Flora A. Coston was born on 26. Aug. 1911 at Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. She married
Leslie E. Thayer, son of
Harry Enos Thayer and
Ida Alice Totman, on 22. Oct. 1929 at Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. Flora A. Thayer, 90, died Tuesday Nov.20,2001 at Kavanagh House, Des Moines. She had been a resident of Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny for tow years.
Flora Coston was born Aug.26,1911 in Hot Springs, Ark., the daughter of Minnie and Duff Coston. She married Les Thayer of Storm Lake on Oct.22,1929 in Hot Springs, Ark. They lived in Missouri and Clear Lake before moving to thier farm at Storm Lake in 1941.
In 1973 they moved to Newell and then to Bradention, Fla. in 1978. She moved to Ankeny in 1991 and resided in care centers since 1996.
Flora loved to dance and won many awards with a studio in Bradenton, Fla. She was well known within her circle of friends and relatives for her cooking and family dinners.
Survivors are her children, Les Thayer of Ankney and Janet Laning of Clear Lake; her grandchildren, Ed Thayer Atlanta, GA, Marcia Schmidt, Storm Lake, Kathie Speas, Atlanta,GA, Chris Petrie Milwaukee, Wis., Pam Baier, Des Moines, Paul Laning, Clear Lake, Tom Thayer, Brooklyn, N.Y; A niece, Sister Reed Crawford, Hot Springs, Ark. and 12 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Les Thayer; her sisters, Lillian, Leitha, Faye and Carolyn; a brother, Robert.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the First Methodist Church, 206 SW Walnut St. Ankney, on Saturday Dec.29,2001. Memorial contributions may be made to her church.
Information provided by the Storm Lake Times paper Nov.28,2001.
Flora A. Coston died on 20. Nov. 2001 at Des Moines, Iowa, at age 90.