Wilcox, Rusty J. - 1985-2024

EDDINS, FISHER, HILDENBRAND, LEPLEY, MASTON, SMOOL, WILCOX

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 4/11/2024 at 10:51:37

Rusty J. Wilcox, 38, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22, at First Christia, n Church, Newton. Memorials may be made out to Amy Wilcox and sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 163, Grinnell, IA 50112.
Rusty was born June 21, 1985, to Gerald Jr. and Connie (Smool) Wilcox in Newton. He was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. He worked for TPI as a wind turbine repair technician. Nov. 21, 2020, he married Amy Fisher in Grinnell at her parents’ home.
Ornery. That’s what Rusty was! A great man. That’s what Rusty was! He was always a very giving and loving man. He would help anyone out. Rusty made this world a brighter place. He enjoyed fishing and working on cars, and was just a big kid himself. You never dared him to do something – he always accepted the challenge. He was a member of First Christian Church in Newton and enjoyed his church family. There is a big hole that will never be filled with the passing of Rusty. He will forever be in our hearts.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Amy Wilcox; children Joshua (Becca), Steven, Brenton, and Kendyl; mother Connie Wilcox; siblings Erica (Dale) Maston, Gerald (Vanessa) Wilcox, Colleen (Nick) Lepley; grandmother Lois Hildenbrand; parents-in-law Maryann and Scott Eddins; grandmother-in-law Marilyn Fisher; grandparents-in-law Dick and Louise Eddins; sisters-in-law Madison and Chelsea Eddins; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father Gerald Jr.; grandparents Dorothy and Pete Smool, Gerald Wilcox Sr., and Dan Hildebrand; and grandfather-in-law Roger Fisher.
Source: Hometown Press (Sully, IA); January 24, 2024