Monday, May 26, 2008

Leah Michelle Dailey

The Senior Class of
Collins Hill High School
announces it
Commencement Exercises
Thursday evening May twenty-second
Two Thousand Eight
seven o'clock
The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Ticket Required

Margaret Logan

In Memory of Margaret Logan
date of birth December 25 1921
date of death May 21 2008
services
Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Chapel
Lineville, IA
Monday May 26 2008 at 11:00a.m.
officiating
Pastor Jack Stark
Pastor Robert Markum
pallbearers
Bryan Hashman
Elijah Dailey
Brett Logan
Todd Siemer
Greg Logan
Phil Brown
honorary pallbearers
Robert Shaver
Dale Adair
Garry Cribb
Duane Dailey
Mark Gibbs
music
taped selection
Ron Shroyer
Marsha Seyffert
Interment
Evergreen Cemetery
Lineville, IA.

Margaret Grace Logan, daughter of Virgil Wyman and Jessie Leona (Toot)Shroyer, was born in Mercer MO on Dec. 21 1921 and passed away on May 21 2008 west of Mercer MO at the home of her daughter, at the age of 86 years.
Margaret was raised in the Mercer Community, attended the Ilia Country School and was a 1940 graduate of Mercer High School. She was first married to Harry Woodrow Gibbs, and their marriage ended in divorce. On Feb. 21 1948 she was married to Max Wesley Logan. Max preceded her in death on Dec 9 1965. SHe was also preceded in death by her parents; her former husband Harry Gibbs; a step-son Jerry Logan; two brothers, Wesley & Wayne Shroyer; four sisters, Vera Nanning, Wauneta Shroyer, Eva Alley, & Betty Daily; and by a step-grandson, Gary Logan.
Margaret lived in Tampa FL, during WWII, and worked at the Glidden Paint Company, where she was the first female paint sales person in Florida. She & Max lived most of their married life near Lineville, IA. In 1967 she moved to Des Moines, IA & attended the Des Moines Area Community College. She moved to Indianola,IA in 1972 working in Des Moines for the Borden Dairy, Iowa Paint Manufacturing Company, and Employers Mutual Insurance Company, retiring in 1986. After retirement, she spent many winters in Key Largo, FL, where she worked for the Shell Man Souvenir Shop. She returned to Des Moines in June of last year.
Margaret is survived by her daughter, Donna Hashman & son-in-law Bob of Mercer, MO; two sons, Randy Gibbs & daughter-in-law Teresa of Santa Maria, CA; & Bruce Logan & daughter-in-law Deanna of Carlisle, IA; two sisters, Ruth Austin of Bella Vista,AR, & Marie Dailey Hass of Mercer, MO; 8 grandchildren, Melissa Gibbs Shaver, Mark Anthoney Gibbs, Kristine Logan Brown, Kellie Marie Logan, Bryan Hashman, Greg Logan, Linda Logan Siemer, & Lisa Logan Mison; 12 great-grandchildren, Brett Logan, Colton & Kaylee Senter, Tyler & Nicole Shields, Drew Clubb, Michael & Mariah Logan, Faith Ann Siemer, Wesley Wayne Hashman, Logan Ann Brown, and Lane Reeder; three great-great granchildren, Alex & Zach Logan, & Drevyn Seaman; a step, daughter-in-law, Barbara Logan of Kansas City, MO, & by many other relatives and close friends.
Margaret was a former member of the Mercer Christian Church "Disciples of Christ", and a member of the Indianola Church of Christ.

a family dinner was held after graveside services at the American Legion Hall in Mercer, MO.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Memorial Day

Sunday afternoon Kate & I went to Springer Chapel & Cat Creek Cemetery to decorate graves. We didn't make it last year since Brenda & kids came to visit @ Mom & Dad's. We noticed the Springer Chapel Church was gone. We think a big old tree was gone @ Cat Creek, too, but we couldn't remember...
I was kind of surprised there weren't more flowers out for Sunday afternoon. So many of the old graves don't get decorated at all. Kate would like to decorate ALL of them next year. I told her that the families had probably died out or moved away. It makes me sad, too. We decorated Dottie Higdon, Harriet Hughes Harrison Maxwell, Laura Harrison, Erastus Harrison, Syria Hill, Gladys Townsend, the stone next to Gladys with Townsend babies you can't read anymore, Amanda Shirley, Emery Shirley, Cynthia Maxwell, infant Maxwell, Eugene & Joseph Maxwell, Glen Dale Brown, Cynthia Whitt Creswell, JC Maxwell, Minerva Maxwell, Gilly May Maxwell, Thomas W.Maxwell, & James C Harrison....these are not all actual relatives...Laura & Erastus were Harriet's kids from her first marriage...Syria Hill was Laura's cousin she drowned with in Cat Creek ( I think I know what I'm talking about...), Amanda Shirley was my great grandparent Maxwell's neighbor who was murdered, Emery was her husbands child from his next marriage who died at age 10 in a sledding accident, James C Harrison was I think Harriet's first father in law.
I hope our cemetery visits mean something to Katie. There were a few other families decorating, too. Seeing the tombstones & hearing what I think I remember of their stories...I think Katie is my genealogist. She is our family's future.
It was a hot one today, we took the car with no a/c...the truck is going in the shop, & Kevin had to go to work. We about had heatstroke. Like she said, the cemetery is the place to drop dead...

Friday, May 23, 2008

Shroyer Family Gathers

The Mirror
May 21 2008

Shroyer Family Gathers
The last three Shroyer sisters got together on May 15, 2008, at the home of Bob & Donna Hashman in Mercer. Ruth Austin from Bella Vista, AR; Marie Dailey-Hass, & Margaret Logan, from Mercer, remembered old times. Eight first cousins were there as well, Linda Shroyer, Lije Dailey, & Donna Hashman from Mercer; Sharon Cribb & Marsha Seyffort from Kansas City, MO; Christine Greenlee from Princeton; Gloria Clark from Bella Vista, AR; & Deanna Schreffler from Des Moines, IA. Others attending were Jo Ditthenner, Bob Hashman and Leonard Hashman from Mercer; Frank Schreffler, Des Moines, IA; and Maxine McHargue from Trenton.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Margaret Logan

Margaret passed away Wednesday evening, May 21, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Donna Hashman, who had been taking care of her. "Margie" was a daughter of Virgil & Jessie Shroyer.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Axsom Association of America

Found out in yesterdays newsletter that Larry, Ralph, & Marguerite have decided to disband the AAA, there isn't enough interest in the national reunions (I never made it to one...I really intended on going to the one in Branson, but we just couldn't afford it). There will still be a newsletter. The April 2008 issue was Number 54. Larry did a great job with the newsletter & the books he published, collecting & editing info. We all owe him a big thank you!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Koren Marie Dailey

graduated Magna Cum Laude from Missouri Western State University in St Joe at 11 a.m. Saturday May 10 2008.
Attending were from Mercer were Kevin, Deb, Kj, & Katie Dailey; Lije Dailey, Marie Dailey Hass, & Lije's friend Jo; Bernard & Janet Axsom of Spickard; & John Axsom of Kirksville; & Ed & Norma Mai of Princeton. Koren & her friend Jody threw a party at Cody & Koren's with a cheese & meat platter made by deli tray expert Koren, chips, veggies, & a cake.
We are very proud of our little girl!