He married Florence McCracken on June 12, 1923, in Corydon, Iowa. They had two children during their marriage, both boys. They lost their older son, Lowell to rheumatic fever in the summer of 1940.
Lon ran a furniture business and a funeral home -- the former downstairs and the latter upstairs. He adored his wife, whom he called "Flo."
He died on April 15, 1973, in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 73, and was buried among family in Lone Tree, Iowa.
He married Florence McCracken on June 12, 1923, in Corydon, Iowa. They had two children during their marriage, both boys. They lost their older son, Lowell to rheumatic fever in the summer of 1940.
Lon ran a furniture business and a funeral home -- the former downstairs and the latter upstairs. He adored his wife, whom he called "Flo."
He died on April 15, 1973, in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 73, and was buried among family in Lone Tree, Iowa.
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