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Lida I. (Bickford) Mack

12/29/1914 - 12/30/2009


Obituary


Lida Iola Mack passed away quietly on December 30, 2009 at the Careage of Clarion at the age of 95.

Memorial services for Lida Mack will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. at the Clarion Church of Christ in Clarion with Pastor Warren Curry officiating.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at the Clarion Church of Christ, 420 North Main Street in Clarion.

Lida, the daughter of Gale and Carrie May (Smith) Bickford was born in Hamilton County, Iowa on December 29, 1914.  She lived with her family in Amboy, Minnesota from 1916 to 1926.  The family later moved back to Webster City, and she graduated from Webster City High School.  She worked in the office at McMurray Hatchery for a number of years.

Lida married Harold Mack of Clarion, Iowa on March 3, 1948.  Lida and her family lived and farmed four miles northwest of Clarion for many years.  In 1981, they retired from farming and built a home in Clarion.

Lida was an active member of the Clarion Church of Christ.

Lida is survived by her two sons, Stanley (Jane) of Eugene, Oregon and Tracy (Beth) of Carlock, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Melissa of Oakland, California, David of Eugene, Oregon, Peter of Portland, Oregon, Travis of Springfield, Missouri, and Whitney, Carson, and Mercer all of Carlock, Illinois; and one great-granddaughter, Olivia of Eugene, Oregon.

Lida is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 56 years, Harold, who passed away in 2004, and her brothers, Lyle Bickford and Neil Bickford of Webster City.