Thomas William Henry Bullock (1918-2007)
BULLOCK, WILKENING, SHAYER, CLARK, STEINKE, JACOBS
Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 5/24/2007 at 16:30:38
NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, May 24, 2007.
Thomas William Henry Bullock, 89 of Nevada died on Friday, May 18, 2007 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 22 at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada with Pastor Myron D. Herzberg officiating. Burial followed in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery.
Thomas was born on January 22, 1918 in rural Colo to Thomas and Elnora (Wilkening) Bullock. He was raised on the family farm and graduated in 1938 from Colo High School. He was a lifelong resident of Story County and lived the majority of his life in Nevada. Tom was married to Dorothy Shayer on September 22, 1943 at the Lutheran Church in State Center. He worked on the family farm, worked as a mechanic for Slemmons Brothers in Nevada, and retired in 1984 from the National Animal Disease Laboratory in Ames. Tom's passion was bowling, until his health failed. He enjoyed playing his guitar and harmonica whenever he could. He was a member of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada and was a former member of the Moose Lodge for many years.
Thomas is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Nevada; two sons, Larry (Sherry) Bullock of Cedar Rapids and David (Elisa) Bullock of Poughkeepsie, NY; one daughter, Connie Clark of Ames; four grandchildren, Marne (Kelly) Steinke of Cedar Rapids, Chris (Sandy) Clark of Nevada, Monte (Tammy) Bullock of Tulare, CA and Kyle (Rendee) Clark of Nevada; six great grandchildren; and one sister, Agnes Jacobs of Nevada.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial fund has been established in Tom's name for the Story County Medical Center Building Foundation.
Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada was entrusted with Tom's arrangements.
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