Bowers v. Bailey

The plaintiff is and has been for several years a resident of Cedar Rapids, and is the mother of Ira P. Hook, formerly of Cedar Rapids. This son, on December 19, 1941, was married to defendant Darlene Hook (now Bailey). On January 6, 1942, he entered the armed services of the United States and was killed in action on November 28, 1942, in New Guinea. There was born to Darlene Hook on April 1, 1943, a daughter, the defendant Lorraine Kay Hook, now living with her mother Darlene (Hook) Bailey.

On April 8, 1943, there was filed with the local registrar of Cedar Rapids, Maude M. Krebs, a birth…