Services for Virginia Vermeule, 87, Gun Barrel City, are under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home in Mabank.

Virginia (Fritz) was born July 19, 1920, in Manning, Iowa, and died July 19, 2007, in Gun Barrel City. Virginia graduated with the Manning High School class of 1938.

She was preceded in death by her husband Edward C. Vermeule in 1994.

Previously of Anaheim, California, she was a resident of Gun Barrel City for the past 37 years and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her sons Jim Vermeule and wife Toni, Mabank; and Jack Vermeule and wife Nancy, Desert Shores, California; daughters Joyce Beatty, Gun Barrel City; Judy Spears and husband Travis, Mabank; and Janie Murphy, Hemet, California; sisters Mary Grau, Long Beach, California; Pat Welch, Seal Beach, California; and Kaye Henkenius, Falmouth, Massachusetts; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Note: the yellow highlighted information in the obituary was added by Dave Kusel, based on the immense Manning Historical Database he is building.

Virginia Vermeule, 87, of Gun Barrel City, Texas, passed away July 19, 2007. She was born July 19, 1920, in Manning, Iowa.

Previously of Anaheim, California, she resided in Gun Barrel City for the past 37 years.

She is survived by her sons, Jim Vermeule and wife Toni of Mabank, and Jack Vermeule and wife Nancy of Desert Shores, California; daughters, Joyce Beatty of Gun Barrel City, Judy Spears and husband Travis of Mabank, and Janie Murphy of Hemet, California; sisters, Mary Grau of Long Beach, California; Pat Welch of Seal Beach, California; and Kaye Henkenius of Falmouth, Massachusetts; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward C. Vermeule in 1994.

Services were under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.

Burial was in Manning Cemetery.

Virginia was the daughter of Francis (Farley).

She had four siblings: Mrs. James Wulf of Vail, Mrs. Walter Welch of Anaheim, Mrs. Richard Grau of Long Beach California, and Mrs. Matthew Henkenius of Rahway, New Jersey.

Frances "Fanny" Farley Williamson
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, Missouri Valley, Iowa

Mrs. Loyal Williamson Found Dead
Mrs. Frances F. Williamson, 65, was found dead in her apartment at 301 1/2 East Erie Street in Missouri Valley, Iowa, Friday morning, November 8, 1968. Her husband Loyal Williamson found her, at 7:30 a.m. when he returned from his work at the Missouri Valley Grain, Inc. elevators. An autopsy, order by Dr. John Barnes, medical examiner, was performed at Jennie Edmundson hospital, Council Bluffs.

Mrs. Williamson was employed at the Roundup and she closed the establishment and went home about 2 a.m. Mrs. Williamson was a resident of Missouri Valley for 31 years.

She was born August 17, 1903, in Vail, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle Farley. She was reared in Vail and attended the Vail Public School and St. Ann's Academy in Vail.

She was married to Mr. Williamson in Logan, Iowa, on June 24, 1952. They were engaged in business here for a number of years.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Williamson is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Farley of Vail; five daughters, Mrs. Eddie Vermeule of Anaheim, California; Mrs. James Wulf of Vail; Mrs. Walter Welch of Anaheim, California; Mrs. Richard Grau of Long Beach California; and Mrs. Matthew Henkenius of Rahway, New Jersey; 23 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are seven sisters, Mrs. Dick Fraham of Milan, Michigan, Mrs. H.R. Wall of Reseda, California, Mrs. Albert Cartens of Manilla, Iowa, Mrs. John Brewster of Omaha. Mrs. Louis Gehring of Denison, Iowa, Mrs. Herbert Hoover of Palace Verdes Estates, Cal, and Mrs. Clifford Dressen of Vail.

She was preceded in death by her father and a brother Francis Farley of Vail.