White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

Independence – Bertha M. Mumford, 84 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence.  She was born on February 21, 1930, in Yorktown, PA, the daughter of Eldon Frank and Myrtle Eva (Clark) Holub.  She attended high school in Oran, Iowa.  In June 1947, she and Charles Fowlkes were married in Oran.  They later divorced.  On March 18, 1967, she and Wilbur Dewey Mumford were married in East Dubuque, Illinois.  He preceded her in death in 1974.  Before she retired in 1990, Mrs. Mumford was an assembly worker at Geater Machining and Manufacturing Co. in Independence.  She was a member of the 1^st Baptist church in Independence and the V.F.W. Auxiliary.  She enjoyed camping and fishing all over eastern Iowa and Wisconsin.  She also enjoyed time spent flower gardening and doing crafts of all kinds.

Mrs. Mumford is survived by her special friend of 40 years, David VanLaningham of Independence, 1 son, LeRoy “Nick” Fowlkes of Buford, South Carolina, and 3 daughters, Regina Vaughn of Independence, Judy Pullin of Waterloo, Iowa, and Rhoda Wieneke of Evansdale, Iowa.  She is also survived by 19 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren and many step children, step grandchildren, and step great grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, 1 son, Raymond Fowlkes, 1 great grandson in infancy, 1 sister, Betty Leib, and 2 brothers, Eldon Holub and Edward Holub.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Independence with Pastor Mike Nemmers officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence.  Friends may call for visitation from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20^th, at the White Funeral Home in Independence.