Eleanor Beatrice McNeely and Merlyn Bush Call

MERLYN BUSH CALL was born June 30, 1883 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa,⁶³²⁵ and died July 14, 1937 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa.⁶³²⁵ He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa.^{6325, 456}

He married ELEANOR BEATRICE MCNEELY on September 10, 1913 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Kansas,^{8993, 8994} daughter of SARAH ANN HOUSTON and WILLIAM MCNEELY. She was born September 19, 1884 in Marshall, Saline, Missouri,⁸⁹⁹⁴ and died September 7, 1950 in Greene, Butler, Iowa.⁸⁹⁹⁴ She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶

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Waterloo Daily Courier, July 14, 1937⁸⁹⁹³

DR. M. B. CALL OF GREENE DIES; ILL SEVERAL MONTHS

Rites to Be Saturday; Once Taught in Waterloo High School

Dr. Merlyn Bush Call, 54, prominent Greene physician, died Wednesday at 5 p. m. at Mercy hospital, Waverly, following a several months' illness, during which he had received care also at the Iowa City hospital.

Dr. Call had practiced in Greene since 1912, and for several years was president of the Greene Library association.

Only Practice at Greene

Born June 30, 1883, at Iowa City, Dr. Call graduated from liberal arts college, University of Iowa, in 1905 and for three years taught science at Red Oak and Waterloo high schools. In 1908 he entered the school of medicine at Iowa university, and following graduation in 1911 interned a year at Iowa City before beginning his Greene practice.

He married Eleanor McNeely in September, 1913, at Cedarvale, Kan. Dr. Call, active in all community projects, was past master of the Masonic lodge.

Widow, Brother Remain.

Surviving are his widow and a brother, Roy Call, Portland, Ore.

Funeral services Saturday at 10 a. m. at his home will be under the auspices of the Masonic order, with Rev. F. A. Munneke officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery. The body is at the Watterson funeral home.

Iowa Recorder, September 13, 1950⁸⁹⁹⁴

Eleanor Call Rites Monday

Mrs. Eleanor McNeely Call, daughter of William and Sarah Ann Houston McNeely, was born September 19, 1884 at Marshall, Missouri, and passed away suddenly at her home in Greene, Iowa, on Thursday, September 7, 1950. She had reached the age of 65 years, 11 months, and 18 days. She was one of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy.

Mrs. Call spent four years in the home of an uncle and aunt in Burlington, while attending the Burlington high school. After graduation from high school, she attended the University of Iowa. Following her graduation from the University, she pursued the teaching profession for several years.

She was united in marriage to Dr. N. B. Call on September 10, 1913, and they made their home in Greene. He preceded her in death in July, 1937.

Mrs. Call had been a piano teacher for many years in Greene, and showed a special interest in young people. A great lover of music, she contributed much to the organizations to which she belonged.

Mrs. Call was an active member of the P. E. O., the Women's club, the Apollo club, and the University Women's club.

She leaves to mourn her passing three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Kirby, Cedar Vale, Kansas; Mrs. Blanche Ragsdale, San Marino, California; and Miss Bess McNeely of Seattle, Washington; five brothers, C. H. McNeely, San Marino, California; W. D. McNeely, Quinlan, Oklahoma, Charles G. McNeely, LaGrange, Wyoming; John A. McNeely, Seattle, Washington; and Paul P. McNeely, also of Seattle; nine nieces and nephews and a large circle of friends.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, September 11, from Watterson Funeral Home, with Rev. G. F. Butler officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 2, 19003431	Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa	Harriet B. Houston Thomas R. Rankin Eleanor Beatrice McNeely
April 22, 19108995	Hawarden, Sioux, Iowa	Eleanor Beatrice McNeely
January 17, 19208996	Coldwater, Butler, Iowa	Eleanor Beatrice McNeely Merlyn Bush Call
April 14, 19308997	Coldwater, Butler, Iowa	Eleanor Beatrice McNeely Merlyn Bush Call
April 18, 19408998	Greene, Butler, Iowa	Eleanor Beatrice McNeely