Donald Earl Forney

1934 - 2005  (71 years)

• Name	Donald Earl Forney
  Birth	2 May 1934	Clinton, Clinton Co., IA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 2005	Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA
  Person ID	I13165	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Elmer Frederick Forney, Sr.,   b. 7 Feb 1908, Cordova, Rock Island Co., IL d. 27 Apr 1985, Clinton, Clinton Co., IA; bur: Clinton Mem. Cem., Clinton, IA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard,   b. 14 Sep 1913, Chicago, Cook Co., IL d. 3 Aug 1975, Iowa (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1931	Clinton, IA
  Family ID	F4796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Source: From obituary of Donald Earl DeWitt, Sr., provided by Lukas DeWitt & Donald E. DeWitt, Jr. Donald Earl DeWitt, Sr. 1934- 2005 and Donald Earl Forney 1934-2005 are the same person: Donald Earl DeWitt, Sr., 1934- 2005 son of Elmer Frederick Forney, Sr. 1908-1985 and Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard 1913-1975 was adopted by Phillip Edmond DeWitt 1897-1961 and thus became Donald Earl DeWitt, Sr. Source: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTDS-6XW/donald-earl-dewitt-sr-1934-2005 Donald Earl DeWitt Sr 2 May 1934-1 August 2005 • LTDS-6XW Brief Life History of Donald Earl When Donald Earl DeWitt Sr was born on 2 May 1934, in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States, his father, Phillip Edmond DeWitt, was 37 and his mother, Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard, was 20. He married Louise Marilyn Stoecken on 27 November 1955. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Thomson, Carroll, Illinois, United States in 2005. He died on 1 August 2005, in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Gilman, Eagle, Colorado, United States. Spouse Donald Earl DeWitt Sr 1934-2005 Louise Marilyn Stoecken 1936-1995 • Marriage 27 November 1955 Children (1) Louise Ann Dewitt 1961-1961 Parents Phillip Edmond DeWitt 1897-1961 Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard 1913-1975 Siblings (3) Donald Earl DeWitt Sr 1934-2005 Delores Jean DeWitt 1937-2000 Phillis Joan DeWitt 1940-2020 Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/print-view/GMQP-7JG Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Female 1913-1975 GMQP-7JG Vitals Name Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Sex Female Birth 14 September 1913Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Death 3 August 1975Iowa, United States Burial 1975Camanche, Clinton, Iowa, United States Other Information Residence 1920Garden Plain, Whiteside, Illinois, United States Residence 1925Clinton, Iowa, United States Residence 1935Same Place Custom Event Pension1934-1946Iowa, United States Residence 1940Ward 1, Clinton, Clinton Township, Clinton, Iowa, United States Custom Event Event Registration, Cook, Illinois Spouses and Children Elmer Fredrick Forney Sr Male 1908-1985 • PQ83-4D6 Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Female 1913-1975 • GMQP-7JG Marriage 29 April 1931Clinton, Iowa, United States Phillip Edmond DeWitt Male 1897-1961 • 9V9S-Q4K Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Female 1913-1975 • GMQP-7JG Marriage about 1933 Children Donald Earl DeWitt Sr Male 1934-2005 • LTDS-6XW Delores Jean DeWitt Female 1937-2000 • G8P8-2WS Phillis Joan DeWitt Female 1940-2020 • G8P8-KLT Clarence Raymond Ekland Male 1906-1974 • GQTC-44Z Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Female 1913-1975 • GMQP-7JG Parents and Siblings Earl Martin Blanchard Male 1877-1959 • LB6M-BX6 Etta M Baer Female 1884-1928 • L22N-D14 Marriage 12 Aug 1903Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States Children Vivian Marie Blanchard Female 1904-1996 • GMQG-RZF Barbara Elizabeth Blanchard Female 1913-1975 • GMQP-7JG B Earline Blanchard Female 1914-Deceased • GWL6-6DP Marion E Blanchard Female 1916-2013 • GWL6-74S Emmett Baer Blanchard Male 1918-1962 • GWLD-PR7