John Whitworth

John Whitworth, 85, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at St. Luke's
Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Services: 11
a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, by the Rev George Bishop and
Dave Shorten. Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with military
rites. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home, Blairstown, from 4
to 7 p.m. Friday.

John was born Nov. 19, 1921, in Keswick, Iowa to John and Belle
(Morrison) Whitworth, and graduated from the Thornburg High School in
1941. During World War II he served his nation in the Army Air Corps.

On Oct. 25, 1944, he married Alene Robison in Mountain Home,
Idaho. The couple farmed in the Blairstown area for 33 years, retired
in 1982 and moved to Blairstown. Alene preceded her husband in death
on April 30, 2000.

John was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the M.J. Kirby
American Legion Post 170 in Blairstown.

He is survived by his daughters, Janet (Dave) Shorten of Orem, Utah,
and Cathy (Terry) McCool of Maple Grove, Minn.; his grandchildren,
Michal, David and Sarajan Shorten and Greg McCool; his brother, Jim
(Ellen) Whitworth of Washington state; his sisters, Lucy Lamb of
Oskaloosa and Pat Korkenke of Colorado; and his special friend, Joann
Becker of Blairstown.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his
brother, Al Whitworth.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Date: November 30, 2006
Edition: F
Page: 6B

		       Edith "Alene" Whitworth

Edith "Alene" Whitworth, 79, died Sunday, April 30, 2000, in the
Keystone Care Center following a courageous battle with
cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Presbyterian Church,
Blairstown, by the Rev. Norma Spurgin. Burial: Pleasant Hill
Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Overton
Family Funeral Home, Blairstown.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, John; two daughters, Janet
Shorten and husband David of Orem, Utah, and Cathy McCool and husband
Terry of Maple Grove, Minn.; three sisters, Annie Wymore of Oskaloosa,
Ada Chapman of South English and Arlene Sherwood of Arlington, Va.;
and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donald and
Hamill Robison; and a sister, Helen Stanley.

Edith "Alene" Whitworth was born June 21, 1920, in Keota, the daughter
of Hamill and Eliza Van Fleet Robison. Alene, as known to family and
friends, attended country school and graduated from South English High
School with the class of 1938. Alene then worked for Collins Radio in
Cedar Rapids for a time before her marriage to John Whitworth on
Oct. 25, 1944, in Mountain Home, Idaho. While John was away serving
his country during World War II, Alene continued to work for Collins
Radio. After John returned from the service, they made their home on a
farm near South English for 2 years, before moving to a farm near
Blairstown, working together and farming there for 33 years. During
that time, Alene worked for the Blairstown Consolidated Schools asa
teacher's aide for 17 years. Alene and John retired in 1982, and moved
to the home they built in Blairstown. They enjoyed their travels
together over the entire United States, including places like
Yellowstone Park, the Redwood Forest and many places along the east
coast. Alene's health had failed and she had been fighting a
courageous battle with cancer for the past few years. She was a member
of the Presbyterian Church in Blairstown.

Instead of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Date: May 1, 2000
Edition: Final
Page: 4

		   BLAIRSTOWN. Al A. Whitworth, 72,

BLAIRSTOWN. Al A. Whitworth, 72, died Tuesday in Mercy Medical Center,
Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, First
Presbyterian Church, followed by a Masonic service by Lincoln Lodge
199 of Blairstown. Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Russell-Overton Funeral Home. Military
rites will be conducted by American Legion M.J. Kirby Post 170 of
Blairstown.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen; his stepmother, Gladys Whitworth
of Montezuma; a son, Dan of Blairstown; a daughter, Debra, and
son-in-law Dennis Foley of Belleville, Ill.; two brothers, John
(Alene) of Blairstown and Jim (Ruth) of North Bend, Wash.; a half
brother, David of Pella; two sisters, Patricia (Paul) Korenke of
Colorado Springs, Colo., and Lucy Lamb of Des Moines; and a half
sister, Joyce (Terry) Hardwood of Kansas City, Mo.; and two
granddaughters, Becky and Jessica Foley.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial fund has been established.

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Date: October 1, 1992
Edition: Final
Page: 2

			   Gladys Whitworth

Gladys Whitworth, 84, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of the Montezuma
and Deep River area, died Monday, June 4, 2001, in Cedar Valley Health
Center, Raytown, Mo., of respiratory failure. Graveside services: 10
a.m. Thursday, Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg. Memorial services: 11
a.m. Thursday, Church of the Nazarene, Deep River. The family will
greet friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Watts Funeral Home, Montezuma.

Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Harwood of Kansas City, Mo.; two
stepdaughters, Lucy Lamb of Oskaloosa and Pat Korenke of Falcon,
Colo.; two stepsons, John of Blairstown and James of Burlington,
Wash.; and a brother, Allen Ritchie of Ottumwa.

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Date: June 6, 2001
Edition: F
Page: 5