Arlena Winter-Marr Obituary (1918

Fairfield Obituary Arlena Winter Marr age 91 of Muscatine and formerly of Fairfield died Saturday, December 19. 2009 at Unity Hospital in Muscatine. Born May 27, 1918 in Henry County, Iowa, the daughter of Arlow Austin and Myrtle Jane Edwards Smith. Arlena lived in Henry County until moving to Fairfield at age 15. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1937. She married Alva Elijah Winter on May 15, 1938, who preceded her in death on April 29, 1979. She married Marion I. Marr on October 10, 1988, he also preceded her in death. Arlena was a member of the First Christian Church in Muscatine and formerly an active member of the First Christian Church in Fairfield. She had worked at Pierson & Pierson Plumbing & Heating in Fairfield before her retirement. Left to honor her memory are: 2 daughters: Sandra Fortney ( Gary) of Muscatine and Jane Phillips of Seattle, Washington; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, 2 step-daughters, 1 step-son and several step grandchildren and step great grandchildren plus several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, 2 brothers: Werner Smith and Ralph Smith 1 sister Florence in infancy and 1 son-in-law Dick Phillips. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with Reverend Robert L. Pickerell officiating. Interment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery at Brighton. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Raymond''s in Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Muscatine First Christian Church or the Fairfield First Christian Church.