January 9, 1975 – Clara Mae Stover, age 92, wife and business partner of Iowa City’s Russell Stover, passes away in Kansas City.
Did you know that one of the most famous candy-making companies in America had its beginnings right here in Johnson County? Yup – Russell Stover Candies is the brainchild of a fourth-generation Iowa Citian – Russell Stover (1888-1954), and his talented wife – Clara Mae Lewis Stover (1882-1975), from near-by Oxford.
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