Lucielle Darlene Arnold is Born

Lucielle Darlene Arnold was born on July 12, 2011 at Community Medical Hospital in Missoula, Montana.
She is the first child born to Russell and Laura Arnold.  The new bundle of joy weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Her grandparents are Monica and Bruce Arnold.  Great Grandparents are Buster and Loretta Patrick.

She is beautiful.  I have already seen pictures of her.

Garnet Elizabeth Gale McKinney Obituary

Garnet Elizabeth McKinney, 92

July 9, 2011

Times-Republican

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Garnet Elizabeth McKinney, 92, of Marshalltown, entered into eternal life, July 7, 2011, at Villa Del Sol in Marshalltown. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2011, at Hope United Methodist Church. Interment will take place at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 10, 2011, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Estel-Perrin-Avey Funeral Home. Memorial contributions to honor Garnet may be directed to Hope United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.vogelfuneralhomes.com.

Garnet was born Oct. 1, 1918, to Raymond and Minnie (Heiffner) Gale in Liscomb. She graduated from Liscomb High School in 1936. On Nov. 11, 1939, Garnet was united in marriage to Roy McKinney. They made their home in rural Marshall County until Roy was drafted into the U.S. Army. During the war years she worked, and following the war, became a homemaker. Garnet enjoyed reading and crotchet. She sang Gospel and Country music with her husband. Garnet would play the fiddle and Roy would play the guitar. Her great love was writing poetry and was rewarded with many awards and publishing honors which came as recently as last year.

She volunteered many hours at the Iowa Soldiers Home and at the hospital for the Red Cross. She enjoyed visiting and playing cards with her friends.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Rodger McKinney, of Wiota, and Carolyn McKinney DeLay, of Atlantic, a daughter-in-law, Carole Hunter McKinney, two granddaughters: Beth McKinney Lovett and Dawn DeLay Lamprecht and a grandson, Daniel DeLay. She will also be missed by five great-grandchildren: Tate Lovett, Kenneth Crowe, Samantha DeLay, Ryan DeLay and Amber Fouts, a niece, Karla Prather. her cousins; James and Richard Gale and a sister-in-law, Pauline Kinder.

She joins in eternal life her husband of 41 years Roy, her sister, Vera Gale Kyhnn, a brother Carl Gale and her parents.

Garnet Gale McKinney Dies

                                                          Garnet Elizabeth Gale
                                              Born:  October 1, 1918 - Liscomb, Iowa
                                              Died:  July 7, 2011 - Marshalltown, Iowa

Garnet's parents:  Raymond Theren Gale and Minnie Aretta Heiffner.  Raymond Gale was Grandma Sadie's brother.  Raymond was Grandma and Grandpa's Best Man when they married.

I met Garnet for the first time when Aunt Gladys, Aunt Eileen and I went on the genealogy trip in 1989 to Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. She and I corresponded regularly since that trip.  I will miss her greatly.  I will post her obituary if I am able to find it online.