James Maurice MESSAMER

1913 - 2002  (89 years)

• Name	James Maurice MESSAMER
  Nickname	Tim
  Birth	2 Jul 1913	Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jul 2002	Dallas, Iowa   [1]
  Burial	Panther Creek Cemetery, Panther, Colfax, Iowa   [2]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 7 sisters
  + 1. Hazel Kathryn MESSAMER,   b. 6 Jan 1908, Colfax Township, Dallas, Iowa d. 16 Mar 2003, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa  (Age 95 years) + 2. Ada Lois MESSAMER,   b. 17 May 1909, Dallas, Iowa d. 15 Sep 2003, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa  (Age 94 years)   3. David Lawrence MESSAMER,   b. 4 Apr 1911, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa d. Jun 1918, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa  (Age 7 years) + 4. James Maurice MESSAMER,   b. 2 Jul 1913, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa d. 15 Jul 2002, Dallas, Iowa  (Age 89 years) + 5. Lucille May MESSAMER,   b. 10 Apr 1915, Barnum, Carlton, Minnesota d. 23 Feb 2004, Ridge Manor, Hernando, Florida  (Age 88 years)   6. Ralph MESSAMER,   b. 25 Jun 1916, Barnum, Carlton, Minnesota d. 28 Jun 1916, Barnum, Carlton, Minnesota  (Age 0 years) + 7. Theodore Roy MESSAMER, Jr.,   b. 11 Sep 1917, Barnum, Carlton, Minnesota d. 5 Dec 1995, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa  (Age 78 years) + 8. Jessie Irene MESSAMER,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Washington Township, Dallas, Iowa d. 19 Dec 2017, Greenfield, Adair, Iowa  (Age 98 years) + 9. Philip Howard MESSAMER,   b. 4 Nov 1920, Dallas, Iowa d. 20 Sep 2015, Russell, Iowa  (Age 94 years)   10. Robert Wayne MESSAMER,   b. 9 Oct 1921   d. 1 Nov 1921  (Age 0 years)   11. Martha Ruth MESSAMER,   b. 23 Jan 1923, Dallas Co., Iowa d. 26 Jan 1923, Dallas Co., Iowa  (Age 0 years) + 12. Mary Ellen MESSAMER,   b. 30 May 1924, Dallas Co., Iowa d. 18 Feb 2012, Johnston, Polk, Iowa  (Age 87 years) + 13. Fae Fern MESSAMER,   b. 10 Jun 1926, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa d. 10 Jun 1993, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico  (Age 67 years) + 14. Charles Lloyd MESSAMER,   b. 13 Mar 1928, Sugar Groves, Dallas, Iowa d. 25 Feb 2018, Avon, Hendricks, Indiana  (Age 89 years)
  Person ID	I5140	bmds
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Theodore Roy MESSAMER,   b. 27 Jun 1883, Panther, Colfax, Iowa d. 31 Aug 1954, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Beulah Viola ZELLERS,   b. 15 Jan 1886, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois d. 7 Feb 1973, Perry, Dallas, Iowa (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darlene ROYER,   b. 1 Aug 1917, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa d. 23 Jun 2014, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1941	Brethren Church, Panora, Guthrie, Iowa
  Age at Marriage	James : 27 years old | Darlene : 23 years old.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  	1. Sharon Lee MESSAMER,   b. Abt 1942 (Age 82 years)   2. David Kent MESSAMER,   b. Abt 1943 (Age 81 years) + 3. Kelly Dean MESSAMER,   b. Abt 1944 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1913 - Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa Marriage - 21 May 1941 - Brethren Church, Panora, Guthrie, Iowa Death - 15 Jul 2002 - Dallas, Iowa Burial - - Panther Creek Cemetery, Panther, Colfax, Iowa
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary. Maurice “Tim” Messamer<:B>, 89, of Adel, died Monday, July 15, 2002, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  The body was cremated. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren of Adel, of which he was a member. Burial of the cremains will be at the Panther Creek Church Cemetery.  Tim Messamer was born in Redfield, and lived his entire life in the Dallas County area. He was a farmer until retiring in 1966, then worked as a custodian for the Adel School District until 1971. He was a member of Farm Bureau.  He is survived by his wife, Darlene Messamer of Adel; one daughter, Sharon Garoutte of Adel; two sons, David of Mason City, and Kelly of Grand Junction; three grandchildren; two brothers, Phil of Adel, and Charles of Avon, Ind.; and five sisters, Hazel Price and Lois Robinson of Dallas Center, Lucille Diddy of Dades City, Fla., Jessie Blomquist of Stuart, and Mary Cunningham of Perry. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 14360799.