Edith Kimball

Edith Kimball: Edie passed away late Wednesday evening at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, she was 79 years, 3 months and 16 days of age. Edie's family includes her daughters and their husbands: Stacey and Scott Raymie of Oskaloosa and Sue and Robert Solvig of Grove City, Ohio; two grandchildren: Erica Solvig of Palm Springs, CA and Rachel Solvig of Dublin, Ohio; a great Grandson, Joseph Edward Volkert, IV; three sisters: Gladys Lauramore of McClenny, FL; Margaret Burgess of Jacksonville, FL and Ina Inez Burnsed of Cleveland, TN. Edith Louise Kimball, daughter of Daniel Boone and Lovedy Johns Raulerson, was born February 24, 1929 in Sanderson, Florida. She was raised in Baldwin, Florida and met her husband there. Edie married Kenneth Richard Kimball October 21, 1950 in Folkston, Georgia and soon moved to California where her husband was stationed in the military. They raised their family in California and after 20 years of marriage, she went back to school and earned her high school diploma from Mission Bay High School in San Diego in 1971. After her husband's death, May 16, 1974, Edie enrolled in Mesa College. There she earned her AA Degree in Accounting in 1980. While she was in school she held a full time job with the IRS as a clerk. Following graduation, she moved to New York and continued to work for the IRS. She worked for the IRS for 25 years. In 1988, she moved to Columbus, Ohio and began working as a payroll technician for the Defense Department; she retired from there in 1992 and moved back to San Diego, CA. In 2003 she moved to Oskaloosa to be closer to her daughter Stacey. Edie was a past member of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in San Diego, CA. She enjoyed movies, especially Carey Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Disney; she also enjoyed being outdoors, some of her favorites areas were the beach and the San Diego Zoo. Besides her parents and her husband, Edie was preceded in death by four brothers: Robert Chester, Rufus Leslie, Aaron Tommie and Daniel Boone, Jr. Raulerson and six sisters: Agnes Alma West and Eunice Tyler Bell and four infant sisters: Rosa, Mary, Dorothy and Malinda Raulerson. PDF Printable Version

Edith Kimball

February 24, 1929 - June 11, 2008