Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers
1906 - 1994 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. Jennie Elvessie "Vessie" Meyers was born on 2 Oct 1906 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 25 Jun 1994 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Jennie Elvessie “Vessie” Robertson, 87, of rural Douds, formerly of Morning Sun, died at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 1994, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.
Born October 2, 1906, in Wapello, she was a daughter of James T. and Mary Catherine Wilson Meyers. On December 25, 1933, she married James R. Robertson. He died in 1985.
Mrs. Robertson attended rural schools in the Long Creek area of Louisa County and was a 1927 graduate of Wapello High School. She and her husband farmed in the Louisa and Muscatine counties until retiring to Morning Sun in the middle 1970s. She drove a school bus and was a cook at Morning Sun High School. She also work several years in the Louisa County Home Health Care Program.
She had lived with her son Milton near Douds from 1987 until entering the Care Center in 1992.
She was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a past member of the Louisa County Farm Bureau and a past president of its women's division.
Survivors include one son, Milton Robertson of Douds; one daughter, Janet Caudle of San Jose, California; and six grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters.
Friends may call after noon Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Robertson will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church south of Morning Sun with the Rev. Robert Schmidtberger officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church or Parkview Care Center and may be left at the funeral home.
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Monday, June 27, 1994
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175488575/jennie-elvessie-robertsonJennie married James Russell Robertson on 25 Dec 1933 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. James (son of John Plake Robertson and Lena Mabel Baird) was born on 14 Jul 1909 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1985 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Valeda Joanne Robertson was born on 2 Dec 1935 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Feb 1936 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- Marlene S. Robertson was born on 9 May 1937 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Milton A. Robertson was born on 14 Sep 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 13 Mar 2012 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.