Glendora Marie Derrick 1920-2012
DERRICK JAMES ARNEY
Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/11/2012 at 21:30:43
Sioux City Journal
April 29, 2012ONAWA, Iowa -- Glendora Marie Derrick, 92, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Onawa, died April 27, 2012 at Plymouth Manor in Le Mars.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Rush Family Chapel in Onawa, with the Rev. John Sears officiating. Burial will be in Onawa Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.
Glendora was born on April 16, 1920, in Onawa, the daughter of Eldie E. and Merle (James) Arney. She attended Onawa High School. She moved to Texas in 1938, where she met her husband.
Glendora and Bud Derrick were united in marriage on Dec. 25, 1940 in Texas. They made their living in Texas until they returned to Onawa in 1959. There, Bud operated Arney's Auto Salvage while Glendora took care of the home. Bud passed away on Nov. 29, 1981. In 2005, Glendora moved to Le Mars. She resided at Sunrise Villa for approximately five years, then moved in with her granddaughter, Kari (Tim) Tomlinson, where she lived for more than a year.
Glendora attended First Christian Church in Onawa and was a member of many bridge clubs.
Survivors include two sons, Tim (Karen) Derrick of Prosser, Wash., and Gary (Deb) of Sergeant Bluff; one daughter, Linda (Ted) Dreckman of Le Mars; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Sharon Nash of Chicago, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bud Derrick; a son, Alfred Derrick; and a brother, Calvin Arney.
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