Pearl F. Younkin Services Jan. 6
Funeral services for Pearl Fay Younkin, lifetime Taylor county resident, were held January 6 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. James Ferris, minister of First Christian Church of Blockton, officiating. Mrs. Younkin died January 4 at the age of 74 years, nine months and 12 days. Burial was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Ia.
The following obituary was included in the services:
Pearl Fay Younkin, daughter of Matthew and Loretta Higgins, was born April 20, 1889, in Ringgold County, Iowa, and spent all of her life in Taylor County, Iowa.
On March 20, 1910, she was united in marriage to Jess L. [ee] Younkin and to this union were born two sons and two daughters. Pearl joined the Baptist Church in Platteville.
She is survived by her husband, Jess, the two sons, Dale at home, and John of Veneta, Oregon; two daughters, Mrs. Deva Stein and Mrs. Velma Cunning, both of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Frank Higgins of Chicago, Ill.; 22 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, four nephews and six nieces. She will be missed by a host of friends and neighbors.
Pearl F. Younkin Services Jan. 6
Funeral services for Pearl Fay Younkin, lifetime Taylor county resident, were held January 6 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. James Ferris, minister of First Christian Church of Blockton, officiating. Mrs. Younkin died January 4 at the age of 74 years, nine months and 12 days. Burial was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Ia.
The following obituary was included in the services:
Pearl Fay Younkin, daughter of Matthew and Loretta Higgins, was born April 20, 1889, in Ringgold County, Iowa, and spent all of her life in Taylor County, Iowa.
On March 20, 1910, she was united in marriage to Jess L. [ee] Younkin and to this union were born two sons and two daughters. Pearl joined the Baptist Church in Platteville.
She is survived by her husband, Jess, the two sons, Dale at home, and John of Veneta, Oregon; two daughters, Mrs. Deva Stein and Mrs. Velma Cunning, both of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Frank Higgins of Chicago, Ill.; 22 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, four nephews and six nieces. She will be missed by a host of friends and neighbors.
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