Individual Details

Winnifred Laura Dilts

(18 Jul 1892 - 6 Mar 1967)

The Mount Pleasant News, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Monday Evening, March 6, 1967, Front Page, Col. 2: Mrs. E. J. Becker Taken By Death. Mrs. E. J. Becker, 74, died at Henry County Memorial Hospital early Monday morning, March 6, following a short illness. Laura Winifred Becker, daughter of Dr. John and Winifred (Triplett) Dilts, was born July 18, 1892 in Henry county in the primrose community. She had resided in Henry county all of her life and on a farm south of Mt. Pleasant until 1963, when she moved to Mt. Pleasant. On September 17, 1917 she was married to E. J. Becker, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Frank Becker of Mt. Pleasant, and one grandson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the First Baptist Church. Rev. James Troxel, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in East Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the R. K. Crane Funeral Home as they desire.

Events

Birth18 Jul 1892Henry Co., Iowa
Marriage25 Sep 1917Henry Co., Iowa - Elijah John Becker
Death6 Mar 1967Salem, Henry Co., Iowa
Alt nameLaura Winifred Dilts
BurialSalem East Cemetery, Salem, Henry Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseElijah John Becker (1893 - 1985)
ChildFrank Becker ( - )
FatherJohn Joseph Dilts (1863 - 1931)
MotherEtta Triplett (1868 - 1920)

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