Alta Stonebraker

October 16, 2013

BLOOMFIELD: Alta Bell Stonebraker, 103, of Bloomfield, Iowa died October 16, 2013 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield. She was born July 30, 1910 in her grandfather’s log cabin in Keokuk County, Iowa to Frank and Mintie Ash Echelberry. She married Clarence H. Stonebraker August 8, 1929 in Sigourney, Iowa. He preceded her in death February 10, 1998. Alta was a past member of the Hopewell Church near Martinsburg, Iowa. She was a homemaker, farmwife, and a hard worker who devoted herself to her children and husband. She is survived by two daughters, Linda (Kris) Johnston of Columbus Junction, Iowa, Brenda (Greg) Comer of Bloomfield, Iowa; two sons, Junior (Karen) Stonebraker of Bloomfield, Harry (Beverly Christner) Stonebraker of Sigourney, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Eva Echelberry; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Melvin Stonebraker; granddaughter, Marilyn Ledbetter; great-granddaughter, Melissa Beenken; great-great-grandson, Logan Adkins; three brothers, James Earl, Raymond, and Cecil Echelberry; two sisters, Hazel Echelberry, Blanche Higdon; a step-brother, Orville Martin; step-sister, Edna Hermanstofer; and two daughters-in-law, Norma Stonebraker, Helen Stonebraker. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastors Gordon Hawkins and Gary Axtell officiating. Burial will be at the Dunnville Cemetery in Davis County, Iowa. Visitation will begin after 3:00 p.m. on Friday with the family present to greet friends from 6-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established to the Floris Volunteer Fire Department.