Descendants of Levi Ray

Notes

25. Madge Edith Travis

See P. 57 and 58, East Peru History book.  She helped make the mattresses in Peru in the 40's.  Also, the home M.B. built south of Peru described in the account of the store was the home where she was born.
MRS. MARVIN J. CAMP of St. Charles Dies
Mrs. Marvin J. Camp of St. Charles died at her home there last Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1958, after several months of failing health. She was 50 years of age.
Mrs. Camp was a life-long resident of Madison county. She was the former Madge Edith Travis, daughter of M. B. and Nellie Travis, and was born near Peru on March 30, 1907. She was married at Indianola on Oct. 2, 1929, to Marvin J. Camp. They were parents of nine children, one daughter dying in infancy.
She had united with the Peru Methodist church early in life.
She leaves her husband; eight children, Mrs. Nadine York of Decorah, Mrs. Nellie Mitchell of St. Charles, Marvin Camp, Jr., of the U. S. Naval base at Norfolk, Va., and Sharon, Reva, David, James and Jack Camp, all at home. She also leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Travis of Winterset, three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Simmons of Selah, Wash., and Mrs. Wilma Carter of Winterset; and three brothers, Joe Travis of Golden Colo., Earl Travis of Shellsburg, and Wendell Travis of Cedar Rapids, and her grandfather, Henry Hoover of St. Charles.
Note: Burial in Union Cemetery, Clarke County where Marvin Camp is buried

70. James Dale Camp

St. Sgt. James D. Camp, 21, of Winterset was reported killed in action in Vietnam on Tuesday, Feb. 4, according to word received here by his family.
Sergeant Camp died of wounds received while defending his camp against a night attack by the enemy. He had been in Vietnam since last Oct. 28.
Sergeant Camp is the firth Madison county fatality of the Vietnamese war.
He was a son of Marvin J. and the late Edith Camp of Winterset. His mother died a number of years ago. He graduated from Winterset High School with the class of 1965, and attended the state University of Iowa in Iowa City before entering the U.S. Army in November 1967.
In additon to his father, he is survived by four sister, Reva Camp, Mrs. Sharon Sheumaker of Des Moines, Mrs. Nellie Mitchell of Loveland, Colo., and Mrs. Nadine York of North Liberty; and three brothers, Marvin (Jerry) Camp of Cedar Rapids, David Camp of Iowa City and Jack Camp of Winterset.
He was engaged to marry Patricia Stephenson of Peru.
The body of the young soldier is expected to arrive here this Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held this Friday at 1 p.m. from the First United Methodist church of Winterset. Burial will be made in Union cemetery in Clarke county.

27. Wilma Elsie Travis

Wilma Carter
Winterset, IowaJune 17, 1911 - August 8, 2011
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset.
A visitation will be held prior to services from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., Thursday morning.
Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the family in loving memory of Wilma.
Wilma Elsie Travis was born June 17, 1911 in Madison County, Walnut Township near Peru; the daughter of Martin B. and Nellie (Hoover) Travis, one of six children. Her marriage to Harold “Jack” Carter took place on June 22, 1929 in Creston, Iowa. They were married 63 years, prior to his death in 1992.
Wilma was a homemaker and farmwife. She and her husband faithfully served the Lord since 1952 at the Grace Baptist Church in Winterset, where she served as a 4th grade Sunday school teacher for many years. She enjoyed cooking and could play the piano by ear.
Wilma passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Country Haven Guest Home in Scott Township, Madison County, Iowa. She was 100.
Wilma is survived by her children, Howard (Evelyn) Carter of Winterset; Kathy (Rev. John) Spradlin of Arkansas City, KS; 3 grandchildren, Christi Carter of Costa Mesa, CA; John (Merav) Spradlin, Jr. of Overland Park, KS, Aaron (ShiAnn) Spradlin of Chanute, KS; 6 great-grandchildren, Sarah Black and Travis Carter; Kelley Ann Reaper; Ethan Uzi and Jude Zevi Spradlin and Shayla Brown and 6 great great-grandchildren; Dalton, Dylan and Dustin Black; Skylar Carter; Carter Michael and Hunter Michael Reaper. She is also survived by a granddaughter-in-law, Connie Carter and a grandson-in-law, Gary Dickel.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack; a son, Richard Carter, a grandson Gregory Carter; a granddaughter, Pamela Dickel. Wilma was also preceded in death by her siblings, Joseph Travis, Edith Camp, Maude Simmons, Rev. Earl Travis and Wendell Travis.

28. Sylvester Earl Travis

Leaf-Chronicle, The (Clarksville, TN) - September 23, 2006

Deceased Name: Sylvester Earl Travis Sylvester Earl Travis, 94, Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott, Kan.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan., with the Rev. Roy Miller and Pastor Gres Stine officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan.
Cheney Witt Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Rev. Sylvester Earl Travis
Friday, September 22, 2006
REV. SYLVESTER EARL TRAVIS [Click to enlarge]
The Rev. Sylvester Earl Travis, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, September 21, 2006, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott.
He was born July 28, 1912, in East Peru, Iowa, the son of Martin Beatty Travis II and Nellie Francis Hoover. He married Evelyn Lorraine Brooker-Finch on February 22, 1953, in Winterset, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 2002. He was employed by the Union State Bank of Winterset, Iowa, for10 years.
On February 12, 1951, he was publicly ordained in the ministry by the Grace Baptist Church of Winterset, Iowa. He ministered in churches throughout Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. His last full time pastorate was Bethel Community Church of Fort Scott, Kansas, where he retired in 1983. He then continued as interim pastor for churches in Missouri for 10 years.
Survivors include his two daughters, Janet Ruth Miller and husband, Roy, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Shirley Brooker Pitman and husband, Don, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; Four sons, Richard Brooker and wife Barbara, of Cedarville, Ohio, William Brooker, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Timothy Travis and wife, Kerri, of Fort Scott, and Paul Travis, of Roeland, Park, Kansas; and one sister, Wilma Carter of Winterset, Iowa. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Allen Travis of Clarksville, Tennessee.
Pastor Greg Stine and Rev. Roy Miller will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m., Monday, September 25, 2006, at Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bethel Community Church and may be sent to the church or Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701.

30. Wendall Ivan Travis

Wendall I. Travis

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Wendall I. Travis, 68, of 250 Bernita Dr. NW, died Monday morning, Feb. 7, 1994, in his home following a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, where friends may call from 6 to 8 tonight. The Rev. Don McGarvey will officiate. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; a son, Dennis of Cedar Rapids; a daughter, Cheryle Opfer of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Earl Travis of Fort Scott, Kan.; and a
sister, Wilma Carter of Winterset.

Also surviving are four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Camp and Maude Simmons, and a brother, Joe.

Born Jan. 31, 1926, in Peru, Iowa, to Martin and Nellie Hoover Travis, he married Marilyn Thoren on May 28, 1949. For more than 41 years, he worked for
Northwestern Bell, retiring in 1983. Mr. Travis attended First Assembly of God Church and was a member of Telephone Pioneers.

A memorial fund has been established.

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Marilyn Thoren

Marilyn L. Travis, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Richard Speight. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her children, Dennis (Denise) Travis of Cedar Rapids and Cheryle (Robert) Opfer of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Necole (Jason) Meyer, Noelle (Joe) Boardman, Camille (Matt) Franklin, and Cherob Opfer; 11 great-grandchildren; and brother, Gilbert (Norma) Thoren of Hiawatha.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Minnie Thoren; husband, Wendall; five brothers, Elmer, Ralph, Elvin, Ernest, and LaVern; and five sisters, Ruth, Ila, Ilene, Ester and Ellen.

Marilyn was born March 30, 1930, the daughter of Gilbert and Minnie (Johnson) Thoren, in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines, On May 28, 1949, Marilyn was united in marriage to Wendall Travis in Winterset, Iowa. She worked at Cedar Rapids Schools in the Food Service Department. Marilyn enjoyed gardening and fishing.

A memorial fund has been established in memory of Marilyn.

Please sign the online guest book for Marilyn at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published April 17, 2012 in The Gazette