Roy W. and Osa D. (Dunlavy) Hanna, Sterling



In 1900 Taylor County, Iowa, John F. Hanna is a drayman, 43, born in Ohio, Olive M. Hanna 39 Wife, Gertrude M. Hanna 19 Daughter, W. Leroy Hanna Son born March 1885 in Iowa, and Harold W. Hanna 1 Son.

OSA'S FAMILY

In 1900 Taylor County, Iowa, William L. "Dunlang" is 50, Mary E. 47 Wife, O. Ortus 21 Son, F. Grace 18 Daughter, Osa D. 13 Daughter, and Lulu M. 9 Daughter.

July 1924 Sterling "Mrs. D. K. Cuttell and children of Clarinda, Ia., arrived here Sunday to visit at the home of Mrs. Cuttell's mother and sister, Mrs. M. E. Dunlavy and Mrs. E. F. Wagner."

"Mrs. Mary Ellen Dunlavy, 93, died August 5 in her home at Sterling, Colo., after an illness of 15 months. She had been bed-ridden since she fractured her hip in May of 1950.
Mrs. Dunlavy was born August 27, 1857, in Gravity, the daughter of Elizabeth [Ellen Morehouse] and William D. [ale] Burge. She was married in February of 1878 to Rev. William Dunlavy, pastor of the Gravity Christian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlavy moved to Alvin, Tex., in 1893, and in 1899 moved back to Gravity. It was there that Mr. Dunlavy died on October 28, 1915.
Mrs. Dunlavy moved to Sterling In 1921.
She is survived by a son, [Oliver] Ortus Dunlavy of Sterling; two daughters, Mrs. E. [rnest] F. [loyd] Wagner [Grace] and Mrs. Roy [William] Hanna [Osa], also of Sterling.
A brother, George Harlan Burge, lives in Gering, Neb.
Services were held Tuesday, August 7, in the Christian church at Sterling. Burial was Thursday, August 9, at Gravity, with graveside services conducted by Rev. Evan Routh, pastor of the Christian church at Bedford. The Gravity Order of Eastern Star gave its burial service at the grave."

Oliver Ortus Dunlavy BIRTH 3 Jan 1879 Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, USA DEATH 5 Jun 1953 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 57658589.

Grace F. Dunlavy Wagoner BIRTH 15 Sep 1881 Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA DEATH 16 Aug 1970 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 55325170.

ROY AND OSA

Osa D. Dunlavy, 21, born in Gravity, Iowa to Marriage Date 31 Dec 1908 Marriage Place Gravity, Taylor, Iowa Marriage Age 21 Father Spouse Roy W. Hanna.

In 1920 Sterling, Roy W. Hanna 34 is a real estate agent, born in Iowa, Osa D. Hanna 32 Wife, Graydon Hanna 7 Son, and Gwendolyn Hanna 3 Daughter.

1922 Swedlund Garage " Roy W. Hanna has been on the sales force for several months, will continue as salesman."

March 1923 Sterling

In 1940 Sterling, Roy W. Hanna 54, Ora D. Hanna 52 Wife, and Gwendolyn G. Hanna 24 Daughter is a music teacher.

Roy W. Hanna BIRTH 7 Mar 1885 Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa, DEATH 11 Dec 1962 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 57942061.

Osa Dell Dunlavy Hanna BIRTH 12 Sep 1887 DEATH 28 Apr 1987 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 57942070.

Graydon Dunlary Hanna Marriage Age 31 Birth Place Iowa, USA Marriage Date 15 Jul 1943 Marriage Place Pierce, Washington, USA Spouse Elizabeth Ann Ghent.
"The parlors of the First Methodist church provided the setting for the simple but impressive wedding ceremony joining Miss Betty Ghent, daughter of Mrs. James Blaine Ghent of Denver, Colo., and Graydon Hanna, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hanna of Sterling, Colo. Mrs. Charles Mackey of Seattle was the bride's only attendant, and Mr. Mackey was best man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Milton A Marcy July 15 in the presence of close friends and business associates. The bride wore a soft dressmaker's suit of robin's egg blue with black accessories. Her attendant wore a sailor blue crepe gown with matching accessories. Both the bride and attendant wore corsages of gardenias. The bridal couple and close friends gathered at Rau's for the wedding supper, later being joined by business associates of Mr. Hanna. Later the newlyweds left on a short wedding trip to Victoria. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna are now at home at 908 North Ainsworth."

Graydon D. Hanna Birth Date 17 Apr 1912 Birth Place Gravity, Iowa Death Date 24 Apr 2000 Death Place Denver, Littleton, Father Roy William Hanna Mother Osa Dell Hanna Spouse Elizabeth Ghent.
BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, PLOT Block 37 MEMORIAL ID 172623201.

BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA Show Map Block 37 MEMORIAL ID 172623201.

GWEN

Her first husband was in Albuquerque in 1940, Fred R Zimmer 60 Head Elsie Zimmer 56 Wife George E. Zimmer 30 Son, a salesman.

January 1941 Noblesville, Indiana "Word has been received, by C. D. Zimmer and other relatives in this city, of the marriage of George Zimmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zimmer of Albuquerque, N. M. to Miss Gwendolyn Hanna, of Sterling, a teacher in the Fowler schools. The marriage occurred Dec. 27th."

SGT George Edwin Zimmer BIRTH 23 Oct 1909 Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA DEATH 28 Nov 1942 Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines MONUMENT Cabanatuan Memorial Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines PLOT CENOTAPH to MEMORIAL ID 56792062 Manila American Cemetery and Memorial MEMORIAL ID 209368308.
The headstone inscription form listed Mrs. Gwendolyn G. Zimmer, 128 Factory, Sterling Colorado as wife and next of kin.

Frederick Roquet “Fred” Zimmer BIRTH Oct 1879 Hamilton County, Indiana, USA DEATH 1952 New Mexico, USA BURIAL Crownland Cemetery Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA PLOT sect 15 lot 39 MEMORIAL ID 53207421.

July 1970 Indianapolis, Indiana "Elsie Zimmer, 86, Noblesville, died yesterday at Rivervlew Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Evans, Trout Funeral Home. Burial will be in Crownland Cemetery. She was the widow of Fred Zimmer. A son, George Winter Zimmer, died in 1943 in a Japanese prisoner of war camp."
Elsie Smith Zimmer BIRTH Sep 1883 Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA DEATH 19 Jul 1970 Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Crownland Cemetery Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA PLOT sect 15 lot 39 MEMORIAL ID 53207312.

Gwendolyn Zimmer Residence Denver, Colorado Spouse's Name George W. Young Spouse's Residence Denver, Colorado Marriage Date 24 Dec 1951.

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