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Lillian LaVerne Brownfield[1, 2, 3]

Female 1919 - 2012  (93 years)

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  • Name Lillian LaVerne Brownfield 
    Nickname Hap 
    Born 3 Jun 1919  Colo, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Dec 2012  Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I31991  Family
    Last Modified 12 May 2020 

    Father Joseph Feburie Brownfield,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Thomasboro, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1985  (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Lulu Mindwell Dayton,   b. 20 Oct 1891, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1985  (Age 93 years) 
    Married CA 1912  [5, 6
    Family ID F11004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oliver Lewis Wokoun,   b. CA 1913, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Sep 1940  West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940
    Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940
    Children 
     1. Doug Wokoun
     2. Dorothy Wokoun
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F11007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Sep 1940 - West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3302] Find a Grave - Colo Cemetery, Colo, IA, 8 August 2013; Lois E. Brownfield Stratton.
      Lois E. Brownfield Stratton

      Birth: Jan. 25, 1918
      Colo
      Story County
      Iowa, USA
      Death: Mar. 6, 2006
      Ames
      Story County
      Iowa, USA

      The Nevada Journal
      March 9, 2006

      AMES - Lois E. Stratton, 88, of Ames died March 6, 2006 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames from complications of a heart attack.

      Lois was born in Colo, IA, on January 25, 1918 to Joseph and Lulu (Dayton) Brownfield. At the age of two, the family moved to Champaign, IL, and then back to Colo, IA when Lois was ten years old. After graduating from Colo High School in 1936, Lois worked at Iowa State University in the dairy cattle disease test lab for a year 18 months. She then married Galen "Fritz" Stratton on March 24, 1943 in Princeton, MO. Fritz and Lois farmed a mile west of Nevada on Lincoln Highway for 38 years before retiring in 1983.

      Lois is survived by her husband, Fritz, of Ames; two sons: Gary Stratton of Hudson, IA, Gale (Kae) Stratton of Nevada, IA; five grandchildren: Galen (Teresa) Stratton of Williamsburg, IA, Garrett (Stephanie) Stratton of Topeka, KS, Karmin Stratton of Baltimore, MD, Lisa (Jim) Weigel of Grimes, IA, Nikki (Dennis) Pratt of Nevada, IA; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; one sister: Lillian (Hap) Wokoun of Tulsa, OK; one sister-in-law: Berneice Brownfield of Colo, IA, and many nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; on brother, Glenn "Tony" Brownfield; one sister: Marion Ewoldt; one daughter-in-law: Maxine Stratton; and one granddaughter: Kimberly Stratton.

      No visitation is planned. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

      Bacon Funeral and Crematory of Nevada is in charge of arrangements.
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      Family links: 
       Parents:
        Joseph "Joe" F Brownfield (1887 - 1985)
        Lulu M Dayton Brownfield (1891 - 1985)
       
      Burial:
      Colo Cemetery
      Colo
      Story County
      Iowa, USA
       
      Created by: Burt
      Record added: Jun 30, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 20174848

    2. [S4168] 1920 Census for Story County, Iowa, 199; p. 2B, line 51; dwelling 47, family 47; Joseph F. Brownfield; 11 May 2020.
      Year: 1920; Census Place: New Albany, Story, Iowa; Roll: T625_515; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199

    3. [S4173] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, 12 May 2020; Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940.

    4. [S4174] Funeral One - Serenity Funerals, 12 May 2020; Lillian L. Wokoun.
      Obituary for Lillian L. Wokoun
      June 3, 1919 – December 24, 2012
      Services
      Pending
      Facts
      Born: June 3, 1919
      Place of Birth: Colo, Iowa
      Death: December 24, 2012
      Place of Death: Tulsa, Oklahoma
      Survived By
      Doug Wokoun, Son.  Dorothy Yeakley, Daughter.

    5. [S3302] Find a Grave - Colo Cemetery, Colo, IA, 8 August 2013; Lulu M. Dayton Brownfield.
      Lulu M Dayton Brownfield

      Birth: Oct. 20, 1891
      Death: Feb. 5, 1985

       
      Family links: 
       Spouse:
        Joseph "Joe" F Brownfield (1887 - 1985)*
       
       Children:
        Lois E. Brownfield Stratton (1918 - 2006)*
        
      Burial:
      Colo Cemetery
      Colo
      Story County
      Iowa, USA
      Plot: South Section, Row 37-5
       
      Created by: Merlin Dunahoo
      Record added: Dec 22, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 45721598

    6. [S4169] 1930 Census for Story County, Iowa, 24; p. 2A, line 40; dwelling 36, family 36; Joseph Brownfield; 11 May 2020.
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Colo, Story, Iowa; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340419