Dr Paul F McPheron

1927 - 2020  (93 years)

• Name	Paul F McPheron
  Title	Dr
  Birth	1 Jan 1927	Trenton Township, Henry County, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Apr 2020	New London, Henry County, Iowa, USA
  Burial	Burge Cemetery, New London, Henry County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28233	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Lee Ellis McPheron,   b. 15 Aug 1902, Iowa, USA d. Aug 1966, Henry County, Iowa, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Ann Katherine Elliott,   b. 1904   d. 1980 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F10211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wanda Grace Wirsig,   b. 29 May 1932, Donnellson, Lee County, Iowa, USA d. 19 Dec 2021, New London, Henry County, Iowa, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1953	Donnellson, Lee County, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F10212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Paul F. McPheron, 93, of New London, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at his home. He was born January 1, 1927 in Trenton to Lee Ellis and Anna Katherine Elliott McPheron. On October 11, 1953, he married Wanda Grace Wirsig in Donnellson. He was valedictorian of the New London High School class of 1944, a graduate of University of Iowa, and Northern Illinois College of Optometry. For 43 years he was a self-employed optometrist in New London, retiring in 1984. Dr. McPheron served as a Seaman in the Navy ROTC during WWII. He was a lifetime member of New London United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School and was a trustee; and also served on the Burge Cemetery board where he worked tirelessly. During high school he was an outstanding athlete in track, football, baseball and basketball. He enjoyed doing yard work and working around the house. Paul and Wanda enjoyed all types of dancing and loved traveling, especially going on cruises. Preceding him in death were his parents, brother Dick, and sister Lois Caldwell.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209156052/paul-f-mcpheron.