Worth Sherwood KUNKEL ¹

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  General Notes:

Velta and Worth were farmers near Knoxville, Iowa, until they retired and
moved into town. They owned two farms, one was theirs and one was left
to them by Worth's father. They farmed theirs.

Lucille Miers Webster stayed for a week at a time for several summers
with Velta and Worth on their farm. Lucille recalls the fun she had
helping churn butter by hand then having a snack of Hostess chocolate
cupcakes and real rich cream. Playing in an old black buggy that had
been pulled by a horse and used before cars for transportation was
exciting. Lucille and her aunt always had a good time on the farm, her
aunt giving Lucille a baby chicken one time to take home. The mother
chicken rejected the baby chick as it was black and the rest of her brood
were yellow. The chick almost died from being pecked by the mother when
Lucille rescued it, fed it, and played with it and it recovered. Lucille
was also thrilled to be given a kitten of her choice to take home on each
stay at Velta's farm. What a good time that was!

Velta and Worth are Buried Indian Chapel Cemetry, Attica, Marion Co., Iowa
Worth's parents were Jacob S. (1868-1950) and Olie D. (1874-1896) Kunkel
and are also burried at Indian Chapel Cemetry. Worth had no brothers or
sisters.

References: (1) Buriel place found in cemetry records, Marion County
Courthouse, Knoxville, Iowa, and on the tombstone at Indian Chapel
Cemetry. (2) Data about Velta and Worth's only child, Estella, their
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was provided by their
granddaughter, Wanda Goering Anderson.
(3) Cemeteries of Marion County, Iowa, 1776-1976 book by Marion Co.
Genealogical society, published by R.C. Booth Enterprises, Harlan, Iowa,
with a publication date of 1974. (3) Tombstones for the Kunkels, Worth,
Velta and Worth's parents Jacob and Olie, in Indian Chapel Cemetery,
Indian Township, Marion County, Iowa, as seen in June 1998. (4)
Electronic mail (e-mail) from Wanda Goering Anderson, daugher of Olie
Estella Grace Kunkel Goering, dated February 19, 2003.

Worth married Velta Valentine MIERS, daughter of Joseph Freeman MIERS and Lulu Estella Bell SMITH, on 26 Jun 1918 in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA. (Velta Valentine MIERS was born on 12 Feb 1899 in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA, died on 19 Feb 1988 in Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa, At West Ridge Manor Nursing Home. and was buried in Indiana Cemetery, South Of Attica, Marion Co., IA.)