A.D. Short Fleming

Adrian Daryl Fleming, one of ten children of Julia Orrie (Dunbar) and Andrew Ulysses Grant Fleming, was born on April 14, 1917 in Emerson, Iowa. He grew up in Mills County and attended school in Glenwood at Keystone and Forrester country schools through the eighth grade. He spent a lot of time working horses in his younger years.
On October 11, 1936, Adrian married Mabel Genevieve Archer in Strahan and their marriage was blessed with four daughters, Janet Claire, Vivian Marie, Ann Elaine, and Shirley April. He and Jennie enjoyed children and had foster children in their farm home for several years. Dixie Hall resided in their home after the passing of her mother. Adrian was a farmer most of his life and worked for ten years as a Mills County road maintenance worker. He and Jennie were married for 67 years when he died on December 30 at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 16 days at his daughter's home in Glenwood. He maintained his sense of humor during the years of his bout with cancer.
"Short", his nickname, was loved and respected by all who knew him. He enjoyed the time he spent visiting with family and friends, and especially enjoyed the fishing trips he took to Canada with nieces and nephews. During his retirement years he enjoyed morning coffee and playing cards at the cafe. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Emerson, American Legion Post #575, Humanity Masonic Lodge #378, was Master of the Lodge, and he was honored as the Grand Marshall of the Emerson Fall Festival. He has been the patriarch of the annual Fleming Family Reunion for many years.
Adrian was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Harold (infant), Donald, Russell, and Wayne Fleming; sisters Myrtle Kindig, Lois Hodge and Grace Irvin. He is survived by his wife Jennie; daughters Jan Fisher and husband Robert of Glenwood, IA, Vivian Kreais and husband Francis of Gibsonburg, Ohio, Ann Hall and husband Don of Osage Beach, Missouri and Shirley Straight and friend Dwaine Jipsen of Emerson, Iowa; brother Merle Fleming and wife Dorothy May of Independence, MO: sister Corrine Horst of Oakland, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; nieces and nephews and a host of friends and relatives.