Averill Smith West and Vivian Margery Fordyce

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Husband Averill Smith West

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           Born: Sep 1915 - Blockton, Taylor County, IA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 17 Sep 2008 - Grant City, Worth County, MO
         Buried:  - Blockton Cemetery, Blockton, Taylor County, IA

       Marriage: 30 Aug 1939

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Wife Vivian Margery Fordyce

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           Born: 7 Jan 1914 - Taylor County, IA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 12 May 1987 - Grant City, Worth County, MO
         Buried:  - Blockton Cemetery, Blockton, Taylor County, IA

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         Father: Corbley Vincent (Corb) Fordyce
         Mother: Austa Fidella (Della) Davidson

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Children

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1 M Averill Allen West

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         Spouse: Pat ?

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2 F Rosalie Alice West

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         Spouse: Charles Combs

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3 M Gary Gene West

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         Spouse: Cathy ?

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General Notes: Husband - Averill Smith West

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Birth: Sep., 1915
Blockton
Taylor County
Iowa, USA
Death: Sep. 17, 2008
Grant City
Worth County
Missouri, USA


Family links:
Spouse:
Vivian Margery Fordyce West (1914 - 1987)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Blockton Cemetery
Blockton
Taylor County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Kathy Topping
Record added: Sep 19, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 29918237

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General Notes: Wife - Vivian Margery Fordyce

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Birth: Jan. 7, 1914
Taylor County
Iowa, USA
Death: May 12, 1987
Grant City
Worth County
Missouri, USA

VIVIAN MARGERY WEST

Funeral services were held for Vivian Margery West at Prugh-Dunfee Chapel on Thursday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Rev. Scott Marcum. Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Ia.

Vivian Margery West, daughter of Corbly and Della Davidson Fordyce, was born January 7, 1914 near Blockton, Ia. and departed this life Tuesday, May 12, 1987 at her home at the age of 73 years, four months and five days.

Vivian lived all her life in the Blockton area where she attended public school and graduated from high school. She attended Maryville State Teachers College from which she received her Teachers Certificate. She taught in two country schools - Redtop and Gay 8; also in Blockton fifth and sixth grades and third and fourth grades.

She was a member of the Christian Church of Blockton, Ia. For many years Vivian was active in Eastern Star, a leader in Westfork Booster 4-H Club and in the Christian Church at Blockton where she sang in a quartet.

On August 30, 1939 she was united in marriage to Averill Smith West. To this union were born three children, Averill Allen West of Colorado Springs, Co.; Rosalie Alice Combs of Albany, Mo.; and Gary Gene West of Kansas City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy Fordyce and two sisters, Crystal Fordyce and Garland Seyb.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Smith; son Averill and wife Pat; and granddaughters Tanya and Brenna; daughter Rosalie and husband Charles Combs and grandchildren Suzanne, Zachary and Matthew; and son Gary and wife Cathy and granddaughter Michelle; other relatives and many friends.

Bedford Times-Press Wednesday May 20, 1987 p. 5


Family links:
Parents:
Corbley Vincent Fordyce (1873 - 1933)
Austa Fidella Davidson Fordyce (1874 - 1943)

Spouse:
Averill Smith West (1915 - 2008)

Siblings:
Leroy Allen Fordyce (1898 - 1967)*
Crystal May Fordyce (1901 - 1929)*
Garland Sylvia Fordyce Seyb (1911 - 1960)*
Vivian Margery Fordyce West (1914 - 1987)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Blockton Cemetery
Blockton
Taylor County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Kathy Topping
Record added: Sep 19, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 29918270

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Notes: Marriage

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