Arthur H. Gordon
Born: May 1, 1920 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana
Died: June 10, 1991 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 13, plot 8
Lot Owner: Margaret Gordon, purchased in 1991
Married: Margaret Louise Dickerson on August 1953 in Carson City, Douglas Co., Nevada
Children: Thomas Arthur, Benjamin, Beverly, Rosemary, Kathleen, Patricia and Sharon
Parents: Arthur and Pearl (Simmons) Gordon
Veteran: World War II
Obituary: Arthur H. Gordon
Funeral services for Arthur H. "Bud" Gordon, 70, of 432 S. 5th Ave. W., a longtime resident of Newton, were held today, June 12, at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home.
The Rev. Rick Johnson, pastor of the United Methodist Church in Greene, conducted services. Burial was in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Memorials in his name will be accepted.
He died Monday evening, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines of cancer.
Survivors are his wife, Margaret; two sons, Thomas Arthur and Benjamin Thomas, both of Newton; five daughters, Beverly (Mrs. Matt) French of Newton, Rosemary Kelly of Belfast, North Ireland, Kathleen Whitlock of Londonderry, North Ireland, Patricia Moore of the Isle of Man and Sharon Gaston of Antrim, North Ireland; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Dorothy Gordon and Glaudia "Sally" Scott.
Mr. Gordon, a building construction laborer, was a retired member of Local 177, Laborers' International Union of North America.
He was a World War II veteran of the medical corps, stationed in England and Ireland.
The son of Arthur and Pearl Simmons Gordon, he was born May 1, 1921 in Hammond, Ind., and attended Newton Schools
He was married to Margaret L. Dickerson in August, 1953
in Carson City, Nev. ~ Newton Daily News, June 13, 1991.
Margaret Louise (Dickerson) Gordon
Born: December 17, 1924 in Buda, Bureau Co., Illinois
Died: September 7, 1992 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 13, plot 7
Lot Owner: Margaret Gordon, purchased in 1991
Married: Arthur H. Gordon on August 1953 in Carson City, Douglas Co., Nevada
Children: Thomas Arthur, Benjamin, Beverly, Rosemary, Kathleen, Patricia and Sharon
Parents: Frank and Marie (McDonald) Dickerson. Mother died when Margaret was very young and she was....
Adopted by: Thomas and Esther Wearmouth of Newton.
Obituary: Margaret D. Gordon
Margaret D. Gordon, 67, of Newton died of cancer Monday at Skiff Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Gordon was born in Buda, Ill., and lived in Newton most of her life. She was a former bookkeeper and had worked at Maytag Co. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas and Benjamin, a daughter, Beverly French, and a foster brother, Ivan Altman, all of Newton; three sisters, Dorothy Rodie of Hoisington, Kan., Betty Snodgrass of Newton and Maxine Boettcher of Elton, Wis.; and a grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.~ Des Moines Register, September 9, 1992
Thomas Arthur Gordon
Born: December 24, 1955 in Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California
Died: June 4, 2001 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 13
Lot Owner: Margaret Gordon, purchased in 1991
Married:
Children: Benjamin and Sheree Marie
Parents: Arthur and Margaret Dickerson Gordon
Obituary
Thomas Arthur Gordon, 45, of 319 E 12th St. N. died of heart failure Monday, June 4, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Pence Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Ed Lord, associate pastor of Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton, officiating. Burial will be at Metz Cemetery in rural Newton.
Friends may call Thursday after 9 a.m. at the funeral home where family will be present from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Memorials will be accepted in his name.
The son of Arthur Heston Gordon and Margaret Louise Dickerson, he was born Dec. 24, 1955, in Red Bluff, Calif. He was a graduate of Newton Senior High School. Mr. Gordon was a construction worker and enjoyed camping and fishing.
Survivors include a son, Benjamin Thomas of Newton; a daughter; Sheree Marie of Colfax; five sisters, Beverly Honeycutt of Ottumwa, Kathleen Whitlock, Sharon Gaston, Patricia Moore and Rosemary Kelly, all of Ireland; and a special friend, Raye Dunham of Newton.
He was preceded in death by his parents. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, June 6, 2001.