Gordon K. Darling (2008)

DARLING, DYKSTRA, CROSSLEY, WRIGHT

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 12/7/2008 at 22:13:09

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

GORDON K. DARLING, WINTERSET

Gordon K. Darling, 82, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at West Bridge Care Center in Winterset surrounded by his family.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Dec. 3) at the First United Presbyterian Church, Winterset. A visitation was held from 1–8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, with family present to receive friends from 5–7 p.m. Burial was in the Winterset Cemetery with military honors performed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8142 and American Legion Post 184. Memorials may be directed to Middle River Hospice or the First United Presbyterian Church.

Gordon was born May 18, 1926, in Sioux City, the son of Don and Cledah (Wright) Darling. He served his country during World War II in the United States Army. Gordon later married Sally Dykstra on Aug. 30, 1947, at the Presbyterian Church in Alton, Iowa. To this union two sons were born, Chip and Eric.

Gordon earned his law degree from Drake University in 1950 and shortly thereafter moved to Winterset, where he practiced law continually until his retirement.

He was a member of the American Legion, First United Presbyterian Church in Winterset, Madison County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association — of which he served as a committee chairperson, as well as being a member of the Iowa Junior Bar Association — of which he served as president.

Gordon is survived by his spouse, Sally Darling of Winterset; two sons, Gordon “Chip” Darling Jr. and wife, Deb, of Winterset and Eric Darling and wife, Ellie, of Wauwatosa, Wis.; and five grandchildren — Trevor, Lindsay, Nathan, Will, and Kate. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Barbara Crossley.

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