John Wesley Agans
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John Wesley Agans
| marjeanday (View posts) | Posted: 14 Jan 2007 10:03PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Agans - Little
Obituary - John Wesley Agans
John Wesley Agans was born in Murray, Iowa, October 21, 1872, son of John and Hester Little Agans. died July 8, 1958 at the Monroe hospital. For many years prominent as an educator and school administrator, he has been called the "father" of girls basketball in Iowa High Schools. He was the Hiteman schools superintendent and coach from 1918 - 1923 and from 1938 - 1942. His career included farming and he was recognized as a conservationist. He was also a writer - his " History of Hiteman Schools" was published several years ago by The Albia Newspapers.
Funeral services for Mr. Agans will be Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist church in Derby, Iowa, where he established residence after retiring from schools administration. Burial will be at Murray. The body is a Zimmerman Funeral Home in Lovilia.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs Mona Coop of Russell - two sons, John B. Agans of Indianola and Gerald Agans of Omaha, Neb. and two brothers - Charles S. Agans of Albia and William Agans of Murray.
Mr Agans was a brother of E. E. Agans, first manager of the Chariton Valley Electric Coop., who died here last Dec. 10. He was also preceded in death by a daughter.
John Wesley Agans was born in Murray, Iowa, October 21, 1872, son of John and Hester Little Agans. died July 8, 1958 at the Monroe hospital. For many years prominent as an educator and school administrator, he has been called the "father" of girls basketball in Iowa High Schools. He was the Hiteman schools superintendent and coach from 1918 - 1923 and from 1938 - 1942. His career included farming and he was recognized as a conservationist. He was also a writer - his " History of Hiteman Schools" was published several years ago by The Albia Newspapers.
Funeral services for Mr. Agans will be Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist church in Derby, Iowa, where he established residence after retiring from schools administration. Burial will be at Murray. The body is a Zimmerman Funeral Home in Lovilia.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs Mona Coop of Russell - two sons, John B. Agans of Indianola and Gerald Agans of Omaha, Neb. and two brothers - Charles S. Agans of Albia and William Agans of Murray.
Mr Agans was a brother of E. E. Agans, first manager of the Chariton Valley Electric Coop., who died here last Dec. 10. He was also preceded in death by a daughter.