Bird, Victor Thorton III (1945 - 2020)

BIRD, LAACKMANN, HARGENS, FRANCO, SHEPARD, BOOK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/9/2020 at 13:55:46

Name of deceased: Victor Thorton Bird III

Aged: 75 yrs, 9 days

Residence: Persia, Harrison County, IA

Born: Oct. 28, 1945; Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Died: Nov. 6, 2020; Persia, Harrison County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Children, Gayla Laackmann of Council Bluffs, IA, Ronald (spouse, Cristina) Laackmann of Portsmouth, IA, Charles Bird of Hancock, IA, and Angela (spouse, Travis) Hargens of Avoca, IA; significant other, Patty Neuman of Persia, IA; 17 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; siblings, Phil (spouse, Jane) Bird of Overland Park, KS, Suzanne (spouse, Frank) Franco of Omaha, NE, Roxanne (spouse, Brian) Shepard of Council Bluffs, IA, and Michael Bird of Harlan, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Victor Bird II and Dorothy (nee Book) Bird

Education: Graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Navy; honorably discharged

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Drove truck; then worked as a diesel mechanic before going to work for Oriental Trading in Underwood, IA; most recently, he worked with his daughter at Taylor Oil in Shelby, IA

Hobbies/Interests: loved playing golf; watching dirt track racing; fishing; visiting the casinos; playing a good game of cards among friends and family; liked to watch NASCAR; cheered for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, and Nebraska Cornhuskers

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com