- Date Of Birth: May 12, 1926
- Date Of Death: December 26, 2008
- State: Iowa
Iola M. Waddell, 82, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center in Avoca, Iowa.
Iola Mae, daughter of Archibald Bryan and Clara Alice (Slight) Jones, was born May 12, 1926, in Union County, Iowa. The second youngest of ten children, Iola spent her childhood in and around Stuart, Iowa.
On September 5, 1942, she was united in marriage to Cecil Herbert Waddell in Bethany, Missouri. They lived in the Stuart, Dexter and Redfield area until moving to Anita, Iowa, in 1957.
Iola was a gentle soul who devoted her life to supporting Cecil in his salvage business and to providing a loving home for their six children. With quiet patience and strength, she always put the needs of others before her own. Wiping runny noses, combing messy hair and putting band-aids on scraped knees, Iola was a second mom to any neighborhood child that passed through her door. If unexpected company showed up at mealtime, she would somehow stretch whatever food there was to make sure everyone was well-fed. Whether dusting her endless collection of salt and pepper shakers or scrubbing floors, Iola could be heard joyfully humming or singing favorite songs passed down from her own mother.
Iola enjoyed making all kinds of crafts with her sister Maxine and writing poetry.
