Cleona Rosalie Willcoxen McGuire

1917 - 2019  (101 years)

• Name	Cleona Rosalie Willcoxen McGuire
  	We believe the correct spelling of the maiden name is Wilcoxen. Marriage announcement says Willcoxen. Edward's obituary says Wilcoxon. Tombstone of Herbert is Wilcoxen.
  Born	29 Nov 1917	Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Feb 2019
  Buried	4 Mar 2019	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I20715	Rossville
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Herbert Willcoxen
  Mother	Daisy Boswell Willcoxen
  Family ID	F5936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Lawrence McGuire,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Maytown, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Feb 1992, Merriam, Johnson County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1950	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Children	1. Robert Edward McGuire,   b. 8 May 1952, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri ,   d. 17 Apr 2008  (Age 55 years)   2. Brian William McGuire
  Documents		Marriage- Wilcoxen, Cleona-McGuire, Edward Willcoxen-McGuire Vows February 25 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Willcoxen, of Lewiston, Ill., announce the marriage of their daughter, Cleona, to Mr. Edward L. McGuire, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Rossville. The ceremony took place at 3:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, February 25, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Mo., with the Rev. A. Milton Smith officiating. Miss Virginia Willcoxen, of LaSalle, Ill., sister of the bride, was mid of honor, and Mr. Vincent P. Heim, of Topeka, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, acted as best man. Mrs. McGuire is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene College and formerly taught in the Wright School at Canton, Ill. For the last three years she has been employed by the Kansas City Weather Bureau. Mr. McGuire is a graduate of the Rossville High School and of Emporia State Teachers College. He taught at Auburn and other Shawnee county schools. He now is a meteorologist at the United States Weather Bureau in Kansas City, Mo. Following a honeymoon trip, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire will be at home at 7412 El Monte Road in Mission, Kansas. [from 16 Mar 1950]
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019 01:08:31
  Family ID	F5935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- McGuire, Cleona 1 Cleona R. McGuire Cleona Rosalie McGuire, a member of "The Greatest Generation" died peacefully on Thursday February 21, 2019. Her 101 years of life were distinguished by her serviceto her country, her church, her community, and her family. Cleona Rosalie was born November 29, 1917 in Bryant Illinois to Herbert and Daisy (Boswell) Willcoxen. She graduated from Canton Illinois High School in 1936 and from Olivet Nazarene College, Bourbonnais Illinois, in 1940 with double majors in French and English. She was an elementary teacher at the Wright School in Canton until World War Two broke out, when she joined the United States Navy as a member of the WAVES in 1942. She was stationed first in Memphis and later in Dallas and was trained in weather forecasting as an aerographer. She was honorably discharged at the end of World War Two. In 1947, she moved to Kansas City and, utilizing her Navy training, was employed at the National Weather Bureau, where she met her future husband, Edward Lawrence McGuire, a meteorologist. They were married February 25, 1950 and took up residence in Prairie Village Kansas where they raised two sons: Robert Edward and Brian William. Mrs. McGuire was a member of Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene for over 70 years and actively contributed by teaching Sunday School and volunteering in the church library and church office; she was also an enthusiastic supporter of the World Missions effort. Her activism extended to her community. She taught herself the Braille alphabet and for 19 years was a volunteer transcriber of textbooks for blind students, receiving various meritorious achievement awards for her work. She enjoyed bird-watching, painting, crafts, and gardening. She quilted scores of blankets for pediatric patients through "Project Linus". She was a member of the Audubon Society, [continued on file 2]
  		Obituary- McGuire, Cleona 2 the Santa Fe Trail Garden Club, Unit 9 WAVES National, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Society of Boonesborough, and Phi Delta Lambda of Olivet University. Upon her husband's retirement in 1975, they traveled the world. Mrs. McGuire was widowed on February 25, 1992, her wedding anniversary. She was also preceded in death by her sister Virginia Moore, her brothers Eldon Willcoxen and Murray Kent Willcoxen, and in 2008 by her eldest son Robert Edward. She is survived by her youngest son Brian William of Camarillo California and a half-sister Kathleen Willcoxen Wright of Jacksonville Texas. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene, 11811 State Line Road, Kansas City Missouri 64114. Visitation will be at 3:30 the same day before the service. Flowers are welcome. Funeral arrangements are through Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park Kansas, 66210. A graveside service in Rossville Kansas, Monday March 4, will be private. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com