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Grace Ellen McQuiston

Grace Ellen McQuiston[1]

Female 1921 - 2016  (95 years)

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  • Name Grace Ellen McQuiston 
    Born 14 Jul 1921  Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Nov 2016  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried 12 Nov 2016  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I7407  Family
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2017 

    Father William Ray McQuiston,   b. 16 Sep 1892, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1989, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Anna Urban,   b. 3 Jul 1899, Prague, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1989, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1918  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Family ID F2654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William LaVerne Sowers,   b. 17 Aug 1918, Sand Springs, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1979, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1940  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Patricia Ann Sowers
     2. Susan Kay Sowers
     3. Betty Jane Sowers
     4. Mary Ellen Sowers
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F2443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bifford Palmer,   b. 20 Jul 1932, Oelwein, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1992  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1971  [2] 
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F5793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jul 1921 - Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Sep 1940 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 2016 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Nov 2016 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Grace E. McQuiston (1921 - 2016)    		Grace E. McQuiston (1921 - 2016)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1407] Imported GEDCOM file.

    2. [S186] McQuiston, Joseph.

    3. [S2927] Find a Grave, 1 March 2017; Grace McQuiston Palmer.
      Grace McQuiston Palmer
      Birth: Jul. 14, 1921
      Colfax
      Jasper County
      Iowa, USA
      Death: Nov. 9, 2016
      Iowa, USA
      Grace Palmer, 95, passed away on November 9th, 2016, at Heritage Nursing home.
      Grace was born in July of 1921 to parents William and Anna (Urban) McQuiston in Colfax, IA. One of four children, she was the oldest daughter. In 1939 she graduated from Wilson High School.
      She worked her whole life at various Cedar Rapids businesses.
      In 1940 she married William Sowers, and in 1971 Bifford Palmer.
      For many years, she was a member of the Moose Lodge.
      She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, her brother Jim, her sister Enid and her nephew Robert Martin.
      She is survived by her daughters Pat (Skip) Wells, Susan (Bob Sangster) Guyer, Betty Carter, and Mary Pirtle, her brother Bill (LaVelle) McQuiston, 7 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren, 4 Great Great Grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
      Services will be held at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel on Saturday, November 12th at 11 am. Visitation will be held an hour before the service, with burial immediately following the services.
      Obituary & photo published by Cedar Memorial 
       Family links: 
       Parents:
        William Raymond McQuiston (1892 - 1989)
        Anna M Urban McQuiston (1899 - 1989)
        Spouses:
        Bifford J. Palmer (1932 - 1992)
        William Lavern Sowers (1918 - 1979)
        Siblings:
        James McQuiston (1919 - 2005)*
        Grace McQuiston Palmer (1921 - 2016)
        Enid Lucille McQuiston Martin (1923 - 2015)*
       Burial:
      Cedar Memorial Park
      Cedar Rapids
      Linn County
      Iowa, USA
       Created by: Jean
      Record added: Nov 10, 2016
      Find A Grave Memorial# 172531270

    4. [S1486] Jeff.ged.FTW.