Lorene M. Loper
1923 - 1978 (55 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Lorene M. Loper was born on 22 Jun 1923 in Iowa (daughter of Maurice Willard Loper and Sophia Elizabeth Currie); died in Oct 1978 in Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa; was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67628377/lorene-m-wolfeLorene married LeRoy Ellis Wolfe on 19 Dec 1950 in Boone County, Arkansas. LeRoy was born on 10 Oct 1913 in Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa; died in Aug 1984 in Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa; was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Maurice Willard Loper was born on 6 May 1888 in Page County, Iowa (son of Howard Willis Loper and Emma Jane Phipps); died on 5 Dec 1965 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1910, Pequot, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
- Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa
- Census: 1940, Webster Township, Polk County, Iowa
Notes:
Maurice Loper Rite Planned
Services for Maurice W. Loper, 77, of 2114 E. Forty-first st., who died of a stroke and cancer Sunday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday ad Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in the cemetery at Lamoni.
Mr. Loper, a retired farmer, was born in Iowa and lived in Des Moines 25 years. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Lamoni.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Evans and Mrs. Alberta Forret of Des Moines, Mrs. Isabelle Denbar of Seattle, and Mrs. Lorene Wolf of Greenfield; two sons, Carroll of Des Moines and Willard of Newton; a brother, Will of Red Oak; a sister, Mrs. Nina Kelley of Los Angeles, 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, 7 December 1965.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160092871/maurice-willard-loper
Plot 1352, Graves 3 & 4Maurice married Sophia Elizabeth Currie. Sophia was born on 28 Dec 1888 in Franklin County, Iowa; died on 10 Sep 1958; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sophia Elizabeth Currie was born on 28 Dec 1888 in Franklin County, Iowa; died on 10 Sep 1958; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Notes:
Loper – Services for Mrs. Sophia E. Loper, 2543 Lyon St., will be Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Interment 2:00 p.m. Rosehill Cemetery, Lamont, Iowa.
Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Friday, 12 September 1958.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160092957/sophia-elizabeth-loper
Plot 1352, Graves 2 & 3Children:
- Carroll Loper was born on 18 Jul 1907 in Eagleville, Harrison County, Missouri; died on 7 May 1990 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa.
- Willard Howard "Pete" Loper was born on 25 Oct 1908 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; died on 4 Nov 1999 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Newton Memorial Park, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa.
- Myrtle Emma Loper was born on 27 Dec 1910 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; died on 23 Jul 2001 in Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Van Meter Cemetery, Van Meter, Dallas County, Iowa.
- Alberta Mae Loper was born on 4 Nov 1912 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; died on 4 Jul 1999 in Bouton, Dallas County, Iowa; was buried in Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa.
- Isabel Wilma Loper was born on 10 Feb 1915 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; died on 3 May 1993 in Adel, Dallas County, Iowa; was buried in Earlham Cemetery, Earlham, Madison County, Iowa.
- 1. Lorene M. Loper was born on 22 Jun 1923 in Iowa; died in Oct 1978 in Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa; was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa.
Generation: 3
4. Howard Willis Loper was born on 26 Apr 1862 in Hesstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey; died on 4 Jul 1942 in Page County, Iowa; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Colfax Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- Census: 1910, Colfax Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- Census: 1920, Fayette Township, Decatur County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Hamilton Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- Census: 1940, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160092655/howard-willis-loper
Plot 863, Grave 1Howard married Emma Jane Phipps on 31 Dec 1883 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. Emma (daughter of William J. Phipps and Lydia Ann Copland) was born on 16 Feb 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; died on 27 Jan 1947 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried on 30 Jan 1947 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Emma Jane Phipps was born on 16 Feb 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (daughter of William J. Phipps and Lydia Ann Copland); died on 27 Jan 1947 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried on 30 Jan 1947 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160092251/emma-jane-loper
Plot 863, Grave 2Children:
- Wililam Howard Loper was born on 13 Dec 1884 in Coburg, Montgomery County, Iowa; died on 13 Feb 1973 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa; was buried in Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa.
- 2. Maurice Willard Loper was born on 6 May 1888 in Page County, Iowa; died on 5 Dec 1965 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.
- Lenora Belle "Nora" Loper was born on 14 Nov 1893 in Iowa; died on 22 Jun 1965 in South Gate, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.
- Lydia Ismay Loper was born on 26 May 1894 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa; died in 1957; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.
- Nina Lorena Loper was born on 4 Oct 1904 in Eagleville, Harrison County, Missouri; died on 12 Oct 1989 in San Luis Obispo County, California; was buried in Los Osos Valley Memorial Park, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California.
Generation: 4
10. William J. Phipps was born on 2 Mar 1837 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of John Phipps and Eliza Hall); died on 18 Oct 1922 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried on 20 Oct 1922 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1860, Center Township, Decatur County, Iowa
- Census: 1870, Fremont Township, Page County, Iowa
- Census: 1880, Fremont Township, Page County, Iowa
- Census: 1900, Fayette Township, Decatur County, Iowa
- Census: 1910, Hamilton Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- Census: 1920, Fayette Township, Decatur County, Iowa
Notes:
Biographical history of Page County, Iowa. Chicago, Lewis & Dunbar, 1890. Page 828-830.
William J. Phipps is descended from an old American family of English origin. They settled first in Grayson County, Virginia, where Isaiah Phipps, the grandfather of our subject, was born; he was married there and reared a large family. His son, John, the father of William J., was born in Grayson County, Virginia, in 1815, and was reared to the occupation of a farmer. At the age of twenty years he emigrated to Vermillion County, Illinois, where he was one of the early settlers. He married Eliza J. Hall, a daughter of William and Annie (Copeland) Hall, and to them were born three children: Mary A., Sylvester and William J. They resided in Vermilion County until 1839, and then went to Bates County, Missouri, where the wife died. In 1847 Mr. Phipps removed to Lee County, Iowa, and was one of the pioneers of that county. In 1850, during the gold fever in California, he emigrated to that State and engaged in mining, meeting with marked success. While there he turned his attention to farming; he was again married to Ellen Wayman, and they had four children: Emma, Ann E., Mary E. and John N. Mr. Phipps is now living in San Luis Obispo County, California. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, and an honored citizen.
William J. Phipps, his son and the subject of this sketch, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, in 1837, receiving the limited education that was afforded in that early day. His father being a pioneer of three States: he was reared on the frontier and subjected to the privations and vicissitudes of that life. In 1857 he was married to Lydia A. Copeland in Decatur County, Iowa. She is a daughter of Jefferson and Louisa (Johnson) Copeland. Seven children were born of this marriage: Mary A., deceased at two years; Miles J., deceased at the age of seven years; Julia E., deceased at five months; Emma J, , Leonore and Theodore, twins, deceased in infancy, and John W., deceased at one year of age.
Mr. Phipps engaged in agricultural pursuits in Decatur County, where he lived until 1861; he then removed to Pottawattamie County, and at the end of two years went to the Rocky Mountains, remaining there three years. In 1868 he came to Page County and bought land in Fremont Township on which he settled; he still owns this farm, but it is now occupied by his daughter and son-in-law, Howard Soper, who married Emma J. They are the parents of two children, William Howard and Morris Willard.
Mr. Phipps is a man of correct principles and habits, and has endeavored always to live an upright life. He is prominently identified with all the interests of the great West, having witnessed its growth and development from the trackless prairie to its present advanced state of cultivation. He and his wife are both true Christians, and have borne the sorrow which they have met in the loss of their children with characteristic patience and resignation. Politically he affiliates with the Democratic party. It has been through his own unaided efforts that he has made his money, and he deservedly ranks with the honored list of self made men of the West.
Jefferson Copeland, the father of Mrs. Phipps, is a grandson of Charles Copeland, who came from Scotland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, long before the war of the Revolution. Charles Copeland married Miss Abigail Hass, and they had one son, Charles. The father returned to Scotland to recover some property belonging to his family estate, and while there broke his leg and was detailed a long time. The means of communication were very meager, and as his wife did not hear from him for such a long time, she moved with her father’s family to Virginia, where she married again. After a long time her husband abandoned all hopes of gaining his part of the estate and returned to Nova Scotia, where he again broke his leg; his wife hearing of his return traveled all the distance from Virginia to see him, but he passed away before she reached his side. Her son, Charles, the father of Jefferson, was a native of Nova Scotia, and a soldier in the war of the Revolution. He married Hannah Osborn, and they had thirteen children, of whom Jefferson is the youngest and the only surviving one. The father was a member of the Baptist Church. Jefferson Copeland was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in 1810, and was seven years of age when his parents removed to Indiana; there he learned to read and write, and at the age of eighteen years he learned the trade of blacksmith. In 1834 he married Louisa Johnson, daughter of Patrick and Annie Morton Johnson, both of Scotch descent.
They became the parents of five children; Charlotte, Charles, Lydia A., Martha, and Julietta. Since 1868 Mr. Copeland has been a resident of Page County; he is now eighty years of age. He is a diligent student of the Bible and preaches the Gospel as it is revealed to him by the reading of the Word. He has suffered many hardships in his career, but has been of incalculable benefit to his country in clearing a path through the wilderness for the advance of civilization. There is no more honorable record in the life of any American citizen.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157363369/william-j.-phipps
Plot 863 3William married Lydia Ann Copland. Lydia was born on 26 Nov 1840 in Bates County, Missouri; died on 13 Jul 1917 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Lydia Ann Copland was born on 26 Nov 1840 in Bates County, Missouri; died on 13 Jul 1917 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157363367/lydia-ann-phipps
Plot 863 4Children:
- 5. Emma Jane Phipps was born on 16 Feb 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; died on 27 Jan 1947 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; was buried on 30 Jan 1947 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.