| i. | Vera Emma Gibson, born April 05, 1915 in Decatur Co., IA; married James Lowell Daughton January 01, 1935 in Mount Ayr, IA. |
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Notes for Vera Emma Gibson: Jim and Vera were married January 1, 1935, at Mt. Ayr, IA. Their attendants were her sister, Freda, and their good friend, Edgar Harger. At the time of their marriage, Vera was teaching at the Daughton School for the second year, and Jim was clerk at the Grand River Post Office. They stayed with Jim's parents until the end of the school year. They then moved to their first home west of Grand River. Since they had no car, Jim walked to work each day, coming home for lunch at noon. They later moved across the street from his parents in Grand River. By this time their two daughters had been born. In 1938, they moved to a farm north of Grand River where Vera's parents formerly lived. They were living there in 1940 at the time of their son's birth. Then in February 1940, they moved to the farm where they still live, four miles northwest of Kellerton. In 1951, Vera started back to teaching. During the following years as she continued her career, she kept up with her college courses and graduated from Drake University in 1967. Vera taught at Beaconsfield, Ellston, and Tingley Schools, all part of the Mount Ayr Community School District, until her retirement in 1977. During the years of Vera's teaching, Jim was busy carrying on the farming operation. They have been fortunate in having their children and their families near them. Since they have retired, they keep busy doing things they have always wanted to do. They bowl, play bridge and do some traveling. Jim also enjoys hunting and fishing. Vera works at ceramics and does beautiful oil paintings. (information given by Vera and published in The Grand River Centennial book) |
| ii. | Freda Larie Gibson, born May 15, 1916 in Decatur, IA; married Kenneth Maurice Clark November 09, 1936 in Methodist Church, Leon, IA. |
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Notes for Freda Larie Gibson: Freda played the trombone in band, after Vera quit playing it. Freda was in 4-H. She graduated from Grand River High School in 1934. After she and Maurice were married, she worked as a bookkeeper at an implement store and garage. When the children were born, she stayed home and took care of them, and that was a job in itself with a 1 year old and two babies. It was almost like having triplets!! After Maurice and Freda divorced, Freda moved to a mobile home in Osceola. She worked at the high school for one week, when the Four Corner Market had an opening for her. She worked there from 1967 until about 1969. Then she helped Hazel Hembry at the Osceola Country Club, and helped Ruble's sell mobile homes. In 1974, she started working at Rindy's Super Value and continued to work there until it closed in 1977. From 1977 until 1980, she worked at the Casey's store in Osceola. She opened this store up for them in 1977, as Beth Toland had to give notice at her other job and couldn't start her job as manager right away. She would come in and help Freda at nights. Freda now enjoys crocheting afghans, and makes many beautiful ones for her family. She also has many flowers and enjoys bird-watching. |
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Notes for Kenneth Maurice Clark: Maurice grew up on a farm north of Weldon, Iowa. He remembers when he was 3 years old getting a toy horse and buggy with a banana in it for Christmas. Maurice attended Osceola Junior College and worked part-time for Hy-Vee Food Stores. He also traveled around the country and helped with the harvests. After he and Freda were married in 1936, he worked for Hy-Vee again in the meat department. They opened the first Hy-Vee at Indianola on the north side of the square. Maurice was then transferred to Leon, IA, as a meat cutter. Their son, Condon was born at the Clarke Co. Hospital while they lived at Leon. In 1938, they moved to an 80 acre farm they bought near Osceola, IA. The twins, Rolan and Roger were born that same year at home. The roads were very muddy, and the doctor and nurse got their vehicle stuck. The nurse walked to the house while the doctor tried to get unstuck. The twins were born before the doctor got there, Rolan 1/2 hour before Roger. When the boys were small, Maurice shoveled a train car load of coal to pay for some overalls they needed. He also built a special double high chair for the twins. From this farm, they moved to May Wassom's place north of Osceola, and then south of Osceola to one of Olin Marquis' farms. In 1953, they moved east of Osceola about 7 miles to another of Olin's farms. While living there they purchased their first new car, a 1953 Oldsmobile. (This farm is now owned by Frank Pontier). They moved in 1955 to a farm west of Osceola by West Lake. This has been the homeplace until 1992, when they sold part of it and moved in town. Maurice and Freda divorced in 1968, and he remarried to Doris in . They divorced in 1979. Maurice and Freda then remarried in the fall of 1980. They enjoyed spending part of the winter in Arizona, which they started doing in the 1960's, and continued until 1992. Maurice enjoys taking care of the garden and checking the crops at the portion of the farm they kept west of Osceola. |
| iii. | Vivian Irene Gibson, born September 22, 1919 in Decatur Co., IA; died August 27, 1996 in Englewood, CO; married Stephen Radnich July 04, 1939 in Little Brown Church, Nashua, IA. |
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Notes for Vivian Irene Gibson: They lived at Norwalk, IA, until Steve's death. |
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