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Roy Leighton WINDER

Male 1871 - 1949  (77 years)

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  • Name Roy Leighton WINDER  [1
    Birth 15 Dec 1871  , Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Grant, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    federal 
    Census 1910  Coldwater, Grant, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    federal 
    cemetery Dec 1949  Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Evergreen Cemetery 
    Roy L Winder Tombstone
    Roy L WInder Tombstone
    Death 10 Dec 1949  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    obituary 26 Jan 1950  Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Services Monday for Roy L Winder

    Graveside services were held Monday afternoon in Evergreen Cemetery for Roy Layton Winder. Rev. Harold Butts was in charge of the service.

    Roy L Winder died in Los Angeles at the home of his daughter on December 10, 1949. The body had been placed in a receiving vault during the past few weeks. Death was due to a severe heart attack. Mrs. Nellie Covell and daughter accompanied the body to Anita and they arrived here Sunday evening.

    Roy L Winder, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Winder was born in eastern Iowa and came to the Anita community when he was a small child. On March 15, 1893 he was united in marriage to Florence Macklin, who died several years ago and since that time Mr. Winder has lived in California with his two daughters.

    He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nelle Covell and Mrs. Edyth Coon both of Los Angeles and two sons, Clarence of The Dalles, Oregon and Walter of Burlington, Oklahoma. A son Louis Raymond died in infancy.

    He also leaves three brothers, Chester Winder of Stuart, Arthur Winder of Guthrie Center and Henry Winder of Penticton, B.C., Canada.

    Published in The Anita Tribune, Thursday, January 26, 1950  
    _UID 7ECB8A6786BF46E786FD6CCF34FDC93EA229 
    Burial Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14830  WinderWonderland
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2016 

    Father Thomas Calvin WINDER,   b. 8 Jan 1842, Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1925, Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Sarah M. WILLIAMSON,   b. 30 Jan 1854, , Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1902, Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1870  , Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence MACKLIN,   b. Jul 1875, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1916 (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Walter B WINDER,   b. Mar 1894, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edith Cassie WINDER,   b. 9 Jan 1896, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Mollie B WINDER,   b. Apr 1900, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Clarence WINDER,   b. 1906, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google Mapscemetery - Evergreen Cemetery - Dec 1949 - Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Dec 1949 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Mapsobituary - Burial Services Monday for Roy L Winder Graveside services were held Monday afternoon in Evergreen Cemetery for Roy Layton Winder. Rev. Harold Butts was in charge of the service. Roy L Winder died in Los Angeles at the home of his daughter on December 10, 1949. The body had been placed in a receiving vault during the past few weeks. Death was due to a severe heart attack. Mrs. Nellie Covell and daughter accompanied the body to Anita and they arrived here Sunday evening. Roy L Winder, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Winder was born in eastern Iowa and came to the Anita community when he was a small child. On March 15, 1893 he was united in marriage to Florence Macklin, who died several years ago and since that time Mr. Winder has lived in California with his two daughters. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nelle Covell and Mrs. Edyth Coon both of Los Angeles and two sons, Clarence of The Dalles, Oregon and Walter of Burlington, Oklahoma. A son Louis Raymond died in infancy. He also leaves three brothers, Chester Winder of Stuart, Arthur Winder of Guthrie Center and Henry Winder of Penticton, B.C., Canada. Published in The Anita Tribune, Thursday, January 26, 1950 - 26 Jan 1950 - Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Anita, Cass, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S97] Robert L. Winder, (Letters and email exchanged 1997-present), June 2000 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S288] 1900 Federal Census, Cass Co, IA.


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