OBITUARY: Edith May Starry, Mitchell County, Iowa [Mitchell County Press-News, www.mcpress.com -- Posted Sept. 4, 2001] Edith May Starry [1905-2001] Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at the Hindt-Hutchins Funeral Home, LeRoy, MN for Edith May Starry, age 96, formerly of McIntire and Riceville. Rev. Mike Carry officiated and burial was in the Wayne Cemetery, McIntire. She died Saturday, September 1, 2001 at Adams Health Care Center, Adams, where she resided for 10 months. She was born June 27, 1905 in Crawfordville to William Harvey VanSyoc and Sarah Emma Woodruff. She was baptized in the Riceville-Methodist Church. She attended Riceville area schools. On Dec. 8, 1923 she was united in marriage to Myron Starry in Yorkville, IL and together they farmed and later ran the McIntire Shopping Center through the 60’s. She was a member of the Jolly Dozen joining in 1929. She was also a member of the McIntire United Methodist Church and ladies aid. Those that preceded her in death were her parents; her husband; one son; three brothers, Sam, John and Orville and one sister, Marie. Edith is survived by her daughters, Maxine (Mrs. Floyd) DeVries of Austin, MN, Bernice (Mrs. Clyde) Walker of Charles City and Mary (Mrs. Roger) Hultman of Austin, MN; sons, Robert and wife Marlys Starry of McIntire, Dennis and wife Theresa Starry of Austin, MN and Donald and wife Beverlee Starry of Austin, MN; 14 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************