HULL, Donald Wayne "Zip" 1931-2005

HULL, COOK, POWERS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/27/2009 at 11:45:43

Donald ‘Zip' Hull

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Donald Hull

ROCKFORD, IOWA — Donald Hull, 74, of Rockford died Saturday (May 21, 2005) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, 205 First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev. Kenneth Kent officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Marble Rock with military respects conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St. in Rockford. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral service on Tuesday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Donald Hull Memorial Fund.

Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullerton-fh.com Web site.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, (641) 423-8676. www.fullertonfh.com

[Globe Gazette, May 22, 2005]

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ROCKFORD, IOWA — Donald W. Hull, 74, of 207 Eighth Street N.W. in Rockford, died Saturday morning (May 21, 2005), on his 74th birthday, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Don's funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church, 205 First Avenue N.W. in Rockford with the Rev. Kenneth Kent officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Marble Rock, with military respects conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home, 302 West Main Street in Rockford. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Tuesday. Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Donald W. Hull Memorial Fund. Thoughts, condolences, and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullertonfh.com Web site.

Donald Wayne Hull was born May 21, 1931, in Charles City to John Leonard and Delia Belle (Cook) Hull. He was one of nine children born to his parents. Don attended and graduated from Rockford High School among the class of 1949.

Don was inducted into the United States Army on Feb. 19, 1952, in Des Moines and served his country during the Korean War, achieving the rank of sergeant. After honorably and faithfully serving his designated time in the service, Don was formally discharged from his military duties on Jan. 26, 1954, from Fort Sheridan, Ill.

"Zip", as he was fondly known by his family and friends, met his future wife, Jean D. Powers, while attending a dance at the Castle Club in Charles City. They married in Lyle, Minn. on Dec. 10, 1955.

Zip and Darlene continued their love of dancing, especially fond of ballroom and country-Western music. Throughout the years, the couple treasured beginning each new day drinking coffee together, discussing the upcoming day's events, and watching the birds and squirrels feed. Mornings were their special time!

Zip took great pride in providing for his family. He was employed as truck driver for Brick and Tile for 17 years and later trucked for Allied Redi Mix in Charles City, retiring in 1997 after 20 years with the company.

Don was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Rockford, the Moose Lodge and V.F.W. in Charles City, Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever of Floyd County and various bowling leagues. He was former president of the Brick and Tile Union and a former den father for the Webelos Boy Scouts.

Don will also be well-remembered by many as the outstanding Floyd County Senior Citizen Award recipient in 1994 and an avid baseball and softball fan and umpire. Don was the last remaining charter member of the Shellrock Valley baseball league formed in 1955. While in this league, he served as secretary-treasurer for 16 years and president for 20 years. Don actively umpired baseball and softball games for 35 years on numerous fields in northern and central Iowa. Zip was a true "people person" in every sense of the word, as he was known for his smile, sense of humor, and his love of hearing a good story, as well as telling one or two. His zest for life was evident as he enjoyed socializing, he was often named "Rolodex" because he seemed to know everyone, loved life to the fullest, cheered for the Green Bay Packers, liked the challenge of a good game of cards, and tending to his vegetable garden.

Don's greatest love and priority was that of his family and spending quality time with his grandchildren. They will truly miss the trips to McDonald's on Sunday mornings with Grandpa, his practical jokes and having Grandpa in attendance at their activities!

Jeff and his sons fondly recall fishing with Don along the Shellrock and Winnebago Rivers, Crystal Lake, and Indian Lake. It was a special bonding for the three generations! Watching sports and discussions of sporting events in the media is a treasured memory that his son, Brad, will forever cherish.

Don will be dearly missed by family and friends who have shared in his life.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Jean Hull, of Rockford; his two sons, Bradley (Teresa) Hull of Des Moines and Jeffrey (Susie) Hull of Woden; his brother, Robert (Bea) Hull of Jefferson City, Mo.; and his seven grandchildren: Randi (Chancy) Chipman, and Sheric, Skyler, Ryan, Alex, Alyssa and Derek Hull.

Preceding Don in death are his parents, John and Delia Hull; his four sisters, Marjorie Gabel, Joyce Shaver, Shirley Weaverling, and Eva Cantrell; and his three brothers, Jack, Charles, and Vernon Hull.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 302 West Main Street in Rockford is in charge of the arrangemetnst.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, (641) 423-8676 -- www.fullertonfh.com .

[Globe Gazette, May 23, 2005]