YOAKAM, Rex Alan 1950 - 2011
YOAKAM, DAYTON, MEACHAM, IHRKE, JOHNSON
Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/11/2011 at 14:04:55
"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Page 8Rex Alan YOAKAM
Rex Alan YOAKAM, 60, of Hedrick and Montrose, died at 10:40 p.m. June 30, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, from injuries suffered in a plane crash.
He was born September 19, 1950 in Ottumwa to Donald Wayne and Mary Alice DAYTON YOAKAM.
Rex graduated from Pekin High School with the class of 1968. He attended Iowa Tech in Ottumwa, receiving an AA degree in airframe and power plant mechanics. After serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, Rex returned to Farson, where he farmed and was still currently farming the family farm. He also enjoyed spending time on his Mississippi River front home with his fiancée of 15 years. He was a licensed pilot and was active in the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Surviving are his mother, Mary YOAKAM and his sister, Alisa MEACHAM, both of Fort Myers, FL; a nephew, Greg MEACHAM; nieces, Betsy MEACHAM and Mindy IHRKE; his fiancée, Miriam JOHNSON of Montrose; and friends that were like family both nationally and internationally.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald YOAKAM.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Reece Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Hornback officiating. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery with military services conducted by O.B. Nelson Post #3 American Legion and Walter B. Schafer Post #775 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the family present from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Mississippi Valley Chapter, 736 Federal St. Bldg. 2, Davenport, IA 52803.
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