Ardith . Gray
September 07, 1912 to January 12, 2007
Surviving are 5 children, 18 Grandchildren, 36 Great-Grandchildren, 15 Great-Great-Grandchildren; 1 sister, Roberta Sievers, Anamosa; and 1 brother, Mitchell (Lois) Winchip, Monticello; a sister-in-law, Alice Winchip, Anamosa. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don, 2 brothers, Virgil and Arthur, and 2 Grandchildren.
Marietta Ardith Gray was born September 6, 1912 at Olin, Iowa. She was the daughter of Alvin and Belle Mitchell, Winchip. Ardith graduated from the Olin Highs School in 1930. She married Max Burns December 26, 1934 at Olin, Iowa. They farmed in the Olin, Clarence and Stanwood area before moving to the Scotch Grove area. In 1955 they moved to Monticello. The couple divorced in 1958. Don L. Gray and Ardith Winchip Burns were married at the First Presbyterian Church, Monticello on August 18, 1963. The couple farmed near Scotch Grove until 1990 when they moved to Monticello. Don would drive Ardith to area care centers and senior meal sites to play the piano and entertain. She was the Jones County Outstanding Senior Citizen in 1988. Ardith was also a published poet and a correspondent for the Monticello Express. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Rebecca Circle, the Royal Neighbors and the Scotch Grove Oak Drive Club.
