Harry Robert Christy, 30 Oct 1926 - 05 Mar 2016 - 89 yrs

CHRISTY, STRICKLAND, ADAMS, TWESTEN, MITCHELL, ORR, DAVIS, POTTS, SWANSON, MEEKER, WILEY

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 8/9/2016 at 14:03:16

HARRY ROBERT CHRISTY

Cedar Rapids

Harry Robert Christy, 89, a resident of Chillicothe, Mo., and former resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Grand River Health Care, Chillicothe.

Harry was born the son of Harry and Naomi (Strickland) Christy on Oct. 30, 1926, in Floris, Iowa. He was a graduate of Kirkwood. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1944 until 1946 during World War II. He was united in marriage to Jessie Jean Adams on July 27, 1944, in Eddyville. She survives of the home. Harry worked as a lineman for FMC for several years.

Survivors include his wife, Jessie Christy, of the home; four beloved daughters, Deborah Twesten and husband Jim of Linneus, Mo., Norma Jean Mitchell and husband John of Atkins, Barbara Orr of Baird, Texas, and Peggy Davis and husband Mitchael of Ocala, Fla.; one son, Don Christy and wife Lorie of Marengo; three sisters ,Evelyn Potts of Burlington, Rachel Swanson of Moline, Ill., and Karen Meeker of Moline, Ill.; one son-in-law, Dennis Wiley of Palo; 16 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren and one on the way.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Cheryl Wiley; and son-in-law, Bob Orr.

Graveside services will be at Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Mo., on Friday, March 11, at 11:30 a.m. There will be a family visitation at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo., on Friday, March 11, from 10 until 11 a.m. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, March 10, from 2 until 6 p.m. Burial will be at Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Mo.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and/or Alzheimer's Association and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, M0 64601.

Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com .

Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.

The Gazette, Posted on Thursday, 10 March 2016