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Jo Ann McClellan Editor s Note: During the month of February commemorating Black History Month, The Columbia Daily Herald will partner with the Maury County Archives and county historian Jo Ann McClellan to feature African Americans, who have made an impact on Columbia and Maury County, past and present. In the Unsung Heroes series, look for profiles of the African American doctors, educators, business owners, artists and other community leaders who have helped shape Columbia into the community it is today. In July 2020, the Canaan Rosenwald School, one of Maury County’s treasures was lost when it was destroyed by fire. The Canaan School was one of five Rosenwald Schools, which opened in the 1928-29 school year for African Americans. ....
ADELA GRIFFEL Adela M. Griffel, 97, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 30, at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel with Pastor L.J. Hartley officiating. Interment will take place at a later date at Powhatan Township Cemetery near Plover. Memorials may be directed to Trinity United Methodist Church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Adela is survived by her children, Lynette Peterson, Douglas (Carol) Griffel; Brian Griffel, as well as her many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son-in-law John Peterson, and her brothers and sisters-in-law, Clayton and Altavene Jones and Warren and Lillian Jones. ....