Kay Leroy Garris and Bessie Pearl Pownell

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Husband Kay Leroy Garris

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           Born: 6 Nov 1885 - Clarke County, IA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 5 apr1972 - Clarke County, IA
         Buried:  - Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Clarke County, IA

       Marriage: 31 Mar 1906 - Osceola, Clarke County, IA

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Wife Bessie Pearl Pownell

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           Born: 10 Oct 1886 - Romney, Hampshire County, WV
       Baptized: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1962 - Osceola, Clarke County, IA
         Buried:  - Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Clarke County, IA

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         Father: James Weldon Pownell
         Mother: Amanda Belle ?

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Kay Leroy Garris

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Birth: Nov. 6, 1885
Clarke County
Iowa, USA
Death: Apr. 5, 1972
Clarke County
Iowa, USA


Family links:
Parents:
William LaFayette Garris (1853 - 1929)
Sarah Malissa Mason Garris (1857 - 1934)

Spouse:
Bessie Pearl Pownell Garris (1886 - 1962)

Inscription:
G
GARRIS
BESSIE P.
1886 - 1962
K. L.
1885 - 1972


Burial:
Ottawa Cemetery
Ottawa
Clarke County
Iowa, USA

Created by: KURTZ
Record added: Feb 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 48706142

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General Notes: Wife - Bessie Pearl Pownell

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Birth: Oct. 10, 1886
Hampshire County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Nov. 23, 1962
Osceola
Clarke County
Iowa, USA

Bessie was born near Romney, Hampshire county, West Virginia. She came with her family to Iowa in 1903, locating near Woodburn, later moving to Osceola where she spent the rest of her life. She was united in marriage at the home of her parents in east Osceola, on March 31, 1906, to Mr. Kay Garris. The ceremony took place at 7:00 p.m., Rev. S.D. Harlan officiating, and Miss Marcia Smith and Mr. Edward Bowman as attendants. "The bride and groom are well respected members of the community. On Sunday evening a reception was given at the home of the groom's parents. The Woodburn band, of which Mr. Garris is a member, gave them an appropriate serenade. They were the recipients of many useful presents. They will take immediate possession of Mr. Garris' father's farm 2-1/2 miles northwest of Woodburn".
They farmed in the Woodburn area until 1927, when they moved to Osceola and Kay went into the coal and bottle gas business. They were members of the Christian Church at Woodburn. She was a member of the Loyal Daughters Sunday School class and the Jolly Fifteen club. They were always willing to give a helping hand to a friend or stranger. The motto over the door of their home read, "He who enters is but a stranger once".

from family information and obituary, The Tribune, Osceola, December 11, 1962.

Family links:
Parents:
James Weldon Pownell (1858 - 1933)
Amanda Belle Pownell (1859 - 1946)

Spouse:
Kay Leroy Garris (1885 - 1972)*

Siblings:
Adelia Blanche Pownell Vollenweider (1881 - 1953)*
Nettie M Pownell (1883 - 1915)*
Bessie Pearl Pownell Garris (1886 - 1962)
Georgia Willa Pownell Davis (1888 - 1963)*
Holland Larimore Pownell (1890 - 1963)*
J Wesley Pownell (1896 - 1919)*
Ada B. Pownell Tolar (1900 - 1977)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
G
GARRIS
BESSIE P.
1886 - 1962
K. L.
1885 - 1972


Burial:
Ottawa Cemetery
Ottawa
Clarke County
Iowa, USA

Maintained by: LDA
Originally Created by: KURTZ
Record added: Feb 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 48706187

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Notes: Marriage

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