Obituaries of Margaret J. Day, Harold J. Day, Paul J. Musselman, Dora K. Musselman, Lucille G. Liddicoat, and Monte A. Murphy of Polk Co, Iowa ====================================================================== Submitted by Carol Fellows ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. ====================================================================== MARGARET JULIA MURPHY DAY Born -- December 9, 1892 in Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa Died -- July 31, 1943 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa DES MOINES REGISTER, Sunday, August 1, 1943 "Mrs. Margaret Day, 50, died Saturday at her home, 2202 Capitol Avenue. Mrs. Day was born at Knoxville, Iowa, and had lived in Des Moines for 30 years. She had been in ill health for five years. She is survived by her husband Claude, a son Harold, and a daughter, Mrs. Bernice Daniels, all of Des Moines; five sisters, two brothers and four grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Dunn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAROLD J. DAY Born -- October 10, 1916 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Died -- February 20, 1988 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa DES MOINES TRIBUNE, February 22, 1988, page 7A "Harold J. Day, 72, of 1414 Royer Street died of a stroke Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Knoxville. There will be a private family service. The body will be cremated. Mr. Day was a lifelong resident of Des Moines. He retired as a carpenter and had worked at the former Riverview Park. He was a member of the Union Park United Methodist Church, Union Park Masonic Lodge, Carpenters Union Local 106, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline, two sons, Tim and Tony, both of Des Moines; a sister Bernice Gates of St. Charles; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to his church." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAUL JOHN MUSSELMAN Born -- About 1891 in Meriden, Kansas Died -- February 14, 1956 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa DES MOINES TRIBUNE, February 15, 1956 "Paul J. Musselman, 65, of 1639 Arlington Avenue, died at Mercy Hospital Tuesday as a result of a heart attack. He had been ill a week. Born in Meriden, Kansas, Musselman had lived at Topeka, Kansas, before coming to Des Moines 45 years ago. He was a member of the Des Moines Plasterers and Cement Finishers Union. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Dunn Funeral Home with burial in Glendale Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Thelma; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Liddicoat, Mrs. Pauline McCaughey, and Mrs. Bettie Brown, all of Des Moines; a brother, Samuel of Bakersfield, California; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lacy of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and six grandchildren." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DORA KIZZIA MURPHY MUSSELMAN Born -- November 29, 1894 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Died -- January 31, 1933 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa DES MOINES REGISTER, February 1, 1933, page 4 "Mrs. Paul J. Musselman, 38, died Tuesday at her home 2719 S.W. Eighth Street, following a brief illness. Residing in Des Moines 19 years, she was an active member of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church and president of the Des Moines Plasterers Union Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband and three daughters, Lucille, Pauline, and Betty. Funeral services will be at Dunn’s Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. (S/B Glendale)." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUCILE G. MUSSELMAN LIDDICOAT Born -- July 27, 1917 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Died -- April of 1989 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri DES MOINES TRIBUNE, April 4, 1989, page 5 "LIBERTY, MO. " Lucille G. Liddicoat, 71, of Liberty died of a heart ailment Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. today at Glenridge Cemetery here. Mrs. Liddicoat was born in Des Moines, where she lived all her life until moving here in 1987. She retired from Look Magazine in Des Moines. Surviving are a daughter, Dora Earp of Liberty; a son, Donald of Columbia, Mo.; two sisters, Betty Brown of Des Moines and Pauline Galardi of Shenandoah; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Church, Archer, Pasley Funeral Home is handling arrangements." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTE ARDRY MURPHY Born -- June 1, 1897 in Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa Died -- January 24, 1972 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa DES MOINES TRIBUNE, January 26, 1972. "Services for Monte A. Murphy, 74, of 3818 Carpenter Avenue will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Murphy died Monday at Veterans Hospital of complications following surgery. He was ill two weeks. Born in Knoxville, he was a Des Moines resident for 52 years. He was a retired Veterans Hospital operating engineer and a member of the Beaverdale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and the Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife Lucy; two sons, William and John L., both of Des Moines; four daughters, Mrs. Colleen Stundins of Des Moines, Verlaine Murphy of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Marjorie Griffith of Omaha, and Mrs. Patricia Hood of Overland Park, Kansas; six sisters, Mrs. Ada Reed and Mrs. Harriet Bohner, both of Des Moines; Mrs. Mary Stillwell of West Des Moines; Mrs. Nora Wahl of Canoga Park, California, Mrs. Jessie Wilson of Waukee, and Mrs. Mildred Roark of Moraga, California; a brother, Henry Murphy of Denver, Colorado, and 12 grandchildren. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Orphans Home." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Submitted by Carol Fellows ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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