Cleo Current

January 18, 1917 - August 4, 2003

Cleo Current: Cleo passed away Monday afternoon at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 17 days. He is survived by his wife of over 68 years, Miriam Current of Oskaloosa; a son, Robert and his wife, Wilda of Indianola, IA and a daughter, Carol Vance of Oskaloosa. He was blessed with three granddaughters, Wanda Ballejos and Cindy Brown of Lakeside, AZ, and Sue West of Hudson, SD and seven great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. E. Cleo Current, son of Robert & Ethel Perry Current was born Jan. 18, 1917 in Marion County, IA. In January 1935, he married Miriam Harrison in Oskaloosa. Cleo farmed in the Rose Hill and Eddyville areas until 1945; at that time, he began driving a truck for Harry Kemp. He eventually owned and operated trucks until 1968. He then began driving a truck for Binns and Stevens Explosives, until his retirement in 1982. He was a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion and the Eagles Lodge. Cleo enjoyed camping, fishing and working on small engines. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Gayle Morgan; four brothers: Arthur Mart, Walter Mart, Perry Current and Homer Current; and two sisters, Ruth Allison and Virginia Beal and two sons-in-law. PDF Printable Version