Kingery, Ronald Dale 1937-2003

KINGERY, CURRIER, PALMQUIST

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Date: 11/2/2005 at 21:39:15

MONROE - Ronald Dale Kingery, 66, of Monroe died Thursday, Sept. 11, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Private family services will be held Sunday. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to the Monroe Emergency Unit. Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Monroe is in charge of arrangements.

The son of Earnest D. and Marion (Currier) Kingery, he was born July 15 1937, in Knoxville. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1956. On Nov. 7, 1956, he married Karen Palmquist in Knoxville. He spent 20 years in the United States Air Force. He also worked in maintenance for the PCM School District and retired in 2000.

Mr. Kingery was a member of the Prairie City Odd Fellows as well as the Monroe American Legion.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Steve Nichols of Des Moines and Cheryl and Eric Giers of Connecticut; a son and daughter-in-law, Blake and Tamyie Kingery of Newton; seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, a sister, Donna Karr of Monroe; two brothers, Frank Kingery of Monroe and Dennis Kingery of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Randy and a step-granddaughter.

The Newton Daily News, Friday, September 12, 2003