peck, Kathryn Disney and Ruth Countryman and a brother, William Tonkinson. As were her wishes her body has been cremated and private burial of cremains will be at a later date in Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham. Memorials to Genesis Hospice may be mailed to the family at 126 North Street, Fruitland, IA 52749. Friends may leave online condolences at www.cranstonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Vivian Marie Tonkinson Bickett's memorial is located at: Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA.
When did Vivian Marie Tonkinson Bickett death?
Vivian Marie Tonkinson Bickett death on 26 Jan 2022 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8778020
Longitude: -91.9354496

Family Members:

Parent

William James “Bill” Tonkinson

(1901 - 1970)

Beulah Bernice Bruey Tonkinson

(1908 - 1994)

Spouse

Robert Clyde Ward

(1924 - 2008)

Siblings

Ruth E. Tonkinson Countryman

(1936 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Maple Hill Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8778020, -91.9354496

2. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8788000, -91.9427000

3. United Presbyterian Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8796000, -91.9438000

4. Parkerville Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8666920, -91.9001710

5. Smith Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8807983, -91.8964005

6. Clinkinbeard Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9083300, -91.9583300

7. Winchester Cemetery
Winchester, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8499985, -91.9047012

8. Topping Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8500000, -91.8879670

9. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034

10. Bethel Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8967018, -92.0056000

11. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

12. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

13. Fordyce Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8388000, -91.8556000

14. White Chapel Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8417015, -92.0203018

15. Wiley Pioneer Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9087000, -91.8457000

16. Kilbourne Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

17. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

18. Miller Chapel Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.8905000

19. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

20. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

21. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

22. Gilbert Cemetery
Kilbourn, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

23. Rogers Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916800, -91.8890600

24. Trumbo Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8166943, -91.8418354