George. Aubrey Devine (1921-1944)
GEORGE, DAILEY, BUCHANAN, MELLERS, HANBEY
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2015 at 13:44:19
Aubrey Devine George
December 6, 1921 - April 29, 2015Aubrey Devine George, a son of Terry (Ted) and Grace (Dailey) George, was born in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, on December 6, 1921, and passed from this life on April 29, 2015, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas, Iowa.
Baptized in the First Congregational Church, Aubrey attended the Sioux Rapids Consolidated School, graduating in 1939. After two years at Buena Vista College majoring in music, he joined the Army Air Force. Serving from 1943-1946, he spent most of that time in the Pentagon. While in Washington, D.C., he sang in the Air Force Choir, which presented musical shows. Following the war, Aubrey attended the University of Iowa for six years, where he earned a BA in chemistry and a BS in pharmacy.
On August 1, 1948, he married Ruthe Buchanan at the Laurens Methodist Church. They, subsequently, became the parents of two children, Ted and Jane. In 2013, they celebrated sixty-five years of married life together.
After Aubrey and Ruthe returned from Iowa City to Sioux Rapids in 1952, he and his brother, Homer, purchased their father’s drugstore. For over forty years, Aubrey worked as the pharmacist and Ruthe as his general store and gift manager until they retired in 1993.
An active member of the First United Church in Sioux Rapids, he served his church as the church treasurer and choir director. In addition, he served his community as a member of the town council, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Lions Club. In his later years, he continued to participate in the activities of the American Legion, the Masonic Lodge, the Sioux Rapids School Reunion Committee, Sioux Rapids 2000, the area Historical Association, and Meals on Wheels.
Singing played a very important part in Aubrey’s life. He sang his first solo at the age of five in the Methodist Church and became a member of the church choir in the eighth grade. He sang for hundreds of weddings and funerals and other special occasions throughout the state, and he, especially, enjoyed participating in community choirs, the Buena Vista Barbershoppers, and as an originator of the Choraliers.
Aubrey also enjoyed watching sports – especially the Hawkeyes. After they retired, Grandpa and Grandma George traveled all over northwest Iowa to watch the next generation of George boys play ball or perform in concerts. Aubrey was an avid reader of Civil War history and Western novels. He enjoyed a good game of horseshoes and tending to their lawn and flower beds from spring until fall. Always the conversationalist, he never met a stranger and made many friends wherever he went.
He is survived by his children, Ted (Jan), of Twin Lakes, Iowa, and Jane (Peter) Mellers, of Eaton, Colorado; five grandchildren: Andrew (Alexandra), Brendan (Alee), and Niles George; Megan (Devon) Hanbey, and Daniel Mellers; and his only brother, Homer (Sandy) George, of Laurens.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruthe, on December 25, 2013; his parents; his sisters, Norma and Janice; and stillborn twin granddaughters, Alayne Lanette and Brianna Paige George.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Church of Sioux Rapids in Sioux Rapids. Burial will take place at a later date in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will be Friday, May 1, 2015, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.
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