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OBITUARY: RED OAK (IA) EXPRESS, date unknown, Mrs. John T. Askey, nee Luzetta Moyer

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FORMER ELLIOTT LADY

Funeral services for Mrs. John T. Askey, 80, a resident of this vicinity for several years was held in Red Oak last Saturday afternoon at the Sellergren Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Orville Morrow, pastor of the Methodist Church in Red Oak. Burial was made in the Red Oak Cemetery.

Mrs. Askey died suddenly Tuesday evening, December 29 (1936), at the home of her daughter Mrs. Merrill E. Morgan in Bassett, NB.Mrs. Askey is survived by two children, one daughter, Mrs. Merry E. Morgan of Bassett, NB, and one son, Ernest G. Askey, of Omaha, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Two children preceded her in death, Ellis E. Askey and Mrs. Orpha Ellen Black, both of Red Oak.

Mrs. Askey was born in Centre County, PA, on October 1, 1856. She came west with her parents at the age of six and lived for many years in Illinois where the family first located. She grew to young womanhood there and it was there she was married to John T. Askey on April 1, 1873. After coming to Iowa they resided for a number of years at Elliott and later moved to Red Oak. (copied by Jerry Lee Askey, 1982).

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16858710/luzetta-askey

Lucetta married John Thomas Askey on 01 Apr 1873 in Ridott Township, Stephenson County, IL. John was born on 8 Nov 1847 in Centre County, PA; died on 22 Oct 1923 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16858705/orpha-elizabeth-black

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37036226/ellis-samuel-askey