SPEARS, Donald Joe 1949-2003

SPEARS, GOLDMAN, AUGUSTINE, THOMAS, DEMONEY

Posted By: Mary F (email)
Date: 1/15/2017 at 12:27:59

Donald Joe Spears, 54, of rural Rose Hill, died Sept. 3, 2003, at his home.

He was born Aug. 14, 1949 at Oskaloosa, to Donald D. and Phyllis Mae Goldman Spears. He married Linda Augustine, Oct. 11, 1968 near What Cheer.

He was a 1967 graduate of Fremont High School. He served in the United States Navy. He farmed the family farm, built pole barns, and was an over-the-road truck driver. He drove one of the transport shuttle tractors at the Iowa State Fair this year.

He was a member and past president of the board of the Rose Hill Community Church, Rose Hill Ruritans and the Knights of Phythians.

Survivors include his wife; daughter, Holly Thomas; son, Joshua Spears; three grandchildren; his mother, Phyllis Spears; sister, Devona DeMoney; and brother, Roxy Spears.

He was preceded in death by his father; and a son in infancy, Jeremy Spears.

Services were Saturday at Bates Funeral Chapel, Oskaloosa with burial at Garrett Cemetery, near
Delta.