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Dorthea Francis Lund Gravatt DRAKESVILLE: Dorthea Francis Lund Gravatt, 82, of Drakesville, Iowa died April 26, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born April 11, 1926 is Osborn, Missouri to Jordan and Lennie Anderson Lund. She married William “Bill” Gravatt September 21, 1946 in St. James, Missouri. She served in the Army Nurses Cadet Corp during WWII. She was a Registered Nurse at the Lebanon Hospital in Lebanon, Missouri and also at the Methwick Manor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A resident of Davis County for 25 years, she was a member of the Centerville Church of Christ in Centerville, Iowa. She is survived by her husband; 2 sons, William J. (Cynthia) Gravatt of North Liberty, Iowa, Bruce R. (Elaine) Gravatt of Lake Arrowhead, California; 8 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral Services will be 10am Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Iowa with Minister Ben Suchman officiating. Burial will be in the Hammans Cemetery west of Drakesville, Iowa. Visitation will begin after 9am on Tuesday with the family present from 6-8pm to greet friends at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to the Centerville Church of Christ, Music Therapy at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, and the American Heart Association. |
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