Willis Carl ERNEST

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Living with brother, Fred, in Clinton, Ringgold Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living in Gay, Taylor Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living in Gay, Taylor Co., Iowa
• Census: 1940, Living in Gay, Taylor Co., Iowa

Notes:

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Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday July 23, 1955 [p. 1]
W. C. Ernest Died At Rochester
W. C. Ernest, farmer living in the East Mission community, died at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn., Sunday. He was taken by plane to the Mayo clinic on Wednesday and the body was returned by plane after his death on Sunday.

Funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, July 26, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles of the Baptist church. Burial [was] in Fairview cemetery.

Willis Carl Ernest was born at Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, on Feb. 22, 1883, and died at the age of 72 years, five months, two days. He was a son of August and Hannah [Ditch] Ernest and lived his entire life in Taylor County.

On December 15, 1912, he was married to Georgia Dean Slauson and to them one son was born.

He is survived by his wife Georgia; the son, Willis Dean; his daughter-in-law, Darline [Opal Hughes]; one granddaughter, Joyce Ann.

Also by four brothers, Frank Ernest of Denver, Colo., Fred Ernest of Conway, Glen Ernest of Bedford, Herman Ernest of Clarinda; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Larison, Mrs. Allie Brown, Mrs. Roy Spurgeon of Bedford, Mrs. Loula Reece of Denver, Colo.

Willis married Georgia Dean SLAUSON on 15 Dec 1912 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Georgia (daughter of Lewis Egbert SLAWSON and Elizabeth TEMPLETON) was born on 15 Oct 1889 in Bedford, Iowa; died on 2 Sep 1974 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Willis D. ERNEST was born about 1920 in Iowa.

August married Hannah Magdeline DITCH on 27 Sep 1873. Hannah was born on 11 Jan 1858 in Maryland; died on 26 Apr 1923 in Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Taylor Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]