Wesley Edwin Alexander (1921-2010)
ALEXANDER, CHRISTY, SOPER, BUFFINGTON, DUELAND, PEEL, MCCARTER, SANBORN, MOONEY
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 2/1/2010 at 10:01:27
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
Wesley Edwin Alexander, 88, of Nevada, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada. Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada. Wes and Betty’s cremains will be inurned in Nevada Municipal Cemetery with military honors at 2 p.m. following lunch at the church.
Visitation with the family will be from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the memorial service.
Wesley (Wes) was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Nevada, to Lee and Stella (Christy) Alexander. He attended North Grant and Shipley Schools and graduated from Nevada High School in 1941. In 1943, he married Betty Jean Soper. A World War II veteran, he was a proud member of the “Greatest Generation.” He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a pilot mechanic in the South Pacific for 3 1/2 years. Upon his return, he worked several years in sales and retired from the ISU Ames Laboratory in 1985. A lifelong resident of Nevada, he was happiest when surrounded by his family.
He is survived by two daughters, Jolene (Virgil) Buffington and Cindi (Dean) Dueland; five grandchildren, Joe Buffington, Andrea (Rodney) Peel, Toby (Heather) McCarter, Brooke (John) Sanborn, and Teran Dueland and fiancé Josh Clutts; five great-grandchildren, Jackson, Braxton, Gavin, Jaeger, Teagan; and his beloved cousin and best friend, Keith Christy.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Betty; his parents; and one sister and brother-in-law, Barbara (Alexander) and Wally Mooney.
Memorials may be made to Memorial Lutheran Church or First United Methodist Church in Nevada.
Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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