Funeral services for Virgil R. Kinnan, Sr., 87, of Jefferson, Iowa will be at 10:00am Wednesday January 14, 2004, at Slininger-Rossow Chapel in Jefferson, Iowa. Interment will be at Highland Township Cemetery, Churdan, Iowa.

Visitation will start after 1:00pm on Monday January 12, 2004, at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation with the family will be from 6:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday evening January 13, 2004, at the funeral home.

Obituary of Virgil Ritchey Kinnan, Sr.

Virgil Ritchey Kinnan, son of Walter S. and Pearl Ritchie Kinnan, was born in Greene County, Churdan, Iowa on January 18, 1916.

Virgil grew up on a farm near Churdan and attended rural school in the Churdan area. After Virgil’s schooling, he worked on the family farm for several years.

He entered the U.S. Army at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on September 5, 1941. He served in the Pacific Theatre and was honorably discharged on December 20, 1944, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. After his discharge from the Army, Virgil came back to Greene County, Iowa.

On November 15, 1946, Virgil married Gladys Virginia Marsh at Omaha, Nebraska. The couple lived most of their married life in Jefferson and the Greene County area. Virgil did construction work, mainly as a carpenter and also worked as a farmer for Raymond Collins for about twenty years.

Virgil and Gladys wintered in Texas for many years, while there he worked for the Garst Company and also built a house with his son Terry. Virgil was a member of the VFW in Scranton, Iowa.

On January 10, 2004, Virgil Kinnan passed away at the Jefferson Manor. He was 87 years of age.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Gladys, who died in 2000; four brothers and two sisters.

Surviving are four sons: Dennis Roush and his wife Linda of Spring Hill, Kansas; Gary Kinnan and his wife Sharron of Gardner, Kansas; Rich Kinnan and his wife Barb of Spring Hill, Kansas; Terry Kinnan and his wife Sandy of Olathe, Kansas. Three daughters: Sandy Case and her husband Jim of Jefferson, Iowa; Barb Straight and her husband Doug of Ralston, Iowa; Connie Hoyle and her husband Ron of Ralston, Iowa. Also surviving are 20 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

A special thank-you to his friend and caregiver Linda Pearce.