ZICKEFOOSE, Ernest Gail 1937 - 2015

ZICKEFOOSE, NEFF, HESSELTINE, HUGHES, FARLEY, DUNBAR, REIGHARD, WATERHOUSE, RICKS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 9/17/2015 at 19:27:26

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Page 6

Ernest Gail ZICKEFOOSE

Ernest Fail ZICKEFOOSE, 78, of Brighton died early Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Reverands (sic) Ryan Meader, Rick Zickefoose and Rick Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery near Wayland.

Open visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at First Church of God, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.

Memorials for the Brighton Volunteer First Responders or First Church of God can be left at the church or mailed to the family at 405 S. Farmer St., Brighton 52540.

Mr. ZICKEFOOSE was born March 13, 1937, in Brighton, the son of William Ernest and Bessie E. NEFF ZICKEFOOSE. He married Karren HESSELTINE Oct. 5, 1957, in Missouri.

He grew up in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School in 1955.

He was self-employed in construction, worked at Fairfield Engineering and the Washington YMCA/YWCA for many years. He retired in 2001.

Mr. ZICKEFOOSE was a longtime member of First Church of God, where he taught Sunday school and lead (sic) a young married class. He was a lay pastor and conducted a nursing home ministry.

He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, loved hunting, shooting and special time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include: his wife, Karren; two daughters, Debra HUGHES and husband Rick and Cathy FARLEY and husband Robert; one son, Rick ZICKEFOOSE and wife Heather, all of Brighton; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one brother, Les ZICKEFOOSE of rural West Chester; and two sisters, Jean DUNBAR of rural Washington and Darlene REIGHARD of Willard, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; one grandson; one brother, Leonard "Bill" ZICKEFOOSE; and two sisters, Olletha WATERHOUSE and June RICKS.

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