Michael D. Livingston (2023)

CHRISTIAN, GREEN, KRALIK, LIVINGSTON, MOSS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:02:53

Powers Funeral Home
Creston, Iowa

Michael Livingston, 70, of Orient, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Hatfield, Missouri.

Open visitation will be from 2:00-7:30 p.m. Friday March 10, 2023, with family receiving friends will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, 601 New York Ave. in Creston. Memorial Services celebrating a life well - lived will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday March 11, 2023, at the Reach Church in Des Moines, 2725 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA., with Pastor Steve Beeman officiating. Private burial will be at a later date at Hill of Zion Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to Blessman International Ministries. Online condolences can be made at powersfh.com.

Michael D. Livingston was born December 13, 1952, in Winterset, Ia. to Rex Dean Livingston and Mary Lou (Green) Livingston. He attended school for the first almost 11 years at Greenfield, and then graduated from Bridgewater HS in 1971. After graduation Mike attended SWCC Auto Mechanics program.

Mike was united in marriage to Vanessa Jayne (Green) on July 28, 1972, at the Hill of Zion Church. They lived in the Orient area most of their married life. Mike worked at the Ford Garage in Greenfield, S&S Ford Mercury for 2 years, then at the Thompson Conoco gas station in Orient for 2 years. He then went to work as an Agency Mngr. in Perry for the Des Moines Register, later working with Creston Motor Company for 1 year. Mike joined UPS in 1979 and worked as a mechanic for 32 years until February 23, 2011. In January 2011, he also began working with Creston School District as a mechanic and with the Orient School District as a Bus Driver. Mike was a member of the Reach Church in Des Moines.

Mike is survived by; sons Jason (Michelle) Livingston of Hartford, Jeremy (Tracy) Livingston of Shawnee, Kan., and James Livingston (Mitzi) of Clear Lake, Ia.; seven grandchildren, Kaleb (Anna) Livingston of Kalamazoo, MI; Kelsey Livingston (Bo) of Creston, Alli, Reid and Grant Livingston of Shawnee, Ks, Garrett Taron Livingston of Winterset and Tyler and Kat of Clear Lake, Ia. and three great-grandchildren Nolan, Axel and Charlotte. Mike is also survived by his brother Robin (Paula) Livingston of Fontanelle, IA.; two sisters, Cindy (Kevin) Moss of Fontanelle; Beth Christian of Texas; his brother-in-law Rod (Barb) Green or Orient, sister-in-law Marcia (Jeff) Kralik of Creston; friend, Valerie Welsch of Greenfield, Ia.; two dogs, Happy and Duke and many other family members and close relatives.

He was preceded in death by his wife Jayne on January 5, 2019, his parents, Rex and Mary Lou Livingston, a sister at birth and a brother as an infant.

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