March, James L. "Jimmy"

MARCH, PETERS, DAVISON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/29/2013 at 00:55:52

James L. (Jimmy) March, 69, formerly of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003,
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services were held
Friday, July 18, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear Lake with the
Rev. Clarence Baalson officiating. Interment was Friday at the St. Paul Lutheran
Cemetery in Latimer, Iowa with military honors conducted by the Hansen-Have
American Legion Post #658 of Latimer. Memorials may be made to the James L.
March Memorial Fund.
James was born Feb. 14, 1934, at Hampton, Iowa, to Cyril T. and Inez (Peters)
March. James attended country school until fourth grade when the family moved
and he attended Coulter Elementary School. He graduated from Cal Community
School. James was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Latimer, Iowa. After high school he was inducted into the Army in April of 1954
and served in Korea until February 1956. He then attended the American Institute
of Business and following graduation worked in the Des Moines area. In 1960 he
purchased the Clear Lake Dairy Queen, which he owned and operated until he
retired and sold the business in 1995.
James is survived by two sisters, Marilyn Davison and her husband, Warren, Mason
City, and Betty Williams, Harlan, Iowa; seven nieces and nephews, Patricia Behm
and her husband, Charles, of Boone, Iowa, Sherry Candee and her husband,
Russell, Waterloo, Iowa, Linda Davison, Minneapolis, Minn., Diana Grassel and
her husband, Gary, Billings, Mont., the Rev. Michael Williams and his wife, Amy,
Elk Horn, Iowa, Debbie Becker, Omaha, Neb., Mark Williams, Denver, Colo. and
several grand-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.