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Twyla Ann Gray, age 73, of Van Wert, Iowa, the daughter of Newton Morgan Jasper Commodore and Imogene Twyla (Argabright) Gray, was born April 27, 1951, at Leon, Iowa. She earned her angel wings on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, Iowa following a year and a half battle with cancer.
She was known to many friends as Twyla and as Ann by her family. She was a kind, sweet and giving person. She grew up in Davis City, Iowa and attended school there. She worked 37 years at O’Bryan Brothers in Leon where she was in the sewing department until changes within the company were made. Then she worked in the shipping department until the business closed in 2009.
In 2010, Ann started at the United States Postal Service working as a postmaster for the Van Wert Post Office. She also filled in at various other post offices in the area. She took medical leave but was not able to return to the job she loved.
Life was very simple for her and it did not take much to make her happy. She loved her family, her job, and the people she made friends with along the way. In her free time, Ann enjoyed crafts and jigsaw puzzles. She made quilts, dolls, stuffed animals, and many other items for friends and family. She enjoyed playing cards with her family. Anything Johnny Cash made her happy and she was fortunate enough to see him in Branson, Missouri and Des Moines, Iowa before he passed. She always looked forward to annual Branson trips with her parents and sister Connie.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Newton Gray Jr; and nephew, Jacob Miller. Those missing her most include her sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Gareth Deemer of Weldon, Iowa; nieces, Darla Miller of Grand River, Iowa, and Carla Deemer of Ankeny, Iowa; nephew, Duane Deemer and Lisa Carter of Crossville, Tennessee; great niece and nephews, Kristina Miller of San Diego CA, Adam & Celine Miller of Monarch Beach CA, Talon & Hagit Deemer of Yardley PA, and Logan & Megan Deemer of Grimes, Iowa; and great, great nieces and nephews, Tayden, Ayla, Carson, Sophia, and Hadley; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at the Slade - O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa at 10 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2024, with Todd Carroll and Jim Lane officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa. A visitation will be held at the funeral home 2 - 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2024.