Alva Eshelman Obituary (1932

Alva Gene Eshelman age 76 of Lockridge died Tuesday morning at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. Born May 25, 1932 at Germanville, Iowa, he was the son of Roy James and Ila Burger Eshelman. A lifelong resident of the Germanville- Lockridge community. Alva was a farmer and drove school bus for the Fairfield Schools for 32 years. He was a graduate of Fairfield High School. He served in the Korean War from 1953 until 1955. Alva married Margaret Ann Vorhies on February 5, 1956. He was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church at Germanville. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife Margaret, 3 daughters: Patty (Steve) Gates of Birmingham, Pam Frieden of Mount Pleasant and Peggy (Jim) Berger of Smithville, Missouri; 4 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter and his sister Lois Watson of Wayland, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 1:30 P.M. Friday at the New Sweden Methodist Church north of Lockridge with Pastor Diane Brokken officiating. Burial will be in the Hope Lutheran Cemetery near Germanville. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Memorials have been established to Lockridge Fire and Rescue or to the new Dialysis Unit at the Jefferson County Health Center. Arrangements are in the care of the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.