Teed, Gail J. "Junior" 1932-2013

TEED, KERN, BRANDON, MAIN, SHCRECK, BYRD, BEARD, MCCART, NICKELL, JONES, SMITH

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Date: 12/1/2013 at 13:34:50

Junior Teed
January 8, 1932 - October 7, 2013

Gail J. Teed, age 81 of Colfax, died Monday, October 7, 2013, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 11, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at Coburn Funeral Home with burial following at Ashton Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2013, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Gail J. Teed Memorial Fund and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

The son of Gail Delroy and Esther (Kern) Teed, Gail was born on January 8, 1932 in Colfax. Gail served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. On June 6, 1955, he was united in marriage to Carol Brandon in Long Beach, California. He worked as a machinist at John Deere in Ankeny for 15 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Hope Assembly of God in Colfax as well as the American Legion and the American Pigeon Association.

Those left to honor his memory include, his wife Carol; children, Kim Teed of Newton, Clifford Teed and his wife Alesia of Newton, Carolyn Main and her special friend Michael Schreck and Debora Byrd and her husband Dan of Newton; five grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; four sisters, Alene Beard of Colfax, Ruby Beard of Arizona, Bonnie McCart of Corydon, Henrietta Nickell of Cedar Rapids and a brother, Richard Teed of Colfax. Preceding him in death were his parents, a son, Rodney Teed, three brothers, George, Edward and Leland and two sisters, Dorothy Jones and Donna Smith. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa.