NICEWARNER, John A.

Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) Tuesday, April 30, 1963, p. 21 Nicewarner dies at 81 John A. Nicewarner, 81, former Manly resident and retired taxi driver, died Saturday at Phoenix, Ariz., where he had made his home with his son, Russell. Mr. Nicewarner was born Aug. 11, 1881, at Clarks, Neb., son of Henry and Harriet (Hunnycutt) Nicewarner. He came to Iowa as a small boy by covered wagon and lived at Manly until 1941. He had lived in Des Moines and Phoenix for the last 20 years. Surviving are two sons, Russell Nicewarner, Phoenix, Ariz., and Earl R. Nicewarner, Rockford; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Elinor) Felker, Mason City, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Vernon (Ada) Montgomery, Fulton, Mo., and a brother, Dana Nicewarner, Fulton, Mo., also survive. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1940 and by a son in February 1961. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Visitation has been scheduled at the Hogan-McKee Colonial Chapel from 7 p.m. Wednesday until the time of services.