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- Yvor Stoakley Speaks at Black History Month Event, Grinnell College, 2001Information sourced from the files of Joan Anderson, shared by Wayne Anderson, and Yvor Stoakley, entered August 2026 NOTE: After speaking at the Symposium, Yvor offered a talk about the Bahá’í Faith on campus at 7 PM, as detailed below. Emerging Destiny and Merging Destinies: A Black History Month Symposium Monday, February 26th, 4:15 until...
- Cedar Rapids Celebrates Naw Ruz 2003From the files of Joan Anderson, shared by Wayne Anderson, entered July 2026
- How I Became a Bahá’í, by Cindy NielsenSubmitted July 2026 Cindy penned this response to a request for obituary information on several departed Iowa Bahá’ís, including Wilma Yourex. She says there’s more to the story, to come at a later date. I believe I met Wilma Yourex in about 1968 here in Cedar Rapids when I was about 12. She was my...
- Charles Michael Sires, 1949-2007Find-a-Grave link provided by Yvor Stoakley, entered July 2026 An approximate transcription of the obituary: He was born December 11, 1949, son of Marvin and Jane Brody Sires. He graduated from Waterloo Wet High School in 1967. After serving in the military during Vietnam he attended Southern _____ University. He then attended Iowa State University...
- Bahá’í Choir Performs in Muscatine, 2000
- Mildred Lillian Sires Houck, 1920-1980Find-a-Grave link provided by Yvor Stoakley, enteered July 2026 View the listing online at Mildred Lillian Sires Houck (1920-1980) – Find a Grave Memorial
