GIRTON, Bruce B.
GIRTON, HARDING
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/8/2018 at 03:02:54
Obituary ~ Bruce B. Girton
November 14, 1929 ~ January 17, 2007The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
January 22, 2007AUSTIN, Texas — Bruce Girton, 77, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Jan. 17, 2007, at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 14, at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City with the Rev. Jim Stiles of First United Methodist Church officiating.
There will be a gathering of family and friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 14, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
In lieu of flowers, you may honor Bruce with memorials to the church of your choice or to the Humane Society at www.nsus.org. or Humane Society of the US, Attn: Kindred Spirits Program, 2100 L. St. N.W. STE 599, Washington, D.C. 20037-1595.
Bruce Girton was born on Nov. 14, 1929, in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Russell and Margaret Girton. He joined the family feed business in Mason City in 1951 and raised his family there.
In 1982, Bruce retired from the family business and became treasurer of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, moving to Des Moines with Gloria. Upon Bruce’s retirement from that position, Bruce and Gloria moved from Des Moines, to Paradise Park in Harlingen, Texas. In 2006, for health reasons, they moved to Austin, Texas, to live near their son, Paul, and his family.
Bruce is survived by his wife, of 56 years, Gloria. He is also survived by two sons and a daughter and two grandsons, Paul and his wife, Deisy, and son, Walter, Judson and his wife, Miriam, and Margaret Harding and her husband, Mark, and son, Jonathon.
He was preceded in death by a son, Russell; and his parents.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory. (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2018
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