Keith Anthony
Keith LaVerne Anthony, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, May 28, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska.
He was born to Charles Mathias Anthony and Leona Faye Barrett Anthony on May 24, 1928, in Cozad, Nebraska. They moved to the Anthony family farm north of Lexington when he was three. He was confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church and was a lifelong member. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1947.
He was inducted into the United States Army on December 6, 1950, served in Korea as a sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps and was honorably discharged on November 23, 1952.
Keith married Delphine Leilla Bick on June 20, 1954, at the Methodist church in Farnam, Nebraska. Two sons were blessed to this union, Scott L. Anthony and Thomas C. Anthony.
He worked at the Ford Garage and then as a chemist for the National Alfalfa Company of Lexington. They moved to the Anthony family farm in 1959. He farmed and ran Keith's Farm Shop until his retirement. They received the Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award in 2002.
Keith served in the Civil Air Patrol, was a member of the Lexington Jaycees, was a Trustee of First Presbyterian Church and served on many committees including the Agriculture Stabilization Committee Service. He served on District 7 school board, on Mount Hope and Hewitt Cemetery boards and on the Dawson County Historical Society board where he served as president. The couple were lifetime members of the Dawson County Historical Society and of the Golden Rod Antique Car Club, a supper club, and a pinochle club. Keith enjoyed his family, friends, and was happy being close to nature on the farm and working on antique cars.
Survivors include his wife Delphine Anthony of Lexington, Nebraska. Sons: Scott (Jo) Anthony of Sacramento, California, Thomas (Tina) Anthony of Chandler, Arizona, Grandchildren: Thomas C. II and Kira Anthony of Seward, NE, Andrew (Andrea) Anthony of Chandler, Arizona. Three Sisters: Patricia (Floyd) Beans and Kathleen (Verl) Hatch both of Chandler, Arizona, Charlaine "Toni" Mays of Hastings, Nebraska, Sister-in-law: Ardyce Bick of Moorefield, Nebraska. He was also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Keith was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law, Harold Bick and Robert Mays.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Nebraska with Reverend Caroline Vickery officiating.
Inurnment will be held prior to the Memorial Service at Hewitt Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested, in lieu of flowers, to the Dawson County Historical Society, the First Presbyterian Church or the Donor's Choice.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is In charge of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.
Dick Barmore
Richard W. "Dick" Barmore, 78, of Lexington, Neb., died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at his family's mountain cabin in Allenspark. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington with the Rev. Caroline Vickery officiating. The body was cremated. Register book signing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington.
He was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Lincoln, Neb., to Fred and Grace (Staton) Barmore. On June 25, 1953, he married Wauneta Seaman in Fremont, Neb. She died May 15, 2001.
On May 1, 2004, he married Nova Workman in Lexington. 
Survivors include his wife; sons, Rick of Lexington and David of Omaha, Neb.; daughter, Kerry Madigan of Lakewood; and stepdaughters, Alice Hinkle of Beaver City, Neb., and Sondra Becker of Lexington. Additional survivors include his daughters-in-law, Mary Barmore of Lexington and Deb Barmore of Omaha; son-in-law, Thomas Madigan of Lakewood; stepsons-in-law, Leo Hinkle of Beaver City and Layne Becker of Lexington; grandchildren, David Barmore and Denise, Deanna and Danielle Barmore; stepgrandchildren, Fletcher and Jillian Becker, Brian and Scott Hinkle and Jennifer and Richie Workman; brother-in-law, Russell Greathouse of Lexington; local cousin, Brad Staton and his wife, Robin, of Cozad, Neb.; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
He moved to Lexington as a young man with his family, and his father was a teacher/coach. His father then went back to school to become a pharmacist and opened Barmore Drug in 1933. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1947. He then attended Doane College in Crete, Neb., for one year and graduated in 1955 from the University of Nebraska. He spent two years in the U.S. Navy. Upon his return to Lexington, he began his work as a well-respected pharmacist, a career that lasted for more than 50 years.
He was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as elder and trustee. He was always active in the church choir singing tenor. Always an advocate for Lexington, he served on many boards, committees and organizations. He was a member of Lexington Rotary, Lions Club, Lexington Jaycees, the Bent & Spent Club (B&S Club), Lexington Diplomats, Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.
He was always active in the National Democratic Party (his mother served as national committee woman). He was active in the American Pharmacy Association, the Nebraska Pharmacy Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association. He and his second wife were both involved in the Jail Ministry as well as serving as royalty for the previous Plum Creek Days in Lexington.
Friends describe him as compassionate, caring, charming, a delightful personality with a great sense of humor and very sympathetic to the less fortunate. Lexington has truly lost a treasure.
In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother; grandson, Steven; and stepson, Chuck.
Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, Lexington Community Foundation or the Grand Generation Center.obituary obtained from Lexington Clipper-Herald Online at www.lexch.com
Bill Barrett
William E. “Bill” Barrett, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Brookdale assisted living facility in Lexington.
Bill was born February 9, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Harold and Helen (Stuckey) Barrett. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1947, and was a member of Lexington’s Class B State Championship football team in 1946. He graduated from Hastings College and served in the U.S. Navy, stationed in New London, CT, where he met and married Elsie Linnea Carlson.
Bill Barrett said: “Service to others is the best work of life.” He believed that public service was a high calling. Bill also had many varied interests. His love of music was noteworthy through high school, college, the military, and the Big Band days of the late 40’s and early 50’s. One of his fondest memories was traveling through the Midwest playing stand-up bass and trombone with dance bands, from Chicago’s Orchestra Hall to the beautiful Oak Ballroom in Estes Park, CO.
Following his service in the Navy during the Korean War, Bill returned to Hastings College where he recruited students and was vice president for student admissions and was involved in public relations. He later served on the College Board of Trustees for 32 years.
A seasoned traveler, Bill was also a voracious reader and enjoyed playing golf whenever and wherever he got the chance. He loved airplanes and flying and soloed as a senior in high school. He enjoyed flying with family and friends for many years and spent time at family cabins near Estes Park, CO, and at Jeffrey Lake.
He was president of Barrett-Housel & Associates, an insurance and real estate firm, a director of Farmers State Bank, the Pinnacle Bank & Trust, First State Savings Co., Lexington Community Foundation, where he served as director; the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA), and was co-founder and director of Midwest Holding Co. of Lincoln.
He was also a member of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, and the American Legion and served on the Lexington Board of Education, Lexington Airport Authority, Lexington Urban Renewal Authority, the Greater Lexington Development Corporation, in which he was a director, was secretary-treasurer of Johnson Lake Development, Inc., and co-founder of the Nebraska Realtors Political Action Committee. Bill was also state president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Nebraska (Jaycees), a 6,000-member organization, which helped him realize that “Service to humanity is the best work of life.”
His church was important to him. He was active in the Presbyterian Church USA and served as an elder, deacon, and moderator of Platte Presbytery.
Bill served his community, state, nation and Republican Party for more than 50 years. He was chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party during Watergate and was state chairman of the Gerald Ford for President Campaign, leading both Ford’s primary and general elections in Nebraska.
He was a senator in the Nebraska Legislature from 1979 to 1990. His colleagues elected him Speaker, by acclamation, the last four years of his service.
In 1990, he continued his passion for public service by election to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served for 10 years. His increased seniority helped him to continue to work effectively for business, childcare, education, health care, rural development, agriculture, and other issues vital to Nebraskans. Bill served three terms as chairman of the Agricultural Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and became vice chairman of the full committee, which positioned him to write and pass two five-year Farm Bills.
He often presided over the entire House of Representatives and was elected president of the Republican Freshman Class, which he served for 10 years. In 1996, as Nebraska’s nominee to the Electoral College, and co-chairman of Nebraska’s delegation to the national convention in San Diego, he cast Nebraska’s vote for President.
While in Congress, Bill was president of a bipartisan prayer breakfast that met weekly. In 1997, he was appointed chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast, a yearly spiritual even that brings thousands of people from all over the world to Washington, D.C. and is broadcast around the world.
Bill retired from political life in 2000. During his lifetime, he has known/or met seven U.S. presidents. He received many honors and awards during his lifetime. He sums up his political experience with the quote: “The price of politics is high, but to think of all those people living normal, average lies, who never touch the excitement of it.” Bill felt blessed to have had “an armchair to history.”
In retirement, he continued following his passion to colleges and universities, sharing his insights into good government, and encouraging students to consider public service. Bill as quoted as saying:
“Aside from public service, I know of no profession, other than the ministry or perhaps medicine, that helps a person to be more closely involved in the welfare and well-being of his or her fellowman.”
Survivors include his wife, Elsie of Lexington; sister Marjorie (Jim) Hewitt of Lincoln; sons William Carlson (Karen) Barrett of Cupertino, CA, and David Harold Barrett of Omaha; daughters Elizabeth Ann Barrett of Gothenburg, and Jane Marie Sarnes of Lincoln; three grandchildren: Elizabeth (Betsy) Potter of Gothenburg; Darby and Noah Sarnes of Lexington; Steven Sarnes (father of Darby and Noah); P. Stephen Potter (father of Elizabeth Potter) as well as nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial Celebration of Life will be Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Lexington with Reverend Polly Deppen-Williams and Reverend Chuck Olsen officiating.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 5-7 p.m. at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in Lexington.
Private family burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington, the Lexington Community Foundation, and the Dawson County Historical Museum.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.
Howard Daiss
Howard L. Daiss, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood.
Howard was born May 21, 1929, at Elwood, Nebraska to Frank and Marie M. (Hess) Daiss. He was a 1947 graduate of Lexington High School and was united in marriage to Betty Brockway on June 21, 1953, at Lexington. In 1963, the couple moved to Fremont, Nebraska until 1970, when they moved to Minnesota. In 1991, the couple returned to Lexington following Howard's retirement. He worked as a Natural Gas Distributor for over 40 years.
Howard was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, an Honor Roll member of the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as President in 1961. He and Betty were also active in the Kiwanis Pinochle Club. He loved woodworking, stained glass creations and quilting.
Survivors include two sons: Michael (Sarah) Daiss of Sheridan, Indiana, Daniel Daiss of Lexington, Nebraska, One daughter: Michelle Daiss of Rochester, Minnesota, One sister: Shirley Bonser of Bertrand, Nebraska, Three grandchildren: Linden, Lauren & Loche Daiss.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty in 2010; two sisters, Frances Matera and Bonnie Porter and two infant brothers, Marion and Daniel.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska with Pastors Dean Hanson and Craig Whitson officiating. There will be no visitation and the casket will be closed.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church or the American Heart Association. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Please send condolences to the family through: www.reynoldslovefuneralhome.com
Iris Glenn
Iris M. Glenn, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Lexington Regional Health Center.
She was born July 18, 1930 in Lexington, Nebraska to Clarence and Pearl (Miller) VanDyke. Iris attended school in Lexington and graduated with the class of 1947.
Iris was united in marriage to Keith Glenn in Lexington. Four children were blessed to this union: Gareth, Jodee, Jeffery & Melanie. He preceded her in death in 1982.
The couple lived and raised their children in Lexington. Iris worked at the telephone ofiice, sold Minnesota Woolens Clothing and Sara Coventry Jewelry before spending twenty five years at Wal-Mart in the Jewelry Department which she thoroughly enjoyed.
Iris enjoyed working on puzzles, decorating, gardening and playing cards. She loved helping plan class reunions and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington.
Survivors include her children: Gareth of Scottsdale, Arizona, Jodee Haugh and Rick Lambertus of Gothenburg, Nebraska and Melanie (Gus) Wurtzer of Catonsville, Maryland; two grandchildren: Jeffery Haugh and Stephen Wurtzer; she is also survived by nieces, nephews, extended family and a host of friends.
Iris was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Keith; son, Jeffery and three sisters: Portia Speak, Glenda VanDyke and Sharlyn Hunke.
Funeral services will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held Friday, May 10, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery at Lexington.
Memorials are suggested to Lexington Alumni Association Or Lexington Volunteer Fire Department.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com
- Maiden Name: VanDyke