Page County IA Archives Obituaries.....Lisle, Edith 1977
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Clarinda News
Edith Lisle
"Strong supporter of Iowa Western Community College; Edith Lisle Library was
named after her"
1882 - 1977
Memorial services for Mrs. Edith Lisle, 95, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
the United Methodist Church following her death Friday evening. A native of
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, she had lived in Clarinda since her marriage to Edwin
Lisle in 1901. 
Edith Allison Crane was born April 25, 1882 to Baron and Abbey Mellen Crane. She
attended Iowa Wesleyan before coming to Clarinda. She had been a member of the
PEO Sisterhood for 77 years, receiving her 70-year pin at special honors in 1971. 
Her five children survive, including Mrs. Max (Helen) Greenlee of Boulder,
Colo., Vernon of Clarinda, Mrs. Read (Edith) Arthur of Clarinda, Mrs. Marcia
McClintock of Columbus, Ohio, and Edwin of Clarinda. She has 12 grandchildren,
27 great grandchildren and one great grandson. 
Mrs. Lisle was well known for her interest in the community, especially of Iowa
Western Community College. Her husband, Edwin, was on the Clarinda school board
when the college was established here. Her son, Vernon, had been instrumental in
passing legislation supporting the community colleges in the Iowa legislature. A
grandson Ed S. was president of the Iowa Western board of directors and the
Community College Corp. which established the campus here. 
In 1967 the Edith Lisle Library was built on the campus here with Mrs. Lisle
taking part in the dedication. Memorials are being established with the United
Methodist Church and a scholarship fund will be started for the Clarinda center
of Iowa Western Community College. Rev. Jerold Irvin will officiate at the
memorial service with Helen Hall Hosbinson as organist. Burial will be at the
Clarinda Cemetery prior to the memorial service.


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